The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace: The Story of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an American Genius, & His Principles of Fireplace Design Which Have Remained Unchanged for 174 Years

Since its original publication in 1969 by Yankee Inc.Vrest Ortons classic book on fireplace design has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of the Rumford fireplace. The basic principles that Count Rumford set forth in 1795 describe the construction of a large shallow fireplace which does not smoke and which throws out much more heat than many of todays fireplaces which send too much of the heat up the chimney. This new edition contains some practical notes by Wally Leeds a mason in TunbridgeVermont who builds Rumford fireplaces today.