New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp 191. Beautifully illustrated with over 90 color and 60 black-and-white photographs and 50 line drawings. This book features 25 houses designed in a 35-year period by currently practicing architects for their mothers, fathers, and close relatives. Included..... More
New York: Building Age Publishing, 1924. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 248, lots of periods ads, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, floor plans. Their goal was beautiful homes at moderate cost. And these homes were quite unusual and lovely! The house of the month was located in Loma Portal..... More
New York: Abrams, 1991. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong Octavo, pp. 192. Richly illustrated with color and b/w photos and reproductions. A thorough history of the American billboard as a genre of advertising and a reflection of the history of American graphic design. While today's roadsides are dotted with..... More
New York: Curt Valentin, 1944. First edition. Decorated Boards with cloth spine. Quarto, pp. 130, indexed, illustrated with 85 b/w line drawings by Alexander Calder, executed in the spring of 1944. This book was printed by S. A. Jacobs at The Golden Eagle Press, Mt. Vernon, in Granjon type, on..... More
New York: Lightolier Company, 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ceiling and wall-mounted light fixtures in many designs popular in the 1920s. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. First paperback edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 318, indexed, richly illustrated w/ color photographs and artworks. The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this..... More
New York: Leo Popper & Sons, nd post 1925. Original edition. Wooden box with hinged lid and working brass clasp, gilt lettering. Wooden box is 7.75" long, 4.25" high, 6" deep, with just over 200 glass samples, all about 3" wide and 1-2" tall. Most have labels for Leo Popper..... More
New York: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1909. First American edition. Cloth over Boards; gilt lettering. Small quarto, pp. 321, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, and b/w drawings of brick patterns. Previous owner signed and stamped the front endpaper. This book puts in writing that knowledge which has been handed..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing, 1946. Fourth printing, revised and enlarged. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 112, sumptuously illustrated w/ b/w photographs and plans. An uncommon title by America's champion of a neo-Colonial architectural aesthetic, with many intimate insights into the mind of the master designer. A lovely book, scarce..... More
Montreal and Winnipeg: Caverhill, Learmont & Co., 1909. First edition. Half-Leather. Quarto, pp 1342, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. This is a gorgeous catalog! Caverhill Learmont was a wholesale shelf hardware merchant. The business was established in 1854 and became the largest hardware establishment in Canada. Sections in this catalog..... More
London: John Brindley, 1749. First edition. Full Leather. Oblong small quarto, pp. 25 plus the copper engraved plates. Several of the 47 plates are missing (plates 7, 8, 9, 11), and two are fold-out size. Pages 6 and 10 have large, closed tears. William Halfpenny (active 1723-1755) was an English..... More
Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Technical Preservation Services Division, 1980. First edition. Decorated Wraps, Black. Quarto, pp. 170. Includes notes and bibliography. Illustrated with b/w photos. An excellent, practical guide to the preservation of architectural metalwork. Part I is "A Historical Survey of..... More
London, UK: Copper Development Association (UK), 1948, 1949. Second impression. Boards with Green Cloth Spine. Small quarto, pp 105, 31. Illustrated with b/w photos and construction details. Volume I is tan boards with green cloth covered spine, inside is clean and tight. Supplement is staplebound wraps in similar colors. A..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1908. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 306, indexed, no illustrations. This book covers only the gas installation and utilization in the residence, not the lighting of public streets, alleys, parks and squares. The author explains how gas-fitting should be done so..... More
Boston: Rogers and Manson Co., 1912-1915. First edition. Original Wraps. Folio, each issue approx. pp. 50. Richly illustrated with b/w photos, plans, details. October 1914 (no cover), "The Brick Church and the Parish House (1915, no cover), September 1912 (cover detached), February 1915 (cover detached), November 1914 (cover detached and..... More
London: Atchley and Co., 1863. Fourth edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xx, 249, illustrated with 8 folding plates; missing frontispiece. The author created a complete system of practical geometry, as relating to the surface and underground surveying of mines, for the student of mineral surveying. Practical solutions to..... More
Milan: Editoriale Domus, 1959-1964. First edition. Original wraps. Quarto, each issue about pp. 56, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Issues include March 1959, May 1959, November 1963, February 1964, November 1964, April 1965. Text in Italian. Domus is an architecture and design magazine headquartered in Milan. These issues highlight..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1911. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1911. Contributions from over 40 designers, each highlighting one or more homes in England that they..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1915. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1915. Contributions from 23 writers approaching all questions relating to the house and its equipment, aiming..... More
San Francisco, CA: Building Review Company, 1923. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, about pp. 400. Illustrated with b/w specification drawings and full page b/w photographic plates. Trade advertisements throughout. Mild ex-library. An interesting assortment of articles focused on California architecture, including a series on small Western homes; the work..... More
Los Angeles, CA: The Bungalowcraft Company, nd c. 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 26, illustrated with b/w perspective drawings of house exteriors, and floor plans. An unusual topic for a pattern book! A nice selection of practical income-producing dwellings with 2 to 10 units, including apartment houses, duplexes..... More
London: Curwen Press, 1937. Revised. Pamphlet w/Stock Covers. Fold-out Brochure. pp 3. Fully illustrated in b/w. Several Full-size Details. Hope's Metal Window Sash line. Scarce trade piece. More
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1947. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floorplans, photographs and halftones. Mild ex-library stamps. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. A very early piece on this singularly American..... More
Chicago, IL: Universal Atlas Cement Company, 1926. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 136, illustrated with b/w photographs. Everything you need to know about stucco, issued by the Atlas Portland Cement Company in 1926, but offered in reprint for a more affordable price. Contents include general notes on design; proportions, mixing..... More
Wilkes Barre, PA: Style Publications, Inc., 1946. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small octavo, pp 50. w/b/w drawings and floor plans, color graphics. A charming monthly magazine with articles about home-buying, kitchen design, building outdoor furniture and housekeeping. A nice bungalow plan and "southwest" ranch house are included. One of the..... More
