Tilton, NH: The Automatic Fire Escape Company, nd c. 1915. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 7, illustrated with b/w drawings. A quick escape from fire in all classes of buildings is imperative. Various kinds of fire escapes, other than the regulation iron ladders attached to buildings, existed at..... More
Springfield, IL: The Magnestone Company, nd c. 1920. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs and color samples. Magnestone is a conglomerate substance used in stuccos, floorings, plaster, and other building materials - as durable as granite, with the beauty and variety of marble in..... More
Philadelphia, PA: William H. Horstmann Company, 1925. First edition. Original Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 39, illustrated with color drawings. Signed neatly by a previous owner on the title page. Center four pages have pulled free of the staples, but are present and undamaged. This book shows 21 attractive rugs..... More
Louisville, KY: Columbia Mantel Co., 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp. 56, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. An extensive, detailed catalog of early twentieth century mantel and fireplace designs in wood. A beautiful collection of styles and finishes. This is a nice resource for preservationists, builders and..... More
Bangor, ME: N. H. Bragg & Sons, 1930. First printing. Perfect Bound. Small quarto, pp. xviii, 170, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Bragg offered iron and steel, tools, heavy hardware, garage equipment, replacement parts, radio sets and much more. Well illustrated, comprehensive and packed with so many interesting items ....... More
Baltimore, MD: Morgan Millwork Company, 1914. Original edition. Decorated Wraps. Small octavo, pp. 284, illustrated with b/w drawings. A very beautiful trade catalog, with hundreds of millwork illustrations, art glass, fireplace mantels, stair newels, embossed mouldings, etc. Very scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer this..... More
New York: J. L. Mott Iron Works, 1912. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 11, illustrated with b/w drawings. When residential owners desired a bath tub to be built in the tile walls and floor of the bathroom at the turn of the 20th century, they turned to Mott for..... More
Fitchburg, MA: Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 1923. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 24mo (2.5" x 5"), pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A handy reference book of rules and other information around carpentry jobs such as cutting rafters; hand saw setting and filing; measuring and cutting for stairs; recipes..... More
Wilkes-Barre, PA: Columbia Mills Inc., 1953. First edition. Perfect Bound. Octavo, six samples bound in. An unusual catalog; we've never seen this one before. Six samples in different colors of their lightweight wood window shades. The samples can be rolled up and down as they would in a window, demonstrating..... More
Bayport, MN: Andersen Corp. 1926. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 48, illustrated with architecture drawings using spot color. An attractive collection of cellar frames, double hung frames, casement frames, and outside door frames, with construction suggestions, working specifications, conversion details, and frame mouldings, caps, stops, staff beads, etc. More
