New York: Vintage, 1975. First edition. Original Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 153, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs. An excellent overview of this distinctive architectural style that began in Georgian England and spread to the U.S. to eventually become the dominant style of architecture here for nearly a century. More
Boston: American Architect and Building News Company, 1898. First edition. Boards w/cloth ties. Folio, 20 full-size b/w loose plates, complete. Ex-library; front cover has a withdrawn stamp on it, and each plate is lightly stamped with the library's logo. An extremely scarce portfolio on one of the most intriguing and..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1939. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 291, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Stamped by a previous owner on front endpaper. This book was conceived and written largely as a result of a long experience in teaching both housing and community..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2018. Third edition, greatly expanded. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 232. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A field guide and survey of different types of root cellars, pits, trenches, root houses, and others that were used for centuries to preserve root crops and vegetables before the..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2021. Ninth printing. Glossy B/W Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 316. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A useful field guide to identifying Native American and agricultural stone structures one may encounter on hikes throughout the forest and conservation lands in New England. These include cairns..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 200. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Some pencil inscriptions by the author in the margins. Because few important buildings in Princeton have ever been destroyed (though there are some unfortunate exceptions), the town of Princeton is a...... More
Rome: La Libreria Dello Stato, 1935. First edition. Unbound in archival portfolio with ties. Large Folio, 22 plates. Fourth in a series of works on historically important Italian monuments. This volume is a duplicate from the library of a noted architecture and design university. Very scarce! Oversized for International shipping..... More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1972. Reprint of 1925 edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xxvi, 311, indexed, illustrated w/ 358 b/w figures, photographs and drawings. Giovanni Rivoira was an Italian archaeologist. He trained as an architect and engineer at the University of Turin, entered Rome with the Italian army..... More
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990. First edition. Original Pictorial Wraps. Oblong quarto; pp. 261. Richly illustrated. Index, notes, glossary and various appendices (kit house publications, etc.). A wonderful treatment on a fascinating chapter of American architectural and building history covering the companies which catalogs and analysis of the styles..... More
New York: Weathervane Books, 1967. First edition second printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 242. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A beautiful and well-researched look at the lost architectural gems of the great city of New York, including the famed Penn Station and other grand public and private buildings that..... More
Washington DC: Preservation Press/National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1986. Later printing. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 361. Richly illustrated with b/w photos and reproductions. An invaluable guide to identifying Sears kit houses, with nearly 450 house models included. More
Norfolk, VA: Gentle Beam Publications, 2010. First edition, limited. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 326. Bibliography. Richly illustrated with b/w photos and reproduced catalog pages. A fascinating look at Montgomery Ward's collection of kit homes, ordered by catalog and shipped by rail throughout the U.S. A valuable research tool, a helpful..... More
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1979. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xv, 234, indexed, 60 b/w illustrations, early history of Paul Revere house, the Royall house at Medford, Plymouth Colony architecture, the James Blake house, the building of Boston's Trinity Church, Hancock House, and Massachusetts First Period houses..... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1966. First edition. Original Cloth. Small quarto, pp. xi, 78, plus 224 b/w photographic plates. The authors intended to provide a book utilizing modern scholarship and vocabulary and, at the same time, being visually attractive. The succinct definition of a term requires a standard..... More
London: Mathews Miller Dunbar, 1976. First edition. Pictorial Wraps. Square small octavo, pp 110, illustrated with color photographs. An outstanding selection of architectural photographs depicting Art Deco buildings in New York, London, and some other parts of England. More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates. Signed neatly on the front endpaper and front cover by a previous owner in 1904. The instruction given in this book is intended..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates, includes 4 pages of publisher's catalog. Signed in pencil by a previous owner on the title page. The study of painting as an..... More
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1993. Third edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 318, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Original and passionate in all he turned his hand to - whether it was art, architecture, literature, calligraphy, book design, furniture design, interior decoration, or politics - William Morris did..... More
Lebanon, NH: Brandeis, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 226, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs, drawings, and plans (nearly 200 historical photographs.). The author interprets the 18th century synagogue in a small Ukrainian town, historically, architecturally, and in relation to the community of its time. Built by..... More
Boston: David Godine, 1982. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 240, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. A well-researched history of the Adirondacks and the "Great Camps" of the Gilded Age that are scattered throughout the area. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Menlo Park, CA: Lane Books, 1973. Fifth printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 176, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floor plans, and photographs. Here is the most comprehensive study ever published on the many ways to plan, evaluate, and construct a beautiful home based upon a skillful blending of contemporary features..... More
Troy, NY: Behr-Manning, 1933. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. 16mo (3.5" x 6"), pp. 28, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This company created several different kinds of abrasive papers and cloths (aka sandpaper), using three natural minerals (quartz, garnet, and emery) and two manufactured minerals (silicon carbide and aluminum oxide)..... More
New York: Firefly Books, 2004. First edition. Perfect Bound. Small quarto, pp. 256, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Home-improvement enthusiasts as well as professional builders are increasingly using a wide range of materials for walls, countertops and floors. To get the most out of each material you select, you need..... More
London: Caxton, n.d. (1920s). First edition. Embossed cloth over boards; gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 224, 232. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. Index. The original edition, not a reprint, and in good working order, for such large volumes that are often frequently referenced in the field. A monumental set on..... More
Chicago: Chicago Technical College, nd c. 1925. Original edition. Boards. Small octavo, pp. 260, illustrated with b/w drawings. The Chicago Technical College compiled this data in book form for the use of its advanced students and graduates in building construction. It provides a practical and simplified method that the ordinary..... More
