The plans and materials are simple, and many of the items could stillbe of great use to homeowners. These volumes are also great pieces ofAmericana.Library...

Written in 1900, this is a practical classic of American ingenuity.

"First published over a century ago, this practical guide shows how to add traditional fences, gates, and bridges to your house, farm, or garden. More than 300 illustrations accompany straightforward instructions for installing stone, sod, board, picket,and other types of fences as well as hedges, stiles, posts, wooden and iron gates, and similar enclosures"--