Practical Bricklaying: A Handbook of Instruction and Manual for the Journeyman

Practical Bricklaying: A Handbook of Instruction and Manual for the Journeyman by Howard L. Briggs, B.S., M.A., Director of Vocational Education, Cleveland Public Schools, revised and enlarged by William Carver, Architect for the Common Brick Manufacturers Association of America.

Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York and London, 1924. First edition.

A comprehensive vocational textbook covering the history of brickmaking and bricklaying, materials (brick, tile, terra cotta, mortar), tools, bonding techniques, fireplaces, arches, lintels, jointing, pointing, and trade tests for apprentices. 

Olive green cloth hardcover, no dust jacket. Boards show soiling and general wear. Title page carries an embossed Public Library stamp. Front paste-down and endpapers filled with extensive handwritten mortar mix recipes and bricklaying notes in pencil, evidence of real working use by a practicing tradesman. Interior pages show age toning; binding is firm. A well-used working copy with fascinating hands-on provenance.