The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant
Subtitle: comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, joyners, glasiers, plumbers, slaters, plaisterers, painters, paviours, carvers, smiths, &c
By: by William Salmon, author of Palladio Londinensis
Contributors: Hodges, James, Sir, -1774, bookseller; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Edition: The second edition.
Publisher: Printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass, overagainst St. Magnus-Church, London-Bridge
Published: 1748
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Building; Early works to 1800; Estimates; Handbooks, manuals; Architecture; Building materials; Prices
Other titles: London and country builder's vade mecum; Compleat and universal architect's assistant; Salmon vade mecum
Notes: Includes index.

Many tables.

With frontispiece.

"The London and country builder's vade mecum  or, the compleat and universal architect's assistant. Comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, joyners, glasiers, plumbers, slaters, plaisterers, painters, paviours, carvers, smiths, &c. Interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building. With a great variety of new and useful tables, indispensibly necessary for the more exact and expeditious casting up, or estimating any sort of work, viz.  I. A Table for the reducing of brick-work of any thickness to the statute thickness of a brick and 1/2 [a half].  II. A table which shews how many bricks are sufficient to build any piece of brick-work, of any number of feet, and thickness.  III. A table of tiling, whereby is shewn how many tiles will cover any roof.  IV. Variety of tables, which shew the proper scantling to cut timber to, fit for any building, and for valuing the same, by the foot, lineal measure.  V. A table of pavements, shewing how many bricks, pammants, &c. will pave any floor.  VI. Variety of tables, for shewing the value of all sorts of nails, bolts, hinges, &c.  VII. A table of solid measure, for measuring of timber or stone that is either round, square, or unequal sided, and the content given in feet, inches, and parts.  VIII. A table of flat measure, for the measuring of board, plank, glass, &c. and the content given in feet, inches, and parts.  IX. A table for the ready casting up what any number of feet, yards, squares, rods, &c. come to, at any price by foot, yard, &c. With a compleat index to the whole." -- Full title.

Archer 437.2

English short title catalogue, T138764

Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994,c1990. 791

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.