Mineola, NY: Dover, 1996. Reprint. Decorated wraps. Small quarto, pp. 84, illustrated with b/w engravings. The art of ironwork flourished in western Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Initially it was used primarily for purposes of protection: hinges, latches, grilles and locks, in addition to door pulls and knockers..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1945. Third Printing. Original Black Cloth. Octavo, pp. 102, illustrated w/plans & drawings in duotone. Scarce. More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 275, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. This book profiles 101 landmark publications about Chicago from the past 170 years that have helped define the city and its image. Each title - carefully selected by the..... More
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2007. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 398, indexed. llustrated with numerous color and b/w photographs. This magnificent compendium is the first comprehensive exploration of the Arts and Crafts legacy in the Pacific Northwest. It traces the movement from its 19th-century English beginnings to its..... More
Chicago. IL: Frederick J. Drake & Company, 1913. First edition. Decorated Boards. Sm Octavo, pp.440, 203 & (15). All sections illustrated with b/w drawings. 10 pages of trade literature at end of book. Each section with index. As with most books by Hodgson, this is the industry standard in its..... More
Boston, MA: William Hall & Company, 1907. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp 41, indexed. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A beautiful catalog for everything you need to dress a door, from a well-established Boston company (founded 1843): door knockers, hinges, latches, locks, nails, bell pulls, bolts, doorbells, handles, etc...... More
Norfolk, VA: Gentle Beam Publications, 2010. First edition, limited. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 326. Bibliography. Richly illustrated with b/w photos and reproduced catalog pages. A fascinating look at Montgomery Ward's collection of kit homes, ordered by catalog and shipped by rail throughout the U.S. A valuable research tool, a helpful..... More
Buffalo, NY: W. A. Case & Son Mfg. Co., nd c. 1900. Original edition. Green cloth over boards, black lettering. Folio, pp. 335, indexed, illlustrated with b/w engraved drawings. Pages 3-7 have been pasted over with clipped recipes from women's magazines; pages 1, 9, 17, 24, 37, 45, 51, 57..... More
Washington, D.C. US Department of the Interior National Park Service Preservation Assistance Division, nd c. 1981. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 48. b/w photographs and construction detail drawings. Moisture is probably the greatest source of damage to historic buildings This publication attempts to present sound technical information for architects..... More
London: Ward Lock, 1997. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 96. Indexed, glossary, illustrated with b/w drawings and color photographs. Turn crumbling plaster, chipped stonework, or a tumble-down wall into a home's most attractive site. All the techniques are clearly explained, including restoration, repainting, cleaning stone and plaster, and..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: McKinney Mfg. Co., 1938. Second edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 100. Richly illustrated with b/w product photos. 4-page advertising pamphlet laid in. A scarce and beautiful trade piece, featuring wonderful b/w drawings as well as numerous photos of these fine forged pieces, including ornate iron door hinges..... More
Dallas, TX: Southern Pine Assoc. nd c. 1935. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 98, illustrated with b/w watercolor paintings, photographs, and floor plans. This book presents pictures, descriptions and floor plans for 78 homes, among the most popular that have appeared in Holland's magazine, covering all types of..... More
Rhinelander, WI: Rhinelander Refrigerator Company, 1926. First edition. Embossed cloth over boards. Small quarto, pp. 196, indexed, illustrated with colored b/w illustrations, ex-library. An introduction to the history and principles of refrigeration in general, and the construction, dimensions, and use of Rhinelander refrigerators in particular. Very thorough! It even goes..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1908. First edition, first thousand. Full Leather. 12 mo, pp. 458, indexed, illustrated w/line drawings. The author endeavored to present this material for the ordinary mechanic or worker in cement and concrete, not for the use of engineers. A large amount of information..... More
Boston: Robert L. Stevenson, 1923. First edition. Cloth Spine, Pictorial Boards, brown. Small quarto, pp. 120, richly illustrated w/architectural drawings, floor plans, and photographs in sepia tones. Price list for 1925 laid in. A historic pattern book from a local Boston architect who built many homes in the towns in..... More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1918. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp 225, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, several color plates, plus several fold-out reference illustrations in excellent condition. A history of the building and ornamental stone industry in Minnesota is summarized, the rocks and their constituent..... More
London: Charles Griffin & Co., 1909. First edition. Embossed boards. 12mo, pp. viii, 146, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. At the time this book was written, there were numerous elementary treatises on steel work, but nothing had been produced about the stresses in masonry. This volume was the first to..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1920. Second edition, revised and enlarged, third impression. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp xii, 433, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A knowledge of the properties and behavior of the gases found or generated in the mine, and the means for effecting their safe removal..... More
London, England: Crosby Lockwood And Son, 1904. Ninth edition. Cloth over Boards. 16mo, pp. xxi, 394, indexed, illustrated in b/w and color, with 16-page Weale's publishing catalog and 48-page Crosby Lockwood publisher's catalog bound in. A fine and historic guide for house and sign painters. Topics include the painter's tools..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto (8 x 11), pp. 214. Contains index of architects whose work appears in book.. 232 b/w photographs and drawings. Interesting perspective, based often purely on the time, i.e. the absolutely first wave of the post-war era. A...... More
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp 119, 8 pages in full color, 100 b/w illustrations. This book is richly illustrated with photographs of the many innovative Herman Miller furniture systems and prototype designs now accepted as classics as well as anecdotal pictures of the..... More
Kansas City, MO: Goldblatt Tool Co., 1927. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. 12mo, pp. 240. Illustrated with b/w drawings. A wonderful 1920s period trade catalog for plasterers, bricklayers, tile-setters, stonemasons, and other "trowel trades", including trowels, corner blocks, floats, blades, picks and hammers, levels, crawlers, mixers, brushes, ladders, power tools, and..... More
New York: The Co-Operative Building Plan Assoc. 1891. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio 11 1/2" x 14 1/2, each issue approximately 60 pp., with b/w perspective drawings and floor plans. Trade advertisements throughout. Two advertising pages bound in upside down. Ex-library. A bound copy of four issues of Shoppell's beautiful..... More
Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1911. Original edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 137, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, including a fold-out geological survey map in color. Signed on the cover by several early owners, including Gordon College professor of geology Edwin K. Gedney. Scarce Department..... More
Stratford, CT: Self, 1937. Original edition. Albumen with cardboard frame. Albumen photograph (8" x 10") float-mounted to cardboard frame with amateur glue-job and reused cardboard. Water stain on top right corner affects only the frame and not the photograph. Tilo Roofing Company operated in Stratford, Connecticut at least into the..... More
