Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. 354, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This book records a lifetime spent observing America's constructed landscapes. The author's essays follow the eclectic trains of thought that have resulted from his observations. For instance, the subject..... More
Chicago, IL: Time, Inc., 1966. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Folio (10.5" x 13.5"), pp. 150. Illustrated with b/w and color photographs, drawings, and period advertisements. This issue contains a multipage article entitled "The Splendid World of Stanford White," pairing photographs of his stunning buildings with his great grandchildren. There is..... More
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1971. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 868, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A serious and original study of the beginnings and development of modernism in which the pictorial aspects are designed to aid in the communication of the author's closely reasoned formulations..... More
Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1974. Reprint of 1973 edition with corrections. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 207, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs, and b/w drawings. Stamped by the National Park Service on the front endpaper. This is the first full-color pictorial survey of the remains of..... More
New York: William T. Comstock, 1904. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 182, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by noted Chattanooga architect Louis H. Bull inside front cover. This book is an outline history of American domestic architecture from Colonial Times to the end of the 19th..... More
New York: The Architectural and Building Press, Inct. 1924-1930. First edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, each issue pp. ~170, illustrated with b/w photographs, architectural drawings and floor plans, and period advertising. Issues are: March 12, 1924; November 20, 1925; November 1930; December 1930. This magazine was founded in 1876, and is..... More
New York: The Architectural and Building Press, Inct. 1929. First edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, each issue pp. ~170, illustrated with b/w photographs, architectural drawings and floor plans, and period advertising. Issues are: July 20, 1929; August 5, 1929; October 1929; November 1929. This magazine was founded in 1876, and is..... More
New York: The Architectural and Building Press, Inct. 1928. First edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, each issue pp. ~170, illustrated with b/w photographs, architectural drawings and floor plans, and period advertising. Issues are: April 5, 1928; April 20, 1928; July 5, 1928; and August 20, 1928. January to June index for..... More
Barcelona: J. M. Fabre, 1924-1928. First edition. Decorated Board Portfolios with cloth ties and loose plates, as issued. Folio (10.5" x 14"), 84 plates (vol. 4), 84 plates (vol. 7), 84 plates (vol. 10), 168 plates (vol. 11-12). Plates are mostly b/w but there are some in color. Text in..... More
New York: Praeger, 1966. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 215, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. The author traces the recent history of housing construction, from the pioneering efforts of the architects of the 1930s to create dignified housing for the poor, to the actual..... More
Boston: Bates & Guild Company, 1908. First edition, later printing (Eighth Thousand). Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 4, plus 33 b/w plates of architectural specifications. Written by a professor of architecture at Cornell, it was created to present to his students as part of his course on architectural..... More
London and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., 1852. New edition, revised and much enlarged. Half-Leather with cloth over boards. Quarto, pp. 472, illustrated with 156 copperplates and numerous b/w diagrams. An important 19th century trade reference manual, full of practical details for the builder. Nicholson was a prolific British author..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1983. Reprint. Color Pictorial Wraps, Blue. Quarto, pp. 200, indexed, illustrated with construction drawings and details. The years between the beginning of the 20th century and the start of WWI formed a period of astounding American architectural creativity and growth. To aid architects, carpenters and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 545, bibliography and references, illustrated with b/w drawings. Since its first publication in 1975, this title has come to be recognized as a definitive reference work, one that has been of great value to craftsmen, antique..... More
Chicago. IL: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1916. Third edition. Cloth over Boards with embossed cover. 12mo, pp. 525, indexed, a self-quiz; illustrated with b/w drawings. A thorough, practical guide to using the above materials with a discussion of terms, tools, building methods and maintenance. Very useful for the builder..... More
New York: Mohawk Stucco Company, Inc., nd c. 1929. Original edition. Folded pamphlet. Folded pamphlet, 3.5" x 6.25", opens to 8.75" x 10.5", contains 11 color samples. Business card for Mohawk technical manager laid in. Mohawk colored hard plaster was manufactured in ten standard colors and white. These tints allowed..... More
Chicago, IL: Frederick J. Drake & Company, 1955. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, pp. 163, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. An uncommon book, especially in the original dust jacket and signed, in a series from Drake's Practical Books of Instruction. These books..... More
North Reading, MA: Steven Schuyler, 2026. Reissue of c. 1950 edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 28, illustrated with b/w drawings. Masonry bond may be defined as the method by which each brick in the wall is so placed that the entire wall, by the overlapping of the individual bricks upon..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. First edition. Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp. 118, illustrated with b/w photographs. Everywhere in America there are fences and walls: to mark property lines, to keep livestock in, to keep intruders out, sometimes simply to complement the local architecture or to emphasize the importance of..... More
Cambridge, MA: Peabody Museum Press, 2011. First edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp. 207, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. The sculptors and artisans of the Classic Maya city of Copan produced some of the finest and most animated buildings and temples in the ancient Americas. Outstanding examples of..... More
New York; Washington DC; Akron, OH: Portland Cement Association; Aerocrete; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 1923, 1929, 1930. Original editions. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 15, 6, 16, illustrated with b/w photographs. A nice selection of two trade catalogs and a trade magazine, each featuring a different kind of flooring product..... More
Milwaukee: Geuder & Paeschke, 1902. First edition. Blue Decorated Cloth Over Boards. Octavo, pp. 264. Indexed, illustrated with b/w lithographs. An unusual and beautifully illustrated catalog of crafted metal items for the late 18th and early 19th century home and farm. Sections include Pieced Tnware, Cream City Anti-Rust Tinware, Black..... More
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1973. Third edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 228, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A bookplate for a previous owner affixed inside front cover. A pamphlet for a 1978 conference on lighting, and a pamphlet for a 1977 designers lighting forum laid in. Here..... More
Washington DC: The Preservation Press, 1988. First paperback edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 208, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A folding pamphlet by the Genlime Group (Genoa OH) on the topic of mixing Portland Cement/lime mortar is laid in. This book explores the basic steps in diagnosing and..... More
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1935. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photos and specification drawings. Introduction by John H. Donlin, editor of The Plasterer. Pencil inscription on front cover. Stamped by Northwestern States Portland Cement Company in Mason City, IA on the front cover. A..... More
