| Sears House Designs of the Thirties Contributor(s): Sears Roebuck and Co (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486429946 ISBN-13: 9780486429946 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: This handsome reprint of a rare 1930s catalog displays the interiors and exteriors of Sears-designed homes. Illustrations of 68 houses, including measured floor plans, depict such attractive residences as the Belmont -- a six-room house -- and the Dover -- an English cottage with a massive chimney. Over 200 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - House & Home | Design & Construction - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) |
| Dewey: 728.370 |
| LCCN: 2003055517 |
| Series: Dover Architecture |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8.3" W x 10.88" (0.61 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Proudly promoting itself as "the largest home building organization in the world," Sears, Roebuck and Company advertised in 1932 products in a handsome catalog that also displayed a full-size replica of Mount Vernon, created from Sears materials for a Paris exposition in 1932. At the heart of this now-rare publication were measured floor plans for 68 Sears homes. Over 200 illustration displayed interiors and exteriors for such handsome residences as the Belmont, a six-room house with vestibule, breakfast alcove, three bedrooms, and one-and-a-half baths; and the Dover, an English-styled cottage with a massive chimney and unusual roof lines. Photographs of some interiors revealed a furnished living room with paneled side walls and hewed oak ceiling beams; a spacious kitchen with contemporary appliances; a 60-foot living room with a huge stone fireplace, built-in bookshelves, a vaulted ceiling, and other designs. An invaluable sourcebook for restorationists, this handsome volume will also be of use to people interested in preserving homes of the period. It will be welcomed by anyone who relishes a glimpse of America's architectural past. |