Ianto Evans (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First printing of the Second Edition of 'Rocket Stoves to Heat Cob Buildings'. Paperback covers, near fine with gentle shelf wear. Corners sharp. Spine square. Binding nice. Interior clean. An unread copy.

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. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Condition: New. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. "The Hand-Sculpted House inspired me to learn and do more and transformed how I saw homes and building in general."-Mother Earth News"If you follow it word for word you will build yourself a house no matter who you are."-Builder Paul Dillon, quoted in The Irish TimesAre you ready for the Cob Cottage?This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to its surroundings that its creators refer to it as "an ecstatic house."The authors build a house the way others create a natural garden. They use the oldest, most available materials imaginable-earth, clay, sand, straw, and water-and blend them to redefine the future (and past) of building. Cob (the word comes from an Old English root, meaning "lump") is a mixture of non-toxic, recyclable, and often free materials.Building with cob requires no forms, no cement, and no machinery of any kind. Builders actually sculpt their structures by hand.Building with earth is nothing new to America; the oldest structures on the continent were built with adobe bricks. Adobe, however, has been geographically limited to the Southwest. The limits of cob are defined only by the builder's imagination.Cob offers answers regarding our role in Nature, family and society, about why we feel the ways that we do, about what's missing in our lives. Cob comes as a revelation, a key to a saner world.Cob has been a traditional building process for millennia in Europe, even in rainy and windy climates like the British Isles, where many cob buildings still serve as family homes after hundreds of years.Cob houses (or cottages, since they are always efficiently small by American construction standards) are not only compatible with their surroundings, they ARE their surroundings, literally rising up from the earth. They are full of light, energy-efficient, and cozy, with curved walls and built-in, whimsical touches. They are delightful. They are ecstatic. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).…

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).…

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Printing from 1979. Paperback wraps. Wraps good with rubbing, age wear. Large crease to front cover. Small closed tear to bottom edge of back cover. Spine square. Glue binding is intact. Pages clean and bright. Text unmarked.

Condition: New. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear consistent with age and use. Gift inscription in ink on front inside cover, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Light bending and curling to covers and page block. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Volunteers in Asia, Published 1979. Paperback, 96 pp.; 23 cm; second printing (October 1979, 3000 copies); illustrated with line drawings by the author and black-and-white photographs; cover graphic by Greg Shaw. In Good condition. Rust-brick illustrated paper covers show mild to moderate wear, with bumping to edges and corners, color loss along edges, and fading toward spine. Small nick at bottom edge of rear cover, light surface scratches at upper left. Perfect bound and tight. Foxing, soiling, and toning to block edges; pages mildly toned with occasional spotting, otherwise unmarked. Laid in is an original Volunteers in Asia promotional sheet on blue stock, folded once and printed both sides: one side "The Lorena Cookstove, a low-cost alternative in the fight against deforestation," which announces this manual as being prepared for distribution in late 1978; the other "Appropriate Technology Publications, Sept. 1979," listing the Appropriate Technology Sourcebook Volumes I and II, The Arusha Windmill, Appropriate Technology: Problems and Promises, and Where There Is No Doctor. First construction manual for the Lorena stove, a massive sand-and-clay cookstove developed by Ianto Evans at Estacion Experimental Choqui in highland Guatemala in 1976-77 and published at the height of concern over Third World firewood scarcity. Introductory Note by Erik Eckholm, Foreword by Ken Darrow. Covers soil selection, mixing and carving the lorena, dampers, chimney, cooking, and sample designs, with an appendix on rice hulls as fuel and a postscript assessing the stove's diffusion in Guatemala. The Lorena became the most widely disseminated improved-cookstove design of the appropriate technology movement, then was overturned by its own developers: testing at Aprovecho in 1989 found it consumed roughly three times the fuel of a carefully tended open fire, a result the organization credits with driving its turn to the rocket stove. Evans went on to found the Cob Cottage Company and co-author The Hand-Sculpted House and Rocket Mass Heaters. The 1981 successor edition adds Michael Boutette as co-author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Minimal wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 100pp Here is a superefficient wood fired heater you can build for yourself in a weekend for less than a hundred dollars. This book explains in detail exactly how to build one, then how to use it in a range of applications. We discuss materials: where to find them, what to pay and how to make use of found and recycled parts. The section on fire and fuels is thorough but simple; we tried to keep away from numbers wherever possible. There are success stories, case studies, references and where to find further information, all heavily illustrated. Size: 180mm x 255mm. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No inscriptions etc. Light wear to covers and edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only minor scuffing & signs of handling, a couple of crease-lines at corners, slight wear along edges, spine lightly sun-faded but remains intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. …

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. "The Hand-Sculpted House inspired me to learn and do more and transformed how I saw homes and building in general."-Mother Earth News"If you follow it word for word you will build yourself a house no matter who you are."-Builder Paul Dillon, quoted in The Irish TimesAre you ready for the Cob Cottage?This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to its surroundings that its creators refer to it as "an ecstatic house."The authors build a house the way others create a natural garden. They use the oldest, most available materials imaginable-earth, clay, sand, straw, and water-and blend them to redefine the future (and past) of building. Cob (the word comes from an Old English root, meaning "lump") is a mixture of non-toxic, recyclable, and often free materials.Building with cob requires no forms, no cement, and no machinery of any kind. Builders actually sculpt their structures by hand.Building with earth is nothing new to America; the oldest structures on the continent were built with adobe bricks. Adobe, however, has been geographically limited to the Southwest. The limits of cob are defined only by the builder's imagination.Cob offers answers regarding our role in Nature, family and society, about why we feel the ways that we do, about what's missing in our lives. Cob comes as a revelation, a key to a saner world.Cob has been a traditional building process for millennia in Europe, even in rainy and windy climates like the British Isles, where many cob buildings still serve as family homes after hundreds of years.Cob houses (or cottages, since they are always efficiently small by American construction standards) are not only compatible with their surroundings, they ARE their surroundings, literally rising up from the earth. They are full of light, energy-efficient, and cozy, with curved walls and built-in, whimsical touches. They are delightful. They are ecstatic. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).…

Sprache: Deu Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. 144 Seiten. OriginalKarton. Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar aus der Auflösung einer internen Ministeriumsbibliothek mit Rückensignatur u. Stempeln in gutem gebrauchten Zustand..

Paperback. Condition: New. Deanne Bednar (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: new.