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(HOUSE DESIGN). The Radford Ideal Homes. 100 House Plans 100. Price $1.00.
Chicago: Published by The Radford Architectural Company, (October, 1904). Eighth edition (so stated). 4to., orig. tan cloth with pictorial decoration in green and red, with ‘RADFORD' stamped in red on the rear board, 109, (11)pp. With illustrations of homes and floor plans. With a (2)pp. flyer advertising another Radford publication laid in. Some light soiling o/w a near fine copy.
An updated issue of the Radford catalogue first published in 1903 which offers 100 ‘moderate-in-price' home designs. The cost of most of the finished homes ranges from $1,000 to $2,000 but there are a few ‘luxury' designs from $3,500-$6,500. ‘On the outside edge of each page where a house is illustrated, we publish the price at which full complete working plans and specifications will be furnished. Please note the extremely low prices.' They also provide information in what they furnish in the plans, the estimated cost of the houses, their guarantee, information about lumber, and free plans for insurance adjustment.