Louisville, KY: Reynolds Metals Company, 1956. First edition. Decorated Album Sleeve. 33 1/3 vinyl record album, ex-library, appears to be in good playing condition, but untested. This recording was compiled from informal conversations tape recorded over the period of a year in the offices and homes of seven US architects..... More
Chicago: Harris Brothers Co., 1915. First edition. Paperback. Small quarto, pp. 974, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Building materials, furniture and furnishings, plumbing and heating, ladies and men's apparel, machinery and equipment, and home plans. So much to read and admire! The book is in rough shape, but all..... More
Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Association, 1929. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 23, illustrated with b/w photographs. Properly made concrete floor finishes are durable, serviceable and economical. This brochure deals with the top finish of concrete floors, such as hardener treatments, heavy duty floor finish, light duty floor finish, terrazzo..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., 1943. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 9, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This booklet shows a few of the many ways in which glass can be used effectively and inexpensively to brighten a new house. Lots of period charm. More
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., April 1938. Fifth Edition. Decorated stock covers, green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A practical small handbook to installing sheet linoleum as a wall finish, with marvelous step by step instructions and photographs. Invaluable and uncommon. More
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1928. Original edition. Decorated stock covers, light green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A practical small handbook depicting the equipment, tools, and methods for laying linoleum floors. Every step is photographed and explained in detail, including laying the treads and risers..... More
Philadelphia: Berger Brothers Company, 1932. Third edition, revised. Perfect Bound, Decorated Wraps. 24mo (4" x 5.75"), pp. 182, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A lovely little trade catalog. As with most tinner supply trade pieces, very uncommon. It includes steel skylights, "wrought star ears", gas furnaces, and ornate register designs..... More
Jersey City, NJ: The Standard Wood Turning Company, nd c. 1890. First edition. Ephemera. 9.5" x 12" brochure, which opens to 19" x 12". Has been folded; some closed tears and soiling. An attractive trade piece depicting stairwork in the ornate Victorian patterns of the day, with prices for pieces..... More
New York: Johns-Manville Corporation, 1937. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 28, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs, and some color drawings. This company built homes that were insulated against fire, weather and wear. The roof and siding were asbestos to protect against fire, the house was insulated against temperature..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Laing and Davison, nd c. 1885. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 16mo, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w engravings. The roof is an important feature of any building, and Laing and Davison's granite roofing was touted as fireproof, waterproof, and more durable than tin and less than half the cost..... More
London: W. & C. Johnson, 1899. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 16mo, pp. 23. W. & C. Johnson participated in a building trades exhibition held in the Royal Agricultural Hall in London in May of 1899, and this catalog was distributed there. They offered imported mahogany from Honduras and Nicaragua; oak..... More
