Guide to Better Homes .
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 1925. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 32, illustrated w/ black and pink drawiings. More
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Plate Glass, 1925. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 32, illustrated w/ black and pink drawiings. More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1921. First edition. Blue Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 129, indexed, illustrated in b/w photos, plus plans in back pocket, many illustrations are of homes in California. A primer on the principles of art as applied to architecture and interior design, thoroughly illustrated. More
Philadelphia, PA: J.P. Lippincott Company, 1937. Second edition. Cloth on Boards, Dark Blue, w/Gilt Lettering, 8vo. Cloth, pp 477. 173 plates. b/w and color. A superbly illustrated volume covering historic periods, color theory, decorative walls, furniture arrangement, textiles, and art. More
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2007. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 134. Illustrated with color photos. More
New York: Dodd Mead, 1903. First edition. Boards. More
New York: Illustrated Editions, 1939. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 255, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs. First edition very scarce in any dustjacket. More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1922. First edition. Original Cloth with gilt title. Octavo, pp. xiv, 134, illustrated with over 50 b/w photographic plates. This book is organized into two sections. The first section is an introduction to the interior decorator's duties and interactions with clients, architects and tradesmen. The..... More
Boston: Little, Brown/Bulfinch Press, 1994. First North American edition. Boards. Small Octavo (7" x 8"), pp. 80. Illustrated with color photos. More
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1923. Second edition. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Folio, pp. 202, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. Comprehensive source book for interior designs of this period - includes Palladian, Rococo, Classic Revival, staircase, walls chimney-piece etc. The author notes a large proportion of..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001. First edition. Pictorial boards over Spiral-bound text. Octavo, pp. 128 plus fold-out samples and swatches. More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1925. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. vii, 168, illustrated with b/w & color photos & drawings, period ads in back, covers wall coverings, woodwork, floors, ceilings, furniture, hangings, accents, and more. Wonderful period piece, profusely illustrated. More
New York: St Martin's Press, 1978. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 12 (introductory text tracing the history of inside-plumbing and what preceded it), plus 112 color plates. A visually stunning treatment on the subject of house plumbing and chamber pots. More
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell House, 1987. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 192. More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1924. First edition. Blue leatherette over boards, gilt lettering. Large quarto, pp. vii, 208, indexed, illustrated with b/w & color photos, plans & drawings, period ads. This annual was prepared as a source of useful information for home-builders. It is designed to help the layman..... More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1925. First edition. Burgundy leatherette over boards, gilt lettering. Large quarto, pp. vii, 204, indexed, illustrated with b/w & color photos, plans & drawings, period ads in back, seven appendices. Wonderful period piece, written to guide the prospective home builder and remodeller. Covers all aspects..... More
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. First paperback edition. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 338, with index and bibliography, explains how air conditioning, finished and unfinished basements, and other home features affect air quality, and offers step-by-step approach to identifying , controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and..... More
New York: New-York Historical Society, 2002. First edition, as stated. Original Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 40, richly illustrated w/ color photographs. More
London: Studio, 1947. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 36 plus 73 plates in color and b/w. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. 112, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ color and b/w reproductions. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1985. Later printing. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp 245, indexed, illustrated w/color photographs. This is not just another "pretty face" decoration book. It has a hands-on feel to it and does a good job of showing the array of materials involved with interiors work... More
New York: H.S. Stuttman Co., 1953. First printing. Original Wraps. 12 mo (5 1/2 X 8 1/2), pp. 63. Profusely illustrated w/ b&w photos, drawings, charts and floor plans. A 1950's how-to booklet, with sections on "Creating Home Beauty", selecting furniture, arranging the room, decoration of walls, planning window &..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First edition. Original brown Cloth. Octavo, pp. xiv, 211, illustrated w. line drawings and photographs. A very good study by one of the major figures in the subject. From the reference library of Old House Journal. More
Boston: The House Beautiful Publishing Company, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 60, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and period advertisements. Articles on the Japanese garden in America; Mayfield in Newport, Rhode Island; famous pieces of Adam furniture; canning and drying food; electricity in the home; vines..... More
Boston: The House Beautiful Publishing Company, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 48, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and period advertisements. Articles on the possibilities of a small apartment; hostess houses and the home touch in camp; electricity in the home; winter canning adventures; a Christmas without..... More
Boston: The House Beautiful Publishing Company, 1917. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 68, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and period advertisements. Vokes Theatre playbill laid inside, from a 1914 fundraiser for Wellesley College, which suffered a devastating fire that year. Articles on the Martin House in North..... More