New York: Crown Publishers, Inc/Bonanza, 1960. Later printing. Original cloth/boards with gilded title on backstrip. Quarto (8.5"x11"), pp. 186, indexed, illustrated with 184 b/w photographs. This is still one of the most important studies on woods as used by cabinetworkers, including most cabinetwoods, their characteristics, and how they were prepared..... More

Stuttgart, Germany: Alexander Koch GMBH, 1953. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 120, illustrated with b/w photographs and wallpaper samples. Text in German, English and French. This book contains many images of Mid-Century wallpaper in b/w photographs, plus about 30 full color original wallpaper pattern pieces, complete with texture..... More

Montreal: Peter Dobush, 1920s. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, np ~500, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. This volume is unique! It appears Montreal architect Peter Dobush assembled these catalogs and had them bound for his use. The first catalog is called "Die Stahl Kirche," by..... More

New York: Bonanza Books, 1923. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 301, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Part of the States Beautiful Series. Here is a volume with photographs as eloquent as its prose. The numerous picturesque cottages and haunts of Massachusetts are presented in..... More

New York: Brooklyn Educational and Cultural Alliance, 1979. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 62, illustrated with b/w photographs. This booklet focuses on the origins and development of ten major cultural and educational institutions in Brooklyn: the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, the..... More

Somerville, MA: William E. Wall, 1905. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xii, 137, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Eminently practical, this book draws on the author's unequalled experience in America in the 1880s - a period when such specialist work was at its height. Here..... More

Chicago: Portland Cement Assoc. 1946. Third edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 32. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, site plans, floor plans, and perspective sketches throughout. A selection of designs for "fire-safe" concrete homes. Bauhaus modern, stone faced "Old English", "Spanish" and a variety of other styles are depicted in homes..... More

Hollywood, CA: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1945. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 95, illustrated with b/w perspective drawings and house plans. Paul R. Williams was an internationally known black architect who specialized as a creator of livable homes, having designed over 2,000 homes in Southern California and in..... More

Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2004. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 320. Richly illustrated with 210 b/w photographs. Text in German and English. A beautifully produced overview of the life and work of European photographer Feininger, who emigrated to New York after WWII, where he worked as a freelance photographer..... More

London: Bradley Washfountain Co., 1944. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. Stamped by Arthur S. Hall Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts, on the front cover. 4-page price list and reply postcard laid in. This catalog shows many industrial uses for Bradley washfountains..... More

Sacramento, CA: Crane. Co., 1926. First edition. Decorated Perfect Bound. Octavo, pp. 87, illustrated with b/w drawings. Interesting historical notes in the introduction; Crane was founded in 1855, just ten years after the first real bath tub was built in the United States. (It was solid mahogany, lined with sheet..... More

New York: Copper and Brass Research Association, nd, c.1930. Original edition. Color Pictoral Wraps. Oblong octavo, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w line drawings. An attractive and ambitious trade pamphlet describing the importance of a good roof, flashings, gutters, and downspouts, most likely intended for the home owner. Lovely period illustrations..... More

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1973. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 230, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This volume surveys the important stone properties, both physical and chemical, pertinent to the architect's, engineer's and stone producer's needs. Emphasis is placed on the chemical characteristics of the pollutants in..... More