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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm ; 9 x11 in. ; OCLC 31767110 ; A souvenir picture book from the House on the Rock showcasing the buildings and displays built by Alex Jordan (1914-1989) ; Cover title ; The House was designed and built by Alex Jordan. ; The House on the rock is full of eccentric work, including the world's largest indoor carousel. ; Opened in 1959, it is a complex of architecturally unique and variously, streets, gardens, shops and themes, from Christmas to a Japanese teahouse, designed by Alex Jordan, Jr. One room features what is claimed to be the world's largest indoor carousel. The "house" itself is atop Deer Shelter Rock in a forest nearby and additions and other buildings have appeared over the course of several decades.; Partial Contents: Alex Jordan: architect of his own dream -- The House on the Rock: a covenant with nature -- Breathtaking in any light in any season -- The gate house -- Stained glass masterpieces -- The mill house -- Alex Jordan Collection of Antique Weapons -- Toys, engines and banks -- Hupfield and Mills Machines -- Glassware, dolls, miniatures -- Streets of yesterday -- Fire Station No.1 -- J P Richman's residence -- Gladiator calliapoean machine -- Peter H Burno steam tractor -- Esmerelda -- Music of yesterday -- The Hearse and Silk Purse -- The Peacock Organ -- Seaburg Coinola -- Automatons -- The Blue Room -- The Franz Josef -- Oriental Art -- The Mikado -- Chinese antique shop -- The Blue Danube -- Little streets of yesterday -- The Red Room -- House on the ROck Carousel -- The Gebrueder Bruder -- Organ Room -- Wildlife Room -- The Doll Room -- Collection of Miniature Circuses -- The Band and Orchestra -- Baranger Motions -- Jewels of Royalty -- Crowns of Barbarism -- Refreshment Gardens -- Arts and Crafts Village -- The Infinity Room ; menu and guide map laid in ; repair to spine ; scarce ; G. Book.…