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Structural Repair of Traditional Buildings. [Structural Engineering]. Patrick Robson. Donhead Publishing Co.: London, 1999. Small quarto, pp 312, indexed. b/w diagrams and drawings throughout... more Price: $125.00 Homes designed by Robert L. Stevenson Architect. [Pattern Book]. Stevenson, Robert L. Robert L. Stevenson: Lawrence, MA, 1930. Quarto, pp 203. Richly illustrated w/architectural drawings, floor plans, and photographs. Colored free end papers... more Price: $125.00 Catalogue of Celebrated Whiting's Brushes No. 45. [Paint]. John L. Whiting, J.J. Adams. John L. Whiting-J.J. Adams Co.: Boston, MA, 1910. 12 mo, pp 257. Color frontspiece and tiltle page. 11 pages of color photographs of brush products. b/w illustrations on each page... more Price: $50.00 The Architectural Forum, October 1935, Vol. 63 - No. Four (The Small House; 101 Houses). [Architecture]. Myers, Howard (Editor). Time, Inc.: New York, 1935. Quarto, ca pp 200. b/w photographs, architectural drawings, site plans, and trade advertisements on each page... more Price: $75.00 The Decoration and Renovation of the Home : With a chapter on "Period furniture and appropriate mural decoration." [Paint]. Jennings, Arthur Seymour. William T. Comstock Company : New York and London, 1923. Large quarto, pp. 220, including index. 14 Coloured Plates, showing 89 harmonious color schemes for walls, and many illustrations within the text... more Price: $200.00 2 Sherwin-Williams Paint Trade Pamphlets 1) Sherwin-Williams House Paint - 2) The Sherwin-Williams Paint, Made To Paint Buildings With. [Paint]. Sherwin-Williams Paint. The Sherwin-Williams Co.: Cleveland, OH, 1934, nd. 1) Small octavo trade pamphlet folds out to 15" x 16" with close to 40 colored paint chips. Several thumbnail exterior color illustrations showing paint schemes 2) Small octavo trade pamphlet folds ou.. more Price: $40.00 View Gallery ...