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The Builder's Companion, and Workman's General Assistant...The third edition with many improvements and additions by the author

Author William Pain British
Publisher Robert Sayer British
1769
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  • Title: The Builder's Companion, and Workman's General Assistant...The third edition with many improvements and additions by the author
  • Author: William Pain (British, ca. 1730–1794?)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Date: 1769
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 15 1/4 × 10 × 1 3/16 in. (38.7 × 25.4 × 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.33
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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