Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Victorian Style: classic homes of North America.

Gay, Cheri Y., · 2002

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Philadelphia, Courage, (2002). st ptg. VG in G DJ. Eyebrow dormers, circular towers, covered piazzas, cantilevered balconies, and Palladian windows - the beauty of the Victorian. home has endured over 150 years of history since its birth in Britain during the reign of Queen Vi...

Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes of the Mid-Atlantic.

Vila, Bob, · 1994

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Quill/Morrow, (1994). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Exploring America's fascinating historic homes that are open to the public, over 300.

Open House: a magazine of interior design and architecture: volume 41 semiannual.

Ernst, Patricia G., editor, · 0

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Miami, FL, Open House Magazine, nd. Volume 41. VG lg sz PB. Beautiful warm weather homes.

Victorian Houses: a tr5easury of lesser-known examples.

Gillon, Edmund V. Jr. and Clay Lancaster, · 1973

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Dover, (1973). VG lg sz PB. What unfolds before the observer is a combination of many styles: Swiss, Gothic, Classical to which the Victorians have. added characteristics and innovations distinctly their own.

How We Built Our House for under $10,000: a true-life adventure.

Rae, Walter, · 1974

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Dublin, NH, Yankee, 1974). 1st ed. Fair DJ top chipped, VG PB. Fascinating chronicle of just what such an adventure entails - frustration, delays, mistakes, successes, near disasters and. real triumphs, plus a line by line list of expenditures. Top of cover chipped.

Modest Mansions: design ideas for luxurious living in less space.

Prowler, Donald, · 1985

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Emmaus, PA, Rodale, (1985). 1st ptg. VG. Because of today's poor house designs, there is much wasted space, they are expensive to build, uncomfortable to live in,. and costly to heat and cool. Here's how to design a new home or remodel an existing home.

How to Build Cabins, Lodges and Bungalows: complete manual of constructing, decorating, and furnishing homes for recreation....

Popular Science Monthly Editorial Staff, · 1946

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1946). 7th ptg. VG.or profit. Interesting introduction touts cabin building as a way to ward off nervousness and indigestion. Edge wear.

Country Kitchens.

Innes, Jocasta, · 1991

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Rizzoli, (1991). VG in VG DJ.

Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home.

Hard, Roger, · 1988

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Pownal, VT, Storey Communications, (1988). 18th ptg revsd. VG lg sized PB. Country Journal writes, "If it's a log home you're considering: .here is one of best books on this popular subject.". Wraps creased, edge and corner wear.

Arthur Negus Enjoys Country Houses.

Hunt, Chris, · 1985

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

London, British Broadcasting Corp, (1985). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. TV's autoritative & well-loved antiques expert Negus takes us through 12 houses. DJ edge tears, 1 tape repaired, edge wear.

A Book of Cape Cod Houses.

Doane, Doris, · 1970

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Old Greenwich, CT, Chatham Press, (1970). Fair ex-library. Paste down pictorial cover (edge wear), worn, library markings, interior very good. Early settlers built their snug little. houses with a "short hoist and a ong peak" & they grew with the needs of their family. Owner b...

Manufactured Houses: finding & buying your dream home for less.

Watkins, A. M., · 1994

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Chicago, IL, Real Estate Education Co, (1994). 2nd ptg. VG lg sz PB. Fast, comprehensive & nontechnical look at manufactured houses. Can you really order a house & move in a few months later? What. are the benefits, etc.

How to Build Cabins and Ranch Houses with complete directions & plans for interiors, furniture, landscaping & modern improvement.

Popular Science Monthly, · 1952

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Popular Science Publishing, (1952). VG. Star stamp fep, damp stain bottom inner corner near back.

House Painting: glazing, paper hanging, and whitewashing: a book for the householder.

Sabin, Alvah Horton, · 1929

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1929. 4th ed enlrgd. G. Spine faded, edge wear, some spots on back cover.

Homes of Economy.

Unknown, · 1935

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

np, np, nd (ca 1935). VG lg sz PB. Small tears along fore-edge.

American Colonial Mansions.

Wilson, Everett B., · 1965

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Barnes, (1965). VG in VG DJ. DJ rubbed, edge wear.

The Illustrated Guide to the Houses of America: a region-by-region survey of contemporary & traditional houses.

Ballinger, Richard M., & Herman York, editors, · 1971

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Galahad, (1971). VG in G DJ. DJ edge wear with tears, rubbed.

Design & Building a Solar House: your place in the sun.

Watson, Donald, · 1977

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Charlotte, VT, Garden Way Pub, (1977). VG lg sz PB. Somes spots at bottom fore-edge. Sl edge wear.

Igloo: building Eskimo snowhouses.

Smurtek, Ray with technical assistance of Lou Anderson, · 1973

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Renton, WA, Off Belay Reprint Series, (1973). VG PB. 16 pg pamphlet, expanded versions of an article that first appeared in February 1973 issue of Off Belay #7.