Item #23738 The Country House; A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of the American Country Home and Surroundings. Architectural History, Charles Edward Hooper.

The Country House; A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction of the American Country Home and Surroundings

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1913. Second edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xxiii, 330, illustrated with b/w line photographs and architectural drawings. Very Good. Item #23738

A wonderful early 20th-century snapshot of the American country house, in all its aspects: planning, site prep, exterior/interior, infrastructure, outbuildings, gardens, legalities. Richly illustrated. Quite technical, detail-oriented but quite readable.

Price: $50.00