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The Octagon House: A Home for All
Seller: Bay State Book Company, North Smithfield, RI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.
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A Home for All The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building
Seller: Sheapast Art and Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 14.98 40% offUS$ 8.99
US$ 5.38 shipping
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Add to basketA Home for All The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building BY Orson S. Fowler, softcover, illustrated reprinted from the 1853 edition. Fredonia Books (NL), 2003. Orson Squire Fowler, published A Home for All, or a New, Cheap, Convenient, and Superior Mode of Building in which he announced that the octagon house with its eight sides enclosed more space than a square one with equal wall space. The octagonal form had been used in public buildings in the past, but now as a concept for domestic architecture it had a dedicated and convincing champion. Fowler's books, stressing the functional and stylistic advantages of the octagon house, found many readers and several hundred followers who sprinkled the landscape from New England to Wisconsin with eight-sided houses, barns, churches, schoolhouses, carriage houses, garden houses, smokehouses, and privies. Fowler's creative idea for an octagon house came to him while contemplating a design for his own home. He wondered why there had been so little advancement in architectural design, particularly given the preponderance of scientific advancements. Looking for a radical change in house style, Fowler questioned why the spherical form that is predominant in nature was not employed in architecture. The constraint of right angles for the framing of houses was the obvious reason. Fowler thought "Why not have our houses six-, eight-, 12-or 20-sided? Why not build after some mathematical figure?" The solution: the octagon. Since octagons enclose more floor space per linear foot than comparable squares or rectangles, Fowler claimed they cost less to build and reduced heat loss. He also insisted octagons allowed in more sunlight and had better ventilation than conventional houses; owners of these unusual homes found that the improved light and ventilation went into the triangular closets and pantries that occupied the octagons' angles. BX14-B/C.
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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction August 1986
Language: English
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1986
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 5 pieces of writing including novelettes and short stories. Featured are Hatrack River by Orson Scott Card (novelette), Strange Eruptions by Harry Turtledove (novelette), Aymara by Lucius Shepard (novelette) Stop-Motion by Tim Sullivan (short story) and The Dragon's Head by Karen Joy Fowler (short story). In Fine Condition.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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paperback. Condition: As New. Ships Out Tomorrow!
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Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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The Octagon House: A Home for All
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Light crease.
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Condition: New.
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Matrimony: Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Congenial Companions for Life (Paperback or Softback)
Language: English
Published by Hansebooks 8/12/2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 333781171X ISBN 13: 9783337811716
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Matrimony: Phrenology and Physiology Applied to the Selection of Congenial Companions for Life. Book.
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Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Condition: New.
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A Home for All The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building (Paperback or Softback)
Language: English
Published by Fredonia Books (NL) 6/17/2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 1410102963 ISBN 13: 9781410102966
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Home for All The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building. Book.
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THE OCTAGON HOUSE; A HOME FOR ALL
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MWABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. With a new introduction Madeleine B. Stern. Dover Publications. Unabridged replication of the work originally published in 1853. 8vo. Previous owner's name/date on first page (art historian Osmund Overby). Uncreased spine, foxing upper edge of textblock, else fine, looks unread trade paperback.
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Condition: New.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Religion, Natural and Revealed: Or, the Natural Theology and Moral Bearings of Phrenology and Physiology : Including the Doctrines Taught and Duties Inculcated Thereby, Compared With Those Enjoined in the Scriptures : Together With the Phrenological Exposition of the Doctrines of a Future State
Language: English
Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2019
ISBN 10: 0371182875 ISBN 13: 9780371182871
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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The Self-instructor in Phrenology and Physiology; With Over One Hundred New Illustrations, Including a Chart for the Use of Practical Phrenologists (Paperback or Softback)
Language: English
Published by Legare Street Press 9/9/2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 101454520X ISBN 13: 9781014545206
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Self-instructor in Phrenology and Physiology; With Over One Hundred New Illustrations, Including a Chart for the Use of Practical Phrenologists. Book.
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Condition: New.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Isaac ASIMOV'S Science Fiction: August, Aug. 1986
Published by Davis Publications, NY, 1986
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Magazine / Periodical
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 10, No. 8. Edited by Gardner Dozois & Shiela Williams. Cover art by Terry Lee for "Aymara" (novelette) by Lucius Shepard. Includes "Hatrack River" (novelette) by Orson Scott Card; "Strange Eruptions" (novelette) by Harry Turtledove; "Stop-Motion" by Tim Sullivan; "The Dragon's Head" by Karen Jay Fowler. Departments: "Editorial: The Hollow Earth" by Isaac Asimov; "Letters"; "Gaming" by Matthew J. Costello; "987654321" by Martin Gardner; "Viewpoint: A User's Guide to the Postmoderns" by Michael Swanwick; "On Books" by VBaird Searles; "The SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss. Illustrated by Nicholas Jainschigg, Bob Walters, Arthur George, Laura Lakey, and Terry Lee. Tanning; edge and corner wear; creasing. No label, never was. Book.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Maternity: or, The Bearing and Nursing of Children, Including Female Education and Beauty (Paperback or Softback)
Language: English
Published by Legare Street Press 9/10/2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014946336 ISBN 13: 9781014946331
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Maternity: or, The Bearing and Nursing of Children, Including Female Education and Beauty. Book.
