Omaha, NE: Union Pacific System, 1926. First edition. Paperback Original. Small quarto, pp. 48, illustrated with b/w photographs and color maps. This travel book promoted California as a land for outdoor activities such as swimming, boating, and polo. California was also lauded for its architecture, scenic beauty, and mild climate..... More
Chicago, IL: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, 1897. First published 1893. Paperback Original. Small octavo, pp. 176, illustrated with b/w drawings. The Santa Fe route extended through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, southeastern Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California to the Pacific coast, with a return route by way..... More
Stanford, CA: James Ladd Delkin, 1946. Fifth thousand. Paperback Original. Octavo, pp. 63 plus 15 b/w photographic plates, also illustrated with 33 b/w drawings with spot color. One of the noteworthy features of San Francisco has been its system of little cable cars. These quaint vehicles, going back and forth..... More
San Francisco, CA: The California Promotion Committee, 1902. Fifth thousand. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 97, illustrated with b/w photographs. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover. This book gives us a brief history of San Francisco's romantic past and a just description of its..... More
Sacramento, CA: California Council, American Institute of Architects, 1991. First edition. Paperback Original. Octavo, pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This issue focuses on growth in California. Growth in California is predominantly a problem of urbanization, and strategies for its management require innovation in the design of..... More
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback Original. Octavo, pp. 192, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. The architecture of the Santa Clara Valley, as put so magnificently on record in this charming book, virtually recapitulates the entire architectural history of greater California. The author has give us..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2019. Second revised, in 250 copies. Glossy B/W Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 36. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A useful field guide to identifying the stone structures one may encounter on hikes throughout the forest and conservation lands in New England. More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2015. Expanded First edition, in 100 copies. Glossy B/W Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 316. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A useful field guide to identifying Native American and agricultural stone structures one may encounter on hikes throughout the forest and conservation lands in New..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2018. Third edition, greatly expanded. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 232. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A field guide and survey of different types of root cellars, pits, trenches, root houses, and others that were used for centuries to preserve root crops and vegetables before the..... More
Boston: Boston Book and Art, 1969. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 179, profusely illustrated w. 550 plates in color and b/w. Frontis is an original Chagall colored lithograph! Wonderful edition of the master's colorful and phantasmagoric work. The standard Catalogue raisonne. The original lithograph on the frontis is..... More
Albion, MI: Albion College, 1982. First printing. Original Wraps, tipped on print "Sun in Exile" on cover. Octavo, pp. 18, illustrated in color, catalog of an exhibit at Albion College and Miami University Art Museum in 1982, includes chronolgy of his life (1900-1983), selected bibliography. Scarce. One of the best..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1976. Reprint. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. ca 100, b/w floor plans and architectural drawings throughout. A section of trade advertisements in the back. Some color renderings. A beautiful and informative book that is a facsimile of Bicknell's Village Builder and Supplement of 1872. The..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Samuel Yellin, 1982. Second edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16, reprinted from the Anvil's Ring, Summer 1982. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This brochure describes the life and work of Samuel Yellin from 1906 to 1940. The forge continued to produce architectural and artistic ironworks from 1940 to 1985..... More
New York: Daniel Burgess & Co., 1853. First edition. Full Leather. Quarto, pp. 136, plus 44 plates (1 missing, #43). Signed by two previous owners in pencil inside front cover, in 1853 and 1890. The object of this work is to furnish house carpenters with the practical directions necessary to..... More
Fullerton, PA: The Dent Hardware Co., 1901. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small octavo, pp 63, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. An extensive period trade catalog showing the beauty and degree of ornamentation in the hardware. Also included are door and coat hooks, chest handles and name plates. Originally a 19th..... More
Chicago, IL: Foster-Munger Co., August, 1897. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small octavo, pp. 29, illustrated with b/w drawings. Stock in cypress, and white and yellow pine. Mouldings, doors, porch posts, newels, spindles, balusters, porch rail, gable ornaments, brackets, gutters, shingles, hardware, paints, grilles, mantels, and more. An attractive catalog in..... More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1946. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 138, glossary, illustrated with b/w drawings, some with spot color. A book of house plans with information about the G.I. Bill of Rights. Features a variety of work from eight architects whose designs have been included..... More
St. Paul, MN: Weyerhaeueser Forest Products, 1922. First edition. Cardboard Covers, light grey. Quarto, pp 63. with two-toned photographs and b/w floor plans. Illustrated by Birch Burdette Long, who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Fellheimer, and Henry Bacon. Signed on the cover by Ellis J. Potter, a previous owner..... More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1959. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 143, illustrated with b/w photographs. Mild ex-library markings. A well illustrated compilation of 35 small home designs, compiled from original and little-known works of young architects from Quebec to Mexico, and in the US from the north..... More
New York: Random House, 1995. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 320, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. A beautifully illustrated and uniquely personal tour through garden history. Featuring over 900 beautiful color photographs specially taken for the book, the author traces the history from the earliest times to..... More
Boston, MA: S. Z. Goldberg, 1915. Original edition. Cloth spine with textured paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (16"x18.5"). Over 75 wallpaper samples, including half-page borders that coordinate with a full-page sample. Samples range from florals in pastel pinks and light blue, to dramatic dark green and brown styles so popular..... More
Fitchburg, MA: B. A. Cook & Co., nd c. 1915. Original edition. Cloth spine with textured paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (18"x18"). Over 75 wallpaper samples; very unusual and vivid! These wallpapers encompass a broad range of colors, from soft neutrals to bright florals with metallic embellishments. More
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, pp. 160, indexed, illustrated with 125 b/w photographs. C. F. A. Voysey was a central figure in English architecture and furniture design during the two decades around 1900. This monograph traces the progress and development of his career..... More
