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More and more people prefer the simplicity of a small mobile home to enjoy nature instead of a conventional house. It s about swapping luxury for freedom. All of the houses featured in Small Mobile Homes are built on a trailer, meaning that not only are they more of a complete home than a caravan, they can also be transported to their owners ideal location. Featuring superb full-colour photography and architectural illustrations, this is a must have resource for anyone considering creating their own, mobile slice of life.

A Collection of Middle Eastern Folk Tales. The Arabian Nights Entertainments selected and edited by Andrew Lang. The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren. Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first. The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days. Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses. People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole. The changes are only in matters of manners and customs; such as wearing clothes or not, meeting lions who talk in the warm countries, or talking bears in the cold countries. There are plenty of kings and queens in the fairy tales, just because long ago there were plenty of kings in the country. A gentleman who would be a squire now was a kind of king in Scotland in very old times, and the same in other places. These old stories, never forgotten, were taken down in writing in different ages, but mostly in this century, in all sorts of languages. These ancient stories are the contents of the Fairy books.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Kniga tysjachi i odnoj nochi - pamjatnik srednevekovoj arabskoj i persidskoj literatury, sobranie rasskazov, obramljonnoe istoriej o persidskom care Shahrijare i ego zhene po imeni Shaherezada.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Pesn' o Rolande - velichajshij pojeticheskij pamjatnik francuzskogo i ispanskogo narodov. On znamenuet soboj blistatel'noe nachalo dvuh vo mnogom rodstvennyh literatur, davshih tak mnogo vsej mirovoj kul'ture.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Nastojashhaja kniga javljaetsja pervoj na russkom jazyke popytkoj sobrat' voedino nekotorye harakternye obrazcy togo zhanra, kotoryj zarodilsja v Ispanii v seredine XVI veka i kotoryj vskore rasprostranilsja s takim besprimernym uspehom po vsej Zapadnoj Evrope i pereshagnul daleko za okean, v strany Latinskoj Ameriki. Zhanr jetot poluchil naimenovanie "plutovskogo romana." Znachenie plutovskogo romana dlja razvitija mirovoj literatury ogromno. Umerev kak konkretno-istoricheskij zhanr, on povlijal na stanovlenie i razvitie bol'shinstva povestvovatel'nyh zhanrov novogo vremeni.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

The book of Enoch and The book of Jubilees

Houses on the side of a mountain, on rocky terrain, or on cliffs by the sea - a perfect blend of contextual architecture and interior design that channels our shared desire for peace and tranquility. Whether because of their impossible location in many cases, or the irregularity of the terrain, the slope of the plots and their geological characteristics, innovative solutions are required in the planning of the structures and the building of the foundations.

Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY Yei Theodora Ozaki. This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore. In telling these stories in English I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West.

This booklet, originally published in 1680, contains the account of the trials of Francis Smith and Jane Curtis for libel. Smith's crime was publishing a satirical set of observations on the trial of Sir George Wakeman, who had been falsely accused in a "Popish Plot." These observations were published using the pseudonym "Tom Ticklefoot," and became an important document contributing to the freedom of the press and the cause of American Liberty almost a century later.

China and Pottery Marks: Pottery & Porcelain Marks: Antique Collectors Guide. From early days when the ancients showed their appreciation of fine pottery and old glassware by burying "these most esteemed possessions" with the dead, fine china has been synonymous with culture and breeding. With our ancestors for generations we share the tradition that, just as first editions give prestige to one's book shelves, old china or the finest work of the modern kilns express readily that good taste and discrimination that is characteristic of our old families. A wealth of association and historic data is to be acquired from the study of the "fabrique marks" and periods of the master craftsmen. If in America there was a general tendency toward acquiring, even a smattering, of this knowledge, there would be less of these drawing-room atrocities which Arthur Hayden in his "Chats on English Earthenware" points out, "To have a modern set of vases adorning a Georgian cabinet is like putting new wine in old bottles."

Townhouses are some of the most interesting creations of modern urban architecture. This selection of newly designed townhouses includes unconventional architectural concepts in terms of imaginative use of space and creative ways of capturing natural light.

This book contains more than 250 floor and elevation plans and construction details for twenty-six prefabricated and cargo-container homes. It includes all the information and guidelines needed to recreate each project plus interior design ideas.

This Special Edition includes the work of R. W. CHAMBERS "THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN, DATE, AND STRUCTURE OF THE POEM".

Easel Calendar 15 x 16.

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

There is a growing trend around the world, particularly in Europe and the United States, to build greener and more sustainable housing in the form of floating homes. Cities like Amsterdam and Seattle boast spectacular neighbourhoods of floating homes with all the comforts and amenities of traditional houses. Available in different sizes and finishes, they are tailored to the needs of each homeowner.