Seattle, WA: Structural Clay Products Institute, nd c. 1962. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w photographs. Label for Columbia Brick Works in Portland, Oregon attached to front cover. This company firmly believed in the old adage "one picture is worth a thousand words" ... they packed..... More
Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Assoc. 1927. Original edition. Decorated Boards w/paper covers, aqua. Quarto, pp 59. 10 Color plates, b/w photographs on most pages. Authors: Marshall, Benjamin H.; Murphy, Frederick V.; Allison, David C.; Woollett, William Lee; Earley, John J.; Holabird, John A. This volume features six beautiful early twentieth..... More
Chicago, IL: Masonite Corporation, 1933. First edition. Pamphlet. Folded pamphlet, 4.25" x 6.75", folding out to 8.5" x 11" At the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair, the Home and Industrial Arts Group included several buildings and homes, including a Masonite home. The display showcased advances in modern building materials, architecture, and..... More
New York: Revere Copper and Brass Inc., 1945. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w photographs and construction details for seams, parapets, valleys, gutters, expansion joints, cornices, etc. Scarce, important book for anyone working with copper as a building material. Very well illustrated and explained. More
Washington, D.C. Dimock Gallery George Washington University, 1971. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 30, illustrated with b/w photographs. This brochure was published in conjunction with an exhibit by the same name, that took place at the Dimock Gallery at George Washington University in Washington DC in 1971. Blacksmith Samuel..... More
Detroit: Berry Brothers, n.d. ca 1930's. First edition. Staplebound Decorated Wraps. Octavo, pp. 40, illustrated w/color drawings. Stamped by Sturtevant & Blood Co., a lumber yard in Owosso, Michigan, on the front cover. Published by Berry Brothers, who sold varnishes, enamels and stains out of Detroit, Ontario, and San Francisco..... More
Portland, ME: The Laclede Manufacturing Co., nd c. 1915. First edition. Pamphlet. Trifold pamphlet, 3.75" x 7", folds out to 11" x 7", contains twelve shingle stain samples, each 0.5" x 2" An attractive booklet advertising Brown's high grade rustic shingle stains, made with linseed oil and creosote liquid oil..... More
New York: Johns-Manville, 1936. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 46, illustrated with b/w specification drawings. One page has a long closed tear. Previous owner signed the cover in ink. Some pencil notations inside front cover. Nice copy of scarce information booklet with detailed specifications for products using the..... More
London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Tall thin quarto, pp 105, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library. This book puts information about construction methods in the context of current research into the qualities of stone, and provides concise yet comprehensive guidance to the use of what is one..... More
Columbus, OH: Geological Survey of Ohio, 1915. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. The first chapter covers the properties of Ohio building stones: durability, strength, color, carving, ease of quarrying, density, and architectural effects. The second and third chapters cover limestones and sandstones..... More
Chicago, IL: American Terra Cotta Company, nd c. 1920. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 10, illustrated with b/w architectural specification drawings. American wall blocks were developed to fulfill a demand for a high-grade, economical, and fire-resistant material suitable for use in both interior and exterior walls and partitions. This folder presents..... More
