Charlotte, NC: Delmar Company, 1978. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 256, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. When built, Rosewell was the largest mansion in Virginia and remained such for many years. In the colonies, it was known as the most magnificent house and America's grandest home. As..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 353, illustrated with b/w line drawings. A treasury of information for professionals, hobbyists, and educators throughout the United States and Canada. Compiled by one of the foremost authorities in the field, in contains thousands of entries and..... More
Doylestown, PA: The Bucks County Historical Society, 1976. Reissue. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photographs. The author presents the case that the art of log construction was introduced into North America not in the Delaware Valley, but either in New York or Virginia or new England..... More
Raleigh, NC: Ed Hobbs, 1988. Reissue of 1904 fifth edition. Perfect Bound. 12mo, pp. 176, illustrated with b/w engravings. A compilation of a series of articles that appeared in The Western Painter in 1898 and 1899. More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1924. First edition. Blue leatherette over boards, gilt lettering. Large quarto, pp. vii, 208, indexed, illustrated with b/w & color photos, plans & drawings, period ads. This annual was prepared as a source of useful information for home-builders. It is designed to help the layman..... More
New York: F.W. Dodge Corp. 1948. First printing. Original Illustrated Cloth. Octavo, pp. approx. 250, with postcards bound in for mailing to the individual manufacturers for more information. Illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photographs. A Sweet's trade catalog for residential owners, to help guide them in the selection..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1954. First edition, as stated. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 144, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Here are more than 250 full-color photographs of exteriors and interiors, page after page of beautiful. glowing color, showing the finest historic homes in the nation. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1980. First edition, as stated. Cloth over Boards. Square octavo, pp. 299, indexed, illustrated with over 300 detailed drawings. Forward by James Marston Fitch. If you love American architecture, this has just about every type of American style home sketched with precision, each architectural detail..... More
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982. Second Printing. Boards. Quarto, pp. 161, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. An authoritative and well-illustrated book from Oxford that takes a detailed look at the Australian traditions of Victoriana. This book celebrates the Victorians' enthusiasm for ornament as it is full of many rich and..... More
New York: Galahad Books, 1972. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 352. Indexed, with bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. This comprehensive book, the first to be published on American fireplaces specifically, will be of interest and practical use to antiquarians, homeowners, interior decorators, collectors of hearth accessories, and anyone with a...... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1984. Reissue. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 83, illustrated with over 1000 b/w drawings. Toward the close of the 19th century, gas lighting was the most reliable and popular artificial illumination available. By 1876, Mitchell Vance & Co. was the premier manufacturer of gas appliances and..... More
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2000. Later printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 586, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
New York: Amer Life Foundation, 1981. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 1986. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 176, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1950. First edition. Original Decorated Cloth. Octavo, pp. 560, includes index, richly illustrated w/drawings. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. First edition. Original Cloth. Rectangular Quarto, pp. nn ca 100, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings. Throughout the book is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceeded by their individual captions. This book takes..... More
New York: American Builder Publishing Corp. 1930. First edition. Cloth over Boards, light green w/tipped-in illustration. Quarto, pp 272. b/w photographs and floor plans on each page. A very nice collection of small house designs in a variety of styles and construction materials. "New England Colonial" - "Tudor" - "Georgian"..... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. Reprint. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. 116, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, plans, etc. Asher Benjamin (1773-1845) published the first American builder's guide, and his architectural books played an invaluable role in disseminating the new language of the Greek Revival. When originally published, they were..... More
New York: Long Island University Press, 1972. Reissue. Perfect Bound. Octavo, pp. 128, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Wonderful history of Prospect Park, an urban park in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and one of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's most beautiful parks. The author describes the..... More
New York: Greensward Foundation, Inc., 1968. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small octavo, pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w map. This book lays out two outdoor trail tours of Prospect Park, an urban park in Brooklyn adjacent to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It guides the user with tips to help them..... More
Brighton: QueenSpark Books, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 136, illustrated with b/w photographs. Brightonian Albert Paul left school at the age of 14 and began work as a carpenter, rising from the position of apprentice to that of master craftsman. Albert remained in his job throughout his life, in..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1964. Eleventh printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 143, illustrated with b/w photographs. In this book, the author steps outside the narrowly defined discipline that has governed our sense of architectural history, and discusses the art of building as a universal phenomenon. By avoiding the geographical and..... More
Washington, D.C. Hanley Wood, 2005. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp 384, illustrated with color photographs and floor plans. Signed by a previous owner inside both covers. A narrow lot doesn't have to limit your choices in a home plan. In fact, narrow-lot homes don't necessarily project the..... More
