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Halfpenny, William, -1755: The Country Gentleman's Pocket Companion, and Builder's Assistant, for Rural Decorative Architecture (second edition; London: Robert Sayer, 1756), also by John Halfpenny (page images at Wisconsin) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Rural Architecture in the Gothick Taste (London: Robert Sayer, 1752), also by John Halfpenny (page images at Wisconsin) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Useful Architecture (London: Robert Sayer, 1760) (page images at Wisconsin)Help with reading books -- Report a bad link -- Suggest a new listing
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Halfpenny, William, -1755: Arithmetick and measurement, improv'd by examples and plain demonstrations: wherein are laid down, the different customary perches, and other measures, used in the several parts of Great Britain and Ireland. Suitable to all artists; but more especially to those who are employed in building, gardening, surveying land, &c. To which is added, the use of an instrument (engrav'd on a copper-plate) call'd a tangent rule, for the taking any given distance within a quarter of a mile. Illustrated with a great variety of useful cuts. (London, Printed for R. Ware., 1748) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: The art of sound building, demonstrated in geometrical problems : shewing geometrical lines for all kinds of arches, niches, groins, and twisted rails, both regular and irregular : with several other draughts of buildings and staircases : all curiously engraven on copper plates : wherein are laid down (suited to every capacity) easy practical methods for carpenters, joiners, masons, or bricklayers, to work by / (London : Printed by Sam. Aris for the Author ... [and 9 others], 1725), also by Benjamin Cole (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture : containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, temples, summer-houses, lodges, huts, grotto's, &c. in the Augustine, Gothick and Chinese taste, with proper directions annexed : also the exact estimate of their several amounts, which are from twenty-five to one hundred pounds, and most of them portable : correctly engraved on twenty-five copper plates / (London : Printed for, and sold by Robert Sayer ..., MDCCLIII [1753]), also by Robert Sayer, Remi Parr, and John Halfpenny (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Geometry, theoretical and practical, illustrated with a great number of examples on copper-plates. Together with full explanations ... useful not only to all artificers concerned in building, (for whom this work is immediately calculated) but a necessary initiation for every one studying the polite arts. To which is added, an entire new method for finding the centers of mixt curves in all manner of arches, coves, &c. the buttments, summerings, parallels, and meetings ... (London, Printed for and sold by R. Sayer, 1752) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Magnum in parvo, or, The marrow of architecture : shewing how to draw a column with its base, capital, entablature, and pedestal : and also an arch of any of the five orders ... according to the proportions laid down by ... Palladio ... / (London : Printed for J. Wilcox ... and Tho. Heath ..., 1728. (4to)), also by Thomas Heath, John Wilcox, and Andrea Palladio (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: The modern builder's assistant, or, A concise epitome of the whole system of architecture : in which the various branches of that excellent study are establish'd on the most familiar principles and rendered adequate to every capacity ... / (London : Printed for James Rivington and J. Fletcher ... and Robert Sayer ..., MDCCVLII [i.e. 1757]), also by T. Lightoler, Robert Morris, and John Halfpenny (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: A new and compleat system of architecture delineated in a variety of plans and elevations of designs for convenient and decorated houses ... [microform] / (London : Printed for John Brindley, 1749) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: A new and compleat system of architecture, delineated in a variety of plans and elevations : together with offices and out-buildings proportioned thereto and appropriated to the several uses and situations required, and estimates of each design : prefixed to these are ten different sorts of piers, with gates of various compositions suitable to the same, intended for entrances to courts, gardens, &c. : also new architectonic rules for drawing the members, in all kinds and proportions of the orders : to which is added a method of discharging and supporting of arches in bridges, as it often happens that there is a sinking in the piers : the whole comprised on forty-seven copper -plates, with explanations thereto in common press work / (London : Printed for R. Sayer, map and printseller, at the Golden-Buck, opposite Fetter-Lane, Fleet Street, M.DCC.LIX (1759)), also by Robert Sayer, Remi Parr, and Nathaniel Parr (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Practical architecture, or, A sure guide to the true working according to the rules of that science : representing the five orders, with their several doors & windows, taken from Inigo Jones & other celebrated architects : to each plate tables containing the exact proportions of the several parts are likewise fitted : very usefull to all true lovers of architecture but particularly so to those who are engaged in ye noble art of building / ([London] : Printed & sold by Tho. Bowles ... and John Bowles ..., [1724]) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Practical architecture, or A sure guide to the true working according to the rules of that science : representing the five orders, with their several doors & windows : taken from Inigo Jones & other celebrated architects : to each plate tables containing the exact proportions of the several parts are likewise fitted ... / ([London] : Printed for & sold by Tho. Bowles printseller ... by Jer. Batley bookseller ... & by J. Bowles printseller ..., [1724?]) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Rural architecture in the Chinese taste : being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c., on sixty copper plates, with full instructions for workmen : also a near estimate of the charge, and hints where proper to be erected / (London : Printed for Robt. Sayer ..., [1755?]), also by Robert Sayer and John Halfpenny (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Rural architecture in the Gothick taste : being twenty new designs, for temples, garden-seats, summer-houses, lodges, terminies, piers, &c. : on sixteen copper plates : with instructions to workmen, and hints where with most advantage to be erected / (London : Printed for and sold by Robert Sayer ..., MDCCLII. [1752]), also by Robert Sayer and John Halfpenny (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses with their proper offices ... and estimates of the whole and every distinct building separate; with the measurement, and value ... adapted to the ... most part of England ... (London, Robert Sayer, 1759) (page images at HathiTrust) Halfpenny, William, -1755: Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses : with their proper offices, and estimates of the whole and every distinct building separate : with the measurement and value of each particular article, adapted to the customary measurements of most part of England ... / (London : Printed for Robert Sayer, map and printseller, at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter-Lane, Fleet-Street, MDCCLIX [1759]), also by Robert Sayer (page images at HathiTrust)See also what's at your library, or elsewhere.
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