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Yale University Press, 2018.
Hardcover. A stunning anthology of contemporary houses that showcases the ways that architecture can respond to local urban challenges while enhancing modern city living Architects face many challenges when designing a modern urban house. Environmental performance, aesthetics, technical logistics.....
Storey Publishing, 2012.
Paperback. Blending your grandmother's pickling know-how with today's Internet resources, Andrea Chesman shows you how easy it is to fill your pantry with tasty homemade sauerkraut, Salt-Cured Dilly Beans, and Rosemary Onion Confit. Explaining classic techniques in simple language, guiding you to helpful websites, and making you.....
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the Appleton’s Home Books series selection on the home garden.
Chapters:
Gardens and Gardening
Treatment of the Ground
What to Plant
A Chapter on Roses
Lilies
Spring Bulbs and Autumn Flowers
Rockeries and Ferns
City Gardens.....
Hearst, 2018.
Hardcover. Bigger isn't always better: Country Living offers a look inside more than 25 tiny homes that maximize function and style.Downsizing has become a big trend--and many people are choosing to live small and smart in compact houses that don't require huge mortgages or upkeep. Country Living showcases.....
Chronicle Books, 2018.
Hardcover. Sharp is a knife skills class in book form and an introduction to the best knives you can buy from all over the world. From a premier knife purveyor and go-to knives expert, this comprehensive guide details the elements of buying and caring for good knives.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Printing.
An account of the creations, materials, and artists connected with Art Nouveau and Art Deco, documenting their impact on lighting design from 1900 to the 1930s. 8-7/8 x 10-1/2”, maroon cloth, 208pp, glossary of lighting terminology, glossary of manufacturing.....
New York: Evert Duyckinck, 1816.
Hardcover. A handy early 19th century compendium on how to do just about anything – from engraving to removing stains, treating canine madness (rabies) to making wine. Culled from the editor’s preface: The present work is a faithful compilation of various secrets in the refined.....
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1937.
Second Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed to Mrs. True Morris and signed by the author on recto of frontis. illustration. Second Printing (November 1937) after a First Printing in August 1937.
A treatise on handicrafts, particularly of the pioneer and contemporary South Appalachians, both as a......
Gibbs Smith, 2006.
Hardcover. Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco.....
Harper Design, 2016.
Hardcover. A lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design.
Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout illustrations, and essential information, 150 Best Tiny Homes is the ideal solution for making the most of small living spaces--homes.....
London: Academy Editions, 1995.
The career of third generation Arts and Crafts architect Baillie Scott spanned 1892 to 1939. He may be considered a third-generation Arts and Crafts architect, who joined the movement after it had become well established and took its ideas to everyman. He invented a new type.....
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2019.
Hardcover. From the founder of the Instagram feed @TinyHouse, comes a small, chunky inspiration book filled with photographs of the smallest abodes--from vans and boats to tree houses and cabins. A die-cut cover acts as a window onto a simpler world of lighter living and sustainability.....
New York: Rizzoli, 2005.
Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. The work was first published in 1982 by Oxford University Press and reprinted in a paperback edition in 1994 published by the University of California Press, followed by an Italian translation published by Electa in 2001. This is the First Printing.....
(London): I. (Isaac) Ware, ca. 1731.
Hardcover. Undated. According to Eileen Harris in British Architectural Books and Writers 1556-1785 (Cambridge, 1994), this work was published in 1731. Verso title page: "Most of these designs are already executed & the rest are at Burlington House.”
Illustrations engraved by P. Fourdrinier (1698-1758);.....
Shelter Publications, 2008.
Paperback. A continuation of Lloyd Kahn's journeys into the creative processes of owner-built homes -- their innovative techniques, use of sustainable materials, and essential dedication to the natural elements surrounding their designs -- Builders of the Pacific Coast explores the aesthetics and skills of three master builders.....
Shelter Publications, 2004.
Paperback. Master builder Louie Frazier's Japanese-style pole house in Northern California, reachable on a 500" cable across a river / Ian MacLeod's handbuilt stone house in South Africa, where baboons jump on the roof at night / Ma Page's bottle house in the Nevada desert / artist.....
Shelter Publications, 2017.
Paperback. From the publishers of a popular series of building books comes Small Homes, which is highly relevant for these times -- getting smaller, rather than larger. Some 75 builders share their knowledge of building and design, with artistic, practical, and/or economical homes in the United States.....
Shelter Publications, 2014.
Paperback. Tiny Homes on the Move chronicles 21st-century nomads -- people who inhabit homes that are compact and mobile, either on wheels or in the water. In photos and stories, this fascinating book explores modern travelers who live in vans, pickup trucks, buses, trailers, sailboats, and houseboats.....
Shelter Publications, 2012.
Paperback. There's a grassroots movement in tiny homes these days. The real estate collapse, the economic downturn, burning out on 12-hour workdays - many people are rethinking their ideas about shelter - seeking an alternative to high rents, or a lifelong mortgage debt to a bank on.....
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1904.
First Edition. Hardcover. Keeler was an author, poet, and ornithologist. He moved to Berkeley, California, in 1871 and became Director of the California Academy of Sciences Natural History Museum in 1891. He was a great friend of Bernard Maybeck (to whom this book.....
Atria Books, 2018.
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller with an engaging narrative and array of detail" (The Wall Street Journal), the "intimate and sweeping" (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate--the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years.....
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1995.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition.
Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps the most famous design partnership of 20th-century America, did pioneering work in furniture, film, architecture, and exhibition design. In researching this major work, Kirkham had full access to archives and cooperation of Eames associates. The.....
Voracious, 2021.
Paperback. Are you yearning for a simpler existence? Find the rural escape of your dreams in this beautiful book from the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York, Cabin Porn began.....
Princeton Architectural Press, 2011.
Hardcover. Our 2006 monograph Tom Kundig: Houses was an instant critical and commercial success. Over the past five years, Seattle-based Kundig has continued his meteoric rise, collecting numerous awards, including the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design. Tom Kundig: Houses 2 features seventeen residential.....
Princeton Architectural Press, 2015.
Hardcover. "The book offers not only gorgeous studies of Kundig's signature details and integration with natural landscapes, but also a record of his refreshingly straightforward voice."--Archinect"The book is beautifully designed and produced: a match for its content, and a joy to browse."--FormTom Kundig: Works presents nineteen.....
