The American Barn
by Leffingwell, Randy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (First page carries lavish signature of former architect-designer owner; binding has slight wear at head and heel of spine,
- ISBN 10
- 0760301093
- ISBN 13
- 9780760301098
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International Publishers, 1997. Hardcover. VG- (First page carries lavish signature of former architect-designer owner; binding has slight wear at head and heel of spine, otherwise vibrant.). Salmon buckram, white & color illus. dust jacket, 192 pp., 200+ color illus. "Chronicles the evolution of this near-universal structure as it migrated from the 17th century Virginia Company settlements on the East Coast to the far-flung Northwest. In its travels, the barn was continuously reinvented by the particular agricultural demands of the region and by the evolving technologies of the day. From the famous connected barns of the East to round dairy barns in the Midwest to cattle and horse-breaking barns in the far west, [this book] examines nearly 400 years of form and function." (dj) And with more than 200 beautiful color photographs, too.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 151639
- Title
- The American Barn
- Author
- Leffingwell, Randy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (First page carries lavish signature of former architect-designer owner; binding has slight wear at head and heel of spine,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0760301093
- ISBN 13
- 9780760301098
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, WI
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- American Architecture ; American Barns ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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