The building trades handbook : a convenient manual of reference on building construction : including structural design, masonry, bricklaying, carpentry, joinery, roofing, plastering, painting, plumbing, lighting, heating, and ventilation / by International Correspondence Schools.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Correspondence Schools, issuing body.

Contributor:

International Textbook Company, publisher.

Fisher Fine Arts Rare Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Building.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals

Penn Provenance:

Erwin, Don (donor) (LIBRA Rare TH151 .I68 1905)

International Correspondence Schools (stamp) (LIBRA Rare TH151 .I68 1905)

Physical Description:

xii, [2], 372, [4], 16 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm

Edition:

2d edition, 143d thousand, 14th impression.

Place of Publication:

Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co., [1905]

Notes:

Original title: The building trades pocketbook.

"Promotion advancement in salary and business success secured through the complete architectural, architectural drawing and designing, building contractors', and structural engineering courses of instruction of the International Correspondence Schools": Pages 1-16 (second count).

Includes index.

Local Notes:

LIBRA Rare TH151 .I68 1905 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2021 by Don Erwin. Partially illegible stamp ("THE SEVEN LITTLE GIANTS. ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH BUILDING TRADES [...] [...] [...] AND FITTERS") on verso of title leaf; stamp ("ON SALE I.C.S. DISPLAY STORE 160 NASSAU ST., NEW YORK CITY PRICE ONLY 50 CENTS") on verso of title leaf. Binding partially detached from textblock; title leaf detached and laid in.

OCLC:

905264997