@book{7966,
  author = {Richard Cheek},
  title = {Selling the Dwelling: The Books that Built America's Houses, 1775-2000},
  year = {2013},
  pages = {286 pp.},
  publisher = {The Grolier Club},
  address = {New York, NY},
  isbn = {9781605830506},
  note = {Contents:
Collector's Perspective and Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
The First American Architectural Books: Builder's Guides in the New Republic 
Honoring the Democratic Ideal: The Heyday of the Greek Revival 
Popular Taste Making: Pattern Books and Gothic Fantasies 
Optimism at Mid-Century: Every Man Can Build His Own Home 
Big Firms, Big Sales: Marketing House Plans to the Nation 
Passion for the Past: The Colonial Revival Begins 
Mansions for Millionaires: Beaux Arts Country Houses, 1890-1930 
Smaller Homes for the Millions: Plans by Mail or Houses by Rail 
Bungalows: Artful Houses for the Common Man 
The Homes We Fought For: Modern or Traditional? 
More Developments, Fewer Designs: The Demise of the House Plan Book 
Illustration Sources, Additional Resources, and Bibliography},
  language = {English},
}