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Verlag: Crosby Lockwood, London, 1947
Anbieter: Carvid Books, Cranbrook, Vereinigtes Königreich
Buch Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 238 pages, illus. In fair condition: marks to covers which are bumped or worn at corners; spine marked and weakening at top; front pastedown is bubbled (production issue, one assumes) and has previous owner name in top corner; previous owner has annotated the text with pencilled underlines or points for emphasis in a good many places, though none detract from the readability of the book; binding not too tight.
Anbieter: LIVREAUTRESORSAS, LA BAZOCHE GOUET, Frankreich
Zustand: 2. Avec sa jaquette d'origine, parfait à tat.
Verlag: Crosby, Lockwood and Son, London England, 1947
Anbieter: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
Buch Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback. Ex-Royal Society of arts Library with ex-RSA markings. Wear to edges and corners of cloth. Beige cloth with black lettering. Contents: Introductory - The Requirements That the Small House Should Satisfy. Speed and Economy in House Construction. New Methods of House Construction. A Minimum Standard of Accommodation. Progress and People's Wants. Siting and Sunlight. Light. Colour. Heating and Ventilation. Food. Cleanliness and Refuse Disposal. Quiet and Seclusion. Leisure. Some Possible Small House Standards - Plans. The Expanding House. Some Standard Units - Kitchen, Utility Room, Bathroom and Entrance Units. Site Planning and the Residential and Neighbourhood Units. A Garden. The Appearance of the House. Cost. Appendix - Account of Discussion Among Men and Women in the Forces on the Kind of House That is Wanted, and Records of Their Preferences. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated. 238 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).
Verlag: Leonard Hill [Books] Limited, 9 Eden Street, London N.W.1, 1957
Anbieter: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second Enlarged and Revised Edition. Second enlarged and revised edition, with several new chapters added, and other chapters rewritten to bring them up-to date, and to incorporate developments that occurred since the publication of the first edition ten years previously. Thus by necessity many of the illustrations have also changed, and fifty new illustrations have been added. ***Front cover shows a colour photograph of a living/dining-room by courtesy of 'G-Plan'. ***Profusely illustrated with seventy-three black and white illustrations in the text throughout, and a full-page plate frontispiece showing 'Group of houses in the Three Bridges neighbourhood of the new town of Crawley [architect A.G. Sheppard Fidler, F.R.I.B.A.). Please note that this is an ex-library copy. Unobtrusive very small discreet library classification numbers to publisher's prelims page, no other markings or forms. Dustwrapper is not library-laminated. ***Very good in light ochre cloth-covered boards with silver titles to spine and front board. Edges of boards and head and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Spine tight. No inscriptions. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 45 shillings net. Dustwrapper is rubbed and slightly creased at edges and corners and head and tail of spine. Head of spine of dustwrapper slightly creased and nicked. Sellotape repair tor a closed tear on the rear inner flap. xiv prelim pages plus 271 pages. Front panel of dustwrapper bright. 256mm x 198mm. ***Chapters: I. Introductory - the requirements that the small house should satisfy; II. The need and the output; III. Speed, economy and methods; IV. New methods of house construction; V. A minimum standard of accommodation; VI. Progress and people's wants; VII. Situation, siting and sunlight; VIII. Light; IX. Colour; X. Heating; XI. Insulation and ventilation; XII. Food; XIII. Cleanliness and refuse disposal; XIV. Quiet and seclusion; XV. Leisure; XVI. Safety in the home; XVII. Some possible small house standards - plans; XVIII. The expanding home; XIX. Some standard units - kitchen, utility room, bathroom and entrance units; XX. The basement home; XXI. Site planning an the residential and neighbourhood units; XXII. Garden; XXIII. The appearance of the house; XXIV. Cost; Appendix I: House production in Great Britain between the wars; Appendix II - Accounts of discussions among men and women in the Forces on types of houses that are wanted, and records of voting on these preferences; Appendix III - Questionnaire to branches of National Women Citizens' Association on preferences regarding types of houses, planning, heating and equipment, Bibliography; Index. ***'Essentially a study of the way to build, plan and equip houses in accordance with how people want to live, this book thus gives full consideration to people's expressed wishes, and records two important questionnaires on the subject. All matters connected with planning, building and living in houses are reviewed, including the extent of the present need according to good standards, new and efficient methods of construction, the best situation and siting for houses, questions of light, colour, heating, insulation, quiet, leisure, safety, appearance and cleanliness, while a considerable proportion of the book is devoted to suggestions for new developments - the increasing use of standard units, the expanding house and the revival of the basement on modern lines.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the second edition, much enlarged (about a third larger) with new chapters, revised, with fifty new illustrations in its original dustwrapper. Of interest to architects and planners researching the history of house design and post-war planning. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate.
Verlag: Crosby Lockwood and Son, London, 1947
Anbieter: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good Plus. First Edition. NO JACKET. Hardback 1947. BOARDS HAVE SOME MARKS. 238 pages with many illustrations & photos. Tight binding. Internally clean. Neat name written at the top of the front end paper. No other inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 20.3. The Small House. Today and Tomorrow BY Arnold Whittick in Collaboration With Johannes Schreiner.