Pittsburgh, PA: Hipwell Manufacturing Co., nd c. 1910. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Pamphlet, 3.5" x 6", pp. 19, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hipwell was founded in 1887 as Pittsburgh's first stamping plant, then started making parts for oil lamps and later parts for natural gas-fueled lamps. They moved to their..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: National Fire Proofing Co. (NATCO), 1927. Original edition. Folded Ephemera. Quarto, each folder pp. 4-6. Folder 1: "NATCO Unibacker: the tile that binds" Folder 2: "NATCO Combed Face Tile" Folder 3: "Vitritile" Folder 4: "NATCO Double Shell Load Bearing Tile" Illustrated with b/w and spot color drawings. Two..... More
Hants, England: Gower Technical, 1988/1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. xiii,129; wonderfully illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Covers the cleaning, repair and maintenance of metals. It examines the properties of metals, the corrosion processes leading to their deterioration, and the techniques for managing these problems. There are detailed..... More
New York: Copper Development Association Inc., 1966. Original edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 96, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and specification drawings. Several previous owners have signed the cover in ink. This handbook was prepared by the copper industry in consultation with architects and members of the architectural community to..... More
Chantilly, VA: Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc., 1997. Fifth edition, third printing, with addendum No. 1. Three-ring punched perfect wraps. Quarto, pp. x, 373, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. This manual was prepared to provide architects and specifiers with a reliable reference for the proper design..... More
New York: National Lead Co., 1924. First edition. Black portfolio w/gilt lettering. Small quarto, pp 30. Color renderings on each page: 15 exterior perspectives and 15 interior perspectives. A charming trade piece with beautiful colored perspective renderings showing exterior and interior paint finishes. The National Lead Company began business in..... More
Dayton, OH: The Lowe Brothers Company, 1912. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Staplebound pamphlet, 5" x 9", pp. 16, illustrated with color drawings. This brochure offers suggestions for securing attractive results in painting and designing for homes: how to arrange the yard, how to select color schemes inside and outside the..... More
Amesbury: Powwow River Books, 2021. First edition, in 100 copies. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. 336, illustrated with b/w photographs. The main complex of the America's Stonehenge site in New Hampshire is a collection of stone chambers, enclosures, niches, standing stones, carved drains and basins, and astronomical alignments. The archaeological community..... More
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 1990. First printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 223, indexed. Color plates, and b/w photographs throughout. Some pencil notations in the text. One of the best books on this subject. Invaluable! It includes systematic methods for identifying woods, the anatomy of woody plants, soft woods..... More
