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Designing and Planning Bathrooms : a Guide to Planning, Designing and Decorating Your Bathroom
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London, United Kingdom: Ward Lock & Co, 1997. 96 pages with Colour photo's. For great ideas and practical advice, look no further than the Creating a home series. With everything you need to know to design and plan rooms and suggestions for stunning decorating and furnishing schemes, creating your ideal home has never been easier !. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Price: AUD $16.00
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Grand Design : Craftsmanship in Interior Decoration
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London, United Kingdom: Hazar Publishing, Limited, 1992. Usual library marks. 250 pages with colour illustrations. Concentrates mainly on interiors in the grand scale and the craftsmanship involved to create them. Chapters include halls & reception areas, living rooms, dining rooms, panelling, door, columns, ceilings, marble, mosaics, stained glass, metalwork, lighting and much more. Heavy book (1.8kg).. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $40.00
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Cast-In-Place Concrete in Tall Buildings Design and Construction
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mcgraw-Hill, 1992. Usual library stamps. Illustrated laminated boards. 402 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $140.00
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Building Design for Handicapped and Aged Persons
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mcgraw-Hill, 1992. Usual library stamps. Illustrated laminated boards. 254 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $25.00
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Decorative Cast Iron in Australia
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Currey,O'Neil, 1984. Usual library marks and wear. 238 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $26.00
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The Complete Australian Old House Catalogue : Where to Get Absolutely Everything to Restore an Old Building
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Flannel Flower Press, 1990. Usual library marks. 99 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $15.00
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Furnishing Old Houses : A Guide to Interior Restoration
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: MacMillan Company of Australia, 1983. Jacket has light fading to spine and 2cm closed tear to front. 135 pages with over 250 b/w illustrations. A book that will help everyone understand how old Australian houses were furnished and how an atmosphere that suits their architecture can be created. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Price: AUD $20.00
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The Hand-Sculpted House : A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
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White River Jct, Vermont, U.S.A.: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2002. Usual library marks and wear. 346 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. "A cob cottage is the ultimate expression of ecological design. Made of earth, clay, sand, straw and water.". Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $35.00
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Design of Construction and Process Operations
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976. Jacket has wear to top and bottom of spine,2 small holes on front foldover and a little general soiling to rear.539 pages .. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Healthy Buildings : A Design Primer for a Living Environment
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Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom: Longman Group, Limited, 1992. Usual library marks. 148 pages with B/W photo's and illustrations. According to the World Health Organisation, up to 30% of the world's buildings are sick, they adversely affect the health of the people who live or work in them. Sick Building Syndrome is now widely recognized throughout Europe and the USA and research has shown that a cocktail of natural and man made contaminants is responsible.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Caring for Old Houses
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Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Flannel Flower Press, 1988. Jacket has fading to spine and general wear. Inscription on front endpaper. 160 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Sketches By Michael McCowage. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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The Federation House : A Restoration Guide
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Glebe, New South Wales, Australia: The Flannel Flower Press, 1995. Usual library marks and wear plus fading to spine. 160 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Blends the story of these remarkable buildings with a wealth of information on their restoration and conservation.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good (minus). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $15.00
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How to Restore the Old Aussie House
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John Fairfax Marketing, 1983. 94 pages with b/w illustrations.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Price: AUD $15.00
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Decorating with Australian Federation Stained Glass
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The Original Redback Press, 1994. Usual library marks and wear.Soiling to title page and last page (colour rubbed off of illustrations on endpapers).64 pages with colour illustrations and line drawings.. Soft Cover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Australian Home Renovator : A Practical Guide - Plaster Work
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Sydney, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia, 1991. Usual library marks. 94 pages with b/w illustrations.Styles - History - Materials - Suppliers.. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $10.00
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A Critical Bibliography of Building Conservation : Historic Towns, Buildings, Their Furnishings and Fittings
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London, United Kingdom: Mansell Information/Publishing Ltd, 1978. 207 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Build It With Bales : A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction, Version Two
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Out on Bale, 1999. Usual library marks and wear. 143 pages. . Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $55.00
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Build It With Bales : A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction, Version 1
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Gila, New Mexico, U.S.A.: Inhabitation Services, 1995. Usual library marks and wear. 79 pages with b/w illustrations. . Third Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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A Complete Guide Lighting - Styles - History - Planning - Suppliers (The Australian Home Renovator series)
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Sydney, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia, 1991. Usual library marks. 88 pages with b/w illustrations.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $20.00
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Irish Stone Walls : History, Building, Conservation
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Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press, 1997. Usual library marks. 175 pages with b/w illustrations. A unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Alternative Housebuilding
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Sterling Publishing Co, 1989. 367 pages with b/w illustrations. Shows how to build with traditional systems: log buildings, timber frame houses, structures made from adobe, stone or cordwood and also how to build with the newer systems: pole foundations, rammed-earth walls, earth sheltering. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Price: AUD $22.00
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Period Fireplaces: A Practical Guide to Period-Style Decorating
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London, United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley, 1995. Usual library marks. 128 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Includes a detailedvisual reference to identify and date period fireplaces from medieval times to the 1940s.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Fabrics for Historic Buildings: A Guide to Selecting Reproduction Fabrics
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Washington, DC, U.S.A.: The Preservation Press, 1983. Usual library stamps. 159 pages with b/w illustrations. . Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Interior Design Yearbook 1989 : A Review of the Best of British Design
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London, United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. 168 pages with colour and b/w illustrations.While reflecting on themes from the previous year, and commenting on new design directions, the Yearbook also contains a series of major illustrated essays by established designers, design historians and style-makers which explore all aspects of the field : broad views of style philosophy are matched by detailed analyses of particular interiors, major restoration projects with current architecture and landscape schemes.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Building a Log Home from Scratch or Kit
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Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA: TAB Books Inc, 1987. General wear to covers. Contents very good. 296 pages with b/w illustrations. Takes you from initial planning and design stages through to final interior finishing. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cob Building in Earth
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Kuranda, QLD, Australia: The Rams Skull Press, 1997. Usual library marks and wear. 100 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $12.00
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Solar Angle Reference Manual
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John Wiley & Sons, 1983. 6cm cut in front board and general wear to remainder of boards.Title page missing.Remainder of contents very good.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Straw Bale House
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White River Jct, Vermont, U.S.A.: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1994. Usual library marks. 297 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. How to build with straw bales and the benefits. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $20.00
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The Staircase: Studies of Hazards, Falls, and Safer Design
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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Massachusett Institute of Technology Press, 1992. Usual library marks. 200 pages with b/w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $28.00
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The Staircase: History and Theories
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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Massachusett Institute of Technology Press, 1992. Usual library marks. 185 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $28.00
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Low Cost Pole Building Construction
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Pownal, Vermont, U.S.A.: Storey Communications Inc, 1995. Usual library marks and wear. 182 pages with b/w illustrations. . Twenty Third Printing . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Price: AUD $20.00
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