Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2018. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp 2129, indexed, illustrated with 740 b/w photographs. The purpose of this five volume set is to rediscover an aspect of art and architectural history that has been overlooked by earlier scholars. The history, social iconography, and style of more... More
Sawyer, MI: Building Age Publishing, nd, c. 1930. First edition. Staplebound wraps with cloth spine. Quarto, pp 64, contains exterior illustrations and the floor plans for 64 homes. These small homes were intended to be practical and attractive for all weather zones. The exteriors are detailed to have great curb... More
New York: House Plan Headquarters, 1987. 88th edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 64. indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and floor plans for over 50 homes. Some pencil inscriptions in the margins. The plans in this collection were prepared by distinguished architects. There's a balanced selection of ranch, split-level, two-story and... More
Paris: A. Morel & Cie, 1864. First edition. Half-Leather over marbled boards. Oblong folio, 36 full page b/w (and one in color) engraved plates. Mild ex-library. Text in French. Previous owner (John M. Jacobus Jr.) signed front end papers in 1954. Jacobus received his masters at Yale in 1954, was... More
St. Paul, MN: Home Plan Book Company, nd c. 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 24. indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans for 36 homes. Stamped by A. C. Ochs Brick & Tile Company, Springfield, MN. This plan book is devoted exclusively to the charms and comforts... More
Washington DC: U.S. HUD, Agriculture & Forestry, 1979. Decorated Wraps, white. Quarto, pp 133. b/w drawings, diagrams and tables throughout. An extensive and detailed technical publication about insects, their damaging effects on wood structures, and prevention, inspection, and control. Termites, beetles, bees, ants, and weevils are among the insects considered... More
Fuquay-Varina, NC: Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc., nd c. 1991. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 35. Illustrated with b/w drawings & floor plans. Order form and reply envelope bound in. Cover stamped by H. L. Borden Lumber Company, Strasburg, VA. A varied selection of modest-sized homes from the late... More
New Bedford, MA: AFC/A Nortek Company, 1984. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 102. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Electricity is frequently considered to be a problematic presence in historic structures - a vital part of making the building usable, but potentially a major destructive factor. This book covers... More
Pittsburgh, PA: National Fire Proofing Co. (NATCO), 1910. Fourth edition. Grey Cardboard Covers, w/illustration. Small quarto, pp 93. With b/w photographs and floor plans throughout. Almost 20 pages of construction details depicting tile types and wall details. Another attractively illustrated book of concrete masonry homes finished with stucco. This volume... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Houston Brothers Company, 1905. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 176, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Houston Brothers offered wholesale builders' supplies, and also manufactured fine ground lime, sewer pipes, and cement. They are still operating as Houston-Starr today, making this company Pittsburgh's oldest building... More
New York: H. W. Johns-Manville Co., 1913. Original edition. String-tied binding. Octavo, pp 56, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Asbestos built-up roofing, prepared roofing, and shingles were featured here. In addition there are sections on waterproofing and mastic flooring. Many photographs illustrate buildings that used J-M materials in their... More
Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, Inc., 1923. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 160, illustrated with b/w drawings and floor plans. This company promised to lower building costs by standardizing sizes and using machine labor. They had a permanent exhibit of 50 sample homes on 81st Street in... More
Davenport, IA: Gordon, Van Tine and Company, 1907. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 66, illustrated with b/w drawings and floor plans. Order blank and return envelope laid in. Envelope has left a prominent acid stain on the order blank. Gordon Van Tine sold millwork, windows, paints and roofing... More
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2001. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 207, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This book chronicles the history of Tiffany from its start in 1842 as a purveyor of modest jewelry and stationery to its current position as the world's preeminent jeweler. Illustrated throughout... More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2001. First edition. Boards. Oblong small quarto, pp. 180, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This book reveals the eccentric treasures of the commercial, civic and domestic architecture of Pal Springs, a true oasis of progressive design. An unlikely fusion of buildings suited to... More
Chicago. IL: The Radford Architectural Company, 1909. Eleventh edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards, tan w/embossed design. Small quarto, pp 110, index. b/w illustrations and plans, plus Radford advertisements bound in. An outstanding compilation of early twentieth century home designs, with detailed exterior perspective renderings and precisely drawn floor plans. Styles... More
Chicago? National Homebuilders Institute, 1923. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 122, illustrated with b/w perspective renderings of homes and their floor plans. A home pattern book, plus indepth articles on all aspects of buying, building and outfitting a home. Very scarce; we've never seen a copy of this... More
Chicago: Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1929. Second Printing. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 122, illustrated with b/w and sepia-toned perspective renderings of homes and their floor plans. A 1929 Sears sales letter laid in. Considering how popular the Sears kit houses became, it is surprising how scarce the pattern book catalogs... More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2005. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 159, illustrated with color photographs. The rustic California beach community of Crystal Cove has been a playground for generations of artists, tent campers, beachcombers and families who built and lived in its handmade cottages. This book presents a rich... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1995. First edition, fourth printing. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xvi, 296, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and some color photographs. Lumber prices soared in 1992 and 1993, resulting in a surge in alternative building methods, including new concrete homebuilding systems. Many... More
New York: Turn of the Century Editions, 1988. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 144, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Stickley Brothers of Grand Rapids brought international influences and sophistication to the Arts and Crafts movement, evidenced in their use of wood and metal inlay and hand-wrought copper... More
Albany, NY: Riggs Printing House, 1892. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. vi, 224. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Mild ex-library. The author drew from his own experience as a craftsman, and created this volume for those who learned on the job and might be deficient in the... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xi, 510. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Mild ex-library. Here is a veritable library of information on the design and specification of wood in structures where environment may adversely affect wood's endurance. This book... More
Boston: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1982. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xii, 433, indexed, profusely illustrated in b/w. Mild ex-library. Written by one of the US's leading authorities on historic preservation, this book focuses on a wide spectrum of strategies available for the adaptation or renovation of... More
Chicago, IL: Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1922. Original edition. Color Pictorial Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 56. Richly illustrated with color cover and interior b/w drawings. A brightly colored, beautifully illustrated catalog of Sears plumbing fixtures, furnaces, boilers, and more. Chock full of vivid period illustrations, a real gem! More
