The Book of Houses by John P. Dean, Simon Breines (1946)

150 b&w Photographs, 100 plans of 1940's post WWII era homes.

Features architecture by CLIFF MAY, GARDNER A. DAILEY, RANDOLPH EVANS, PAUL HAYDEN KIRK, EDWARD WOLF, ARTHUR THOMAS, GARLINGHOUSE, HUGH STUBBINS, PIETRO BELLUSCHI AND OTHERS.

CONTENTS: WHAT HOME OWNERSHIP MEANS, WHAT IT COSTS TO BUY, HUNTING A HOME, ESTIMATING COSTS, WHATCH YOUR PURCHASE PLAN, LEGAL PITFALLS, SAFETY AT HOME, PURCHASING A NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKING THE MOST OF YOU LOT, THE PLAN'S THE THING, REMODELING, DETAILS, KITCHENS AND BATH, PREFABRICATION LOW COST SUMMER HOUSES AND WEEK-END CABINS, WHAT PRICE STYLE?