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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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