The Australian House: Homes of the Tropical North by Balwant Saini and Ray Joyce

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Some foxing to foredges and front and back endpages. Dust jacket has only light creasing at edges and spine.

The traditional timber house of tropical northern Australia is a superb form of vernacular domestic architecture, at its peak during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

This book offers noteworthy examples, providing details on composition and style, including both large residences and small workers' cottages. It includes over 200 photographs and illustrations.