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Sears House Designs of the Thirties (Dover Architecture)

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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"

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.