[Carpentry]. Hodgson, Fred T.

Stair-Building Made Easy. Being a Full and Clear Description of the Art of Building the Bodies, Carriages and Cases for All Kinds of Stairs and Steps; together with illustrations showing the manner of laying out stairs, forming treads and risers, building cylinders, preparing strings, with instructions for making carriages for common, platform, dog-legged and winding stairs, to which is added an illustrated glossary of terms used in stair-building, and designs for newels, balusters, brackets, stair-mouldings and sections of hand-rails

New York: Industrial Publication Company, 1884. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. viii, 121, illustrated with 119 b/w drawings. 4 pages of publisher's advertisements at end of text. Signed by a previous owner inside the front cover in pencil. Good: weak hinges, heavy backstrip edgewear. Item #23699

Quite a comprehensive book by one of the best writers/tradesmen of his time. The well integrated illustrations make this a very practical piece of trade literature, one which gives a wonderful snapshot of the profession at the end of the 19th century. Covers much more material than one might expect.

Price: $75.00