Brattleboro, VT: The Steven Greene Press, 1974/81. Reprint of 1892 edition by Orange Judd Co. Paperback. 12mo (5.5 x 8.5). pp 188. with 300 illustrations (reproductions of b/w engravings). An important reprint, especially in light of the fact that little was published on the subject, then and now. A nice..... More
New York: Oxford Univ Press, 1980. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 245, indexed, glossary. Illustrated throughout with several hundred clear, sometimes whimsical line drawings, more than half of them from the author's own hand. An intriguing look at what buildings do and how they do it. Extremely..... More
Storey Publishing, LLC, February 15, 2005. Paperback. More
London: Routledge, 1961. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 297. Well-illustrated with b/w photos and drawings in text. More
Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 1995. Later printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 235, indexed, richly illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. More
Cleveland, OH: J. H. Jansen, 1923. First edition. Maroon Linen over boards portfolio with tie slips. Quarto, portfolio of 68 loose b/w plates of church exteriors and interiors. This collection of 68 plates is complete as presented. The numbering of the plates is not consecutive in that some of the..... More
Cleveland, OH: J. H. Jansen, 1923. First edition. Green Linen over boards portfolio with tie slips. Quarto, portfolio of 55 loose b/w plates of home exteriors and interiors. This collection of 55 plates is complete as presented. The numbering of the plates is not consecutive in that some of the..... More
New York: St Martin's Press, 1982. First edition. Boards. Sq. Quarto, pp. 348. Well illustrated, in color and b/w. Bibliography and index. Traces the evolution of the Middle Class European town house, both as a residence and as a place of commerce. Impressive study. More
Pownal, VT: Storey Publishing, 1994. Third Printing. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 280. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, and plans. A nice, practical how-to guide for the home builder. More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2006. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 191, profusely illustrated in b/w & color. One of the first (and best) on the subject of barn restoration. By the well known architect and architectural historian. Now available in an updated new version, one which does..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2006. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 191, profusely illustrated in b/w & color. One of the first (and best) on the subject of barn restoration. By the well known architect and architectural historian. Now available in an updated new version, one which does..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1984. First edition. Boards. quarto (9 x 11). pp 186. indexed. illustrated with color and b/w photographs. One of the first (and best) on the subject of barn restoration, long out of print. By the well known architect and architecutral historian. More
Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1995. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 80. Richly illustrated with color photos. More
Detroit, MI: Circul-Air Corp. 1957. First edition. Staplebound Wraps Taped Into Library Board Binding. Quarto, pp. 64. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, and plans. Very scarce copy of this volume in a series of publications on modern developments in fire station design. Includes designs for one and two story fire..... More
Council Bluffs, Iowa: Yellow Barn Press, 1997. Limited edition, 150 copies. Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. ca. 16 nn pages, errata slip bound in. A wonderful letter press project, issuing 4 engravings by Depol that were lost for a long time. depicting the salt box barn, the square barn with gable..... More
Munich: Callwey, 1998. First edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 283, indexed, beautifully illustrated in b/w photos & drawings, text in German. More
Columbus, OH: Ermal Inc., 1968. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 19. Color and b/w photographs, Ideas for stylish porches, patios, decks swimming pools, and contemporary sixties building materials are depicted in this trade publication. Very nicely photographed and designed. More
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1950. Third edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floorplans, photographs and halftones. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. A very early piece on this singularly American vernacular architectural style..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1978. Reprint - limited edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. unpaginated, Limited Edition of 1000 Copies. A facsimile of Samuel F. Eveleth's School-house Architecture (Hitchcock 430), a pattern book of 1870, with a new introduction by John Crosby Freeman. Beautiful as-new reprint of an 1870..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1951. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 239. Thoroughly illustrated with 380 b/w photos and 120 plans. A thorough survey of American house types in the "modern" style in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Covers a range of house types, from inexpensive mass-produced homes to mansions, with..... More
New York: Hearst Magazines, Inc., 1951. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Large quarto (9 1/2" x 12 1/2") Color renderings, photographs, b/w drawings, and floor plans throughout. Also many building trades advertisements. Articles about micro-climate, site selection for homes, landscaping, roof ventilation, sun screens, baffles, and other design elements which..... More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1986. First trade edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. xvii, 246, indexed, numerous illustrations in b/w. A title commissioned by Clem Labine and Patricia Poore. Portions of the text had been included in Old House Journal issues. The life's work of an acknowledged expert. Wonderfully illustrated and researched..... More
Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 1999. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Oblong Octavo, pp. 85, richly illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A jewel of a treatise on the predecessors of our American "first period architecture." Available as-new at a wonderful price; belongs in every builder's and architect's library!..... More
Pittstown, NJ: Main Street Press, 1985. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 126, profusely illustrated w/drawings. Scarce. More
Sanger, CA: Quill Driver Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover w/Color Pictorial Dust Jacket. Quarto, pp 215, including index. Generously illustrated with color photographs throughout. Colored free end papers. An interesting and thought-provoking study, covering more than 100 buildings that are partially or completely subterranean. More
