Materials and Methods of Construction.
Los Angeles: Architectural License Seminars, 1983. Spiral Bound Wraps. Octavo, pp. ca 150, well illustrated w/drawings. More
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Building Construction (BRE Digests).
Boston: Cahners Books, 1973. First American edition. Original Red Cloth. Octavo, pp. viii, 256, indexed, illustrated w/charts & drawings, includes foundations, floors, walls and windows, roofs, jointing, site control, and domestic dwellings. Scarce. This book brings together for the first time the monthly publications of the Building Research Establishment known..... More
Building Defects and Maintenance (BRE Digests).
Boston: Cahners Books, 1974. First American edition. Original Yellow Cloth. Octavo, pp. viii, 256, indexed, illustrated w/charts & drawings, includes design, foundations and walls, floors, roofs, and joinery, painted surfaces, and services. Scarce. This book brings together for the first time the monthly publications of the Building Research Establishment known..... More
Services and Environmental Engineering (BRE Digests).
Boston: Cahners Books, 1973. First American edition. Original Green Cloth. Octavo, pp. viii, 244, indexed, illustrated w/charts & drawings, includes piped services, heating, ventilation, acoustics, lighting, electrical, and external environment. Scarce. This book brings together for the first time the monthly publications of the Building Research Establishment known as the..... More
Progress in Construction Science and Technology No. 2.
Lancaster, England: Medical and Technical Publishing Co., 1973. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 223, includes bibliography. Very scarce technical study of building structure issues (strength of concrete, shear strength of glue joints, developments in structural masonry). Written by acknowledged experts in their respective fields. More
Architectural Engineering.
unknown: F. W. Corporation, 1955. First edition. Original Green Cloth w/silver design. Octavo, pp. 494, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos & drawings. an ambitious work. More
ICS #169 - Specifications, Quantity Surveying, London Building Law, Provincial Building Law, Easements, Estimating.
London: International Textbook Co., n.d. ca 1910. Later printing. Half-leather. Octavo, pp vii, ca 450, illustrated with engravings, indexed. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. Six parts in one. Uncommon. More
Wood Structural Design Data; A Manual for Architects, Builders, Engineers and Other Concerned with Wood Construction.
Washington DC: National Forest Products Assoc, 1970. First edition. Original Maroon Cloth. Large octavo, pp. 236, illustrated w/charts, errata from June 1971 pasted onto title page, replaces earlier edition under same title. copy from library of TAC, practice of Gropius. More
Wood Structural Design Data.
Washington DC: National Forest Products Assoc, 1956. Third edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Large octavo, pp. 362, illustrated w/charts, More
Structures in Concrete and Steel.
Sheffield: The Bennett College, ca 1930's. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. vii, 261, hundreds of b/w photographs and drawings. Very scarce title. An important engineering study, one which the Boston "Big Dig" engineers might have been advised to study!! More
Safety in Building Construction.
Hartford, CT: The Travelers Insurance Company, 1916/1927. Third edition, revised. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. iv, 204, illustrated w/115 halftones & drawings of large-scale construction and safety aspects. More
Paving Handbook; Useful Information, brief specifications, and tabular data for engineers, contractors, road builders.
San Francisco: American Bitumuls & Asphalt Co., 1950. First printing. Spiral Bound Wraps. 12 mo (3 1/2 X 6 1/4), pp. 86, illustrated with b/w photos & charts. Very scarce. More
Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces .
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990. Second edition. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Large Octavo, pp. 307, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings and photographs. Includes a large glossary. Both technical and practical. More
Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces .
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1980. First edition. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Octavo, pp. 317, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
Wiring Diagrams for Light and Power.
New York: Theodore Audel & Co., 1937/1846. Reprint. Original Tan Cloth w/design to cover. 12 mo (4 3/4 X 6 1/2), pp. 210, richly illustrated. A standard for every tradesman and apprentice in his day. More
Surface Structures in Building: Structure and Form. .
New York: Reinhold, 1961. First American edition. Original Stiff Wraps. Octavo, pp. 142, illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
Industrial Education Magazine, bound volume of 12 issues, July 1922 - June 1923.
Peoria, IL: The Manual Arts Press, 1922-1923. First edition. Half-Cloth with Boards. Quarto, each issue pp. ~30, plus pp. ~40 pages of period advertising, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Ex-library markings. Covers such educational departments as arts and crafts; auto mechanics; electrical work; farm mechanics; mechanical drawing; metalworking;..... More
Industry, Architecture, and Engineering: American Ingenuity 1750-1950.
New York: Harry N Abrams, 2000. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 287, indexed, illustrated in b/w. More
Surveying.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1940. Second edition. Decorated Boards, green w/gilt lettering. Small octavo, pp 624, indexed. b/w photographs, maps, and diagrams. A thorough examination of survey methods, including geometric principles, and hydrographic surveys. Explanations of municipal and United States historical and legal surveys. The theory for drawing maps..... More
Architectural Construction; The Choice of Structural Design.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1949. Third printing. Original Blue Cloth w/gilt title on cover. Octavo, pp. ix, 414, indexed, hundreds of b/w drawings, photos. A very influential book, given the post war building boom in the USA. Information on: building codes and design standards; choosing the framing..... More
The Elements of Building Construction and Architectural Drawing.
London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1860. First edition. Publisher's cloth, gilt title on spine and cover. Octavo, pp. v, 120 w/ 16 pages of publisher's ads, 133 b/w illustrations, some folding. Part of Cassell's Technical Manuals series. A basic pocket book for builders, which details all aspects of building work..... More
Structural Systems.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. First paperback edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. 256, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Architecture must assimilate the scientific and technological advances that influence it, but must also be imaginative and creative. This book represents a new approach to course work in architectural structures -..... More
Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction.
Washington, D.C. AIA Research Corporation, 1981. First edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 101, illustrated w/ b/w drawings and photographs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for administering the National Flood Insurance Program and sponsoring other activities intended to reduce losses attributable to flooding. This manual was prepared to encourage..... More
Our New Warehouse.
Pittsburgh, PA: Follansbee Brothers Co., 1903. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong 12 Mo, pp. 16, richly illustrated w/ b/w engravings. Nice, detailed engravings of a 1903 warehouse from numerous angles, exterior and interior, including ceilings, roofs and columns. More
Universal Dictionary of Mechanical Drawing.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1906. First edition, third impression. Original Green Cloth. Rectangular quarto, pp. 60, richly illustrated. Laid in: The Snyderian Method of Perspective Drawing:Architectural: Part One in original envelope. precursor to Architectural Graphic Standards. More