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To all charitably disposed persons Greeting : The petition of the English Presbeterian [sic], or Reformed Society, (who have for some years statedly worshiped in a large house in t...

Published 1749

Printed by William Bradford?

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A description of the Exchange of Bristol : Wherein the Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of that structure; Together with That of Opening the Building for publick use, Is particul...

by Wood, John
Published 1745

And sold by J. Leake; C. Hitch, in Pater-Noster-Row, London; and B. Hickey, in Bristol

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The builder's jewel : or, the youth's instructor, and workman's remembrancer. Explaining Short and Easy Rules, Made familiar to the meanest Capacity, For Drawing and Working, I. Th...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1754

printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun, on Ludgate-Hill

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The builder's jewel : or, the youth's instructor, and workman's remembrancer. Explaining Short and Easy Rules, Made familiar to the meanest Capacity, For Drawing and Working, I. Th...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1757

printed for R. Ware, at the Bible and Sun, on Ludgate-Hill

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The city and country purchaser's and builder's dictionary : or, the complete builder's guide. Containing An Explanation of all the Terms of Art used by Workmen; as also what is nec...

by Neve, Richard
Published 1736

printed for B. Sprint, D. Browne, J. Osborn, S. Birt, H. Lintot, and A. Wilde

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The city and country purchaser, and builder's dictionary : or, the compleat builders guide. Shewing The Qualities, Quantities, Proportions, and Rates or Value of All Materials rela...

by Neve, Richard
Published 1726

printed for D. Browne, at Temple-Bar ; J. and B. Sprint at the Bell, G. Conyers at the Ring in Little-Britain ; and Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard

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The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs : or the art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture. Illustrated by upwards of four hundred gr...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1750

printed for and sold by S. Harding, on the Pavement in St. Martin's-Lane

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Rural architecture : or designs, from the simple cottage to the decorated villa; including some which have been executed. By John Plaw, Architect and Surveyor. Etched and shaded in...

by Plaw, John
Published 1796

published by I. and J. Taylor, At the Architectural Library, High Holborn

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The ornaments of churches considered : with a particular view to the late decoration of the parish church of St. Margaret Westminster. To which is subjoined, an appendix, containin...

by Hole, William
Published 1761

printed by W. Jackson: and sold by R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; J. Walter, Charing-Cross; J. Fox, in Westminster-Hall, London; and by the booksellers in Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin

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The builder's pocket-companion : shewing an easy and practical method for laying down lines, for all Sorts of Arches and Curves used in House-Building, Ship-Building, Gardening, &c...

by Halfpenny, William
Published 1747

printed for Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun on Ludgate-Hill

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The gentleman and farmer's architect. A new work. Containing a great variety of useful and genteel designs. Being correct plans and elevations of parsonage and farm houses, Lodges...

by Lightoler, Timothy
Published 1762

printed for Robert Sayer, Map and Print-Seller, at the Golden-Buck, near Searjeant's-Inn, Fleet-Street

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Familiar architecture : or, original designs of houses, for gentlemen and tradesmen, parsonages, summer retreats, Banqueting-Rooms, And Churches; With Plans, Sections, &c. To which...

by Rawlins, Thomas
Published 1795

printed for I. and J. Taylor, At The Architectural Library, No. 56, Holborn

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A specimen of ancient carpentry : consisting of designs for roofs, exemplify'd in common, circular, mixt, spiral, and such which have been fram'd in public and private antique buil...

by Smith, James
Published 1787

Published as the Act directs June 1, 1787 by I Seago London

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The builder's director, or bench-mate: being a pocket-treasury of the Grecian, Roman, and Gothic orders of architecture, Made easy to the meanest Capacity by near 500 Examples. Imp...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1751

printed for and sold by H. Piers, opposite to Dean-Street, in High-Holborn

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A description of the Temple of Venus, at Cnidus : With the pastoral amours of Aristæus, and the son of Antilochus. To which is added, Cupid sleeping in the Idalian-Grove. Translate...

Published 1726

printed and sold by Tho. Edlin, at the Prince's-Arms, over-against exter-exchange, in the strand

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Ancient architecture, restored, and improved : by a great variety of grand and usefull designs, entirely new in the gothick mode for the ornamenting of buildings and gardens ... Ex...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1742

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The first book of architecture : by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian, with an appendix touching Doors and Windows. by Pr. Le Muet Architect to the French King. Translated...

by Palladio, Andrea
Published 1729

printed for Edw. Midwinter at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge

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A parallel of the ancient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, Viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vign...

by Fréart, Roland
Published 1733

printed by T. W. for J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, and A. Ward ; W. Mears, F. Clay, B. Motte, and D. Browne

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The builder's bench-mate : or inestimable pocket companion, making easy to the meanest capacity, the Grecian, Roman, & Gothick orders of architecture, by near five hundred examples...

by Langley, Batty
Published 1747

printed only for Archimedes Langley, in Meara's-Court, Dean-Street, Soho

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A sylloge of the remaining authentic inscriptions relative to the erection of our English churches; embellished with a number of copper plates, exhibiting fac-similies of some of t...

by Pegge, Samuel
Published 1787

printed by and for J. Nichols, printer to the Society of Antiquaries

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