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
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1947. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floorplans, photographs and halftones. Mild ex-library stamps. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. A very early piece on this singularly American..... More
New York: Sweet's Catalog Service, 1925-25. Twentieth Edition. Original Green Cloth. Octavo, pp. 2855, illustrated. The last year of the single volume edition. Complete Sweet's catalog - an amazing amount of trade literature in one volume. An early example of the definitive building products catalogue from the teens and twenties..... More
Cleveland, OH: The Master Builders Company, Circa 1939. Folder w/ pockets containing stapled and folded items. Octavo, pp. approx. 100, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. This item provides a wealth of materials on the cement dispersing agent Pozzolith, both the Standard and High Early forms. Titles include: "Pozzolith for more durable..... More
Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1911. First edition. Pictorial Yellow Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 200, indexed, illustrated with b/w plans and drawings, 185 full-page plates. Very nice copy of scarce first edition, a rich sourcebook on everything to do with building. Sections include: "Details of Construction and Finish," Details..... 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
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
Brooklyn, NY: "The Union" Steam Presses, 1864. First edition. Green Embossed Decorated Boards with Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 189. Illustrated with 2 fold-out fair floorplans bound in. A copy of the history and accounts of the 1864 Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair. These fairs were put on by the..... More
Newark, OH: Advance Glass Co., nd post 1922. Original edition. Leatherette on boards case. 5" x 6" x 4" leatherette case with Mississippi Glass name on front in gilt letters, with front that tips forward for easier access. Contains 44 1" x 3" samples (one with a corner broken off..... More
New York: Leo Popper & Sons, nd post 1925. Original edition. Wooden box with hinged lid and working brass clasp, gilt lettering. Wooden box is 7.75" long, 4.25" high, 6" deep, with just over 200 glass samples, all about 3" wide and 1-2" tall. Most have labels for Leo Popper..... 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
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: 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
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
Milan: Editoriale Domus, 1959-1964. First edition. Original wraps. Quarto, each issue about pp. 56, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Issues include March 1959, May 1959, November 1963, February 1964, November 1964, April 1965. Text in Italian. Domus is an architecture and design magazine headquartered in Milan. These issues highlight..... More
St. Louis, MO: Manchester Iron Works, 1916. First printing. Original Wraps. Oblong octavo (10 X 6 1/2), pp. 64, indexed, well illustrated. Featuring many different types of ornamental ironwork (grills, railings, stairs, benches, chimney braces, store front columns, etc). A lovely trade piece. More
New York, NY: The International Nickel Company, Inc., 1929. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w drawings and specification plans. Signed on the front cover by the original owner in 1930. New and pleasing plans for the kitchens of the American home have resulted from the contest..... More
Portland, OR: West Coast Lumbermen's Association, nd c. 1955. Original edition. Original Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp 14. Illustrated with color photographs. A great companion piece to "Distinctive Homes of West Coast Lumber" (19759). It looks like they used some of the same interior rooms to photograph this booklet. Recipes..... More
New York: Lightolier Company, 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ceiling and wall-mounted light fixtures in many designs popular in the 1920s. More
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1933. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 11. Illustrated with color and b/w photos and paintings. Features a color cover. Another wonderful Armstrong catalog, this one for their Linowall line of decorative linoleum wall coverings. Features color sample images and installation instructions. A beautiful trade..... More
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1941. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 15, illustrated with color drawings, photographs, and color samples. Frequently asked questions about linoleum are answered, some suggested room layouts are illustrated, and color samples are sprinkled throughout. An attractive look at 1940s colors and design. More
Bowie, MD: Levitt and Sons, 1961. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong octavo, pp. 14, illustrated with color photographs. Levitt and Sons had an exhibit of five model homes in between Baltimore and Washington DC, in a community they called Belair. This advertising booklet showed photos of the five houses, inside..... More
nd c. 1910. Original edition. Colored print. 7" x 9.5", once folded but presented flat. A vinegar valentine was decorated with a caricature and an insulting poem. This one mocked the mason for being stupid: "You are only a howling idiot, and you waste more than you use, / You..... More
New York: Theodore Audel, 1924/1949. Later printing. Hardcover. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp ca. 400 per volume, iIlustrated with b/w photographs and wood engravings. Contains several tables and data. Volume 1 is devoted to brickwork and bricklaying; volume 2 is devoted to brick foundations, arches, and tile..... More
