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Selected Homes

Paperback catalog with glossy, magazine-like covers held together with two staples in the left edge. The front cover has a full page color illustration of a home with a red roof, white siding, green lawn, red tulips in the foreground, and a tree beside the driveway. The title "Selected Homes" is in large red letters in the top half, and the publisher information in the bottom half. Someone wrote the word "nothing" at the top of the front cover in cursive pencil. The back cover has a full page list of plan books published by L.F. Garlinghouse Company. The pages inside show the homes in black and white photos, and the blueprints in dark blue. The catalog is in excellent condition. 40 pages. Size: 7.75" x 10.5" From www.kshs.org/kansapedia/garlinghouse-company/20196: ""Lewis F. Garlinghouse was a realtor and entrepreneur who wanted a way to promote his construction business. He co-founded the Garlinghouse company with his brother in Topeka. The real estate sales company expanded to handle house construction and home design publishing. His company is credited with being the first to sell home plans to the world, which eventually grew to be among the largest house plan book companies in

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