London: George Allen & Co., Ltd., nd c. 1918. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 168, indexed, illustrated with color drawings. Small ex-library marks on many pages and on every plate. Gift presentation inscription to the New York School of Applied Design for Women on front endpaper. Chapter titles..... More
Milan: Editoriale Domus, 1959-1964. First edition. Original wraps. Quarto, each issue about pp. 56, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Issues include March 1959, May 1959, November 1963, February 1964, November 1964, April 1965. Text in Italian. Domus is an architecture and design magazine headquartered in Milan. These issues highlight..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1911. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1911. Contributions from over 40 designers, each highlighting one or more homes in England that they..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1915. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1915. Contributions from 23 writers approaching all questions relating to the house and its equipment, aiming..... More
San Francisco, CA: Building Review Company, 1923. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, about pp. 400. Illustrated with b/w specification drawings and full page b/w photographic plates. Trade advertisements throughout. Mild ex-library. An interesting assortment of articles focused on California architecture, including a series on small Western homes; the work..... More
Los Angeles, CA: The Bungalowcraft Company, nd c. 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 26, illustrated with b/w perspective drawings of house exteriors, and floor plans. An unusual topic for a pattern book! A nice selection of practical income-producing dwellings with 2 to 10 units, including apartment houses, duplexes..... More
London: Curwen Press, 1937. Revised. Pamphlet w/Stock Covers. Fold-out Brochure. pp 3. Fully illustrated in b/w. Several Full-size Details. Hope's Metal Window Sash line. Scarce trade piece. More
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1947. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floorplans, photographs and halftones. Mild ex-library stamps. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. A very early piece on this singularly American..... More
Los Angeles: Benham Co., 1909. First edition. Leather with string binding. Oblong small quarto, pp. 62, illustrated with color-tinted plates. A view book of scenes around southern California, including the Los Angeles County Court House, Hotel Redondo, the Hollywood home of painter Paul de Longpre, the mission arches about the..... More
Chicago, IL: Universal Atlas Cement Company, 1926. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 136, illustrated with b/w photographs. Everything you need to know about stucco, issued by the Atlas Portland Cement Company in 1926, but offered in reprint for a more affordable price. Contents include general notes on design; proportions, mixing..... More
Wilkes Barre, PA: Style Publications, Inc., 1946. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small octavo, pp 50. w/b/w drawings and floor plans, color graphics. A charming monthly magazine with articles about home-buying, kitchen design, building outdoor furniture and housekeeping. A nice bungalow plan and "southwest" ranch house are included. One of the..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: United States Steel, nd c. 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 21, illustrated with color drawings. This advertising brochure trumpeted the advantages of steel in strength, durability, safety, ease of construction, variety, beauty and maintenance. Sections include the use of steel in the foundation, framework, basement, kitchen..... More
New York: Orange Judd & Company, 1871. First edition. Cloth over Boards. 12mo, pp 287, illustrated with b/w drawings and engravings. Hints and suggestions as to general principles of house building, style, cost, location, symmetry and modes of building. Chapters include water supply, kitchen and ventilation, foundations, brick, concrete walls..... More
New York: Wadsworth, Martinez and Longman, nd c. 1880. First edition. Paper advertisement with wooden frame. Frame is 24.75" x 28.50" and has a handpainted inscription on it: "For Sale by E. M. Wright & Co Orwell Vt." This attractive advertisement has 8 prints of the same Victorian house, painted..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1948. First edition. Embossed Decorated Boards, Dark Green. Quarto, pp. 180, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Includes numerous paint and stain chips, color charts, and technical details. A wonderful trade catalog and professional manual for house painters, promoting Pittsburgh's product lines. In nice condition..... More
Bay City, Michigan: The Aladdin Company, 1922. First edition. Decorated Wraps with Cloth Spine. 12mo, pp 128. wonderfully illustrated with color and black-and-white drawings. Signed on the cover by a previous owner. As with most Aladdin pattern books, quite outstanding and uncommon. Very colorful and a true reflection of its..... More
Syracuse, NY: Dayton Hessler Company, 1927. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 201, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Some advertising pages bound in the text, some with color illustrations. A Dayton Hessler advertisement for Black Bull liquid asbestos roof cement laid in. An attractive catalog covering sheet metal..... More
New York: U.T. Hungerford Brass & Copper Co., 1907. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. 16mo, pp 283, indexed with thumb tabs at the page's edge. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Price list pages are all rubber stamped "Revised / See Price List No. 9 Adopted 1912" Chapters for brass, bronze..... More
Chicago: Decorators Supply Company, May 1906. First edition. Cardboard Covers with Cloth Spine. 16mo, pp 72, illustrated with detailed b/w drawings. Large counterstamp in purple ink by the office and salesroom on cover and title page; pencil calculations on rear back cover. This company made capitals and brackets for exterior..... More
Milford, MI: De Garmo Lumber Co., 1947. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp 32, indexed. Illustrated with spot color b/w perspective drawings and floor plans. Who doesn't dream of having a summer home? These cottages, log cabins, boat houses, tourist cabins, and piers are attractive and economical. They also..... More
Chicago, IL: Foster-Munger Company, nd c. 1913. Original edition. Folded sheet of printed paper. Broadside, 12.5" x 28", portico work illustrated in b/w drawings with red lettering. An unusual design sheet of portico work by the Foster-Munger Company of Chicago. Portch posts, newels, balusters, spindles, railing, brackets, and more. Suitable..... More
Sterling, IL: Lawrence Brothers Inc., 1938. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 294, indexed; illustrated with b/w drawings. This Illinois company was established in 1876, and had a large line of hardware by the time this catalog was printed. Products included casement window fasteners, braces, latches, garage door hardware..... More
Sterling, IL: National Manufacturing Company, 1947. First printing. Spiral Bound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 216; illustrated with b/w drawings. This well-illustrated catalog included some new items to National's line, such as a 2" light strap hinge, a 2" light T hinge, a sash lock, an overhead door set, a new..... More
Washington, D.C. Structural Clay Products Institute, 1946. Later printing. Cardboard Covers. Quarto, no page numbers (about 400 pages), illustrated with b/w drawings and specification drawings. These books document a series of projects from material loaned by the Essex County Vocational and Technical High School in Newark, NJ. They are intended..... More
Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Arkhitektury SSSR, 1947. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp 328, illustrated with b/w drawings and several color plates. Text in Russian. Chapters on materials, plaster mortars, tools and fixtures, plastering, decorative plaster, plastering architectural details, special types of plaster, organization of plastering. An unusually scarce..... More
