New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. xi, 750; indexed; illustrated with b/w drawings. APA is American Plywood Association, now known as the Engineered Wood Association. This unique handbook shows you what you can do with glued engineered wood composites in both residential and..... More
Schuyler, VA: Alberene Soapstone Company, 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs, plus two colored prints showing stone colors. This book, addressed to the architects of America, briefly tells the story of architectural Alberene, describing its qualities as a building stone and suggesting its possibilities..... More
Schuyler, VA: Alberene Soapstone Company, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Stone Sample. Soapstone sample, 3" x 4" x 1.25", with metal seal screwed to the top of it. The Alberene Soapstone Company was founded in 1883, and produced soapstone blocks from quarries named Church Hill, Old Dominion, and Climax in..... More
Cleveland, OH: J.H. Hansen, Publishers, 1929. First edition. Cloth over Boards, navy w/gilt design & lettering. Folio, (10 1/14" x 14 1/2") pp 194. Beautiful b/w photographs of 108 classical Italian doorways accompanied by architectural drawings. The author undertook this study of doorways and entrances in Italy just as Facism..... More
New York: Old House Journal, 1985. Special Issue. Staplebound Wraps with 3-Ring Holes Punched. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w photographs and period advertisements and real estate listings. A special issue from Old House Journal devoted to bungalows: restoration, maintenance, proper materials, and more. Articles include a first-person account of..... More
London: Caxton Publishing Co. Ltd., 1951. Reprint of 1931 edition. Red Cloth over Boards with Gilt Lettering on Spine. Octavo, Vol. 1 pp. 212, Vol. 2 pp. 214, Vol. 3 pp. 244. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, and photographic color frontispieces. A thorough compendium of techniques and details..... More
New York: F.W. Dodge Corp. 1934, 1939, 1940, 1947. First printing. Original Illustrated Cloth. Octavo, pp. approx. 250, index of firms and of products. A sample of DuPont Tontine washable window shade material laid in. A Sweet's trade catalog for residential owners. The subtitle says it all--it's full of period..... More
United Kingdom: Donhead, 2007. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Quarto, 470 pp, illustrated. This long awaited volume contains all the practitioner, conservation officer, curator, contractor or amateur will ever need to know about windows, from their history and development to their identification, repair specification, use of materials and fittings, and..... More
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1928. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. [243-264], numerous b/w photographs, with many b/w photographs and several architectural drawings of historic doorways. Stamped in ink in 1962 by Minnetonka Woodcraft Co on the title page, which has bled onto the back of the front cover..... More
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1921. Original edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, 1 volume, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs. One of the first studies of this subject, visually well documented. A popular and scarce issue in the White Pine series, still one of the best and most widely used series of..... More
London: George Virtur, nd (circa 1844). Enlarged and improved edition. Leather Bound with new cloth spine. Quarto, pp 122 and pp 8 on measuring. Illustrated throughout with b/w construction drawings. Peter Nicholson (1765-1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet maker, but..... More
Downer's Grove, IL: SERMAC Surface Maintenance Systems, 1977. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 44. Illustrated with 90 b/w photos and drawings. A useful photographic survey of American architectural styles and their European influences, listing the distinguishing characteristics of each style and the period of their emergence and prominence in..... More
Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 105, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. This book offers a condensed history of the technological advancements that resulted in these versatile utensils. With over twenty photos, several recipes, references to earlier works, and observations and recommendations..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Nat'l Cinder Conc. Products Assoc. 1925. First edition. Decorated Boards w/cloth backstrip, brown & tipped-in title. Large quarto, pp 208. 120 pages of b/w photographs on concrete masonry buildings, & finish charts, followed by underwriter's laboratories tests and other technical data. 6 pages of "blue prints" showing details..... More
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Barcelona, Spain: J. F. Villalta, nd c. 1906. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong octavo, pp. 25, illustrated with b/w photographs. Text in Spanish. An advertising brochure for this Spanish construction company, featuring building materials and decoration, hollow blocks of concrete, baluster columns, and more. Includes photographs of completed buildings and..... More
Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp.112, indexed, illustrated with 51 woodcuts. The marvelous woodcuts that illustrate this volume depict modest homes and luxurious mansions, tiny churches and immense cathedrals, one-room schoolhouses and rustic grist mills. Together they provide a capsule history of Long..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 1977. Original edition. Wraps. Quarto, pp. 256, illustrated with 321 b/w engravings. This book captures the excitement, wealth and squalor of life in New York during the second half of the 19th century. Most of the engravings are taken from Harper's Weekly, others are from The..... More
Boston: Columbia, 1892. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 619, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. A nicer copy than flaws make it sound, full of valuable biographical and historical information. Good opportunity at moderate price. More
New York: Home Owners Service Institute, 1923. Third edition. Pictorial Boards. Quarto, pp. 323. Floor plans with b/w renderings or photographs, accompanied by descriptions, for 500 homes by various architects, plus articles on materials and equipment for home building. Preliminary 24 pages printed in blue & black; the cover illustration..... More
Cleveland, OH: Whitmer-Jackson Company, Inc., January 23, 1928. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 80, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Windows and sash, all sorts of doors (mirror, veneered, French, storm, combination storm and screen, front, pine, stock panel, Colonial, pine sash, and many more), side lights, breakfast..... More
Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 1992. Second Printing. Paperback Original. Quarto, pp. 151, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Here is the definitive survey of woodworking joints for builders and craftsmen. More than 450 variations on 66 basic joints are explained. You'll learn when and where to use each joint..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 329, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos by Morley Baer, Roger Sturtevant, and others, architectural drawings by Randolph Meadors and Floyd Campbell, introduction by David Gebhard. Some pencil inscriptions in the text. San Francisco is rightfully proud both..... More
North Bergen, NJ: Woodco Corporation, 1960. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 31, illustrated with sepia toned photographs and detail drawings. An extensive catalog of residential wood windows including awning, picture, casement, sliding, and doors. Well illustrated with construction drawings, window elevations and perspective renderings. More
Chicago: William A. Radford, 1904. First edition. Ephemera. 3.25" x 5", with Radford home and house plans on the outside, and opens up to 3.25" x 10" reveal a calendar for nine months of 1905 and three months of 1906. Radford seems to have used this calendar as a promotional..... More
New York: Atlas Portland Cement Company, 1909. Revised. Staplebound Wraps with cloth back strip. Octavo, pp. 168, illustrated with b/w photos & drawings. This publication endeavors to point out, in language free of technical terms, some of the uses for which concrete is well adapted. Chapters on mixing and handling..... More
