Western Ranch Houses: A Sunset Book, Cliff May, Sunset Magazine, NF HC, VG DJ

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May, Cliff, Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing, 1946, 8” x 10 ¾”, 160 pp.

Very Good dust jacket, brown with yellow lettering and black-and-white photos to front cover, edgewear, yellow spine with black lettering, 1 ¼” x ¾” chip to top of spine extending to back cover, brown with black lettering with architectural diagram and black-and-white photo to back cover, sunning along flaps, protected in Mylar. Near Fine quarto, light brown cloth over boards with dark brown gilt to front cover and spine, previous owner's signature to top of front free endpaper, dealer plate to back pastedown, 160 pp. A total of 54 plans, 80 photos, and 105 detailed sketches in black-and-white with green accents. First released in 1946, this book offered a comprehensive look at the ranch style—covering subjects like its history, design, pricing, and landscaping —while promoting it as a model of convenient, comfortable, and practical living for the modern American family.