Aller Doris (49 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, Eighth Printing, October 1965 on copyright page. Book Condition: Good. Gray photo illustration of hands carving with red letters. Red spine with white letters on spine. Some light wear on edges. Crease on bottom corner/side area with small tear. Original $1.95 price in top corner. 95 clean, bright pages are tightly bound. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. (see photos) 34-M).

Build Your Own Adobe by Paul and Doris Aller 1948 vintage hardcover PUBLISHED by Stanford University Press. ?some cover wear, marks, tape, inside some wear inside covers, appears to be ex library, clean and tigh?

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good, Softcover, 95p., illus.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Wraps have light edgewear. Pages are clean with no markings in text. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Eleventh Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Small pencil marking/stain on front/back prelim pages. Cover edges have minor shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Kennedy & Fidiam (photos) (illustrator). 1st. 110pp.; HB quarter-bound; beige w/maroon & beige; some rub & soil w/wear on edges & corners; PONs; some underline, otherwise clean, tight pgs. Illustrated instructions. b/w photos. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, with mylar-covered dj. 110 pgs. Second printing, August 1947. Erased inscription on ffep, else light wear. Small area of paper loss to top front edge of dust jacket, moderate corner wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Twelfth Printing. 95pp. A few chips on the spine. Previous Owner name on the FEP. Clean text Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall G4.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stanford University Press, Published 1946. Hardcover, xi, 110 pp.; 29 cm; color frontispiece; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and plans. In Good condition, no dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with brown cloth spine; light wear to corners and edges. Binding tight. Moderate foxing to both endpapers. Interior pages mildly toned but otherwise unmarked; color frontispiece bright. Step-by-step guide to planning and building an adobe house, written by Paul and Doris Aller based on the experience of building their own home. Published by Stanford University Press. Chapters cover all aspects of adobe construction from making bricks to foundation, walls, roofing, plumbing, electrical wiring, and finishing. Contents: Building with Adobe; Making Bricks for the Adobe House; Planning the Adobe House; Foundation for the Adobe House; Laying the Walls of the Adobe House; Roofing the Adobe House; Plumbing in the Adobe House; Electric Wiring in the Adobe House; Finishing the Adobe House; Owning the Adobe House.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Second Printing. Step by step guide to building an adobe house, illustrated with pictures.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Spine is straight, binding is tight, name sticker inside the book, the rest of the pages are unmarked, very little wear.; 11x9x.25; 92 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Binding is nice, pages are unmarked, some wear.; 11x9x.5; 96 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 4th Printing. Sunset Wook Carving Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair (in mylar). B&W Photographs/Diagrams (illustrator). Third Printing. Textblock clean and tight, b&w photographs and diagrams; Lightly bumped head/foot of spine and corners as well; Heavily worn, shabby, unclipped dust jacket; 110p. Size: 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. PB/pub.1968/Fair condition/95 pages - Complete instructions for the beginning woodcarver. [TI536077]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. Book is in very good condition. Edges around spine are beginning to fade, and corners are lightly bumped. The last quarter or so of the book has a small yellow stain to the top corner that persists to the back cover. Overall a very sharp copy, clean and bright with tight binding.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd printing. 110pp. Quarto hardbound, tight binding. Boards lightly worn, Interior clean throughout. dj: faded, worn, torn, chipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. CLEAN Very Good+ 1946 First Edition hard cover with fair dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. CLEAN Very Good+ 1946 First Edition hard cover with fair dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographs (illustrator). 2nd Printing. Very good, light edgewear, in near very good dust jacket with edge chips & small tears. Yellow cloth binding, size 8x11 with 110 pages. Step by step account of authors building their own adobe home with photographs & floor plan.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 2nd Printing. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, along with a portion of the dust jacket that describes the authors of the book. "Adobe : Spanish pronunciation) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction, or various architectural styles like Pueblo Revival or Territorial Revival. Most adobe buildings are similar in appearance to cob and rammed earth buildings. Adobe is among the earliest building materials, and is used throughout the world. " (from Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Text (hi-gloss paper)/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards w/linen backstrap/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/NF; price-clipped w/nips, chips & small losses to edges; under mylar. PO name to fEP. A hands-on guide to building one's own adobe house and a chronicle of the authors' own experiences in constructing one in Santa Cruz. Paul (topographer) and Doris (writer for Sunset Magazine) Aller and their daughter Diane (student of architecture at the time) share all, including making of waterproof adobe bricks. 10 chapters w/illustrations: I, Building with Adobe; II, Making Bricks for the Adobe House; III, Planning the Adobe House; IV, Foundation for the Adobe House; V, Laying the Walls of the Adobe House; VI, Roofing the Adobe House; VII, Plumbing in the Adobe House; VIII, Electric Wiring in the Adobe House; IX, Finishing the Adobe House; and, X, Owning the Adobe House. Strong copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Stated. Nice vintage copy of this book. Back panel has some writing, else fine.