James Fitch shows how American architecture displays qualities which can safely be described as typically American. There are many areas in which our architecture is distinguishable from that of the rest of the world. The single family house, for example, shares with its foreign contemporaries the basic elements of plan, and yet the way in which these elements are organized into a whole gives our houses certain qualities which we can call uniquely American.
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James Fitch shows how American architecture displays qualities which can safely be described as typically American. There are many areas in which our architecture is distinguishable from that of the rest of the world. The single family house, for example, shares with its foreign contemporaries the basic elements of plan, and yet the way in which these elements are organized into a whole gives our houses certain qualities which we can call uniquely American.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 304 pp. Original gray cloth covers, very bright and clean. Mild wear to corners. Previous owner's name on front paste-down crossed out. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed. Wear to edges w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.
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Near Fine in Very Good + + jacket. Large 8vo. xi (i), 304 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, Part I. As The Twig Is Bent: Part II. Giants in the Land Part III. The Field of Vision; Part IV. Problems of the DAy; notes, index. First Edition, 1961. "In this book, the author answers the question "what is 'American' about American architectuer? in fascinating detail, exploring the problems, past and present, that make our architecture what it is today. American architecture has been the first t enter the modern world of industrial abundunance---both its strengths and its wearknesses stem from this historic fact." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. A few very small chips to edge dj with some additional minor edge wear, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth with black lettering to front board and spine.