The Country House: A Practical Manual of the Planning and Construction (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles Edward Hooper

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ISBN 10 : 1330608488 ISBN 13 : 9781330608487

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is the purpose of this work to forewarn him of some of the actual difficulties, that he may avoid the aforesaid expensive preliminaries, and to suggest such various points as are apt to escape his notice in the scheming and laying out of the country house. In preparing this work the author is indebted to many men of professional standing who have kindly offered their help and suggestions, to the many owners who have allowed their houses to be photographed, and to the following. works, which may well be consulted by the reader if he should desire to investigate the subject more deeply: Building Superintendence, by T. M. Clark; Building Construction and Superintendence, by F. E. Kidder; Construction Details, by F. W. Chandler; Details of Building Construction, by Clarence A. Martin; AD ictionary of Architecture and Building, by Russell Sturgis; The Decoration of Houses, by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr.; American Sanitary Plumbing, by James J. Lawler; Plumbing Simplified, by Wm. Paul Gerhard, C.E.; Hot-W ater Heating, Steam and Gas Fitting, by James J. Lawler; Heating and Ventilation of Residences, by James R. Willett; An Outline of Ventilation and Warming, by James Baldwin; Principles of Ventilation and Heating, by John Shaw Billings; Heating and Ventilating Buildings, by Prof. R. C. Carpenter; The Disposal of Sewerage of I solated Country Houses, by Wm. Paul Gerhard, C.E.; House Drainage and Water Service, by James C. Bayles; Water and Water Supply, by W. N. Corfield, M.D.; Sinking and Boring Wells, by Ernest Spon; Water Supply Engineering, by A. Prescott Folwell; Modern Methods of Sewerage Disposal, by Geo. E. Waring, Jr., M. I nst. C.E.; Munns Practical Land Drainer ;T he Private Stable, by J. A. Garland; Poultry and Pigeons, by Hugh Piper; European and Japanese Gardens, published by Coates; The Architectural Review; The Brochure Series of Architec
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330608488
• ISBN 13: 9781330608487
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 355
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