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B. T. Batsford, London

Residential Flats of All Classes including Artisans' Dwellings: A Practical Treatise on their Planning and Arrangement Together with Chapters on their History, Financial Matters, etc. with Numerous Illustrations

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Title: Residential Flats of All Classes including Artisans' Dwellings: A Practical Treatise on their Planning and Arrangement Together with Chapters on their History, Financial Matters, etc. with Numerous Illustrations
Author: Sydney Perks
Publisher: B. T. Batsford, London
Published: 1905
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 267
Catalogs: Architecture, Vintage Technical
Description: Ex-library, illustrated throughout with plans and photographs. Original maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Spine is frayed and torn at hinges, and binding is failing. Contains the library markings of Forbes Library, Northampton MA, including bookplate on pastedown, withdrawn stamps, and card pocket. Contains some fold-out illustrations. This book is intended to illustrate and describe all manners of flats, from one-room flats in a tenement building to luxurious suites in cities like London, Paris, or New York. At the time of publication, there was no similar book available. Contents include the history of the flat, the emergence of the modern flat, floor-plans, including bad features, artisans' dwellings, comparisons of different kinds of flats, practical notes about engineering, plumbing, and construction, foreign flats, and financial matters. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 267 pages plus publisher's list, quarto.