BUILDING WITH ASSURANCE
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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About This Item
Morgan Woodwork Organization, Oshkosh, WI, 1921. 11 1/8" X 8 3/4" on maroon leather-like cloth flexible covers. This is an absolutely delightful catalog produced over 85 years ago by the MORGAN COMPANY. It has the registration #24565. The book begins with general remarks about the home, and what should go into the planning of a house. This is a 20pp section illustrated with 10 full page color illustrations showing examples of every room in the house. The illustrations are uncredited, but very nice indeed. This is followed by a 24pp section of floorplans. Each house is illustrated above in color with the floorplan shown below. The rest of the catalog contains literally everything that goes into a house - from doors to heating plant to hardware to furniture to stained glass windows. One could literally create an entire house out of this catalog. The furniture, stained glass, and kitchen sections are incredible all by thenmselves. Condition: Front cover bent, covers scuffed a bit and soiled with some paint speckles on back cover. Contents: EXCELLENT. Overall: about GOOD PLUS condition. 408 AMAZING pages.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W392
- Title
- BUILDING WITH ASSURANCE
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Morgan Woodwork Organization, Oshkosh, WI
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- BUILDING PLANS, DOORS, STAIRS, COLONNADES, FURNITURE, KITCHEN CABINETSHEATING SYSTEMS, STAINED GLASS.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Catalogs;
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About the Seller
THE BOOK VAULT
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Endicott, New York
About THE BOOK VAULT
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...