Schuyler, VA: Alberene Soapstone Company, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Stone Sample. Soapstone sample, 3" x 4" x 1.25", with metal seal screwed to the top of it. The Alberene Soapstone Company was founded in 1883, and produced soapstone blocks from quarries named Church Hill, Old Dominion, and Climax in..... More
Rutland, VT: Unknown publisher, 1947. First edition. Leather-look boards with leather tie. 16mo, pp. 25, with 25 b/w snapshots measuring 2.5" x 3.5" each. "Visiting the Van Roalte's in October, 1947" involved traveling through Williamstown, Massachusetts and the Taconic Trail, to Pownal and Rutland Vermont. The photographer took snapshots flood..... More
London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Tall thin quarto, pp 105, indexed, price clipped, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs, library bookplate on front end paper, mild ex-library markings. This book puts information about construction methods in the context of current research into the qualities of stone..... More
Wilmington, DE: Hercules Powder Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 169, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book includes a short account of the history and theory of explosives, types of explosives manufactured, and blasting accessories. Principal attention is given to actual results obtained in the..... More
Washington, D.C. United States Bureau of Mines, September, 1930. First edition. Stapled paper. Small quarto, pp 12, illustrated with b/w drawings. According to a forward by Scott Turner, the director of the United States Bureau of Mines, this is the first of a series of papers dealing with mining and..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1920. Second edition, revised and enlarged, third impression. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp xii, 433, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A knowledge of the properties and behavior of the gases found or generated in the mine, and the means for effecting their safe removal..... More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1918. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 225, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, several color plates, plus several fold-out reference illustrations in excellent condition. A history of the building and ornamental stone industry in Minnesota is summarized, the rocks and their constituent..... More
London: John Murray, 1872. First edition. Cloth over Boards, gilt details. Small quarto, pp 559, indexed, illustrated with 234 b/w drawings, a color fold-out map of Europe, and a 32-page publisher's list bound in. One of the most interesting of antiquarian studies is that which relates to the origin and..... More
Dublin, NH: Yankee Books, 1971. 8th printing. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 61, numerous b/w photographs and drawings. This book offers practical ways of how to build a tailored stone wall without the use of mortar. Taking safety precautions, finding and working with stones, altering unsatisfactory walls, and building new ones are..... More
Amesbury, Mass: Powwow River Books, 2014. First edition, in 100 copies. Stiff Wraps. Quarto, pp. 170. Well illustrated, with index and many appendices. Another beautifully done book on local use of stone. Extremely well illustrated and researched. More
Bedford, IN: Indiana Limestone Institute of America, 1984. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 124, indexed, glossary, illustrated in b/w & color photos & line drawings. A copy of "The Finishing Touch: A How-To and Idea Handbook on Indiana Limestone Standard Products" (1979, 23 pp.) laid in. The ILI serves..... More
Cleveland, OH: Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company, 1924. Reprint. Heavy card stock covers. Quarto, pp 46. Richly illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A reprint in limited edition of a building materials scarcity. A beautifully written and illustrated volume containing complete information on where lime can be used to..... More
Amesbury: Powwow River Books, 2006. First edition, in 250 copies. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 274. richly illustrated, in diagrams and b-w photographs. with 4 appendices and bibliography. For the ancient Native Peoples, the place known to us as America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill) was a sacred place. For 2500 years..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1932. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 156 plus 44 page classified index of products. Chapters include topics such as sound principles of mining; mining law; help in case of accidents;and metallurgical, geological, and engineering data. The index of products offered..... More
Verona, Italy: Asmave Association of Veronese Marble, 1987. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Green w/gilt lettering and DJ. Quarto, pp 203. Color and b/w photographs of architectural examples. 60+ Full page color photographs of marble types, 20 pages of smaller photographs of marble types. An exceptional volume on marble containing..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1896. First edition; first thousand. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w drawings, including two fold-out plates, and 16-page publisher's catalog bound in. The authors aimed to collect material that had direct application in engineering and architectural practice, and make it..... More
UK: Dry Stone Walling Assoc. of Great Britain, 1998. Third revised edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 26. Illustrated with b/w line drawings in-text. Third in a series of booklets on dry stone walling techniques by master craftsman Tufnell, here in the third revised edition. Features numerous figures and clear instructions..... More
