To include: Carolina Dwelling (Raleigh: NC State University, 1978), card covers, a classic for vernacular architecture in the state (inscribed to Joe Rowand, external wear); Bishir, Catherine. North Carolina Architecture (Chapel Hill and London: UNC Press for the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina, Inc., 1990), large folio with dust jacket. The state's must-have coffee table book (Tears to jacket, the text with numerous post-it notes; good condition); Lyons, Mary E. Master of MAhogany: Tom Day, Free Black Cabinetmaker (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994), with dust jacket (very good condition); Bishir, Catherine. and Southern, Michael. TA Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1996), hardbound edition with jacket (inscribed to Joe Rowand, else like new); McFarland, Kenneth. The Architecture of Warren County, North Carolina, 1770s - 1860s (Warrenton: Warren County Historical Association, 1990), with dust jacket (some wear to jacket, else like new); Little, M. Ruth. The Town and Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1795-1975(Chapel Hill: The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, 2006), with dust jacket (excellent condition).

Tallest 14-1/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Joseph D. Rowand, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Joe Rowand was instrumental in developing a contemporary art scene in North Carolina. After studying in New York City at Parsons, he brought the big city art feel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina when he opened Somerhill Gallery in 1972. His gallery served as an epicenter for collectors and artists to gather and grow for over thirty years.