Los Angeles, CA: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1980. First edition. Paperback Original. Quarto, pp. 95, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This is the first book on bungalows since the phenomenon of the early 20th century collapsed in the Great Depression. The author sees these sometimes not-so-modest structures as..... More
London: Copper Development Association, 1963. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 147, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and three color plates. This book provides the architect with sufficient knowledge of decorative and utilitarian metalwork available in copper and its alloys, and what can or cannot..... More
London: Crittall Manufacturing Co., Ltd., nd c. 1950. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Spiralbound Binder. Quarto, pp 64, illustrated with b/w photographs. Stamped by a shop owner inside the front cover and on the first page of the catalog. This catalogue contains three sections.The first section includes standard metal windows..... More
Hollywood, CA: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1945. Second printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto (8.5" x 11"), pp 44. B/w perspective renderings and floor plans on each page. Order blank laid in. McClurg was an architect for the Housing Authority of Los Angeles. These attractive, one-storey, single family homes are classic, popular..... More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10.5" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. The samples are contained inside a heavy cardboard..... More
Kearny, NJ: Congoleum-Nairn, Inc., nd c. 1955. Original edition. Cardboard Box, yellow. 4.5" x 4.5" x 3.5" full box, filled with 4" x 4" floor tile samples in 13 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. An attractive set of asphalt tile..... More
New York: Kentile, Inc., 1959. Original edition. Cardboard Box, red/yellow. 3.5" x 3.25" x 3.25" full box, filled with 3" x 3" floor tile samples in 24 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. A beautiful set of asphalt tile flooring samples..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. Fourth printing. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 111, illustrations by the author. Includes a color plate of 20 sections of typical American woods. Tells of how different kinds of trees and their wood figured in the American story. Includes a section on identification of nearly sixty native..... More
Boston, MA: Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat, 1884. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, 40 plates in full color. Ex-library plate opposite title page, and library stamp on the back of each plate. Beautiful chromolithographic prints by renowned Danish artist August Fischer of decorations such as Limousin enamel..... More
Boston: Rogers & Manson for Building Brick Association of America, 1912. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. 120, illustrated with b/w drawings and plans. A wonderful early 20th century pattern book, featuring intricate drawings and details for 100 brick bungalows of various styles. The designs were selected from..... More
Reading, England: Samuel Elliott & Sons, nd c. 1920. Original edition. Cardboard Covers with cord binding. Oblong quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. This beautiful catalog features interior photographs of notable buildings in England that featured Elliott woodwork, such as Crawley Grange; Hitcham Place in Burnham; Lewis's Restaurant in..... More
London: Joseph Sandell & Co., Ltd., May 1, 1923. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 10, illustrated with b/w drawings. Joseph Sandell was a timber merchant in London in the 1920s. This catalog featured interior and exterior doors, ornamental gates, windows, and kitchen and cabinet dressers. Very unusual! We've never..... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1968. First edition. Original Cloth. Quarto. pp 202. Indexed, richly illustrated in b/w and 22 color plates. Long neglected in nineteenth history, Rufus Porter, the "Michaelangelo" of America, experienced a rebirth under the watchful eye of Jean Lipman. From his many inventions, his creation..... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1898. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, 2-page preface, 59 beautiful colored original plates (one loose plate), in various print mediums, many hand-colored, depicting tiles, stained gl;ass panels and borders, capitala and columns, draperies, ironwork, ornaments in wood and plaster, etc. A selection of the purest and..... More
Boston, MA: Boston University Art Gallery, 2009. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Square small quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w and color reproductions of Hurwitz's watercolors and etchings. Autographed by Sidney Hurwitz on the title page. The Boston University Art Gallery and the Boston University School of Visual Arts co-presented..... More
Albany, NY: Iroquois Millwork Corp. 1932. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 156, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings with some spot color. Thumb tabs on the pages for easy browsing. Illustrations of entries, doors, sashes, mouldings, columns, railings, stairs, fireplaces and cabinetry. This has an extensive collection of architectural..... More
Smethwick, Birmingham, UK: Henry Hope & Sons, Ltd., December 1951. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio, pp. 152, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos and drawings, with some color. A remarkably beautiful Hope's window catalog, the largest and most comprehensive we've seen. Gorgeous, large illustrations and installation diagrams include casements, hardware and..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1983. First US edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Text notes, bibliography, dictionary of stuccoists and plasterers, indexes of persons and places. The author traces stucco decoration from its classical beginnings to its rediscovery in the Renaissance, from its miraculous..... More
London: Copper Development Association, 1946. Later printing. Boards with cloth spine. Small quarto, pp 71, illustrated with b/w construction details. Ex-library stamps and labels. A very nice manual on copper roofing, flashings and other uses for this valuable material. Includes building requirements, sizing, and very good detailing. Invaluable for builders!..... More
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Paris: R. Panzani, nd c. 1900. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio, portfolio format. Volume 1: interior decorations, 117 plates. Volume 2: interior decorations and furnishings, 57 plates. Volume 3: exteriors, 80 plates. Volume 4: exterior decorations, plates 81-153, minus plates 83 and 88. Volume 5: interior decorations, 58 plates. Volume..... More
Proctor, VT: Vermont Marble Co., nd c. 1936. First edition. Decorated Stock Covers. 12 mo, pp 22, illustrated with b/w photographs. A previous owner added the date Aug. 22, 1936 in ink inside the front cover. Three ephemeral pieces laid in: (1) postcard of the Last Supper, carved from Vermont..... More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1930. First edition. Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, each pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs. Four brochures: "Terra Cotta for your New School," "Terra Cotta for Small Apartments," "Terra Cotta Stores and Store Fronts," and "Terra Cotta Buildings Superior for Floodlighting." Each booklet includes many photographs..... More
Chicago, IL: Shattock & McKay Co., 1908. Original edition. Original Cloth. 24mo, pp. 272, illustrated with b/w drawings. King manufactured windows, doors, mouldings, lumber, and millwork. This pocket guide listed all their products and current pricing. Many unusual products are listed, including gable ornaments, pulpits, leaded glass, choir and altar..... More
Chicago, IL: Architectural Woodwork Institute, 1962. First edition. Three-ring bound. Quarto, twelve staplebound wrap documents, pp. 10-20 each, illustrated with b/w photographs and specification drawings. These brochures were distributed to the New England chapter members of the Architectural Woodwork Institute in 1962, but the topical brochures are dated 1954-1958. Topics..... More
