1981 Lester Walker AMERICAN SHELTER Illustrated Encyclopedia 100 HOUSE STYLES
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AMERICAN SHELTER by Lester Walker AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN HOME 320 well-illustrated pages with over 1, 000 drawings Lester Walker and Charles Moore [preface]: AMERICAN SHELTER: AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN HOME. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1981. First edition. Quarto. Navy cloth titled in gold. Blue endpapers. 320 pp. 1, 000 black and white drawings. Jacket lightly worn. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. 8.25 x 11 book with 32...0 well-illustrated pages with over 1, 000 drawings. From the publisher: "A landmark of architectural history, AMERICAN HOMES surveys over 100 American housing styles and illustrates them through nearly 1000 line drawings. Using his own unique combination of 'exploded' diagrams and floor plans and easy-to-follow text, award-winning architect and author Lester Walker has created the definitive bible of home design, fully practical but wonderful, too, for armchair browsing and dreaming.Walker describes each style's signature features, and how, where, when, and why the style developed in response to the landscape. The full evolution of American residential architecture is represented, including Dutch Colonials, Log cabins, Southern plantation mansions, Carpenter Gothics, Neo-modern styles, and more."Contents PrefaceIntroductionThe Indians [300 - 1800 a.d.]The Settlers [1580 - 2000 a.d.]GlossaryBibliographyIndex to Architects Please visit my Ebay store for an excellent and ever-changing selection of rare and out-of-print design books and periodicals covering all aspects of 20th-century visual culture. I offer shipping discounts for multiple purchases. Please contact me for details.Payment due within 3 days of purchase.
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