Picture 1 of 7
SOLD
The Hand-Sculpted House : A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob
Condition:
Ended: 03 May, 2024 17:06:44 BST
Postage:
Located in: Divide, Colorado, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 25 Jun and Sat, 29 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 99.2% positive Feedback
Registered as private seller, so consumer rights stemming from EU consumer protection law do not apply. eBay Money Back Guarantee still applies to most purchases.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404944519925
Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Illustrated, First Printing
- ISBN
- 9781890132347
- Book Title
- Hand-Sculpted House : a Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Bednar, Deanne, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- House & Home
- Topic
- Design & Construction, Do-It-Yourself / General
- Item Weight
- 25.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
About this product
Product Information
"The Hand-Sculpted House inspired me to learn and do more and transformed how I saw homes and building in general."--Mother Earth News "If you follow it word for word you will build yourself a house no matter who you are."--Builder Paul Dillon, quoted in The Irish Times Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to its surroundings that its creators refer to it as "an ecstatic house." The authors build a house the way others create a natural garden. They use the oldest, most available materials imaginable-earth, clay, sand, straw, and water-and blend them to redefine the future (and past) of building. Cob (the word comes from an Old English root, meaning "lump") is a mixture of non-toxic, recyclable, and often free materials. Building with cob requires no forms, no cement, and no machinery of any kind. Builders actually sculpt their structures by hand. Building with earth is nothing new to America; the oldest structures on the continent were built with adobe bricks. Adobe, however, has been geographically limited to the Southwest. The limits of cob are defined only by the builder's imagination. Cob offers answers regarding our role in Nature, family and society, about why we feel the ways that we do, about what's missing in our lives. Cob comes as a revelation, a key to a saner world. Cob has been a traditional building process for millennia in Europe, even in rainy and windy climates like the British Isles, where many cob buildings still serve as family homes after hundreds of years. Cob houses (or cottages, since they are always efficiently small by American construction standards) are not only compatible with their surroundings, they ARE their surroundings, literally rising up from the earth. They are full of light, energy-efficient, and cozy, with curved walls and built-in, whimsical touches. They are delightful. They are ecstatic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN-10
1890132349
ISBN-13
9781890132347
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2269641
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hand-Sculpted House : a Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Design & Construction, Do-It-Yourself / General
Illustrator
Bednar, Deanne, Yes
Genre
House & Home
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
693/.22
Lc Classification Number
Th4818.A3
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:404944519925
Postage and packaging
Item location:
Divide, Colorado, United States
Posts to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and packaging | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| US $4.87 (approx EUR 4.54) | United States | Economy P&P (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Tue, 25 Jun and Sat, 29 Jun to 43230 |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales tax for an item #404944519925
Sales tax for an item #404944519925
Seller collects sales tax/VAT for items dispatched to the following states:
| County | VAT rate |
|---|
Returns policy
| Return policy details |
|---|
| The seller won't accept returns for this item. |
Payment details
Payment methods
Registered as a private seller
Thereby, consumer rights stemming from EU consumer protection law do not apply. eBay buyer protection still applies to most purchases.
Seller Feedback (148)
n***3 (1)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
I have purchased items before from Pages Strings and Things & I am always impressed with the product, craftsmanship, communication & the care in how the item (s) shipped. I will definitely continue to purchase her crafts in the future! They always make fun & unique gifts! : )
s***. (2008)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Absolutely wonderful seller. Fast shipping. Received item as described in excellent condition. Super cute bear. Thank you for another great purchase.
e***j (4)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item received in a timely manner. Pleasantly surprised to receive a little gift along with the item purchased. Thank you!
More to explore:
- Revision/Practice School Textbooks & Study Guides,
- Revision/Practice English School Textbooks & Study Guides,
- Revision/Practice Paperback School Textbooks & Study Guides,
- Revision/Practice CD-ROM School Textbooks & Study Guides,
- Revision/Practice English School Textbooks & Study Guides in English,
- Practical Motorist Magazines,
- Practical Electronics Magazines,
- Practical Wireless Magazines,
- Practical Electronics Monthly Magazines,
- Study Guide School Textbooks & Study Guides