XXVI 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1908 



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NEW BOOKS 



= Bungalows, Camps and Mountain Houses = 



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Bungalow at White Bluffs, Tenn D. V. Stroop. Architect Chattanooga Tenn 



CONSISTING of a large variety 

 of designs by a number of archi- 

 tects showing buildings that have 

 been erected in all parts of the 

 country, 



Mary of these are intended fcr 

 summer use. while other examples 

 are of structures erected in California 

 and the Southern States for perma- 

 nent residences. 



Also Camps, Hunters' Lodges, 

 Log Cabins, etc. 



The book contains Seventy Sep- 

 arate Designs of which several are 

 Log Cabins and Camps 78 Exterior 

 Views. 1 2 Interior Views, and 69 

 Floor Plans 



In the text there will be given an 

 article on The Bungalow," with 

 hints on selection of site, sanitation, 

 lay-out and construction, together 

 with a very complete description of 

 each design, with cost where it could 

 be obtained. 



— The work is intended to meet the needs of a large class of people who are planning summer homes at ~~ 

 SI low and moderate cost, for erection in the woods, mountains, and on lake and seashore. — 

 ZZ It will be substantially bound, in illuminated board covers, printed on coated paper size 8x9 N inches. =T 

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55* In Press (St/on to be Ready) 5E 



1= Two Family and Twin Houses = 



ZZ I 'HIS work will contain upwards of fifty designs, showing exteriors and plans of two family and twin — ^ 



*— 1 houses selected from recent work of Architects and Builders in the Bronx, Brooklyn and suburbs of ZZ 



ZZ New York, Boston. St Louis and Kansas City as well as many designs erected in the smalle cities of the "~ 



55! countt y These designs are selected frorr a large number submitted to us by Architect fron the various pS 



— cities who have made a specialty of this class of work. The work will be found suggestive, not only to ZZ 

 ZZ Architects and Builders, but also to Owners wishing to improve properties suited 10 this class of dwellings S 5 

 551 The work will be uniform with Bungalows," Size 8x9 '2 inches, illuminated boards Puce, net. $2. j^j; 



Rumford Fireplaces and How They = 



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SS By G. CURTIS GILLESPIE. M.E. ARCHITECT = 



^~ /^"ONTAINING Benjamin Count of Rumford's Essay on Proper Fireplace Construction. ' A plea for ZZ 



55! V-< a mote general consideration of the form and proportion of a very much neglected feature of our — 



— ■ homes and buildings. With nearly 200 illustrations including the original Rumford drawings diagrams SS 



^Z for fireplace construction and numerous ancient and modern mantels and fireplaces, one hundred andiron ZZ 



55! designs and other details and fixtures, together with preface and explanatory notes. One 1 2mo volume , — 



— ~ illuminated cover Price, net. $2. SS 



H Detailed Working Drawings of the = 



S Five Orders of Architecture j| 



= By JAMES T. BALL. ARCHITECT -5 



ZZ ' 1 'HIS work consists of 1 7 plates and descriptive letterpress, one being a plate of scales, the first plate 3^ 



E 5 A being a comparison of the Five Orders arranged in succession, giving a very vivid and striking example ZZ 



ZZ f the evolution of the Orders, from the Tuscan to the Composite periods. Following this are three plates SZ 



ZZ for each Order, brought out in a large portfolio. 14 x 21. Price, postpaid, $4. Send for full descriptive ZZ 



ZZ circular. SZ 



Practical Lessons in Architectural = 



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H By WILLIAM B. TUTHILL, A.M., ARCHITECT = 



—— , MOW to Make the Working Drawings for Buildings. Thirteenth Edition. Containing 44 pages of ZZ 



SZ 1 1 descriptive letterpress, illustrated by 33 full-page plates (one in colors) and 33 woodcuts, showing ~ 



ZZ methods of construction and representation. The work embraces scale drawings of plans, elevations, — — 



SZ sections and details of frame, brick, and stone building, with full descriptions and a form of specifications ZZ 



•Zjj adapted to the same. Suited to the wants of architectural students, carpenters, builders and all desirous of — 



ZZ acquiring a thorough knowledge of architectural drawing and construction. One large 8vo volume ; ^^ 



— oblong , cloth. Price, $2.50. SZ 



I WILLIAM T. COMSTOCK, Publisher I 



23 WARREN STREET, NEW YORK 



lustrated and Descriptive Catalogue and sample copy of " Architects' and Builders' Magazine " on request 



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in pursuit of birds and game, of search after 

 nature's beauties. Floral life has, indeed, not 

 so much space in it as bird life and animal 

 life. But it is charming reading, and presents 

 the fresh outdoor thoughts of the true lover of 

 the outer world. 



The author takes his readers far afield at 

 times, at others he is close to home; but 

 whether on land or water he finds new zest 

 in every aspect of outdoor activity and mir- 

 rors his experiences in pleasant words for the 

 delectation of his readers. It is a book of 

 genuine outdoor enjoyment, not of one aspect 

 of outdoor life, but of every aspect that comes 

 before the true nature-lover, whose eyes are 

 bright, whose sensations are open, who loves 

 the fields and meadows and the creatures that 

 make their homes in them. There is much 

 hunting and some fishing in the book, but it is 

 the hunting and fishing of the nature-lover. 

 It is a book filled from cover to cover with 

 the charm of the outdoor world, which is pre- 

 sented in the most agreeable manner possible. 



Flats, Urban Houses and Cottage 

 Homes. Text by Frank T Verity, 

 Edwin T. Hall, Gerald C. Horseley, and 

 W. Shaw Sparrow. New York: Paul 

 Wenzel. Price, $3.00. 

 This volume belongs to a class of publica- 

 tions that has not yet made much headway in 

 America, consisting of numerous illustrations, 

 both in black and white and in color, with 

 explanatory and descriptive text. It has some- 

 what the character of an architectural scrap- 

 book, the contents being quite miscellaneous, 

 a characteristic that is heightened by the 

 nature of the illustrations. It is, however, 

 a book of broad interest, and is a most interest- 

 ing summary of the better work of contem- 

 porary British architects in the very difficult 

 field of which it treats. The subjects are, 

 it is but fair to say, somewhat miscellaneous, 

 running as they do from London flats to 

 cottage homes in the country ; but the book 

 is a useful one, and is crowded, from cover 

 to cover, with interesting suggestions. 



It is, moreover, a helpful summary of the 

 work being done by contemporary English 

 architects in the designing and building of 

 flats and homes. The apartment house ques- 

 tion is, perhaps, somewhat individual in each 

 country ; but every nation has its contribution 

 to make to this theme, and the work of British 

 architects in this line should be distinctly 

 welcome to their brother laborers in America. 

 The illustrations are lavish in the extreme, 

 and include many interior views, both in 

 colors and from photographs. 



The Architects' Directory and Specifi- 

 cation Index for 1907. New York: 

 William T. Comstock, 1907. Pp. 192. 

 Price, $3.00 net. 

 The eighth edition of this Directory is suffi- 

 cient testimony to its usefulness and value. It 

 contains lists of architectural societies and 

 schools, building departments, the change of 

 schedule of the American Institute of Archi- 

 tects and other useful information of like sort. 

 The architects are listed by States and cities, 

 and number nearly six thousand for the United 

 States and about five hundred for Canada. 

 Lists of naval architects and of landscape arch- 

 itects add to the completeness of the book. 



Wittekind's Portfolio of Modern and 



Artistic Homes. Henry Wittekind: 



Chicago. 



This portfolio contains drawings, with plans 



of two floors, of houses varying in cost from 



$1,000 to $7,500. These figures, however, do 



not include heating, gas fixtures and grading, 



while an addition of from fifteen to twenty 



per cent, is recommended owing to the recent 



increased cost of building materials and labor. 



Brief descriptions accompany each design. 



