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Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices, and Other Elements
Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices, and Other Elements
by William T Comstock
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Rare treasury of floor plans, elevations, perspective drawings for houses and cottages in Queen Anne, Eastlake, Elizabethan, Colonial, other styles. Large engraved plates also contain scaled drawings of nearly 700 architectural details. Invaluable... (read more)

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Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses: Comstock S Modern House Painting, 1883
Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses: Comstock S Modern House Painting, 1883
by E K Rossiter
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This rare book invited homeowners of the Victorian era to eschew "white houses with green blinds" and join in the revolutionary trend towards colorful houses. They explain clearly how to mix primary and secondary colors to achieve such popular, mellow... (read more)

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Painted Ladies: Balusters & Columns
Painted Ladies: Balusters & Columns
by Robert Gatchell
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605 color images show the wide variety and creative ways balusters and columns were used to enhance the homes in historic Oak Bluffs and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. This photo archive of ornate Victorian details will assist in the restoration of... (read more)

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The House Beautiful: An Unabridged Reprint of the Classic Victorian Stylebook
The House Beautiful: An Unabridged Reprint of the Classic Victorian Stylebook
by Clarence Cook
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Profusely illustrated volume by 19th-century pioneer of professional art criticism offers valuable information on how to furnish a home tastefully and affordably. Charming, lucidly written text covers everything from firescreens, curtained archways, and... (read more)

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Sloan S Victorian Buildings
Sloan S Victorian Buildings
by Samuel Sloan
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The original edition of The Model Architect (1852-3) is reprinted here with Sloans influential designs for pre-Civil War mansions, villas, churches, schoolhouses and other buildings. Over 100 lithographs display the buildings in perspective, with front... (read more)

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Cottage Architecture of Victorian America
Cottage Architecture of Victorian America
by E C Hussey
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Handsome collection from rare 1874 catalog. Floor plans, elevations, front views, more. 27 designs on 63 plates.... (read more)

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The Victorian House Book
The Victorian House Book
by Robin Guild
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The homes built during the Victorian period are appreciated for their architecture, romantic interiors, and their often whimsical details. With a host of Victoriana this ample volume is an essential guide to this rich, eclectic, and arguably most popular... (read more)

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Victorian Houses: Treasures of Lesser-Known Examples
Victorian Houses: Treasures of Lesser-Known Examples
by Edmund V Jr Gillon
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Edmund Gillon has photographed and Clay Lancaster commented on 116 remarkable but lesser-known Victorian American homes. From Nova Scotia to Geneva, New York to Cape May, these rarely appreciated dwellings offer some of the best 19th-century architecture.... (read more)

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Victorian Architecture: With a Short Dictionary of Architects and 250 Illustrations
Victorian Architecture: With a Short Dictionary of Architects and 250 Illustrations
by Roger Dixon
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Explores the interplay of social forms, technological advances, and creative achievements that gave rise to various building types in the Victorian age.... (read more)

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Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details
Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details
by William Comstock
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This authentic reproduction of plans drawn up by a noted 19th-century architectural firm features both residential and public buildings. Hundreds of illustrations include floor plans, perspective views, and elevations as well as designs for staircases... (read more)

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America's Painted Ladies: The Ultimate Celebration of Our Victorians
America's Painted Ladies: The Ultimate Celebration of Our Victorians
by Elizabeth Pomada
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Now, the long-awaited companion to Painted Ladies, Daughters of Painted Ladies, and Painted Ladies Revisited is available in paperback. Presents a dazzling orgy of Victoriana inside and out with more than 400 color photographs of Painted Ladies across... (read more)

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Northwest Victorians (Beautiful America)
Northwest Victorians (Beautiful America)
by Kenneth Naversen
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Long a hotbed for Victorian architecture, the northwest has often been included as an additional chapter or two in other Victorian home publications. Now, Ken Naversen, our resident Victorian expert, has devoted his considerable talents to bringing the... (read more)

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Victorian Design Book: A Complete Guide to Victorian House Trim
Victorian Design Book: A Complete Guide to Victorian House Trim
by Lee Valley Tools
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One of the most tangible legacies of the Victorian era is the unmistakable and enduring Victorian house. Whether simple cottage or imposing mansion, thousands of them are still to be found throughout Canada and the United States. When they were built... (read more)

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Modern Gothic
Modern Gothic
by Susan B Matheson
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A highly readable and absorbing account of America n and British Gothic churches, cathedrals, private dwellings, university buildings, govt offices, rai l terminals.... (read more)

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Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture
by James Stevens Curl
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-313) and index.... (read more)

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Bicknell S Victorian Buildings
Bicknell S Victorian Buildings
by Amos Bicknell
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Originally published as Bicknell's Village Builder and Supplement, this collection of 45 cottages, villas, houses, farms, and churches form a complete village in the authentic American Victorian style. Detailed floor plans and elevations are beautifully... (read more)

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Philadelphia Victorian: The Building of the Athenaeum
Philadelphia Victorian: The Building of the Athenaeum
by Roger W Moss
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West Coast Victorians: A Nineteenth Century Legacy
West Coast Victorians: A Nineteenth Century Legacy
by Kenneth Naverson
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Early Victorian Architecture in Great Britain
Early Victorian Architecture in Great Britain
by Henry Russel Hitchcock
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Carpenter Gothic 19TH Century Ornamented
Carpenter Gothic 19TH Century Ornamented
by Alma Mcardle
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