Houston, TX: University of St. Thomas Art Dept. 1966. First edition. Perfect Bound. Octavo, pp. 288. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w photos, prints, and drawings. This catalogue of a 1966 museum exhibit showcases a wide variety of examples of ironwork throughout the ages, from ancient coins and talismans to arms and..... More
Plainville, MI; Hampden, CT; Richmond, VA: VAMPCO; Himco; H&J, 1959. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 8; pp 7; pp 4. b/w photographs, door elevations, and details on each page. Aluminum entrance doors, store fronts, frames, hardware, and accessories, are featured in this nice group of trade publications from..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1930 (but later). First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 248, sumptuously illustrated w/ b/w photographs and plans. An important book and wealth of visual information with scale drawings. Here in the best dustjacketed copy of this book we've ever seen. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing, 1930. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 147, sumptuously illustrated with b/w photographs and plans. Four pages of photographs from a 1927 article in Architecture magazine about antique ironwork laid in. An important book and wealth of visual information on this element of Philadelphia's..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Historical Arts And Casting, 1992. First Reprint edition of the 6th Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 395. Richly illustrated with b/w etchings. A wonderful reprint of a 19th century metal castings catalog from Walter Macfarlane of Glasgow, beautifully produced. More
Wheeling, WV: Canton Steel Ceiling Co., 1917. First edition. Decorated Original Wraps with cloth spine. Oblong quarto, pp. 54, illustrated with b/w photographs. Some pencil notations on the front cover. Small dark stain on title page. This catalog displayed metal ceiling designs that were in stock for immediate shipment from..... More
New York: Whitehead Metal Products Co., 1950. First edition. Comb-bound Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. 272. Index and tab-separated sections. A wonderful 1950 industrial metal catalog, with technical briefs and other useful materials data. Scarce, and in very good condition for a shop copy. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University School of Architecture, 1990. First edition. Original Wraps, embossed in two colors. Tall Octavo, pp. 32. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos. Extremely scarce catalog of the examples of Yellin's work found throughout the Yale University campus, with photographs, a campus map, and essays by Yale..... More
New York: Miller & Doing, Inc. (but W. F. Norman reprint), (1930s). First edition thus. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 80, richly illustrated, indexed, with extensive W.F. Norman price list laid in. rare sheet and cast metal trade piece, with 80 plates of impressive metalwork. Capitals, finials, gargoyles, panel ornaments, festoons..... More
Nevada, MO: W.F. Norman Corp. 1980. First printing. Staplebound Wraps w/stock covers. Quarto (11 X 8 1/2), pp. 72, indexed, updates from 1992 laid in, hundreds of b/w photos of pressed steel ceilings, "shows Greek, Empire, Rococo, Colonial, Oriental, and modern styles of architecture" A facsmile publication of their 1909..... More
