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Anonymous. The Builder's Dictionary: Or, Gentleman and Architect's Companion.
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth & C. Hitch; & S. Austen, 1734.
First edition, two octavo volumes, first volume with engraved frontispiece; illustrated with thirty-three numbered folding engravings (plates I & II on the same sheet; plate XXIII added as per errata); bound in full contemporary English speckled calf, boards ruled in gilt, two original labels on each; tooled in gilt compartments; ex libris John Cope with his armorial bookplates in each volume, some worming in first volume; 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (2)
Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of The Builder's Dictionary. "Books of practical application are scattered throughout Jefferson's section on Architecture. Amongst the classical and theoretical works is The Builder's Dictionary, a two-volume handbook that covers all aspects of building design, construction, and finishes. In its time, the Dictionary was considered the most complete summary available for use by English architects and members of the construction trades. Jefferson is thought to have consulted this work as early as 1779." (Quoted from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/thomas-jeffersons-library/interactives/builders-dictionary/)
