Wichita, KS: 1984. Cloth over Boards. The emergence of AFG Industries as one of the fastest-growing glass manufacturing firms in the United States was a phenomenon seldom matched in the history of the glassmaking industry. The company was formed in 1977 by merging two debt-ridden firms which were destined for..... More
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 and paint color chip charts. Showing factories, glass manufacturing, paints, brushes, tools, architectural glass, mirrors, store fronts, interiors, display cases, patterned..... More
Berlin: 1999. Decorated Boards. Text in German and English. The basic concept of the high-rise apartment building was to translate the terrace in front of the country home into the floor level of the high-rise. A single space where various functions are united places the view from the villa into..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: Alabastine Company, nd (circa1925). Color Pictorial Wraps, stock. Trade pamphlet, trifold with two pages of tint color samples, opens to 8.75" x 16.5" An attractive advertising pamphlet promoting Alabastine, a powdered tint that was mixed with water for use on interior surfaces. The chip chart inside shows..... More
Chicago: 1928. Original Cloth w/design. This book described the latest methods used in painting in the early 20th century. Instructions on tools, estimating, enameling, gilding, graining, marbling, varnishing, how to make tints, deal with problems such as blistering, and much more. More
Philadelphia, PA: House Painting and Decorating Publishing Co., 1889. First edition. Half-Leather with Marbled Boards. Small quarto, pp. 465, vii, indexed, each issue illustrated with b/w engravings and at least one beautifully colored chromolithographic print. An interesting assortment of articles focused on house painting and decorating at the height of..... More
Oxford, NY: David Hayles, 2015. First edition, Limited to 100 copies. Color Pictorial Boards. Quarto, pp 326, illustrated with color photographs. Scagliola, a plastering technique used to create the look of marble is the life work of author and expert preservationist David Hayles. He recently won the prestigious Askins Award..... 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
Oxford, NY: David Hayles, 2022. First edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Octavo, pp. viii, 239, illustrated with color photographs. This is a day by day account of a 73-year-old grandfather's solo 20,000 mile bicycle ride around the world. David Hayles is the author of Scagliola, a perennial favorite among our plastering..... More
New York: 1975. Boards. This book is a complete guide to woods and veneers and the trees that produce them. It traces the story of woods from the forest to the sawmill to the craftsman's workshop, and describes over 300 principal woods. Over 150 new illustrations of trees and wood..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1977. Third Printing. Full Leatherette with Gilt Lettering on Spine. Octavo, pp. 160. 79 in-text b/w illustrations and 40 mounted wood samples, An interesting identification guide, with a fold-out section containing actual samples of 40 different woods. This book introduces a useful classification system for wood..... More
1980. Original Wraps. Chapters on marks, sizes, finish, boards, light framing studs, joists, timbers, and much more. Very good technical work, for the professional grader, lumberman or builder. More
