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
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2005. Second edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 88. Bibliography and Appendices. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. "A detailed study of the history, tools, and methods used to split, hoist, and transport quarried stone in pre-industrial New England." Offers an interesting look at early American and..... 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
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
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
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
New York: Self Published, printed by Deutsch Litho & Printing Co, Baltimore, ca 1895. First edition. Orig Hardcover in guit-stamped cloth-covered burgundy boards. Quarto (7" x 10.5"), pp. 122, with 5 chromo-litho plates of bricks and brick patterns, 1 color map, 22 illustrations of buildings, 21 illus of brick shapes..... 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
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
London: Copper Development Association, 1963. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 147, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and three color plates. This book provides the architect with sufficient knowledge of decorative and utilitarian metalwork available in copper and its alloys, and what can or cannot..... 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
Norwich, CT: The Richmond Stove Company, nd. c. 1880. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 12, illustrated with b/w engravings. A previous owner put 3-ring holes in the publication and used string to tie it to a handmade cardboard cover. At the time of publication, the Richmond ranges embraced five..... 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
Chicago, IL: Winslow Brothers Company, 1910. First edition. Cloth over Boards with leather spine. Quarto, pp. 234, illustrated with b/w photographs, many full page. An important piece of ornamental ironwork trade literature from a bygone era, both aesthetically pleasing and technically precise. Featuring store fronts, entrances, marquises, canopies, elevator enclosures..... 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
New York: George P. Putnam, 1853. First edition. Original Brown Cloth. Small Octavo, pp. 191. 18 interior b/w figures. Signed by a previous owner in 1863 on the front end paper. A scarce early book on the subject of natural and artificial lightning and electricity, focused on the protection of..... More
London: 1866. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Dark Brown. Folio, pp b/w detailed drawings on each page. Ex-library markings on front end paper. An extensive and in depth collection of details, many of the Art Nouveau Style, of panels, grills, ornamentation, and furniture. Lovely in the quality of its draftsmanship..... More
