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Published by Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990, 1990
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
very good dust-jacket, very good red cloth, top foredge slightly soiled, book appears little used if at all. BISHIR, CATHERINE W. / BROWN, CHARLOTTE V. / LOUNSBURY, CARL R. / WOOD, ERNEST H. Architects and builders in North Carolina: a history of the practice of building. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990, 1st printing number line 54321, xi, 540pp., . CONTENTS: The plague of building : construction practices on the frontier, 1650-1730 / Carl R. Lounsbury -- A proper good nice and workmanlike manner : a century of traditional building practice, 1730-1830 / Catherine W. Bishir -- A spirit of improvement : changes in building practice, 1830-1860 / Catherine W. Bishir -- The wild melody of steam : the mechanization of the manufacture of building materials, 1850-1890 / Carl R. Lounsbury -- The advance in industrial enterprise : building with the new technology, 1865-1900 / Carlotte V. Brown -- The day of the great cities : the professionalization of building, 1900-1945 / Charlote V. Brown -- The opportunities are unlimited : architects and builders since 1945 / Ernest H. Wood III. 9780807818985 ISBN 0807818984.
Published by The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1990
ISBN 10: 0807818984ISBN 13: 9780807818985
Seller: Sabra Books, Naperville, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor wear along the DJ edges. Binding is not as tight. Slight discoloration to pages. Small black stains on fore edge of page margins. Slight rubbing wear to DJ. THIS IS A HEAVY AND OVERSIZE BOOK. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES. PLEASE CONTACT SELLER PRIOR TO PLACING AN ORDER.