 | The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $2.75 The basis for all western architecture before 1920.
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 | The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio
Buy new: $21.12 / Used from: $16.50 Another great treatise by the most influential architect of classical (or neo-classical) architecture
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 | Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb by Stephen Mouzon
Buy new: $32.80 / Used from: $29.65 Great primer for the aspiring classical architect. Would be great if every home builder in America had one.
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 | The Complete Book of Wood Mouldings: 1,850 Profiles from the Center Lumber Collection by Nalla Wollen
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.25 Great resource of molding profiles.
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 | Charleston Ironwork: A Photographic Study by Charles N. Bayless
Buy used from: $34.94 Indispensible resource for period ironwork
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 | The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, Installing and Restoring the World's Finest Roof (The Slate Roof Bible, 2nd Edition) by Joseph Jenkins
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $28.64 Great resource for slate roofs
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 | The Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Downing to the Origins of Wright by Vincent Scully
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 | The Houses of McKim, Mead & White by Samuel G. White
Buy new: $44.10 / Used from: $29.99 Resurgence of the shingle style makes this a good pick
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 | Historic Arts & Crafts Homes of Great Britain by Brian Coleman
Buy new: $29.16 / Used from: $16.96 Focuses on Arts and Crafts interiors
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 | Lowcountry Plantations Today by William P. Baldwin
Buy new: $59.95 / Used from: $49.98 A bit dated, but good resource of lowcountry design
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 | Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town by A. Hays Town
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $22.45 The master of the Louisiana plantation style
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 | Houses and Gardens by E L Lutyens by Lawrence Weaver
Buy new: $48.65 Nice photos of the English master architect of country houses
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 | Architecture of the Old South by Mills Lane
Buy new: $54.00 / Used from: $24.00 |
 | Principles of Roman Architecture by Mark Wilson Jones
Buy new: $30.40 / Used from: $20.98 |
 | Dressed Stone: Types of Stone, Details, Examples (Detail Practice) by Theodor Hugues
Buy new: $35.68 / Used from: $30.79 |
 | In Jefferson's Shadow: The Architecture of Thomas R. Blackburn by Bryan Clark Green
Buy used from: $38.71 |
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