Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2009. 239 pages, colour illustrations; 24 x 29 cm. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "With its archetypal open plan and reverence of indoor-outdoor living, the Ranch house is at the very heart of the California dream. When we picture California Ranch houses - the low-slung, informal dwellings that engulfed suburbs after World War II - we are thinking of just one part of a phenomenon that has its roots in early-nineteenth-century Spanish and Mexican ranchos, and which continues today in houses that are startling and up-to-the-minute. Examples of the type have been called ranchos, ranchers, and California ramblers. They have been styled Spanish, Japanese, and French; Monterey and International; Vernacular, Minimalist, and Modernist. From the 1797 Rancho Los Alamitos of Long Beach to such contemporary homes as the Miller Residence of Corte Madera, Ranch Houses unveils the great variety and the very finest examples of this multifaceted form. Including the work of such architectural luminaries as Cliff May, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Charles Moore, Ranch Houses is an essential resource for architects, home owners, and all those who aspire to the indoor/outdoor lifestyle that is the California Dream." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Three California ranch houses, including one in Tennessee; Camulos and Ramona; Cliff; History and modernity--ranch style; Twenty-six California ranch houses; Rancho Los Alamitos; Rancho Camulos; Rancho San Julian; Will Rogers ranch; King Gillette ranch; Roper residence; Kaufmann house; Sinatra house, "Twin Palms"; Donnell residence, "Il Novillero"; Schaffer residence; Private residence; Kirschenbaum residence; Alice Erving residence; Edris residence; Pope ranch, "El Peco"; Pascal/Weinraub residence; Kenaston residence; Kelham residence; Eichler house; Eshelman residence; Licht residence; Allewelt residence; Baas/Walrod residence; Valley Center house; Beck/Miller residence; Desert house.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong. Collectible.