Mechanical Drawing--Casting and Founding in Iron, Brass, Bronze,
and other Alloys--Forging and Finishing Iron--Sheetmetal
Working--Soldering, Brazing, and Burning--Carpentry and Joinery,
embracing descriptions of some 400 Woods, over 200 Illustrations of
Tools and their uses, Explanations (with Diagrams) of 116 joints
and hinges, and Details of Construction of Workshop appliances,
rough furniture, Garden and Yard Erections, and House Building--
Cabinet-Making and Veneering--Carving and Fretcutting--Upholstery--
Painting, Graining, and Marbling--Staining Furniture, Woods,
Floors, and Fittings--Gilding, dead and bright, on various
grounds--Polishing Marble, Metals, and Wood--Varnishing--Mechanical
movements, illustrating contrivances for transmitting motion--
Turning in Wood and Metals--Masonry, embracing Stonework,
Brickwork, Terracotta, and Concrete--Roofing with Thatch, Tiles,
Slates, Felt, Zinc, &c.--Glazing with and without putty, and lead
glazing--Plastering and Whitewashing--Paper-hanging--Gas-fitting--
Bell-hanging, ordinary and electric Systems--Lighting--Warming--
Ventilating--Roads, Pavements, and Bridges--Hedges, Ditches, and
Drains--Water Supply and Sanitation--Hints on House Construction
suited to new countries.
London: E. & F. N. SPON, 125, Strand.
New York: 35, Murray Street.