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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1907 



JUST PUBLISHED 



RuMFORD Fireplaces 



AND HOW THEY ARE MADE 



By G. CUllTJS GILLESPIE, M.E., JIrchite6l 



"i'lie lire tliat warms nit-n's souls ' 



Containing Benjamin, Count Rumford's Essay on 

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Modern Plumbing Illustrated 



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Architects' Directory for 1907 



Giving the name and address of every archited, including landscape and naval, 

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Practical Drapery Cutting 



A handbook on cutting and fixing curtains, draperies, etc., with descriptions and 

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A Glossary of Terms Used in Architecture 



By THOMJtS DINHJtM JiTKlNSOJ^, Jtrchite6l 



A pradical book on the terms used in architedure. This little work should be 

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Specification Index 



A form for writing specifications, consisting of 555 cards, covering all the sub- 

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