Home Owners’ catalogs: designed, to serve those who are planning their own homes as a guide. . . . by [ARCHITECTURE]. [STOWELL, Kenneth K., et al.] - [1945].

New York: F.W. Dodge Corp., [1945]. Twenty-three catalogues in one vol. Thick 4to. [Approx. 250 pp (sections all separately paginated)]. 100s of colour illustrations, colour-printed pages, colour-illustrated softcovers, 100s of black & white photo illustrations, text illustrations, diagrams. Publisher’s teal-coloured cloth, silver lettering & illustration of home on front cover, gilt lettering on spine (minor rubbing, shelfwear), still VG copy. First edition, thus, of this remarkable omnibus catalogue, including the manufacturing catalogues for many different companies, opening with a section on floor plans, and layouts for American homes issued during the last year of World War II. Featuring Pittsburgh Glass designs for the Mid-Century Modern homes built after the War, air conditioning units, steel cabinets, and many types of bathroom and kitchen fixtures. Although released commonly by Dodge under the same title, the catalogue anthologies often varied, and included typically widely different manufacturers and products.