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
Philadelphia, PA: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1880. Third edition, revised and corrected. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, pp. 71, illustrated with b/w drawings. The image on page 20 has been partially cut out with a blade, leaving scratch marks on the page underneath it, but all the cut parts are..... More
Chicago, IL: Elgo Plastics, Inc., nd c. 1947. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with color drawings. A classic toy that predated the Danish LEGO by a full decade, it was popular with both boys and girls. This booklet suggests many different ways to put together the..... More
New York: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1962. First edition. Matted and framed illustration under glass. 22.5" x 25.5", matted with wooden frame, under glass. Dick and Jane are the two main characters in a series of children's books created to teach children to read. The characters first appeared in 1930..... More
London: Concrete Publications Ltd, 1949. Revised. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp vii, 150, indexed, illustrated with b/w specification drawings and photographs. This was one of a series of books on reinforced concrete design and construction. The original edition had been titled "Concrete Cottages, Bungalows, and Garages," but the contents..... More
London: Palmer and Clayton, 1848. First edition. black leather embossed/gilded with botanical designs. quarto. beautifully-bound in heavy leather. pp 370. wonderfully illlustrated with engravings. only slightly worn on the backstrip and front hinge. great deal of the articles on the decorative and ornamental arts. A nice copy. More
Boston: C.B.Webster & Co., 1912. First printing. Original Wraps with String Tie Binding. Octavo, pp. 23, sepia toned photos of colonial style doorways in Salem and Newburyport, MA and Portsmouth, NH. A red and white sticker is adhered to front cover. From first period, unpainted, to high style Federalist, a...... More
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Window Glass & Door Company, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong octavo, pp. 116, illustrated with b/w drawings, with 1918 letter on company letterhead laid in, concerning embargos, rationing, and availability during the Great War. All sorts of windows and doors: cottage windows, leaded bevel plate glass..... More
New York: John Lane Co., 1909. First edition. Green Cloth over Boards with Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 348. Indexed, Glossary, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A decent reading/reference copy of this useful book on English house styles and architectural details. More
Barberton, OH: Sisson and Sons, 1953. Original edition. Spiralbound Calendar. 8.5" x 14.25", 12 two-sided pages with color illustration and calendar page on one side and architectural floor plan on the other side. A beautiful 1950s advertising calendar from this Midwest cement block manufacturer and builder of cement block homes..... More
South Braintree, MA: J. H. Stedman Naturalized Flooring, July, 1925. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 60, illustrated with b/w photographs and color sample chart. A previous owner inscribed the cover in ink. A very attractive catalog with interior photographs of rooms featuring Stedman flooring, which also makes it..... More
New York: Kentile, Inc., 1959. Original edition. Cardboard Box, red/yellow. 3.5" x 3.25" x 3.25" full box, filled with 3" x 3" floor tile samples in 24 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. A beautiful set of asphalt tile flooring samples..... More
Newburgh, NY: Mastic Tile Corporation of America, 1956. Original edition. Cardboard Box, maroon. 8.5" x 4.5" x 2.25" full box, filled with 27 4" x 4" floor tile samples. The tiles have color codes and company information printed on the back of each. The box front flips down, with advertising..... More
Tuscumbia, AL: Robbins Floor Products, Inc., nd c. 1965. Original edition. Three-ring bound. Quarto, pp. 12, plus 16 pages of tile samples; some loose and some missing. A very attractive catalog with samples of beautiful and unusual designs in vinyl and rubber tile. More
New York: Dutton, 1979. First paperback edition. Original Cloth. Small Quarto, pp. 299, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10.5" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. The samples are contained inside a heavy cardboard..... More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., nd c. 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. Labeled glass samples, 4" x 4"..... More
Boston: Boston Architectural Club, 1928. First printing. Green Cloth over Boards. Folio, pp. 100, plus pp. 63 of Boston-area advertisements with advertiser's index; illustrated with b/w architectural drawings. The Boston Architectural Club was organized in 1889 for the purpose of associating those interested in the profession of architecture, with a...... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1997. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 256, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings and photographs. This book looks inside the buildings and shows how and why they were originally planned and how they have evolved, often from very simple structures. It reveals in the..... More
Seattle, WA: Seattle Hardware Co., nd ca 1915. Original edition. Embossed boards. Quarto, pp xxxii, 1898, II. Tabbed index, illustrated with b/w engravings. Seattle Hardware was established in 1883. This extensive, early catalog demonstrates how well this company was doing after only one generation. A very attractive copy, considering these..... More
Montreal and Winnipeg: Caverhill, Learmont & Co., 1909. First edition. Half-Leather. Quarto, pp 1342, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. This is a gorgeous catalog! Caverhill Learmont was a wholesale shelf hardware merchant. The business was established in 1854 and became the largest hardware establishment in Canada. Sections in this catalog..... 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
London: The London Printing and Publishing Co., n.d. ca 1860. First edition. Leather Bound with gilded tooling on covers and binding, marbled endpapers. Octavo, pp. 576 (Vol I), 576 (Vol II), illustrated with steel engravings. A wonderful slice of life/snapshot of mid nineteenth century domestic life. Along with the hundreds..... More
New York: Frank M. Reed, 1872. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 539, indexed. A formulary presenting recipes for concoctions used in health care, farming, food preparation, housekeeping, arts & crafts. With a great many tips and recipes in the decorative arts and trades. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1908. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 306, indexed, no illustrations. This book covers only the gas installation and utilization in the residence, not the lighting of public streets, alleys, parks and squares. The author explains how gas-fitting should be done so..... More
