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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.

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