The New Home Owner's Handbook By C.B. Smith Home Value Material Cost 1948 published by the The World Publishing Company in United States. Condition: Dust jacket has multiple rips and tears. Shelf wear around edges of the book and pages have browning due age discoloration. There are no writings, rips or tears to the pages. A very interesting book and two pictures show sampling of material in book. Throughout the book there is actual pricing of materials page 77 linoleum is $3 per square foot and ceramic tile is $1 per square foot. Additional explains proper underlayment and types in f flooring.  Page 70 discusses electricity and how to read a meter. Black & white illustration and plans throughout book