[Rarebooks] FS: Model Homes of 1878, with Paint Chips

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"PALLISER'S MODEL HOMES. Showing a Variety of Designs for Model Dwellings"

Bridgeport; Palliser, Palliser & Co.: [1878]. “Tenth thousand”.

“Also, farm-barn and hennery, stable and carriage house, school house,
Masonic association building, bank and library, town hall and three
churches”.

First published in 1876, the Palliser designs include both the Stick Style
of the 1860s and the Queen Anne styles of the 1870s. Some of the houses
are identified by their actual location and owners. Of added interest in
this copy, there are a number of illustrated advertisements for
architectural accessories at the end, including a two-page advertisement
for John Lucas & Co. of Philadelphia, a paint manufacturer, which has
mounted paint samples on both pages.

Hardcover. 6”x9”, 98 pages, plus 28 b/w plates (pages 85-98 are
illustrated advertisements). Publisher’s decorative green and black cloth,
light soil, a little wear, but a very nice copy.  [31395]  $200.00

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