Meriden, CT: Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., nd. Later printing. Red Stock Decorated Covers. Small octavo, pp 26. b/w line drawings on each page. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. Gas and electric table lamps, banquet lamps, piano lamps, chandeliers, pendant fixtures and fireplace ornaments are depicted here with..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1982. Reprint. Original Wraps, blue. Folio (18 1/2 X 12), pp. 123, bibliography, 6 full pages colour plates, 33 full page black & white plates, numerous other illustrations. The author has contributed a supplemental history which reviews Victorian lighting, including girandoles and lamps, and..... More
Oslo: Hovik Verk, 1961. First printing. Original Wraps. 12 mo, pp. 53, illustrated in b/w, text in Norweigan. Scarce moderistic trade catalog. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1938. Second edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 445, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w diagrams and photographs. More
New York: Main Street / Universe Books, 1984. First edition. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 159, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A part of the Antiques Magazine Library. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. This history of lighting begins with primitive lamps, oil lamps and candleholders and continues through to Paul..... More
Schenectady, NY: General Electric Company, 1915. Original edition. Trade pamphlet. Trade catalog, 8" 10 1/14", pp 14. b/w illustrations, photographs and diagrams throughout. A scarce and interesting trade piece documenting early light fixtures with specifications and descriptive photographs in Boston and the Midwest. More
New York: Pantheon, 1979. First edition, as stated. Original Black Cloth w/gilt design of lightbulb on cover. Octavo, pp. 174, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w and color, plus glossary of terms. Room-by-room guide, planning, lighting art and possessions, lighting indoor plants, do-it-yourself lighting, outdoor lighting, ideas for saving energy. More
New York: Pantheon, 1979. First edition, as stated. Original Black Cloth w/ gilt design of lightbulb on cover. Octavo, pp. 174, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w and color, plus glossary of terms. Good and thorough, if somewhat dated, guide to lighting in the home for do-it-yourself decorators, homeowners, and designers..... More
New York: Dover, 1962. Third Revised. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 198, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photos. thoroughly illustrated with photographs. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Pp 144. Richly illustrated. Well thought-out and detailed book. More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1959. First English edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 223, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. It has become necessary to coordinate the work of the architect and the illuminating engineer in order to fully explore all the possibilities of lighting in architecture. This..... More
New York: Lightolier Company, 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ceiling and wall-mounted light fixtures in many designs popular in the 1920s. More
Wilton, CT: Canterbury Publishing Co., 1971. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Tall Quarto, pp. 79. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A beautiful trade catalog featuring wrought iron lighting fixtures, many made from stable equipment and horse tack. A fine visual guide to various styles of wrought iron, metal, and..... More
ca 1967. First edition. Original Illustrated Wraps. Octavo, illustrated in b/w photos, an exhibition catalog for a show in Belgium on 20th century lighting design. 322 examples, 46 of them illustrated. Text in Dutch and French. Ads in back. Beautiful examples of Jugendstil, art deco, etc lighting devices. Additionally, a...... More
Chicago: Montgomery Ward & Co., 1985/1922. Reprint of 1922. Cardboard Binder. 8 1/2" x 11", np ca pp 70. b/w xerox copies of original trade catalog w/illustrations and descriptions of light fixtures and electrical equipment on each page. (From the Old House Journal Reference Library). Glass and alabaster pendant lights..... More
Washington DC: US Dept of the Interior, 1978. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 279, indexed, illustrated w/119 plates in b/w. Appendix (major manufacturers and their dates of charter), notes, bibliography and index. The first book to own for the period homeowner or professional with gas lighting (or replicated gaslights)..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1978. First edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 279, indexed, illustrated with 119 b/w plates. Appendix (major manufacturers and their dates of charter), notes, bibliography and index. A wonderful visual reference for the period homeowner or professional working with gas lighting (or replicated gaslights). Visually well..... More
Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1966. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. More
Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1936. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32. Illustrated with b/w and tinted drawings, paintings, and photos. A beautiful lighting catalog from Sears, Roebuck and Co., featuring styles for nearly every taste, from futuristic to antique. As with most period lighting trade catalogs, very uncommon and..... More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1951. Third Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 337, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs and diagrams. More
New Bedford, MA: Pine Tree Press, 1974. First edition. Cardboard Covers, tan, w/plastic comb. Oblong small quarto, pp 44. b/w photographs on each page. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. Pairpoint Lamps were made in competition with Tiffany Lamps. The Pairpoint Lamps depicted in this collector's guide were made..... More
New York: Todhunter, Inc., 1926. First edition. Decorated Wraps, grey stock. 24 mo, pp12. b/w photographs on every page. Price list laid in. A mini-catalog of metal sconces, pendant lights, lanterns, candle holders and other lights made of antique steel, brass, wrought iron, pewter and tin. The design quality as..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, S. A. Glossy Pictorial Boards. Octavo, pp. 134. Illustrated with b/w photos. Text in Spanish, translated from German. An interesting historical survey of lamps and lighting technology, from early metal oil lamps to the latest modern lighting designs. Wonderfully illustrated--the photos are equally interesting to metalworkers..... More
New York: Westinghouse Electric Co., ca 1925. Original edition. Pamphlet. Quarto, pamphlet pp 26. b/w photographs, plans and electrical drawings. Several nice photographs of Art Deco service stations, island lighting configurations and interior display lighting make this publication useful and interesting. More
Gloucester, MA: Rockport, 1995. First edition. Original Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 187, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. More
