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DETAIL, COTTAGE, AND CONSTRUCTIVE 
ARCHITECTURE, 
Containing 76 FULL PLATES, '-.'0 plates more than 
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Published under the direction of A. J. BICKNELL. 
Showing a great variety of Designs for Cornices, Brackets, 
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CARPENTERS' and BUILDERS' 
ASSISTANT, 
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By L. D. GOULD, Architect and Practical Builder. 
Containing 23 Plates, fully described; also, tables of the 
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ARCHITECTURE. 
By ('trjJMiKob & MILLER. 
A Practical Book on Architectural Details; containing 
over One Thousand Designs and Illustrations, showing the 
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Loth's Practical Stair-Builder. 
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