London: John Weale, 1841. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt decoration. Small quarto, pp. 68 plus 10 plates on heavy card stock including frontispiece. Frontispiece is a print of an engraving with colored text, title page is colored, decorated and illustrated, leaves have a decorative border and full gilt edges..... More
London: Alec Tiranti, 1967. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, pp. 124, plus 173 full page b/w plates. Several color plates tipped-in to the text. Index, notes, appendix of Dublin Plasterers. Contrary to the widely held belief that the art of stucco decoration in Ireland was mainly the work of foreigners..... More
Cincinnati, OH: American Fluresit Company, nd, c. 1950. Original edition. Advertising wooden ruler. Wooden ruler with black lettering. There are four scales on this ruler. On the front of the rule, the first scale measures inches, but numbers it so that 1 inch = 4 feet. The other scale measures..... More
Scranton, SC: Merritt & Tomlinson, Inc., nd, c. 1950. Original edition. Mechanical pencil. Antique mechanical pencil. "Merritt & Tomlinson, Inc. Manufacturers of Quality Masonry Products since 1946 READY MIXED CONCRETE Scranton, S. C. - Phone 2711 - 2721 Lake City, S. C. - 8-2651" This charming pencil has a transparent..... More
London: Thomas Kelly, 1826. First edition. Full Leather. Small quarto, pp. 140 (carpentry and joinery), 36 (cabinet making), 16 (the practical builder's perpetual price-book, plus 84 plates for the carpentry and joinery section, and 6 plates for the cabinet-making section. One plate missing. Extremely scarce! Scarce first edition is only..... More
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, 1916. Revised. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 402, indexed, illustrated with over 400 b/w drawings. In this work, the author drew largely from acknowledged authorities and from workmen of recognized ability, and added the results of his own experience and observation and knowledge of the..... More
Chicago, IL: American Technical Society, 1951. Revised. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. vii, 504, indexed, illustrated with over 500 b/w photographs, architectural drawings and construction details. Signed by a previous owner in pencil on the front endpaper. A very thorough examination of timber building construction from roofing to walls..... More
Detroit, MI: American Concrete Institute, 1963. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xi, 339, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This publication was born of a concern for improving the safety and quality of formwork for concrete construction. It provides a how-to-do-it manual useful to form designers, contractors..... More
London: Caxton Publishing Co. Ltd., March 1948. Second edition, reprinted. Blue Cloth over Boards. Octavo, Vol. 1 pp. 212, Vol. 2 pp. 214, Vol. 3 pp. 244. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, and photographic color frontispieces. A thorough compendium of techniques and details of the bricklayer's craft in..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1912. Third edition. Original Brown Cloth. 24mo, pp. xvii, 409, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings, plus 16-page supplement about ICS (International Correspondence Schools). Covers virtually all aspects of construction. You can't pack any more information into such a small package without needing a microscope! More
Washington DC: National Historic Trust/Columbia Univeristy, 1973. First printing. Oversized Paperback. Tall octavo, pp. 92, indexed, well illustrated with b/w photos & drawings. bibliography and index. An important and scarce trade piece. Well suited for the advanced professional or graduate student in preservation. Hard to find today... More
New York: Lippincott, 1989. Fourteenth printing, 1995. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 192, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This is a beginner's guide to using natural stone - as opposed to quarried or polished stone - as a building material. It includes detailed instructions for making natural stone..... More
New York: J. S. Ogilvie, 1890. Third edition, revised and greatly enlarged. Original Cloth, maroon with black embossed lettering. Octavo, pp. viii, 98. Illustrated with nearly 100 woodcuts. A very early and scarce Hodgson title, one which shows the full functionality of the carpenter's steel square, such as obtaining the..... More
Chicago: American Technical Society, 1949. Second edition (revised). Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 172, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w diagrams and photographs. The constant companion of every skilled carpenter is the steel square. This book shows exactly and in detail how this tool may be applied to find the answer to..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1897-1900. First edition. Half-Leather. Octavo. pp v, about 500. Numerous b/w diagrams and engravings. As with all the international textbook technical series for building tradesmen, solid, trustworthy, and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. A scarce series. More
