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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar51908newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE The Great MontHly for tHe American Home OCTOBER. "THE FUTURE OF THE AEROPLANE," by Henri Farman An illuminating article from the greatest of aviators " OSTEOPATHY," by E. M. Downing The second and last chapter on the theory and practice of this new school. "BETWEEN THE LINES," by Sally Royce Weir A thrilling chapter of personal reminiscences " ST. LUKE'S SUMMER," by Mary Cholmondeley The first instalment of a two-part story by the author of " Red Pottage" Other articles and stories in this numbei are by Maarten Maartens, Will Adams, Jackson Cross, Edward Marshall, Frank W. Sweet, etc. Every direct purchase of five dollars' worth of R. H. Russell's books will entitle you to a year's subscription to this great magazine 15 CENTS A COPY $1.50 A YEAR THE BEST READING THE TIGER AND THE INSECT By John Habberton. $1.20 Illustrated by Walter Russell. If you have read "Helen's Babies" you won't be in danger of missing this long-awaited sequel to that famous and laughable book. MORE WOLFVILLE STORIES—THE BLACK LION INN By Alfred Henry Lewis. $1.50 Illustrated by Frederic Remington. Stirring stories of adventure on the frontier, told by Westerners snowbound in an old inn. THE WIND IN THE TREE By The Duchess of Sutherland. $1.50 An introduction, through a series of charming love adventures, to people and manners of the widest interest. HER MAJESTY THE KING By James Jeffrey Roche. $1.50 Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Full of wit, originality, and satire. CHARLES DANA GIBSON on his recent return to this country, reiterated his statement that he would not return to the pen-and-ink work which made him famous. Mr. Russell has collected these drawings and offers seven volumes : The Social Ladder, Americans, A Widow and Her Friends, The Education of Mr. Pipp, SKetches and Cartoons, Pictures of People, People of DicKens. Printed on heavy plate paper and bound in Japan vellum. $5.00 a volume. He offers many other important art publications, including Frederic Remington's books and prints. Enriched editions of Rossetti, William Morris, Burne-Jones, and one of the wittiest satires ever penned, by James McNeill Whistler. He will, upon request, send information about limited editions, signed personally by James McNeill Whistler, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederic Remington, and others. Write for a list of other important publications. R. H. RUSSELL, Publisher jfft Dept.A., 3 W. 29th St., New York M» '■■■"; MB iHMBIHEB _A r i^ *•' / ¥ w*^ \ ; £ -3 Just Published Tenth Edition cTHO DE RN PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER H EAT IN G CONTAINING THE c7WOST cTWODE RN cTWETHODS OF PLUMB- ING AS CON- STRUCTED cA T THE PRESENT DAT E & A* Soil and Waste Pipe Ventilation, Back Vent- ing, The House Trap, The Fresh Air Inlet and Their Advantages. Siphonage of Traps, The Cause and How to Remedy the Same. How to Test Soil and Waste Pipes. Probable Questions of Plumbing Examining Board, and Answers to Same. Hydraulics of Plumbing, with Original Illustrations. Practical Drawings and all Im- portant Features in the Construction of Modern Plumbing Work. STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING How to correctly figure on any size or shape of building with steam or hot water. How to find the heating capacity of any shape or make of boiler for steam or hot water heating. The most practical time-saving tables ever compiled and published. A new table of how to quickly find the correct measurement of 45-degree angles, a most useful thing in Steam and Hot Water construction. This has never before ap- peared in print. More practical illustrations than ever pub- lished in any one volume, which show the various systems of construction in the heating and ventilating of buildings by the steam or hot water systems. By JAMES J. LAWLERj Over three hundred diagrams and illustra- tions, showing the various systems of construc- tion in the heating and ventilating by steam or hot water systems. Six folding inserts showing Waste Pipe System of Plumbing, One-pipe Sys- tem of Both Steam and Hot Water Heating, Overhead System, Fan System of Heating and Ventilation, and Steam and Hot Water Circuits. 400 Pages, Large Octavo Size, 10x71/2 inches. Bound in Extra Cloth. Price, Postpaid, $5.00. cTWUNN ca, CO., 361 Broadway, NEW YORK Prevents Drafts, Dust and Window Rattling. IVES* PATENT Window Stop Adjuster.
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