Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1953. First edition. Cloth over Boards, beige. Quarto, pp 233, indexed. Color illustrations and charts on every page. Patterned free end papers. A colorful and extensive catalog of linoleum finish materials including flooring, tiles, wall coverings, bases, counter-tops, asphalt, plastics, and more. A very nice... More
Sterling, IL: Lawrence Brothers Inc., 1938. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 294, indexed; illustrated with b/w drawings. This Illinois company was established in 1876, and had a large line of hardware by the time this catalog was printed. Products included casement window fasteners, braces, latches, garage door hardware... More
Sterling, IL: National Manufacturing Company, 1947. First printing. Spiral Bound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 216; illustrated with b/w drawings. This well-illustrated catalog included some new items to National's line, such as a 2" light strap hinge, a 2" light T hinge, a sash lock, an overhead door set, a new... More
Boston, MA: William Hall & Company, 1907. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp 41, indexed. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A beautiful catalog for everything you need to dress a door, from a well-established Boston company (founded 1843): door knockers, hinges, latches, locks, nails, bell pulls, bolts, doorbells, handles, etc.... More
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1958. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w photos and specification drawings. This copy was circulated by Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company in San Francisco. A guide in the proper practices to be used with Portland Cement stucco and plaster. Many photos... More
Syracuse, NY: Dayton Hessler Company, 1927. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 201, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Some advertising pages bound in the text, some with color illustrations. A Dayton Hessler advertisement for Black Bull liquid asbestos roof cement laid in. An attractive catalog covering sheet metal... More
Pittsburgh, PA: McKinney Mfg. Co., 1938. Second edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 100. Richly illustrated with b/w product photos. 4-page advertising pamphlet laid in. A scarce and beautiful trade piece, featuring wonderful b/w drawings as well as numerous photos of these fine forged pieces, including ornate iron door hinges... More
New York: U.T. Hungerford Brass & Copper Co., 1907. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. 16mo, pp 283, indexed with thumb tabs at the page's edge. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Price list pages are all rubber stamped "Revised / See Price List No. 9 Adopted 1912" Chapters for brass, bronze... More
Northampton, MA: A.W. Hastings & Co., 1953. Original edition. Metal ring binder. Small quarto, approximately 90 pages, illustrated with b/w drawings. A scarce mid-century catalog of doors, windows, moldings, and millwork, from the Northampton office of this Somerville, Mass. based millwork company, founded in 1857. This volume is well preserved... More
Chicago, IL: Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co., 1915. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 144, illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Embossed and signed on the front cover by previous owners. Porch columns, windows, casement sash, doors, metal covered and wood store fronts, grille arches, colonnades, sideboards, bookcase and... More
Chicago, IL: Foster-Munger Company, nd c. 1913. Original edition. Folded sheet of printed paper. Broadside, 12.5" x 28", portico work illustrated in b/w drawings with red lettering. An unusual design sheet of portico work by the Foster-Munger Company of Chicago. Portch posts, newels, balusters, spindles, railing, brackets, and more. Suitable for framing. More
Oshkosh, WI: Morgan Millwork, 1923. Second edition, but numbered and limited. Full Leatherette with Pictoral Design. Quarto, pp. 439, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A very beautiful trade catalog, with hundreds of millwork illustrations, stained glass, doors, interior fittings, etc. One of the nicest of its type. Uncommon... More
New York: Morgan Woodwork Organization, 1923 (1987). Second edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 439, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A wonderful reprint of the 1923 Morgan trade catalog. A chance to own the "almost original" for less money! A beautiful piece, part pattern book and part trade catalog... More
Chicago: Decorators Supply Company, May 1906. First edition. Cardboard Covers with Cloth Spine. 16mo, pp 72, illustrated with detailed b/w drawings. Large counterstamp in purple ink by the office and salesroom on cover and title page; pencil calculations on rear back cover. This company made capitals and brackets for exterior... More
New York: Wadsworth, Martinez and Longman, nd c. 1880. First edition. Paper advertisement with wooden frame. Frame is 24.75" x 28.50" and has a handpainted inscription on it: "For Sale by E. M. Wright & Co Orwell Vt." This attractive advertisement has 8 prints of the same Victorian house, painted... More
Boston, MA: Station WNAC Home Builder's Department, 1927. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Stamped on the cover by the architect of the Home Harmonious project. The "Home Harmonious" was a joint project between Massachusetts radio station WNAC and contractors, developers, and building... More
New York: The Co-Operative Building Plan Assoc. 1891. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio 11 1/2" x 14 1/2, each issue approximately 60 pp., with b/w perspective drawings and floor plans. Trade advertisements throughout. Two advertising pages bound in upside down. Ex-library. A bound copy of four issues of Shoppell's beautiful... More
Philadelphia: Cooper, Jones and Cadbury, 1884. First edition. Original brown decorated linen. Quarto, pp 272, numerous b/w lithographs, index. A very early Philadelphia building trades piece. Beautifully illustrated: at times merely functional products, but many with a beautiful aesthetic component, such as ornate and complicated faucets, chain-stays, soap cups, fountains... More
Buffalo, NY: W. A. Case & Son Mfg. Co., nd c. 1900. Original edition. Green cloth over boards, black lettering. Folio, pp. 335, indexed, illlustrated with b/w engraved drawings. Pages 3-7 have been pasted over with clipped recipes from women's magazines; pages 1, 9, 17, 24, 37, 45, 51, 57... More
