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A FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HOUSESVirginia & Lee McAlester The definitive guide to styles & details of houses built in the US from the 17th century to the present. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings. The text is authoritative, clear & very readable.
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THE VICTORIAN HOUSE BOOK: A Practical Guide to Home Repair & Decoration Robin Guild A useful and informative guide for the millions of people who live in houses built between about 1840 and the early twentieth century. Beautifully illustrated with 500 colour photographs and 1500 line drawings and with a text that combines practical advice with historical information, this book urges respect for original features and details while suggesting methods of adapting these houses to modern living.
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WORKING WINDOWSTerry Meany - Seattle's 'Mr. Window' All you need to know about repairing, replacing or restoring doublehung windows, casements, awning windows and fixed windows
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