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Scottsville, NY: Carl F. Schmidt. 1958. Hardcover. NF; No. 592 of 1000 copies. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Important book in architectural history; Ltd to 1000 Copies; Blue cloth; 8vo; No DJ .

Scottsville, NY: Carl F. Schmidt, 1958. 1st, Limited, Numbered . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 207pp.; HB blue w/gilt; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. " ...the author lists every octagonal building in the nation, along with somethin of its history." photos & floor plans. signed by Schmidt. #262 of 1000

Scottsville, NY: Privately Printed, 1958. Limited ed. Hardcover. fine. One of one thousand numbered copies signed by the author (of which this is No. 311). Hardcover. 207 pp. Illustrated with photos and floor plans. Scarce work on the history and design of octagonal houses, a "fad" that influenced Amercian architecture primarily in the 1850s and 1860s. There is a state-by-state listing with brief descriptions of these structures, a large section of photographs of them and a concluding section containing floor plans of two dozen of them. Fine, small Christmas gift inscription front free endpaper. Issued without dust jacket.

NY: SELF- PUB.. COPY #422 OF 1,000. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1958.

Scottsville: Carl F. Schmidt, 1958. First edition. Orig. navy cloth. Near fine. Schmidt, Carl F. 207 pages. Small 8vo, 21 x 13 cm.With a host of photographs of octagonal houses, and plans drawn to scale by the author. Surveys the existing octagonal and polygonal buildings and their influence on American architectural history. Limited edition, one of 1000.

Scottsville: Carl F. Schmidt, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Signed by author. First edition, #256 of 1000 copies. Signed without inscription by author on title page. Ink gift note on front endpaper, related newspaper articles laid in. 1978 Hard Cover. [vi], 207 pp. 8vo. An architectural monograph focusing on octagon house plans, particularly examples from the latter half of the nineteenth century. Numerous examples and photographs.

Scottsville, NY: published by the author, 1958. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). published by the author, Scottsville, NY 1958. Signed by Author on Title page. First Edition. 1st Printing. 207 pages. 1000 printed, this is no. 423. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Located by states. While tracing the history of the octagons back to 300 B. C. When Greek culture was in flower, he points out that the heyday of the fad in America came in the 1850's, with the phrenologist, Orson S. Fowler, as its major prophet. The eight-sided and other polygonal are slowly fading from the American scene. They are going the way of the covered bridges and the log cabins. Signed Architecture::Historic Buildings 6290 6290