New York: Funk & Wagnils, 1965. Third Printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 111, illustrations by the author. Includes a color plate of 20 sections of typical American woods. Tells of how different kinds of trees and their wood figured in the American story. Includes a section on identification of nearly..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1964. Second Printing. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 108, indexed, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. A collection of drawings and information about early American tools and other wooden and metal implements that were an important part of colonial and pre-industrial American life. A...... More
New York: Reinhold, 1951. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 288, indexed, illustrated with 470 b/w drawings and photographs. Library stamp on front endpaper. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled. Sixty-three neighborhood, community, and regional shopping centers are minutely described and illustrated in this book. Parking had never before been analyzed..... More
Washington, D.C. The American Institute of Architects Press, 1930/1990. Reprint. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings. In 1928 there were about 800 airports in existence in the United States, but most were no more than flying fields. To crystallize public attention on the need for well-designed..... More
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1960. Reprint. Cloth over Boards. Quarto. pp 208. Contains 177 photogrqaphs, 14 in color, list of related titles. Indexed. A quite ambitious study of this highpoint in British vernacular architecture, by two prominent architects/historians. Well illustrated, readable but also technically and architecturally detailed. A worthwhile..... More
Cleveland, OH: J. H. Jansen, 1928. Second Edition, New and Revised. Original cloth on boards, brown, with Gilt-stamped design. Quarto, pp viii, 183. Generously illustrated with black and white photographs, architectural sketches, building elevations, and details. A very well written and illustrated survey of 16th and 17th century English residences..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xvii, 250, indexed, richly illustrated with 215 images in color and b/w. Beautiful copy of Oxford Univ. Press 1st edition. An important study by a celebrated scholar. More
London: John Brindley, 1749. First edition. Full Leather. Oblong small quarto, pp. 25 plus the copper engraved plates. Several of the 47 plates are missing (plates 7, 8, 9, 11), and two are fold-out size. Pages 6 and 10 have large, closed tears. William Halfpenny (active 1723-1755) was an English..... More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1999. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 287, includes bibliography & index, well-illustrated in b/w, from DJ: "examines the progression of American household comfort and convenience, weaving technology, science, and architecture together with politcal, social and comerical history and biography." A great read, with a wealth..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1955. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 2618, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. A book on the architectural problems of buildings in which physicians conduct their professional activities was long overdue. Physicians do not receive formal training which qualifies them to draw architectural plans..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto (8 x 11), pp. 214. Contains index of architects whose work appears in book.. 232 b/w photographs and drawings. Interesting perspective, based often purely on the time, i.e. the absolutely first wave of the post-war era. A...... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1913. Limited Edition (1000 copies). Decorated Boards. Tall Quarto (9" x 13"), pp [25], [10] leaves of plates. One signed original etching as the frontispiece. Designed by iconic designer Bruce Rogers, this is a testament worthy of the building it celebrates! "Of this book one thousand..... More
London: Ferndale Editions, 1981/1965. Reprint. Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 448. Indexed, illustrated with 60 b/w plates, 32 engravings, and 117 in-text figures. Prev. owner's name in ink on FFEP, note in ink on back FEP. "This is the first major book on mediaeval domestic architecture for over a hundred years..... More
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Leipzig: F. A. Seeman, 1895. First edition. Original half-linen wings portfolio; one wing torn. Folio, portfolio format, index plus 50 full sized b/w plates. German. Laid in is a 22" x 34" architectural drawing dated 1929. Arthur Brausewetter was an architect and professor at the k. k. Staatsgewerbesch ule in..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp 191. Beautifully illustrated with over 90 color and 60 black-and-white photographs and 50 line drawings. This book features 25 houses designed in a 35-year period by currently practicing architects for their mothers, fathers, and close relatives. Included..... More
New York: Time, Inc., 1966. First edition. Original Wraps. Folio, pp. 240, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This is an absolutely beautiful magazine in very remarkable condition. On page 151, there's an article by Walter McQuade entitled "The Architects: A Chance for Greatness." "Suddenly the nation wants an architecture..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1911. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1911. Contributions from over 40 designers, each highlighting one or more homes in England that they..... More
New York: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1909. First American edition. Cloth over Boards; gilt lettering. Small quarto, pp. 321, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, and b/w drawings of brick patterns. Previous owner signed and stamped the front endpaper. This book puts in writing that knowledge which has been handed..... More
Boston: Rogers and Manson Co., 1912-1915. First edition. Original Wraps. Folio, each issue approx. pp. 50. Richly illustrated with b/w photos, plans, details. October 1914 (no cover), "The Brick Church and the Parish House (1915, no cover), September 1912 (cover detached), February 1915 (cover detached), November 1914 (cover detached and..... More
London: Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 2002. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 17, illustrated with b/w photographs. This pamphlet describes and illustrates the repointing of old stone and brick walling, a common remedial task that is often undertaken unnecessarily, or executed badly. The use of strong cement mortars..... More
Chicago. IL: Celotex Building Products, 1937. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 26, illustrated with b/w photographs. Displays the company's balance sheet and statement of profit and loss for the year. The president's letter to the stockholders acknowledged that there was little residential construction during the depression, but felt that..... More
Cleveland, OH: The Master Builders Company, nd c. 1925. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs.Thumb-tabbed pages for easy access to each section. A previous owner rubber-stamped his name and address on the cover. Specifications for waterproofing and dampproofing techniques. Each section describes the product, its..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1980. First edition. Paperback Original. Quarto, pp. 95, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This is the first book on bungalows since the phenomenon of the early 20th century collapsed in the Great Depression. The author sees these sometimes not-so-modest structures as..... More
New York: Building Age Publishing, 1924. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 248, lots of periods ads, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, floor plans. Their goal was beautiful homes at moderate cost. And these homes were quite unusual and lovely! The house of the month was located in Loma Portal..... More
Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, and Donham, 1885. Later printing. Decorated Boards. Small octavo, pp. 72, glossary of architectural terms, illustrated with 4 b/w plates. Signed on the front end paper by a previous owner, and stamped on the inside front cover by another previous owner. A standard for every tradesman..... More
