WHEN YOU BUILD BY MARSHALL REID (1946)
WHEN YOU BUILD EDITED BY MARSHALL REID. COPYRIGHT 1946. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER WITH DUSTJACKET. MEASURES 9.25X12". 160 PAGES. APPROX 400 ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS. "A BROAD PANORAMA OF AMERICA'S DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE . DRAWN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE US AND PRESENTED THAT THE PROSPECTIVE HOME BUILDER MAY WEIGHT THE ADVANTAGES OF EACH STYLE SUITABLE TO THE TERRAIN AND CLIMATE OF HIS LOCALITY. THE HOUSES SHOWN ARE THE WORK OF LEADING ARCHITECTS." CONTENTS INCLUDE: 14 CHAPTERS BY GEORGE NELSON, WHEN YOU BUILD YOUR HOME BY GEORGE NELSON, THE SITE, LEARNING TO READ THE BLUEPRINTS, WINDOWS AND DOORS, THE WALLS, FLOORS, ROOFS, HEATING, INTERIOR FINISHES, BATHROOMS, LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT, FLEXIBLE LIVING SPACES, LANDSCAPING, FENCES, WHICH BUILDING MATERIAL WOULD YOU PREFER BY KENNETH MURICHISON ALA, THESE MOST EXCELLENT CANOPIES OF TH AIR BY DUNCAN HUNTER, LIGHT CONDITIONING AS AN AID TO COMFORT AND BEAUTY BY MARGARET SHARP HILL, SMALL HOUSES WITH A MAXIMUM OF COMFORT BY GILES EGERTON, SMALL HILLS