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 about Victorian Interior Decoration: American Interiors, 1830-1900; How the Victorians decorated walls,...

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 80, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Issued by the museum on its 125th anniversary, the curator of American Decorative Arts details the architectural history of many structures that make up the Metropolitan, tracing the roles... More about The Metropolitan Museum of Art: An Architectural History

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1958. First edition. Original Cloth. Oblong quarto, pp. 208, illustrated in b/w with photos & drawings, decorated endpapers. A top flight American architect, Carl Koch, in his "biography in art," describes his personal quest for the "good, the beautiful, and the inexpensive" in housing... More about At Home With Tomorrow

New York, NY: Frank A. Lent, March 1935. Original edition. Paperback journal. Quarto, pp. 39, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Beautifully illustrated period advertisements. This magazine, devoted to the architectural uses of stone, is always interesting reading. Two feature articles in this issue include "Domestic Marbles in Terrazzo Construction"... More about Stone Magazine, March 1935; Vol. LVI Number 3

Baltimore: Peale Museum, 1957. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 48. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Baltimore downtown walking tour itinerary laid in. In 1857, a group of the most distinguished architects in the nation founded the American Institute of Architects. This book honors the centennial of the founding by... More about Century of Baltimore Architecture; An illustrated guide to buildings designed by the members of...

San Francisco, CA: Charles Hall Page & Associates, 1976. First edition. Original Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp 106. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Glossary, bibliography. Ink number on front cover. This manual was provided to help the Santa Cruz homeowner plan for the satisfactory rehabilitation of an older home... More about Santa Cruz Renovation Manual: A Homeowner's Handbook

New York: M. T. Richardson, 1906. Revised. Publisher's pictorial cloth. 12 mo. pp iv, 183. illustrated with black-and-white plates. Glossary, index, publisher's ads. A very good treatment on the subject for the tradesman. Amazingly practical, with hundreds of tricks of the trade. From the Old House Journal library. More about Everybody's Paint Book; A Complete Guide to the Art of Outdoor and Indoor Painting, designed for...

Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1983. First edition. Brown Cloth over Boards With Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 834. A very good ex-library copy of this scarce index. More about The Print Council Index to Oeuvre-Catalogues of Prints by European and American Artists Under the...

Bay City, Michigan: The Aladdin Company, 1919. First edition. Decorated Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with sepia-toned photographs of home exteriors. Packaged with a sales letter from Aladdin. This pattern book featured exterior views of homes built with Aladdin plans, identifying the names of the owners, the towns where... More about Aladdin Homes

Bay City, MI: Aladdin Co., 1917. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 120 Illustrated with b/w photos, renderings, and plans. Sales letter from the general manager bound in. One fold-out plate is partially detached. Cover signed by previous owner. An early Aladdin pattern book with several fold-out plates in color. More about Aladdin Homes

Bay City, MI: Aladdin Co., 1922. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 8 Illustrated with color and b/w photos, renderings, and plans. Packaged with several advertising flyers. A nice collection of 1920s advertising and home plans. More about Aladdin Homes; Some interesting facts for the home-builder that will enable him to build his home...

Bay City, Michigan: The Aladdin Company, 1919. First edition. Decorated Wraps. 12mo (5 1/4 x 8 1/4). pp 118. Wonderfully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, including several fold-out pages. A delightful early hard-cover catalog from one of America's first kit home manufacturers. A local competitor of Lewis (manufacturer of... More about Aladdin Homes Catalog #32

Washington DC: Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the US, 1986. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Small quarto, pp. xi, 198, index and appendices, illustrated with b/w photographs. Mild ex-library. This report presents the primary findings of an assessment reviewing how federal agencies implement federal preservation policy, and showing how the... More about Technologies for Prehistoric & Historic Preservation