The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area.
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The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area.
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Used-Very Good. The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area. Richard W. Longstreth is Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at George Washington University. 'On the Edge of the World' is included in the Architectural History Foundation American Monograph Series. The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area. Book has minor shelf wear. Corner is bent.
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Very Good. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1989. Thick softcover, 455 pages. Very good condition with light edgewear, firm binding, half-title through contents page have identical shallow vertical creases which appear to be from the original binding process, pages very clean, no names or other markings. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good. Architecture Book has a curled cover, corner wear, little dog-ears. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 455 pages with a great many b&w photos, floorplans, maps, elevations, landscapes, interiors, exteriors, drawings. Chapters include: Academic eclecticism: the question of style, Training: London, New York, Paris, Transition: a few young men, Coxhead and Polk: The rustic city house, The rustic suburban and country houses, Civic projects, Schweinfurth: the cause of regional expression, Maybeck, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books.
