c. 1869 robert riddell "the carpenter and joiner and elements of handrailing" revised edition with 34 plates is a heavily illustrated informational book or guide, containing 38 unique full page detailed drawings or schematics. the portfolio is a collection of full-page plates accurately drawn by skilled draftsmen and reproduced to exact scale, showing clearly the details of late 19th century building construction and finish. this 1869 buckram cloth hardcover has detached from the spine and is held together with tape, the interior illustration is still attached to the original binding and all pages remain intact.