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The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace, by Vrest Orton, published by Alan C. Hood & Co., Chambersburg, PA, 1984, 6 x 9 softcover, 64 pages, ISBN 0-911469-17-6 Please note this book is new, not used. Vrest Orton loved the five fireplaces in his 1828 Federal brick house in Weston, Vermont because of their architectural beauty and because of the enormous amount of heat they produced without letting smoke into the rooms. In his quest to understand why his old fireplaces worked so much better than most “modern†versions, Orton discovered the work of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, the eighteenth-century genius who brought fireplace design to an unprecedented level of efficiency. Orton recounts the fascinating story of Rumford and his scientific inquiries into fireplace design, and spells out the basic principles Rumford discovered, with the help of drawings by Austin Stevens. Since its original publication in 1969, this book has gone through numerous printings and has brought about a revival of Rumford fireplaces. This new edition includes some notes and clarification by Wally leeds, a stonemason in Tunbridge, Vermont, who has built many Rumford fireplaces. Vrest Orton served in France during World War One, and in the Pentagon during World War Two. His distinguished career in book and magazine publishing in Vermont included the founding of The Vermont Country Store, which issues one of America’s most trusted and popular mail-order catalogs. Contents: A Biographical Account of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford The Riddle of the Modern Fireplace and Its Shortcomings Benjamin Franklin’s Observations on Fireplaces Count Rumford’s Major Principles of Fireplace Design Helpful Aids Additional Notes PLEASE READ ABOUT PAYMENT, SHIPPING AND HOW TO CONTACT US, BELOW! TERMS OF PAYMENT. We accept PayPal. The email address to use to pay us is akw@nbbooks.com. 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