The Home Builders Handbook

The Home Builder's Handbook by Kenneth Duncan. Published by D Van Nostrand Co Inc, New York, NY, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Wear on edges, corners bent, content excellent. 515 Pgs. The purpose of this book is to give the home buyer and home builder enough information on plot and neighborhood, on architecture, on rooms and their functions, on planning, on financing and on construction methods and materials that her or she will e able to tell right from wrong, be able to check the work of architect and builder, and be equipped to make more intelligently the many decisions that only the owner can make. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2003 BooksForComfort. Item ID 6731.