THE NEW ELEMENTS OF HAND-RAILING CONTAINING FORTY-ONE PLATES, THIRTEEN OF WHICH ARE NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PRESENTED. TOGETHER WITH ACCOMPANYING LETTER-PRESS DESCRIPTION. THE WHOLE GIVING A COMPLETE ELUCIDATION OF THE ART OF STAIR-BUILDING. BY ROBERT RIDDELL,
CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER,
PHILADELPHIA, 1871.
 
Architecture
Vintage from the 1870s
 
Dark brown hardcover with a gilt front title and yellow endpapers. Mild edge sun to the front with some few scratches to the rear board, and frays to the extremities. Secure binding with clean pages. About 13-3/4 x 11 with 126 pages. Scarce.
 
Came with a loose 7 page illustrated advertisement for TIDAL WAVE NO. 2 (water closet/toilet) by HENRY HUBER & CO., dated January 15th,1884.