Philadelphia, PA: The Architectural Annual, 1901. First edition. Original Red Cloth on Boards w/embossed design & gilt lettering. Folio, pp 303. Architectural renderings, b/w photographs, plans, elevations, and perspective drawings. Numbered 2 of 1000 printed. Front endpaper has two period newspaper articles about the Architectural League of America pasted down... More
Paris: Librairie de la Construction Moderne, 1927-1931. Original printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, each issue about 50 pages. Includes bound edition of 1928-1929 issues, plus 35 single issues between 1927 and 1931. Several magazines have detached covers, and most have flaking edges and typical magazine wear at the spine. Bound edition... 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
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
New York: Time, Inc., 1951. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, each issue over 200 pp., indexed. Illustrated with b/w and color photographs and drawings. Trade advertisements throughout. Mild ex-library. An outstanding collection of building projects and concerns during the Korean War era. Includes Frank Lloyd Wright projects, a rotogarage... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2018. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 471, indexed, illustrated with over 1,200 color photographs. This book was published to accompany the exhibition "Playing Soldier" that was on display at the Grolier Club in New York City in the fall of 2018. If you enjoyed... More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1899. Tenth Edition, Carefully Revised, With Additions. Original Cloth on Boards. 12mo, pp 116, illustrated with 68 woodcuts; 48-page Weale's publishers catalog bound in. A popular introductory manual to the trade from the late 19th century covering general principles, architectural drawings, methods such as pointing... More
St. Louis, MO: Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, 1914. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong small quarto, pp. 32, limited edition and numbered. This book was aimed at eliminating as much of the labor as possible for the draughtsman's preparation of working drawings for ornamental brickwork. The introductory text describes in detail... More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1908. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 316, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. This volume discussed the qualities of clays which can be manufactured into satisfactory pavers, the means in determining those qualities, and the methods of testing. The authors believed this... More
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1953. First edition. Cloth over Boards, beige. Quarto, pp 233, indexed. Color illustrations and charts on every page. Patterned free end papers. A colorful and extensive catalog of linoleum finish materials including flooring, tiles, wall coverings, bases, counter-tops, asphalt, plastics, and more. A very nice... More
New York: Frank M. Snyder, 1906-1913. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Elephant Folio (16" x 21.5"). each part contains 10 full page plates of building and architectural features plans, several with b/w photos and period ads inside the cover. Part 1 has a water stain on front cover. Part 3's cover... More
London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd, nd c. 1910. Reprint. Boards. Octavo, pp. vi, approx. 480 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout, including color plates and a foldout floor plan. As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early... More
Allentown, PA: Lehigh Portland Cement Co., 1927. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 36, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos throughout. Step-by-step instructions with photographs and floor plans for making foundations and walls, poultry house floors, dairy barn floors, hog houses, storage cellars, a concrete block garage, concrete walks... More
London: Constable & Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 412. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library. Chapters include raw materials for cements, concretes and bricks; methods of manufacturing; chemical and physical changes in preparation of these materials; testing their properties, and more. One of the... More
Fitchburg, MA: Angel Novelty Co., 1952. Original edition. Metal comb binding in wraps. Small quarto, pp.75 plus insert pages, dealer discount sheet, and price list. Illustrated in b/w with some spot color. Angel offered products such as kitchen cabinets, corner china closets, table and chair sets, French doors, windows and... More
Pittsburgh, PA: The Lakeside Press, 1923. Cloth over Boards, brown w/gilt decoration. Quarto, pp 208 and 178. index pp xxii. Illustrated profusely with b/w photographs and several color plates and paint color chip charts. Showing factories, glass manufacturing, paints, brushes, tools, architectural glass, mirrors, store fronts, interiors, display cases, patterned... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, crimson. Quarto, pp 122. Beautifully illustrated with 80+ color plates and b/w drawings on every page. Mild ex-library. A comprehensive survey of the use of decorative glass in buildings from 1840 to 1920. Also described are glass working techniques and... More
Sterling, IL: Lawrence Brothers Inc., 1938. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 294, indexed; illustrated with b/w drawings. This Illinois company was established in 1876, and had a large line of hardware by the time this catalog was printed. Products included casement window fasteners, braces, latches, garage door hardware... More
Sterling, IL: National Manufacturing Company, 1947. First printing. Spiral Bound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 216; illustrated with b/w drawings. This well-illustrated catalog included some new items to National's line, such as a 2" light strap hinge, a 2" light T hinge, a sash lock, an overhead door set, a new... More
Boston, MA: William Hall & Company, 1907. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp 41, indexed. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A beautiful catalog for everything you need to dress a door, from a well-established Boston company (founded 1843): door knockers, hinges, latches, locks, nails, bell pulls, bolts, doorbells, handles, etc.... More
London: Ryland Peters & Small, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. 143, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. This book begins with a lively decade-by-decade introduction to the key design innovations of the mid-twentieth century, illustrated with archive material. International design developments are studied within the context of world events... More
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp 119, 8 pages in full color, 100 b/w illustrations. This book is richly illustrated with photographs of the many innovative Herman Miller furniture systems and prototype designs now accepted as classics as well as anecdotal pictures of the... More
New York: Abbeville, 1986. First edition, as stated. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 240, luxurioously illustrated w/ color photographs. This highly acclaimed volume features hundreds of illustrations, most in full color, of the best and most exciting furniture, tableware, textiles, and electrical and consumer products. Selected from over 3,500 submissions... More
Berlin: Bruno Hessling, nd c. 1896. Revised. Portfolio, Board with cloth spine. Quarto portfolio, title page, 2-page index plus 100 unbound engraved plates. Text in German. A variety of ornaments from coats of arms to brackets, finials, leaves, and gables Gothic styles from France and England. More
Dayton, OH: Delco-Light Company, G.M., 1926. First edition. Decorated Stock Covers, turquoise. Oblong quarto, pp 47, illustrated with b/w floor plans, interior elevations, and perspective renderings. A lovely collection of kitchen designs by architects from Connecticut to California and New York. The styles range from Arts & Crafts to Art... More
