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Des Moines, Iowa: Better Homes and Gardens Books (Meredith Books), 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Creating style with vintage finds." Hardcover in glossy, illustrated boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Index. Price clipped dust jacket in archival jacket cover. Binding square and firm. Minor… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A tour of the houses and gardens of the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore. Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. More than 400 colour photos and a map. Bonding… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Black Press, 2013. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Anthology of articles from Boulevard Magazine highlighting well designed and constructed homes in the Victoria area. Hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. Not dated, although a couple of the articles included were originally published in 2010 while a house… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Boulevard Lifestyles Inc, 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Anthology of articles from Boulevard Magazine featuring designers and homes in the Victoria area. Hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. Colour photography. Ads. Minor wear only and no ownership markings.

New York: Whitney Library of Design (Watson-Guptill), 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First published in 1969. Revised edition published 1988; first printing thus. Hardcover in brown boards with gilt titling to the spine. 56 colour and 163 b&w illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Moderate bump to the… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large heavy book likely to require additional shipping charges. First American edition. Hardcover in brilliant red cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated endpapers. 132 plates in full colour. 339 b&w illustrations. Notes.… Read more about this item

New York: Crescent Books (Crown), 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large soft cover from the American edition of The Poster Art Series with forty full colour plates. First printing thus. Might require additional shipping charges due to size. Plates selected from a 1928 Dresden publication by Karl Leuth… Read more about this item

London: Bracken Books, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large soft cover from The Poster Art Series with forty full colour plates. Might require additional shipping charges due to size. Includes plates from two c.1925 Parisian publications from the celebrated designer E.A. Seguy. Very Good or better with minor… Read more about this item

London: Studio Editions, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A "fascinating window into our past" (DB). First published c.1883, this copy is a 1992 third printing of the Studio edition of 1991. Hardcover in blue boards with gilt titling to the spine. A large and heavy book that might require… Read more about this item

North Pomfret, Vermont: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. David Parmiter (Photography). A tour of 26 working farm buildings converted to private homes. Slim quarto in terracotta boards with gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated. Index. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Mildly… Read more about this item

London: Collins (HarperCollinsPublishers), 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Previously published in 1996, revised edition published in 2005 and relaunched in 2007. Hardcover in illustrated boards. Well illustrated in colour with instructional drawings and photos. Glossary. Index. Binding square and tight. Minor wear to dust jacket.… Read more about this item

Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2016. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First printing soft cover guide in wraps. Well illustrated, mostly in colour, with instructional photos and drawings. Index. Wraps a little curled, but text block square. Binding firm. Rubs and light scratches: minor wear only.… Read more about this item

Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd, 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Copyright 2001, this copy is a 2006 fourth printing. Soft cover in colourful wraps. Illustrations include a section of colour photos on plates plus hundreds of b&w line drawings. Bibliography. Index. Minor wear only. … Read more about this item

Newtown, CT: Taunton, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Guide to incorporating stone in garden and landscape. This copy is a sixth printing. Colour illustrations. Mildly worn, particularly at the corners. Binding firm. No markings.

Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This copy is a 2006 third printing. Illustrated in b&w with instructional photos and drawings. Small scratch to front cover and impression through to first couple of leaves. Minor wear. Remains Very Good or better. … Read more about this item

Toronto: The Dodds Medicine Company Limited. Soft cover. Good. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Staple-bound pamphlet b&w illustrations, calendar, various bits of miscellany, and lots of ads, including ads disguised as small articles. String for a hanging display still attached. Cover tattered and torn. Worn corners and edges, particularly the lower free corner. … Read more about this item

Toronto: The Dodds Medicine Company Limited. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Includes a half page "Household Calendar" for 1940, so it's a good guess that this was published in 1939. Staple-bound pamphlet with hole punched through and string attached for hanging display. Monotone illustrations, housekeeping reference tables, housekeeping articles, and lots… Read more about this item

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2011. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. How-to homesteading and sustainability guide that combines and updates material from two earlier titles: Country Comforts (1976) and In Harmony With Nature (1981). This soft cover copy is a first printing of the 2011 edition. In illustrated wraps… Read more about this item

Newtown, CT: Taunton, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A portfolio of smaller homes, natural settings, clever design, and scaled-back lifestyles. Hardcover in blue boards, backed in light grey cloth, with plum titling at the spine. Lots of colour photos and drawings. Very Good but with a small bump… Read more about this item

Rockport, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, Inc, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An exploration of design ideas for making small living spaces seem larger. Slim hardcover in black boards with white titling to the spine. Illustrated with colour photos and a few drawings. Minor wear only.… Read more about this item