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ICS #177 International Library of Technology: Fireproofing of Buildings, Stair Building, Ornamental Metal Work, Builder's Hardware, Roofing, Sheet-Metal Work, Mill Design. Building, ICS Staff.

[Building]. ICS Staff.

ICS #177 International Library of Technology: Fireproofing of Buildings, Stair Building, Ornamental Metal Work, Builder's Hardware, Roofing, Sheet-Metal Work, Mill Design.

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1909. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. approx. 600, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings and engravings, fold-out plans and b/w photographs. Unusually pristine copy! As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman... More

Price: $125.00

ICS #14 -Carpentry, Joinery, Stair, Geometrical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Estimating and Calculating Quantities, Specifications. Carpentry, ICS Staff.

[Carpentry]. ICS Staff.

ICS #14 -Carpentry, Joinery, Stair, Geometrical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Estimating and Calculating Quantities, Specifications .

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1904. First edition. Half-Leather. Octavo, pp. v. approx. 450 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout. As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early twentieth century. Most apprentices learned their trades from these... More

Price: $70.00

The Modern House-Carpenter's Companion and Builder's Guide; being a hand-book for workmen, and a manual of reference for contractors and builders; giving rules for getting the lengths and finding the bevels for rafters for pitch, hip, and valley roofs; the construction of French and Mansard roofs; several forms of trusses, stairs, splayed and circular work, etc.; table of braces, sizes and weights of window sash, and frames for the same; table of board, plank, and scantling measure, etc. also information for the convenience of builders and contractors in making estimates; making the most comprehensive work for the price yet published. Carpentry, W. A. Sylvester.

[Carpentry]. Sylvester, W. A.

The Modern House-Carpenter's Companion and Builder's Guide; being a hand-book for workmen, and a manual of reference for contractors and builders; giving rules for getting the lengths and finding the bevels for rafters for pitch, hip, and valley roofs; the construction of French and Mansard roofs; several forms of trusses, stairs, splayed and circular work, etc.; table of braces, sizes and weights of window sash, and frames for the same; table of board, plank, and scantling measure, etc. also information for the convenience of builders and contractors in making estimates; making the most comprehensive work for the price yet published

Boston, MA: A. Williams and Company, 1882. First edition. Cloth over boards. 16mo, pp. 114, indexed, includes 35 full page b/w plates. Original owner signed the front endpaper in pencil, and sketched some plans on the back endpaper. Many workmen in the 19th century carried with them a small memo... More

Price: $95.00

An Introduction to Color. Color, Ralph M. Evans.

[Color]. Evans, Ralph M.

An Introduction to Color.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1948. First edition. Original Cloth, tan boards with red and black titles. Octavo, pp. 340, indexed, illustrated with 15 color plates, numerous b/w illustrations and graphics. Original owner stamped his name inside the front and back cover, and handwrote some notes on the... More

Price: $25.00

Alpha Cement Plasterer's Manual; for applying Portland cement stucco and plaster. Concrete & Cement, Alpha Portland Cement Company.

[Concrete & Cement]. Alpha Portland Cement Company.

Alpha Cement Plasterer's Manual; for applying Portland cement stucco and plaster

Easton, PA: Alpha Portland Cement Co., nd c. 1915. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp 32. b/w photographs and construction details for stucco on concrete masonry, stucco on brick, stucco overcoating on wood frame, and flashing details. This book encouraged plasterers to also be artisans, by learning to create beautiful... More

Price: $60.00

Concrete Masonry - Haydite Building Units. Concrete & Cement, Herot Builders Supply Company.

[Concrete & Cement]. Herot Builders Supply Company.

Concrete Masonry - Haydite Building Units.

Cleveland, OH: Herot Builders Supply Company, nd ca 1922. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 11, illustrated with b/w photographs. Haydite is burned clay or shale properly crushed and screened into fine or coarse sizes, and is used to make a strong, light weight concrete. This booklet is devoted to... More

Price: $55.00

Wood, Glass & Resins (Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, Vol 5) (Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, ... English Heritage Technical Handbook, Vol 5). Conservation, John and Nicola Ashurst.

[Conservation]. Ashurst, John and Nicola.

Wood, Glass & Resins (Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, Vol 5) (Practical Building Conservation, English Heritage Technical Handbook, ... English Heritage Technical Handbook, Vol 5).

Hants, England: Gower Technical, 1988/1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. xi, 114; wonderfully illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Examines the repair and treatment of timber and glass; a short chapter on the use of resins in conservation has also been added. The sections on wood analyze the problems... More

Price: $55.00

Protecting Buildings; How to Combat Dry Rot, Woodworm and Damp. Conservation, Stanley A. Richardson.

[Conservation]. Richardson, Stanley A.

Protecting Buildings; How to Combat Dry Rot, Woodworm and Damp

London: David & Charles, 1977. Second impression. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. 156, index, bibliography, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book is the result of a lifetime's experience in caring for buildings, and is straightforward, highly readable and enlivened with humorous anecdotes - about people as well as pests!... More

Price: $30.00

Conservation of Stained Glass in America: A Manual for Studios and Caretakers. Conservation, Julie L. Sloan.

[Conservation]. Sloan, Julie L.

Conservation of Stained Glass in America: A Manual for Studios and Caretakers.

Wilmington, DE: Art In Architecture Press, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 225, vii (bibliography), vi (index); b/w illustrations and photographs. Used as a textbook in glass conservation and restoration courses, it's also the standard text on the subject for serious glass artists, craftspeople, and for those who are responsible... More

Price: $30.00

Color and Design in the Decorative Arts. Decorative Arts, Elizabeth Burris-Meyer.

[Decorative Arts]. Burris-Meyer, Elizabeth.

Color and Design in the Decorative Arts.

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1935. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xx, 572, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Paint color chips are complete and in very good condition. Signed on the front end paper by a previous owner. This book has three aims: first, to foster interest... More

Price: $55.00

This is Fashion. Decorative Arts, Elizabeth Burris-Meyer.

[Decorative Arts]. Burris-Meyer, Elizabeth.

This is Fashion.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. vii, 409, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and color samples. Color samples are complete and in very good condition. Bookplate on the front end paper from a previous owner. Excellent compendium, with bibliography, of fashion history; it... More

Price: $55.00

Sash Doors Blinds Mouldings Mantels &c. Doors, William C. Scherer, Co.

[Doors]. William C. Scherer & Co.

Sash Doors Blinds Mouldings Mantels &c.

Baltimore, MD: William C. Scherer & Co., 1912. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 175. b/w line drawings, halftones and engravings throughout. Marvelously illustrated trade catalog with extensive sections on doors, windows, moldings, porch spindles, shutters, mantels, store fronts and more. Many beautiful details to enjoy. More

Price: $125.00

Hutting Sash & Door Company Wall Calendar for 1925. Ephemera, Huttig Sash, Door Co.

[Ephemera]. Huttig Sash & Door Co.

Hutting Sash & Door Company Wall Calendar for 1925.

St. Louis, MO: Huttig Sash & Door Co., 1932. Original edition. Calendar. 17.5" x 23.5", 12 two-sided pages with color illustrations on one side and b/w drawings and photos on the other side. A beautiful 1920s advertising calendar with gorgeous color illustrations of homes and buildings in seasonal settings. The... More

Price: $95.00

Century of Color: Exterior Decoration for American Buildings, 1820-1920 (with the original and elusive color chart laid in). Exteriors, Roger W. Moss.

[Exteriors]. Moss, Roger W.

Century of Color: Exterior Decoration for American Buildings, 1820-1920 (with the original and elusive color chart laid in).

Watkins Glen, NY: Amer Life Foundation, 1981. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 108, indexed, illustrated in color. Very important, practical study. Includes the elusive color card. Important for anyone interested in authentic coloration. More

Price: $55.00

Glass ~ Paints, Varnishes and Brushes; Their History Manufacture & Use. Glass, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.

[Glass]. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.

Glass ~ Paints, Varnishes and Brushes; Their History Manufacture & Use

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. Showing factories, glass manufacturing, paints, brushes, tools, architectural glass, mirrors, store fronts, interiors, display cases, patterned and wired glass, leaded and... More

Price: $145.00

Hardware Age Builders' Hardware Handbook. Hardware, Adon H. Brownell.

[Hardware]. Brownell, Adon H.

Hardware Age Builders' Hardware Handbook.

Philadelphia: Chilton, 1956. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 234, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings. Extremely comprehensive, with hundreds of line drawings, showing all manner of hardware applications. Well documented. More

Price: $65.00

Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Dunning & Co., Wholesale Hardware Iron, Nails and Metals. Hardware, Dunning, Co.

[Hardware]. Dunning & Co.

Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Dunning & Co., Wholesale Hardware Iron, Nails and Metals.

Auburn, NY: Dunning & Co., 1878. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards, gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 336, indexed, many b/w illustrations. What a handsome and comprehensive volume! All hardware needs were addressed, from the professional builder to the homemaker seeking a hook for her bird cage. The illustrations are unusually... More

Price: $325.00

Historic Louisiana Nails; Aids to the Dating of Old Buildings. Hardware, Jay D. Edwards, Tom Wells.

[Hardware]. Edwards, Jay D. and Tom Wells.

Historic Louisiana Nails; Aids to the Dating of Old Buildings

Baton Rouge, LA: Geoscience Publications, 1993. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 156, index, bibliography, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. The most comprehensive study of historic American nails yet published. A useful tool for dating buildings that lack documentary evidence of their age. More

Price: $75.00

Hardware, Tools, and Supplies for Manufacturers, Individuals, and Institutions; Catalogue No. 500. Hardware, Schlemmer Hammacher, Co.

[Hardware]. Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co.

Hardware, Tools, and Supplies for Manufacturers, Individuals, and Institutions; Catalogue No. 500

New York: Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., (ca. 1915). Original green Cloth w/title on cover & spine, gilt design on cover. Quarto, pp. 1112, indexed. End papers damaged but text block intact. Very scarce. Many tools, but also architectural hardware (clock spires, Morris Chair rods, exotic furniture feet, furniture pulls, etc)... More

Price: $250.00

Complete General Catalogue No. 3. Hardware, J. A. Williams, Co.

[Hardware]. J. A. Williams & Co.

Complete General Catalogue No. 3.

Pittsburgh, PA: J. A. Williams & Co., nd c. 1920. Original edition. Cloth over boards, gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 499, tabbed indexed, many b/w illustrations, several color charts for paints and stains. This company wanted to supply everything you need! Mechanics' tools, door hardware, hinges, dish pans, roofing, silverware, washing... More

Price: $250.00

Catalog No. 11; Wholesale Jobbers and Manufacturers of Hardware, Cutlery, Sportsmen's Supplies, Mill Supplies, Lumbering Tools, Rolling Shelf Ladders, Stoves and Ranges, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Iron, Steel and Metals, Harness, Saddlery and Horse Collars. Hardware, Morley Brothers.

[Hardware]. Morley Brothers.

Catalog No. 11; Wholesale Jobbers and Manufacturers of Hardware, Cutlery, Sportsmen's Supplies, Mill Supplies, Lumbering Tools, Rolling Shelf Ladders, Stoves and Ranges, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Iron, Steel and Metals, Harness, Saddlery and Horse Collars

Saginaw, MI: Morley Brothers, 1920. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 1786, tabbed index. Illustrated with many b/w drawings and several color sections (Congoleum flooring, alabastine paint chips, and more). "Morley Brothers" written in black on the red fore edges of the book. This is a comprehensive catalog! Nearly 1,800 pages... More

Price: $275.00

Builders' Hardware Catalog for 1915. Hardware, National Manufacturing Co.

[Hardware]. National Manufacturing Co.

Builders' Hardware Catalog for 1915.

Sterling, IL: National Manufacturing Co., 1915. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 88. Indexed. b/w illustrations on each page. Scarce trade piece, featuring such commercial hardware as doorhangers, sash locks and lifts, ornamental door/cabinetry hardware, etc. From the library of preservationist Michael Lynch. More

Price: $80.00

Richards-Wilcox Hardware for Modern Door-Ways: General Catalogue No. 45. Hardware, Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co.

[Hardware]. Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co.

Richards-Wilcox Hardware for Modern Door-Ways: General Catalogue No. 45.

Aurora, IL: Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co., 1927. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 504, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w drawings and photographs. Comprehensive illustrated selection of pocket doors, folding partition doors, elevator doors, trolley tracks and switches, shutter hardware, and much more, from the library of preservationist Michael Lynch. Catalog illustrations of... More

Price: $150.00

Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company Catalog No. 16. Hardware, Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company.

[Hardware]. Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company.

Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company Catalog No. 16.

Sharon, PA: Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company, nd c. 1935. Original edition. Spiralbound wraps. Quarto, pp. 81, indexed, many b/w illustrations. A nicely illustrated 1930s hardware catalog from a company that offered 20 different finishes, and offered to do custom plating finishes to match your sample. They offered everything for residential... More

Price: $50.00

Repertoire Du Gout Moderne No. 3. Interior Design, Anonymous.

[Interior Design]. Anonymous.

Repertoire Du Gout Moderne No. 3.

Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1929. First edition. Decorated Hardcover Portfolio w/loose sheets. 40 Colored plates with the pochoir method by Saudé. plus introduction and list of plates. (From a five volume set) Pochoir is a lost art form, where several stencils are cut in order to hand color a set... More

Price: $300.00

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