Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Association, nd c. 1925. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 46, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Around the home, concrete finds a wide range of usefulness for making improvements. There are utilitarian uses, such as walks, drives, retaining walls, steps, porch floors, and more..... More
Chicago, IL: Universal Portland Cement Co., 1911. Fourth edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 61, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. The apparent ease with which concrete sidewalks may be constructed has led many amateurs to undertake such construction with little experience and less knowledge of the requirements necessary to..... More
Taylor, PA: Contempri Homes, 1983. First edition. Portfolio. Oblong portfolio (8.75" x 11.5"), holding 8 four-page pamphlets, and 2 two-page pamphlets, each describing a home design and floor plan options. One of the pamphlets has some markings in pen. An attractive portfolio with the best the 1980s had to offer..... More
Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Princeton University Press, 1998. First edition. Hard Cover. Quarto, pp. 468, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. In 1920, Ima Hogg began an extensive collection of arts and antiques that would chronicle America's tastes, styles, and customs from colonial times to..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 497, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Long known to connoisseurs for its beauty and distinction, American furniture of the Federal period attracts world-wide attention. In five chapters and twenty essays, the author introduces the reader..... More
Andrews, IN: Kitchen Maid Corporation, 1933. Original edition. Portfolio containing a staplebound wrap brochure and eight blueprints. Quarto, pp 12, illustrated in b/w and color, plus 8 blueprints for items in their product line, such as kitchen cabinets, butleries, broom closets, dish cupboards, wall cupboards, fronts and bases, utility cupboards..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 255, Index, Notes, and Selected Bibliography. Richly illustrated with b/w and color photos, drawings, and details. This beautiful hardcover volume explores the structural tile vaulting system brought to the U.S. by Rafael Guastavino, tracing its Mediterranean roots..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1966. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 249, glossary, illustrated with 350 b/w photos, drawings and plans that cover a fascinating range of subjects that includes arcades and balconies, cabinets, chests and cupboards, various types of ceilings, cupolas, chairs and benches, masks and..... More
Chicago: Chicago Technical College, nd c. 1925. Original edition. Boards. Small octavo, pp. 260, illustrated with b/w drawings. The Chicago Technical College compiled this data in book form for the use of its advanced students and graduates in building construction. It provides a practical and simplified method that the ordinary..... More
Framingham, MA: Danforth Museum of Art, 1984. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 55, illustrated with b/w photographs. This is the catalog for an exhibition that continued exploration of areas of American art that had not been addressed in recent years. Roger T. Dunn, guest curator, selected over..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates, includes 4 pages of publisher's catalog. Signed in pencil by a previous owner on the title page. The study of painting as an..... More
London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Embossed cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Oblong small quarto, pp. 33, illustrated with 24 sepia plates. Signed neatly on the front endpaper and front cover by a previous owner in 1904. The instruction given in this book is intended..... More
Raleigh, NC: Standard Homes, 1965. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 31. Illustrated with b/w photographs and plans. Scarce pattern book containing 32 designs for classic single-family homes, each presented with alternate floor plans and featuring brick or stone veneer. More
New York: Copper Development Association Inc., 1966. Original edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 96, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and specification drawings. Several previous owners have signed the cover in ink. This handbook was prepared by the copper industry in consultation with architects and members of the architectural community to..... More
London: Caxton Publishing Co., Ltd., 1921 (1951). Fourth edition, expanded. Black leatherette w/embossed design & gilt lettering on spine. Octavo, pp. 247 (vol 1), pp. 247 (vol 2), pp 232 (vol 3), indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photographs. These volumes encompass a myriad of topics for the..... More
London: Caxton Publishing Co. Ltd., nd c. 1931. Possible first edition. Red Cloth over Boards with Gilt Lettering on Spine. Octavo, Vol. 1 pp. 213, Vol. 2 pp. 214, Vol. 3 pp. 220. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, and photographic color frontispieces. A thorough compendium of techniques and..... More
London: Caxton, n.d. (1920s). First edition. Embossed cloth over boards; gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 224, 232. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. Index. The original edition, not a reprint, and in good working order, for such large volumes that are often frequently referenced in the field. A monumental set on..... More
London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Tall thin quarto, pp 105, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library. This book puts information about construction methods in the context of current research into the qualities of stone, and provides concise yet comprehensive guidance to the use of what is one..... More
London: Aurum Press, 2007. First paperback edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 272, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Publisher's sticker on front cover. Britain's towns and cities still contain hundreds of thousands of Victorian houses, ranging from grand town houses to terraces of workers' cottages, from Italianate villas to Gothic..... More
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1986. Fourth printing. Original Red Cloth. Quarto, pp. x, 257, indexed, glossary, bibliography, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This authoritative look at the way American Victorian houses were decorated during the 19th century will show you how your Victorian house got the way..... More
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 311, indexed, illustrated with exploded drawings, and b/w and color photographs. Prized for its historical and artistic value, American furniture of the 18th century is considered a benchmark in design and craftsmanship. This book takes a comprehensive..... More
Washington, D.C. Dimock Gallery George Washington University, 1971. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 30, illustrated with b/w photographs. This brochure was published in conjunction with an exhibit by the same name, that took place at the Dimock Gallery at George Washington University in Washington DC in 1971. Blacksmith Samuel..... More
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1993. Third edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 318, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Original and passionate in all he turned his hand to - whether it was art, architecture, literature, calligraphy, book design, furniture design, interior decoration, or politics - William Morris did..... More
Washington, D.C. The Commission of Fine Arts, 1978. Original edition. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 571, illustrated with b/w archival photographs from the Library of Congress, and large foldout map of Washington DC. Architectural and historical reviews of major structures on 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C., from Lafayette Square north..... More
Detroit, MI: Kirk & Koskela Architects, 1986. Original edition. Plastic comb binding. Oblong quarto, pp. 40, illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, and architectural plans. This firm put together a book with resumes for each architect, a list of the projects they'd done, and drawings relating to many of the projects..... More
