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Title: The Alabama Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Early Architecture of the State by Robert S. Gamble ISBN: 0-8173-0148-8 Publisher: Univ. of Alabama Press Pub. Date: January, 1987 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Informative, well organized, well documented and illustrated
Comment: Robert Gamble's The Alabama Catalogue combines a relatively thorough tutorial on the history of architecture in Alabama with a complete, although too brief, review of the properties surveyed under the auspices of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in the 1930's. The tutorial on the history of Alabama architecture is worthwhile; much of it can be applied to architectural history in other parts of the country as well. The status report on the HABS buildings from the 1930's is also interesting. The author has organized the listings by county (which seems much more convenient that listing by town), and usually provides an indication of the current state of the structure in addition to a concise description. The book is well illustrated, both with detailed architectural drawings as well as black and white photos from the HABS collection. The only change I would have liked to have seen would be an inclusion of even a small photo of each property listed, although I realize this may have made the book overly large.