TILTING House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching and Other Tales from a Neefoundland Fishing Village

Mellin, Robert

ISBN 10: 1568988079 ISBN 13: 9781568988078

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, NY, 2003

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(USA) First paperbak edition, 1st prinitng. No markings, Fine. Wraps with flaps, 243pp, index, colour and B&W photos; drawings. Mellin teaches architecture at McGill and he has been documenting the village of Tilting since 1987. This book looks at the old houses, outbuildings, and traditional landscape features that sill exist in Tilting, NL. (2.0 JM LVR 205/a2 Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Seller Inventory # 08384

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One of the best studies of vernacular architecture and winner of the prestigious Winterset Literary Award is now available ina paperback edition.Tilting is author Robert Mellin's personal account of the houses, outbuildings, furniture, tools, fences, docks, and way of life of a fishing village on a small island far off the Canadian coast. Part journal, part sketchbook, part oral history,Tilting is a treasure chest of a book that offers new discoveries with each reading and a reminder of the simpler aspects of life and building.

About the Author: Robert Mellin is an associate professor at the School of Architecture at McGill University and a registered architect. He received the 2006 Paul E. Buchanan Award for excellence in fieldwork and interpretation from the Vernacular Architecture Forum.

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Title: TILTING House Launching, Slide Hauling, ...
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, NY
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st.

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