Fires improv'd: being a new method of building chimneys, so as to prevent their smoaking: in which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room better than a much Larger made the Common Way. With the manner of altering such Chimneys as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. Illustrated with Cuts. Written in French, by Monsieur Gauger: made English and improved, by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires, as useful this new-way, as the wood-fires propos'd by the French author, Explain'd by an Additional Plate. The whole being suited to the Capacity of the meanest Work-Man.

All titles

• Fires improv'd: being a new method of building chimneys, so as to prevent their smoaking: in which A Small Fire, shall warm a Room better than a much Larger made the Common Way. With the manner of altering such Chimneys as are already Built, so that they shall perform the same Effects. Illustrated with Cuts. Written in French, by Monsieur Gauger: made English and improved, by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. By whom is added, the manner of making coal-fires, as useful this new-way, as the wood-fires propos'd by the French author, Explain'd by an Additional Plate. The whole being suited to the Capacity of the meanest Work-Man.
• Mécanique du feu. English

People / Organizations

• Edmund Curll ("printed for")
• Nicolas Gauger (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for J. Senex, at the Globe in Salisbury Court, and E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, [1715]

Publication year

1715-1715

ESTC No.

T112501

Grub Street ID

164493

Description

[6],161,[11],4p.,9 plates ; 12⁰

Note

With a contents list, a final advertisement leaf and an appendix, with separate pagination.

Price from imprint: Price 3 s.

Uncontrolled note

Appendix reported by AWn