Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.
This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture
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Author(s)Virginia Savage McAlester
PublisherKnopf
ISBN / ASIN0375710825
ISBN-139780375710827
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank12,514
CategoryArchitecture
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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