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The Evolving House, Volume III Rational Design by Bemis, Albert Farwell - 1936

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The Evolving House, Volume III Rational Design

by Bemis, Albert Farwell

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Cambridge, MA: Technology Press / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1936 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Octavo. xxxvi + 625 pp, posthumous frontispiece photo of Bemis, foreword to all volumes, Preface to vol III, list of 110 b&w illustrations (mostly freehand line drawings & blueprints), introduction (Prefabrication & Architecture by A. Lawrence Kocher), XI chapters w/ Case Histories. etc. Appendices A. Rectangularity of Housing B. Comparative Cost of Inclined and Flat Roofs; C. Multiple Openings of Various Sizes and their Relations to Symmetry in Modular Walls; D. Modular Patents; Supplement: Survey of Efforts to Modernize housing Structure by John Burchard, 2nd.. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, Spine lettering faded but legible, cover cloth shows no threadwear; text block slightly tanned with age, Endpapers intact. 6.5" x 9.4" gray cloth boards.
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  • Publisher Technology Press / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Place of Publication Cambridge, MA
  • Date Published 1936
  • Keywords V. 3 of 3 - Human Shelter - Housing Industry Construction
  • Size Octavo
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A Journey to India 1921-1922

by BEMIS, Albert Farwell;

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Boston, printed by the Merrymount Press, [1923], First edition. . original cloth back pictorial boards, gilt spine title lettering, corner wear, bookplate on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. . 8vo [20 x 14 cm]; xi, 97 pp, photogravure frontis and many photo illustrations on plates, from author's photos. . Based on the author's travels, he states that the work was a limited edition but does not give the number printed. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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JOURNEY TO INDIA 1921-1922.|A

JOURNEY TO INDIA 1921-1922.|A

by Bemis, Albert Farwell

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Boston: Privately Printed, 1923. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. Merrymount Press. 8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. xi, 97 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Photogravure frontis and many photo illustrations on plates, from author's photos. The trip was around the world and other places are covered - but the account concentrates on India.
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The Prefabrication of Houses

by Albert Farwell Bemis Foundation

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The Prefabrication of Houses

by Foundation, Albert Farwell Bemis; Kelly, Burnham

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Franklin Classics, 2018-10-14. hardcover. 2nd printing. 6x1x9. 1964 2nd printing hardcover, no marks noted in text and is in very good condition no dust coverAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing
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EVOLVING HOUSE Volume I A History of the Home

by Bemis, Albert Farwell and Burchard, John 2nd

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Cambridge, MA: Technology Press-MIT. G/P. (1933). ........ Cloth. 8vo., 502 pp., 1/3 of front of DJ missing .
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The Evolving House, Volume II. the Economics of Shelter, by Albert Farwell Bemis

The Evolving House, Volume II. the Economics of Shelter, by Albert Farwell Bemis

by Bemis, Albert Farwell

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Cambridge, Mass. , The Technology Press, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, 1934. 1934 Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 605 pages; Author's presentation copy, with signed compliment slip loosely inserted. Series: Evolving House, Vol. 2. Subjects: Dwellings. Architecture, Domestic--History.
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The Evolving House Volume II The Economics of Shelter

by Bemis, Albert Farwell

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Cambridge, MA: The Technology Press, 1934. 605pp. Index. Original cloth. Only the second of three volumes. Signed in black ink by Albert Farwell Bemis; no inscription. Previous owners name on upper FEP; neat and unobtrusive. Inner pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowed with age. Vertical crease to front flyleaf. Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Covers are moderately scuffed/sunned/rubbed/dust-dulled. Moderate rubbing to extremities but no fraying. Outer page edges are scuffed/dust soiled. This is NOT a remainder or ex-library. Nice copy and surprisingly well-preserved.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Collectible. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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