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
Minneapolis, MN: Colwell Press, Inc., nd c. 1930. Second edition. Staplebound Wraps with cloth tape spine. Small quarto, pp. 80, b/w and color illustrations. A previous owner lightly stamped the front and back cover. Front cover and first page have one corner torn away. One in a series of pattern..... More
Syracuse, NY: H. E. Hessler Company, nd c. 1912. First edition. Cardboard Covers. Oblong folio, pp. 24, profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. Unusual trade catalog, illustrating a variety of decorative styles in stamped metal ceilings, borders, and tiles from the early 20th century. A rare and valuable visual resource of..... More
Detroit: Ornamental Products Co, nd c.1930. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp. 41, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Lovely illustrated catalogue of carvings, modern as well as Chippendale and Louis XV and XVI characteristics, rosettes, capitals and pilasters made of oak, mahogany, gum, and walnut. The company guaranteed..... More
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Door & Sash Co., 1884. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 68, illustrated with b/w drawings. This trade catalog is mostly images, so there's little information about the company. The factory was in Buffalo, but the showroom was in New York City. They made at least..... More
Sydney, Australia: George Hudson Limited, 1929. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with sepia-toned drawings. The Hudson family was one of the best known Australian makers of timber homes. By 1874 the firm of Hudson Brothers was producing portable houses in timber to be erected in the..... More
Norwich, CT: The Richmond Stove Company, nd. c. 1880. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 12, illustrated with b/w engravings. A previous owner put 3-ring holes in the publication and used string to tie it to a handmade cardboard cover. At the time of publication, the Richmond ranges embraced five..... More
San Francisco: Gladding, McBean & Co., 1919. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 88, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Rubber stamped by an architectural firm inside the front cover and on the front endpaper. Gladding, McBean is a ceramics company in Lincoln, California. It is one of the oldest companies..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1955. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 2618, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. A book on the architectural problems of buildings in which physicians conduct their professional activities was long overdue. Physicians do not receive formal training which qualifies them to draw architectural plans..... More
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2003. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 204. Indexed, richly illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Contains Glossary and Bibliography. Brent Hull, noted preservationist and millwork specialist, researched the history of his specialties for years, gathering hundreds of rare trade catalogs and pattern books (I know, because he purchased dozens of..... More
Portland, ME: Hoyt, Fogg, and Donham, 1885. Later printing. Decorated Boards. Small octavo, pp. 72, glossary of architectural terms, illustrated with 4 b/w plates. Signed on the front end paper by a previous owner, and stamped on the inside front cover by another previous owner. A standard for every tradesman..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1951. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 288, indexed, illustrated with 470 b/w drawings and photographs. Library stamp on front endpaper. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled. Sixty-three neighborhood, community, and regional shopping centers are minutely described and illustrated in this book. Parking had never before been analyzed..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1896. First edition; first thousand. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w drawings, including two fold-out plates, and 16-page publisher's catalog bound in. The authors aimed to collect material that had direct application in engineering and architectural practice, and make it..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1956. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp 92, indexed, illustrated with more than 100 b/w photographs and 2 in full color. Gordon Drake was a young designer who died suddenly and tragically in 1952 at the age of 34. The quantity of his..... More
New York: Singer Manufacturing Co., 1896. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 68, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. Another sheet of parts is attached inside with paper clips. A previous owner's name is stamped on the title page. The Singer Model 17 sewing machine was popular at the turn of..... More
