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Title: Small Houses of the Twenties: The Sears, Roebuck 1926 House Catalog (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Roebuck and Company. Sears ISBN: 0-486-26709-1 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very interesting
Comment: If you are interested in homes that were built between 70 and 80 years ago, then you need this book. Imagine yourself as a young married person from the twenty's looking to build your first house -- the first place you might look is the Sears catalog. All you would need to do is buy the lot and lay the foundation. Sears sends everything else! The designs of these houses makes you wonder "why do people need such huge houses today?" This book is a must for anyone who loves old houses.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good for research, history lessons or Sims lovers
Comment: Includes detailed floor plans, original advertising, prices & financing info and very 1920s style descriptions from the cataolgue. Sitting down with the book is like sitting down with the actual catalogue. There's no extraneous commentary, aside from a publisher's note.
I especially recommend it to fellow early 20th century history buffs. Sim-lovers like me might appreciate the excellent conscise plans to follow (bubble machine room not included).
It makes me wish *I* could order one of these "Honor Built Houses." There's even an order form. One fun thing to take note of is how many floor plans do *not* include a bathroom. Although they do offer outhouses ;)
Rating: 5
Summary: A good companion book to "Houses by Mail"
Comment: You won't find any houses in this book that are not already included in "Houses by Mail", but this Dover reprint of an original 1926 Sears Catalogue of Houses is an interesting read.
It gives more complete information about the old houses and their blueprints, and also has a detailed listing of hardware, with excellent photos, which goes a long way in helping identify Sears Homes.
It's a big book - about 8 x 11, and the information is much easier to read than the half-sized "Houses by Mail."
I'm a freelance writer and I've written several articles on Sears Homes and have used these two books as reference works. There is a lot of good information that will aid you in identifying Sears Homes.
But remember - it is just a reprint of an old catalogue. There is no contemporary information about these houses in this book. However, I highly recommend "Sears, Roebuck Catalog of Houses, 1926" for anyone interested in learning more about these fascinating old houses.
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Title: The Houses That Sears Built; Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sears Catalog Homes by Rosemary Thornton ISBN: 0971558809 Publisher: Gentle Beam Publications Pub. Date: 25 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Houses by Mail : A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company by Katherine Cole Stevenson, H. Ward Jandl ISBN: 0471143944 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 29 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition by Roebuck & Co. Sears ISBN: 0486263207 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Aladdin "Built in a Day" House Catalog, 1917 (Dover Books on Architecture) by Aladdin Company ISBN: 048628591X Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: 117 House Designs of the Twenties (Dover Books on Architecture) by Gordon-Van Tine Co. ISBN: 0486269590 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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