Victorian Domestic Architect: A facsimile of Oliver P. Smith's The Domestic Architect: A Victorian Stylebook of 1854 featuring Rural and Ornamental Cottages in Grecian and Cottage Styles
Watkins Glen, NY: The American Life Foundation, Library of Victorian Culture, 1978. Softcover. Tan and decorated wraps, 125 pp. of text plus 42 BW plate pages. VG- (Covers are slightly aged; former owner name is written on front page; otherwise interior is clean.). Item #152913
ISBN: 0892570423
A reprint of Buffalo-area architect Oliver P. Smith's book, "The Domestic Architect: Comprising a Series of Original Designs for Rural and Ornamental Cottages, with full and complete explanations and Directions to the Builder, embracing the elementary principles of the Grecian and Cottage Styles, with primary rules for drawing and shading, and the rudiments of linear perspective." The plates depict mostly the ornamentations of the styles, with a few floorplans and full structure drawings. Fun for browsing.
Price: $29.97