Norfolk, VA: Gentle Beam Publications, 2010. First edition, limited. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 326. Bibliography. Richly illustrated with b/w photos and reproduced catalog pages. A fascinating look at Montgomery Ward's collection of kit homes, ordered by catalog and shipped by rail throughout the U.S. A valuable research tool, a helpful... More about Montgomery Ward's Mail-Order Homes (signed by the author); A History and Field Guide to Wardway...

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 about Catalog C

Paris: Ducher et Cie, 1878. First edition. Bound in modern red half leather with marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Folio, pp. 43 of text (in French) with b/w line drawings, plus 75 full page chromolithographic plates. Very scarce and beautiful collection of brickwork and details of French buildings with... More about La Brique Ordinaire; Au Point de Vue Decoratif, 1re Serie

Chicago. IL: Masonite Corporation, 1938. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. An unusual, attractive advertising brochure showing siding, paneling, leatherwood and other uses of this versatile material. Includes many interior photographs from homes, stores and offices using Masonite products in their construction or renovation. From... More about Masonite In Home Design * Construction * Decoration

Washington, D.C. US Department of the Interior National Park Service Preservation Assistance Division, nd c. 1981. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 48. b/w photographs and construction detail drawings. Moisture is probably the greatest source of damage to historic buildings This publication attempts to present sound technical information for architects... More about Moisture Problems in Historic Masonry Walls; Diagnosis and Treatment

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 about Building with Assurance

Scottsville, NY: F. Schmidt, 1971. First limited edition. Original Gold Cloth. Octavo, pp 261, indexed, illustrated with drawings and b/w photographs. Signed by the author on title page. The author worked slowly and carefully to understand Victorian era in the United States, and this book is excellent for the serious... More about The Victorian Era in the United States

Los Angeles: E.W. Stillwell & Co., 1916. First edition. Original Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp. 64, illustrated with b/w photographs. Question blank and order blank bound in. A beautiful selection of bungalow, Mission, Swiss chalet, and stucco style homes in conservative styles, intended for year-round use. From the Old House... More about Representative California Homes; A book of two-story and one-story homes of moderate cost...

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1908. First edition, first thousand. Full Leather. 12 mo, pp. 458, indexed, illustrated w/line drawings. The author endeavored to present this material for the ordinary mechanic or worker in cement and concrete, not for the use of engineers. A large amount of information... More about The Building Mechanics' Ready Reference; Cement Workers' and Plasterers' Edition

London: John Weale, 1895. Eleventh edition. Cloth over Boards. 12mo. pp 146, illustrated with 49 b/w wood engravings, 51 illustrations drawn on stone, and four folding plates of specimens of Gothic masonry. A classic that was reprinted many times over many decades, each time finding a devoted audience. Sections on... More about A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting; exhibiting the principles of masonic...

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1899. Tenth Edition, Carefully Revised, With Additions. Original Cloth on Boards. 12mo, pp 116, illustrated with 68 woodcuts; 48-page Weale's publishers catalog bound in. A popular introductory manual to the trade from the late 19th century covering general principles, architectural drawings, methods such as pointing... More about The Rudiments of Practical Bricklaying; in six sections: general principles of bricklaying; arch...

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 138, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, including fold-out map. Ex-library stamp on the cover and on the fold-out map. The geographic distribution of Vermont granites, and their economic value, are described by county and quarry... More about The Granites of Vermont

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1915. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 67, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, including a fold-out reference map of Vermont showing the locations of its outcrops and quarries. Signed by a previous owner, with an ex-library stamp, on the front cover. The... More about The Calcite Marble and Dolomite of Eastern Vermont