Recommended Practice for Engineered Brick Masonry .
Reston, VA: Brick Institute of America, 1986. Later printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 337, indexed. More
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Stresses in Masonry.
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
A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments.
Washington DC: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1984. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Narrow Octavo, pp. 65. Glossary, reading list. A very early and compact publication on the subject, but chock full of details and illustrations. Ideally suited for the professional. From the Old House Journal Reference Library... More
Cyclopedia of Bricklaying, Stone Masonry, Concretes, Stuccos and Plasters.
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
Plasterer's Manual; Concrete for Permanence
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
Stone and Plaster Work.
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
The Building Mechanics' Ready Reference; Cement Workers' and Plasterers' Edition
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
Moisture Problems in Historic Masonry Walls; Diagnosis and Treatment
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
Brick Masonry (Sections I, II, III).
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
Foundry Department Bulletin No. 21.
Toronto: Canada Foundry Company Ltd, n.d. ca 1930's. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 20, illustrated w/drawings. Very scarce item. More
Copper Flashings and Weatherings, and Additional Copper Flashings and Weatherings (2 volumes; original plus supplement); A Practical Handbook: C.D.A. Publication No. 42 and 42A
London, UK: Copper Development Association (UK), 1948, 1949. Second impression. Boards with Green Cloth Spine. Small quarto, pp 105, 31. Illustrated with b/w photos and construction details. Volume I is tan boards with green cloth covered spine, inside is clean and tight. Supplement is staplebound wraps in similar colors. A..... More
Our Salesman: Tin Shop and Contractors Supplies.
Syracuse, NY: Dayton Hessler Company, 1927. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 201, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Some advertising pages bound in the text, some with color illustrations. A Dayton Hessler advertisement for Black Bull liquid asbestos roof cement laid in. An attractive catalog covering sheet metal..... More
Metals in America's Historic Buildings; Uses and Preservation Treatments
Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Technical Preservation Services Division, 1980. First edition. Decorated Wraps, Black. Quarto, pp. 170. Includes notes and bibliography. Illustrated with b/w photos. An excellent, practical guide to the preservation of architectural metalwork. Part I is "A Historical Survey of..... More
The Production of Aluminum and its Industrial Use.
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1905. First edition, first thousand. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. vi, 266, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Wiley's publication catalog (pp. 16) bound in. Signed by a previous owner on the front endpaper. This book is a literal translation of the German edition..... More
The Application of Copper and Common Sense; Design Principles and Installation Techniques of Sheet Copper Construction
Rome, NY: Revere Copper and Brass Inc., nd c. 1965. Original edition. Original Wraps with cloth spine. Quarto, pp. 86, illustrated in b/w with spot color. "Revere ... all you need to know to build better with copper" (1985, pp. 14) laid in. This publication was prepared by Revere engineers..... More
Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia.
New York: Architectural Book Publishing, 1930. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 147, sumptuously illustrated with b/w photographs and plans. Four pages of photographs from a 1927 article in Architecture magazine about antique ironwork laid in. An important book and wealth of visual information on this element of Philadelphia's..... More
Portico Work, Design Sheet #250; serving New England lumber dealers since 1857
Chicago, IL: Foster-Munger Company, nd c. 1913. Original edition. Folded sheet of printed paper. Broadside, 12.5" x 28", portico work illustrated in b/w drawings with red lettering. An unusual design sheet of portico work by the Foster-Munger Company of Chicago. Portch posts, newels, balusters, spindles, railing, brackets, and more. Suitable..... More
Illustrated Catalogue of Composition Capitals and Brackets.
Chicago: Decorators Supply Company, May 1906. First edition. Cardboard Covers with Cloth Spine. 16mo, pp 72, illustrated with detailed b/w drawings. Large counterstamp in purple ink by the office and salesroom on cover and title page; pencil calculations on rear back cover. This company made capitals and brackets for exterior..... More
Modern Painting, Hardwood Finishing and Sign Painting; Covering every Branch of this Profession
Chicago. IL: Frederick J. Drake & Company, 1913. First edition. Decorated Boards. Sm Octavo, pp.440, 203 & (15). All sections illustrated with b/w drawings. 10 pages of trade literature at end of book. Each section with index. As with most books by Hodgson, this is the industry standard in its..... More
A Practical Manual of House-Painting, Graining, Marbling, And Sign Writing; containing full information on the processes of house-painting in oil and distemper, the formation of letters and practice of sign-writing, the principles of decorative art, a course of elementary drawing for house-painters, writers, etc. and a collection of useful receipts with nine colored illustrations of woods and marbles, and numerous wood engravings
London, England: Crosby Lockwood And Son, 1904. Ninth edition. Cloth over Boards. 16mo, pp. xxi, 394, indexed, illustrated in b/w and color, with 16-page Weale's publishing catalog and 48-page Crosby Lockwood publisher's catalog bound in. A fine and historic guide for house and sign painters. Topics include the painter's tools..... More
Everybody's Paint Book; A Complete Guide to the Art of Outdoor and Indoor Painting, designed for the special use of those who wish to do their own work, and consisting of practical lessons in plain painting, varnishing, polishing, staining, paper-hanging, kalsomining, etc., as well as directions for renovating furniture, and hints on artistic work for home decoration, together with a full description of the tools and materials used. Precise directions are given for mixing paints for all purposes.
New York: M. T. Richardson, 1888. First edition. Publisher's pictorial cloth. 12 mo. pp iv, 186. illustrated with black-and-white plates. Glossary, index, publisher's ads. A very good treatment on the subject for the tradesman. Amazingly practical, with hundreds of tricks of the trade. More
House Painting and Decorating, October 1886-September 1887, Bound Volume; A Journal Devoted to the House Painter and Home Decorator
Philadelphia, PA: House Painting and Decorating Publishing Co., 1887. First edition. Half-Leather with Marbled Boards. Small quarto, pp. 406, xlv, indexed, each issue illustrated with b/w engravings and a beautifully colored chromolithographic print. An interesting assortment of articles focused on house painting and decorating at the height of Victorian styling..... More
Dream Homes in Living Color.
Louisville, KY: Kurfess Paints, nd ca 1961. Original edition. Folding broadside. Oblong small quarto, folds out into a two-sided, 18"x21" paint chip chart with four exterior home designs and four interior room designs. Distributed by Lancaster Home Improvement Company in Lancaster, Ohio, this paint company showed several suggested floor plans..... More
Simple Methods for Testing Painters' Materials.
London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1903. First edition. Embossed Decorated Boards, Black. Small octavo, pp. 163, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Previous owner signed the front endpaper. The materials employed in painting are, perhaps for several reasons, liable to adulteration, and it is not uncommon to find one substance entirely..... More
Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes Catalogue No. 53.
Bay City, MI: Aladdin Co., 1955. Original edition. Staplebound wraps. Small quarto, pp 32, illustrated with b/w and color photographs, floor plans and drawings. Three houses photographs have been neatly clipped and removed. This is a lovely Aladdin home catalog with beautiful color perspective renderings. Included are ranch houses, 1950's..... More