THE MODERN GEOMETRICAL STAIR-BUILDER'S GUIDE, BEING A PLAIN PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF HAND- RAILING, EMBRACING ALL ITS NECESSARY DETAILS...TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICAL GEOMETR
1845 · New York
by De Graff, Simo
New York: Published for the Author, 1845. 68pp. plus twenty-two steel engraved plates. Contemporary calf. Spine chipped, leather worn. Hinges cracked, but covers still hanging by cords. Minor occasional foxing. Internally quite clean. Overall good. An original American manual of architectural detail. The fine plates depict geometrical patterns for the design of staircases. "The methods herein laid down by the author are entirely new and of his own invention..." Very scarce. (Inventory #: WRCAM25498)