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Halfpenny, William and John / The country gentleman's pocket compantion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture
(1756)

New books of architecture, printed for and sold by Rober Sayer, at the Golden Buck opposite to Fetter-Lane, Fleet Street


New B 0 0 X S of ARCHITECTURE, printed 
for and fold by ROi3ERT     SAYER, at the Gol- 
den Buck opp 9ite to Fetter-Lane,Fleet-Street. 
R URAL ARCHITECTURE in the CHINESE TASTE. 
Being Defigns entirely new, for the Decoration of 
Gardens, Parks, Forefts, Infides of Houfes, &c. on fixty 
Copper Plates, Oa1avo, with full Inftruetions to Work- 
men. Alfo a near Eilimate of the Charge, and Hints 
where proper to be erev"ed. The Whole invented and 
drawn by WILLIAM and JOHN HALFPENNY, Archi- 
tets, Price io s. 
TWENTY NEW DESIGNS of CHINESE LATTICE, 
and other Works for Stair-Cafes, Gates, Palings, Hatches, 
&c. on fix Folio Copper Plates ; with full Inffrutions an- 
nexed to the feveral Divifions, Scantlings, &c. thereby 
making the whole eafy to Workmen of every Capacity. 
By WILLIAM HALFPENNY, Archite&. Price 2S. 
CHINESE and GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, pro- 
perly ornamented. Being twenty new Plans and Elevations 
on twelve Copper Plates, large tuarto ; containing a great 
Variety of magnificent Buildings, accurately defcribed. As 
alfo, feveral of a fmaller Kind, elegantly defigned ; with 
all neceffary Offices of great Strength, eafy Confruaion, 
and graceful Appearance. Scales are annexed, and regu- 
lar 'Eflimates are made for each Defign. The whole care- 
fully calculated by the Great Square: With Inftru6tions 
to Workmen, &c. in feveral Pages of Letter Prefs. In- 
tended as an Improvement of what has been publifhed of 
that Sort. Corre&ly engraved from the Defigns of WIL- 
LIAM and JOHN HALFPENNY, Archite6ts. Price 5s. 
RURAL     ARCHITECTURE         in the Gorbic 7a. 
Being twenty new Defigns for Temples, Garden-Seats, 
Summer.Houfes, Lodges, Terminies, Piers, &c. on fix- 
teen Copper Plates, O4'avo; with Inflru&ions to Work. 
men, and Hints where with moft Advantage to be ereted. 
The Whole invented and drawn by WILLIAm and Jo~i~ 
HALFPENNY, Architedqs.      PriVa. 6d. 
USEFUL 


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