Washington DC: Association for Preservation Technology, 1734/1981. Reprint, 1500 copies. Cloth over Boards. When it was first published in 1734, The Builder's Dictionary was proclaimed to be the definitive English architectural encyclopedia. It was important enough to receive the approbation of the leading architects of the day: Nicholas Hawksmoor, John..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1900. Revised. Cloth over Boards, brown w/embossed design. Octavo, pp 296 and pp 32 of trade advertisements. 170 engraved b/w drawings and diagrams throughout. Decorated free end papers. This is a practical and detailed manual for drawing and creating patterns in 2 and..... More
New York: 1975. Illustrated Wraps. A modern text about building methods, components, and assemblies. These architectural construction drawings and details are good guidelines for every one in the business to follow, precise and easy to read. Timber, masonry, concrete, and steel construction are covered. More
Philadelphia: James Locken, 1849. Full Leather with some scuffing. Small quarto, pp. 331, indexed, 40 plates by W. S. Barnard depict tools of the trade and instances of joinery, molding, staircases, and bricklaying. Foxing and page discoloration. Covers bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, turning, joinery, and carpentry, with an..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1905. First edition. Original Blue Decorated Cloth. 12 mo, pp. 160, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Several pages of publishers' advertising bound in. This volume contains, in a form convenient for everyday use, a comprehensive digest of information, contributed by experienced craftsmen, scattered over the columns..... More
Chicago, IL: 1915. Cloth over Boards. Part one gives the rules and methods for working hardwoods, with description of tools required, the methods of using, how to sharpen and care for them, and much more. The second part covers the filling, staining, varnishing, polishing, gilding, enameling and finishing all kinds..... More
London: B. T. Batsford, 1900. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 368, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Several loose plates. Signed by a previous owner in 1927 on the front endpaper in pencil. This is the scarce first edition of this classic text on stair building and related skills..... More
Scarsdale, NY: Early American Industries Assoc. 1979/1703. Reprint. Green Buckram over Boards with Gilt Lettering. 12 mo, pp. 354, reprint of 1703 (Third) edition, with an Introduction by John S. Kebabian. Engraved plates illustrate over 170 tools, a variety of moldings and cornices, and plans and elevations of buildings. This..... More
Mendham, NJ: 1992. Cloth over Boards. An extremely important source book for colonial-era tradesmen. The plates give wonderful detail of carpentry/joinery of the time. Of equal importance is the extensive price list for carpentry/millwork in late 18th century. More
Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1976. First edition, as stated. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. 407, indexed, color frontis, profusely illustrated with drawings, photographs, and diagrams. Proceedings of the Symposium held at Philadelphia to celebrate the 250th Birthday of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Texts by..... More
Indianapolis, IN: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1929-1946. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, each issue pp. ~60 plus several pages of period advertisements, illustrated with b/w photographs. Issues included are: Nov 1929, Jul 1930, Nov 1931, Jul 1932, Sep 1933, Mar 1934, May 1935, Oct 1936..... More
Aurora, IL: Richards-Wilcox Mfg. Co., nd c.1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. A scarce item from a Midwestern hardware manufacturer, known for its sliding and folding windows and doors (including "vanishing" or pocket doors) for the home and garage. The company still..... More
Warren, OH: The Warren Paint Company, nd c. 1890. Second edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong 12mo (5" x 7"), pp. 45, illustrated with paint chip chart and colored lithographs. Stamped lightly by a previous owner on the front and back cover. What a gorgeous paint catalog! Featuring residential architecture by Youngstown..... More
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 256, indexed. Foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton and a brief introduction by Richard H. Jenrette. There are 187 illustrations, including 65 plates in color and 34 line drawings. A very good, comprehensive study, including coverage on all the trades-related..... More
