The Short Log & Timber Building Book; A Handbook for Traditional and Modern Post and Beam Houses by Mitchell, James

Pt. Roberts: Hartley & Marks [0-88179-009-5] 1984. (Small 4to) 282pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. The dust jacket is lightly edgeworn with a 1-inch closed tear to the top of the front cover near the spine. "For owner builders and professional builders this book brings a welcome alternative tot he difficulty of long log and the limitations of frame house construction. The first of its kind, it shows how widely avaliable, easily handled short logs and timbers can be fashioned into beautiful houses - and even by the novice on a limited budget". (Household, Construction, Handbook, House Construction, Household, How to, Log Building, Log Cabins, Log Houses, Timber, Wood Construction).