All across
America during the great building boom of the early 20th century,
one of the most popular sources for home-building materials, fixtures
and trimmings was the Sears, Roebuck catalog for home builders.
This fascinating volume, reprinted from a rare surviving edition
of that remarkably comprehensive publication, offers a peerless
view of how thousands of Americans approached the practicalities
and aesthetics of homebuilding in 1910. Building materials from
gable ornaments to oak-veneered front doors and from porcelain-enameled
bathtubs to china closets are depicted in detailed line drawings
with the original advertising copy, specifications and prices.
Students and enthusiasts of American home and home-product design
will find this unique publication an authentic and reliable sourcebook
of early 20th-century Americana. Anyone interested in renovating
houses of this era will find it indispensable.
176 pages.
8-1/2 x 11. Hundreds of B & W illustrations w/8 color plates.
Soft cover. $16.95 (1990) ISBN 0486263207
