Sears House Designs of the Thirties (Dover Architecture) [Paperback]

Sears Roebuck and Co. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Architecture | Publication Date: December 16, 2003

This handsome reprint of a rare 1930s catalog displays the interiors and exteriors of Sears-designed homes. Illustrations of 68 houses, including measured floor plans, depict such attractive residences as the Belmont — a six-room house — and the Dover — an English cottage with a massive chimney. Over 200 black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover Ed edition (December 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486429946
• ISBN-13: 978-0486429946
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, January 13, 2006

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Rosemary Thornton "Niece of Addie Hoyt Fargo ... (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sears House Designs of the Thirties (Dover Architecture) (Paperback)

Dover Publishing (God bless 'em) reprinted the 1926 Sears Modern Homes catalog many years ago and that reprint (apparently) enjoyed quite a bit of success. And that book - the 1926 reprint - was one of the books that turned me on to Sears Homes.

This is another reprint of a Sears Modern Homes catalog, specifically the 1932 catalog. In their description, Dover calls it a "rare" catalog and it's not as common as the others but I don't know that I'd call it RARE.

The only downside is the lack of color. The 1932 catalog was a beauty with lots of bright colors but that's a minor point here.

I'm delighted to see this catalog reprinted. It shows the Sears Modern Homes program from a slightly different angle, with their "special order" homes featured. These fine and fancy homes were far cries from the kit bungalows that made Sears famous.

It also has several testimonials and lots of cool trivia. For the Sears Home Aficionado, this one is worth the money.

Rose
author, "The Houses That Sears Built"
and co-author, "California's Kit Homes"

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, June 26, 2007

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A. Scranton (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sears House Designs of the Thirties (Dover Architecture) (Paperback)

I felt this book had too many interior drawings & that the plans were all too similar. While I know this book is a reproduction catalogue, other books from this genre have more varied styles illustrated in their floor plans.