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PALLISER'S AMERICAN COTTAGE HOMES
by PALLISER, PALLISER & CO
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
PALLISER, PALLISER & CO. PALLISER'S AMERICAN COTTAGE HOMES. Bridgeport, Connecticut: Palliser, 1878. Folio. Later quarter-blue pebbled cloth over black silk moire. (iii), (7) pages, plus 40 plates with text on ve of previous plate. First edition, thus. [Hitchcock, 907; Holzenberg, # 56]. An appealing and influential book, the designs range from simple and inexpens to ambitious and pretentious. The American architectural firm of Palliser, Palliser & Company was founded in 1876. Like Shoppell's Co-Operative Buildin Plan Association, they specialized in the marketing of stock house plans. Th plans reflect the full-fledged Americanized Queen Anne style of Norman Shaw. Palliser's first book plans, Model Homes for the People, was published in 18 but it is the two volumes of cottages - Palliser's American Cottage Homes (18 and Palliser's New Cottage Homes (1887) - that capture the inventiveness and vigor of the American Queen Anne style. The illustrated title-page of this b is an outstanding example of American Aesthetic book design. In addition to house plans and views, there are seven pages which include specifications and contracts for builders and also building related advertisements in the back. Professionally rebound, else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Bookpress, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40576
- Title
- PALLISER'S AMERICAN COTTAGE HOMES
- Author
- PALLISER, PALLISER & CO
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AR AM
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Bookpress, Ltd.
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About The Bookpress, Ltd.
The Bookpress Ltd. is located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, near the junction of Jamestown Road and Route 199. In the shop, we sell a wide range of books, maps, and prints. We are open by appointment only.
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- Folio
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- Pebbled
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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