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A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture /

A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McAlester, Virginia, 1943-
Other Authors: Matty, Suzanne Patton (Illustrator), Clicque, Steve (Photographer), McAlester, A. Lee (Arcie Lee), 1933-, Jarrett, Lauren (Illustrator), Rodriguez-Arnaiz, Juan (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition/second edition.
Subjects:
Architecture, Domestic > United States > Guidebooks.
United States > Guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Architecture, Domestic.
United States.
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Summary:A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses around you.
Physical Description:xxv, 848 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400043590 (hc.)
140004359X (hc.)