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
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
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: 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
New York: Harper & Row, 1987. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 355, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. OHJ stamp on title page. As the first book to deal exclusively with interior design in 20th-century America, this volume will undoubtedly find an appreciative readership. It is heavily..... 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
New York: Whitehead Metal Products Company, 1937. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 18, illustrated with b/w drawings with spot color. An attractive advertising brochure for Whitehead kitchen sinks and many different types of cabinetry, including a towel drier cabinet and a plate warming cabinet! The company even offered..... More
Basel, Bern, Switzerland: Christoph Merian Verlag, 2019. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 320, more than 100 illustrations, mostly in color. Text in English and German. This is a book to bury yourself in, to look and learn. By using impressive photographs, Brigitte Schuster documents cat ladders in Bern..... 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
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
Cleveland, OH: The Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, 1921. Third edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 72, illustrated with b/w photographs and building specification drawings. A presentation of facts for prospective owners of houses and other buildings and a manual of construction data on brickwork for architects, engineers, contractors and..... More
London: Charles Griffin & Co., 1909. First edition. Embossed boards. 12mo, pp. viii, 146, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. At the time this book was written, there were numerous elementary treatises on steel work, but nothing had been produced about the stresses in masonry. This volume was the first to..... More
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1914. Later printing. Original Maroon Pictorial Boards depicting a bricklayer. Small octavo; bricklayers' guide is pp. 316 plus index; concretes and cements section is pp. 509 plus index. Both sections illustrated with b/w drawings. Signed on front endpaper by a previous owner. Fantastic bookplate..... More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1930. First edition. Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, each pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs. Four brochures: "Terra Cotta for your New School," "Terra Cotta for Small Apartments," "Terra Cotta Stores and Store Fronts," and "Terra Cotta Buildings Superior for Floodlighting." Each booklet includes many photographs..... More
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1958. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w photos and specification drawings. This copy was circulated by Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company in San Francisco. A guide in the proper practices to be used with Portland Cement stucco and plaster. Many photos..... More
London: Ward Lock, 1997. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 96. Indexed, glossary, illustrated with b/w drawings and color photographs. Turn crumbling plaster, chipped stonework, or a tumble-down wall into a home's most attractive site. All the techniques are clearly explained, including restoration, repainting, cleaning stone and plaster, and..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1908. First edition, first thousand. Full Leather. 12 mo, pp. 458, indexed, illustrated w/line drawings. The author endeavored to present this material for the ordinary mechanic or worker in cement and concrete, not for the use of engineers. A large amount of information..... More
Washington, D.C. US Department of the Interior National Park Service Preservation Assistance Division, nd c. 1981. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 48. b/w photographs and construction detail drawings. Moisture is probably the greatest source of damage to historic buildings This publication attempts to present sound technical information for architects..... More
Washington, D.C. Structural Clay Products Institute, 1946. Later printing. Cardboard Covers. Quarto, no page numbers (about 400 pages), illustrated with b/w drawings and specification drawings. These books document a series of projects from material loaned by the Essex County Vocational and Technical High School in Newark, NJ. They are intended..... More
Toronto: Canada Foundry Company Ltd, n.d. ca 1930's. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 20, illustrated w/drawings. Very scarce item. More
Philadelphia, PA: Samuel Yellin Foundation, 1982. Reissue. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w photographs. Based on Andrews' earlier article on Yellin's work and career, this monograph covers a far more substantial amount of Yellin's fine metalwork and takes an in-depth look at his contributions to the art..... More
