Isaac Hobbs 1876 Hobbs's Architecture Containing Designs & Ground Plans HC

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1876. 265 pp.; frontispiece and 122 illustrations of house and building designs, with plans. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Bound in orange cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 122 designs for houses, villas, cottages, churches, carriage houses, etc., in a wide range of styles by Hobbs's Philadelphia firm. Each design is described and given an estimated price; an introduction provides "practical hints in regard to the cultivation of artistic taste, choice of situation, style, construction, heating, ventilation, etc.to aid its readers in the cultivation of taste and the love of the beautiful." Originally published in 1873 with 84 designs, this edition includes 38 additional designs. Isaac Harding Hobbs represents the architect who managed to prosper in the economic boom present in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Although his work could be characterizes as an example of Victorian excess, he designed and built numerous residences during this period, both in and outside of Pennsylvania; he published two pattern books of his designs and further published and sold his designs through a major periodical intended for middle-class consumption, Godey's Lady's Book. Isaac Hobbs 1876 Hobbs's Architecture Containing Designs & Ground Plans HC Description Up For Sale Today is Hobbs's Architecture Containing Designs and Ground Plans for Villas, Cottages, and Other Edifices, Both Suburban and Rural, Adapted to the United States, with Rules for Criticism, and Introduction by Isaac H. Hobbs Hardcover. 4to. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1876.  265 pp.; frontispiece and 122 illustrations of house and building designs, with plans. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Bound in orange cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present.  Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 122 designs for houses, villas, cottages, churches, carriage houses, etc., in a wide range of styles by Hobbs's Philadelphia firm. Each design is described and given an estimated price; an introduction provides "practical hints in regard to the cultivation of artistic taste, choice of situation, style, construction, heating, ventilation, etc.to aid its readers in the cultivation of taste and the love of the beautiful."  Originally published in 1873 with 84 designs, this edition includes 38 additional designs. Isaac Harding Hobbs represents the architect who managed to prosper in the economic boom present in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Although his work could be characterizes as an example of Victorian excess, he designed and built numerous residences during this period, both in and outside of Pennsylvania; he published two pattern books of his designs and further published and sold his designs through a major periodical intended for middle-class consumption, Godey's Lady's Book. By 1870 Isaac Hobbs had been joined by his son George T. Hobbs in the office at 811 Chestnut Street, and the name of his office was revised to Isaac H. Hobbs & Son. By 1873 the first edition of Hobbs' Architecture has appeared, to be followed by an expanded edition, designed to capitalize on Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Although the second edition was received with considerable and pungent negative criticism by the reviewer for the American Architect and Building News, who commented that "A book more discreditable to all concerned from the authors to the purchasers, is seldom published in any civilized country," critical approval was not needed; and Hobbs continued his great successes in the rural towns of Pennsylvania and New York and even had further designs published in American Architect and Building News, where he continued to demonstrate his fondness for the mansard roof long after other architects had discarded it in favor of the Queen Anne or colonial revival styles. OUR MISSION STATEMENT:  Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service,  accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. 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Price: 400 USD

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

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Binding: Hardcover

Character Family: Isaac Hobbs

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Language: English

Original/Facsimile: Original

Personalized: No

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: J B Lippincott

Region: North America

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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Isaac Hobbs, Godey's Lady Book Architecture, American Victorian Homes

Subject: Art & Photography

Topic: Architecture

Unit Quantity: 1

Year Printed: 1876