London: John Weale, 1849. First edition. Decorated Boards. 12 mo (4 1/4 X 7), pp. xiii, 118, illustrated with 100 b/w illustrations but (as with most copies) lacking the atlas. Signed and dated (1857) on fep by a previous owner. A wonderful and early treatise on the subject. Like all..... More
Downers Grove, IL: SERMAC, 1979. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 22. b/w photographs and construction detail drawings. Mild ex-library. Repointing is the process of removing deteriorated mortar from a masonry joint and replacing the old mortar with new, sound mortar. This information has been written to assist building owners..... 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
Cambridge, MA: Stanley Newman Co., 1950. Reprint. Decorated Stock Covers, light blue. Quarto, pp 20. b/w photographs on each page. The author was a waterproofing engineer and contractor who "spent his life investigating and correcting masonry problems ... with architects, engineers, builders, and owners." He wrote this booklet to share..... 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
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
Syracuse, NY: H. E. Hessler Company, nd c. 1912. First edition. Cardboard Covers. Oblong folio, pp. 24, profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. Unusual trade catalog, illustrating a variety of decorative styles in stamped metal ceilings, borders, and tiles from the early 20th century. A rare and valuable visual resource of..... More
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
Boston, MA: The Medici Society, Ltd., ca1920. Original edition. Cloth over Boards, black w/gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed. 473+ b/w illustrations. Indexed. "This is the first book written in English about domestic iron implements, once an important part of household equipment." Extensively illustrated by the author, an interesting resource..... More
Minneapolis, MN: The Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, 1924. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 34, illustrated with b/w photographs. The original letter from the manager of the memorial department of Flour City Ornamental Iron Company is laid in. After WWI, there was intense interest in creating war memorials using..... More
Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1985. First edition. Staplebound White Wraps. Octavo, pp. 35. Illustrated with 15 b/w plates. An in-depth examination of metalworker Samuel Yellin's work in its broader context, with roots in earlier European wrought ironwork traditions. The b/w plates of his works are spectacular and give..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University School of Architecture, 1990. First edition. Original Wraps, embossed in two colors. Tall Octavo, pp. 32. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos. Extremely scarce catalog of the examples of Yellin's work found throughout the Yale University campus, with photographs, a campus map, and essays by Yale..... More
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
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
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
New York: Sapolin Paints Inc., 1969. Original edition. Ephemera. Small quarto, two fold-out paint charts, one for exterior paint colors and one for interior paint colors. A valuable resource for those who are renovating their 1960s-era home, and want to use colors that are authentic to the time period. The..... More
London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1903. First edition. Original green Cloth, with gilded lettering to front and spine. Small octavo, pp. 163, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. With 36 pages of technical literature in appendix. The materials employed in painting are, perhaps for several reasons, liable to adulteration, and it..... More
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
Chicago: American Face Brick Assn. 1920. First edition. Staplebound in Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. 115. Illustrated with numerous color drawings and b/w photos, drawings and plans. A scarce early 20th century pattern book promoting the use of brick as a durable and attractive building material. Features numerous fine color renderings..... More
New York: Orange Judd & Company, 1871. First edition. Cloth over Boards. 12mo, pp 287, illustrated with b/w drawings and engravings. Hints and suggestions as to general principles of house building, style, cost, location, symmetry and modes of building. Chapters include water supply, kitchen and ventilation, foundations, brick, concrete walls..... More
Boston: Rogers & Manson for Building Brick Association of America, 1912. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. 120, illustrated with b/w drawings and plans. A wonderful early 20th century pattern book, featuring intricate drawings and details for 100 brick bungalows of various styles. The designs were selected from..... More
Davenport, IA: Gordon-Van Tine Co., 1929. First edition. Original Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 136, illustrated with plans & drawings. A beautiful and scarce edition of this home plan catalog from Gordon-Van Tine, gorgeously illustrated. Includes line drawings and photos of houses and plans, with a beautiful color section on..... More
