Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1936. Original edition. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. ~230, illustrated with b/w drawings, including several fold-out plates. A previous owner stamped the title page. This book has four sections. The first section has chapters on construction of engine lathes; main parts; common attachments; classification of lathe..... More
Dayton, OH: Lowe Brothers, nd c. 1940. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 43, illustrated with color drawings. A practical guide for exterior and interior painting, covering suggested colors, materials and techniques. There are many interior perspectives of kitchens, living spaces and other rooms using the Lowe Brothers color..... More
New York: Fox Duffield & Company, 1906. Later printing. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 165, illustrated with b/w photographs. Bookplate for Library of Duffield & Company affixed inside front cover. Duffield & Company was a publishing house in the early 20th century in New York. There are comparatively few..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2025. Second edition. Glossy B/W Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 304. 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 England. These include cairns..... More
1966. First edition. Original Wraps. with poster and prospectus. More
London: S.P.A.B. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 24. b/w construction details and photographs throughout. Published by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, founded by William Morris in 1877. A concise and thorough explanation of window repair methods with excellent construction drawings and explanations of how to treat decay, replace..... More
(New York atelier): Self published, 1979. Limited edition. 5" x 7" portfolio, with reproductions of 25 of Jacobi's most famous Einstein images, including sailing, violining, with fellow emigres, etc. Einstein was asked by Life magazine to sit for a photographer to do a photo series. He obliged, as long as..... More
Scranton, PA: International Texbook Co., 1931. First edition. Hard Cover. 12mo, pp v, 50, 41, 77, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This title has three sections: two on interior lighting practice, and one on exterior lighting practice. The first section concentrates on industrial and commercial lighting, and the second..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. First edition. Hard Cover. 12mo, pp. iv, 167, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings and engravings. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. Almost like a well illustrated hardware trade catalog! Sections on screws, bolts..... More
Boston, MA: Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, 1946. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio (12" x 14"), pp. 78, illustrated with b/w photographs. The measurements, preliminary drawings and photographs for the survey of New Castle were made during November and December, 1946, and the finished drawings, of which photostats are included..... More
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 122, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. The Nebraska State Capitol was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920 and was under construction for a decade. No other statehouse embodies more successfully the union of..... More
Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 2003. Third revised edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. xi, 239. Indexed, illustrated with numerous b/w photographs and architectural drawings. This guide to good conservation practice was assembled because the Ontario Heritage Foundation considers it vital that everyone involved in conserving built heritage have ready access..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Getty Conservation Institute, 2005. First edition. Wraps. Quarto, pp. 196, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings; annotated bibliography of 55 (!) pages. The use of alkoxysilanes in stone conservation can be traced back to 1861, when A. W. von Hoffman suggested their use for the deteriorating..... More
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2001. Second Printing. Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 144, illustrated with b/w photographs. In this book, the author considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations created by past regimes or outmoded cultural and political systems. Drawing from examples around the world..... More
Dorset, England: Donhead, 2004. Reprint. Original Brown Cloth. Octavo, pp. 276, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book fills the need for covering the detailed traditional craft practices relating to repairs. Chapters on the basic methods of working stone, the making of specialized tools, and a full analysis..... More
New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1865. First edition. Cloth over Boards, brown with gilt lettering. Small octavo, pp. 166, illustrated with b/w drawings. Delves into the actual building of country homes (i.e. more than just a pattern book). Hitchcock 1425. Book plate for Ernest W. Buecheler affixed inside front cover..... More
New York: MAC Publishers Association, 1965. Second edition (Gypsum Association edition). Cloth over Boards. Square small quarto, pp. 366, glossary, index, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings from the Technical Library in the Navy, and Library of Congress. A relatively early treatment on the subject, in light of..... More
Silver Lake, NH: John F. Chick & Son, Inc., 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. In 1955, this company had one of the most modern dry kilns, and best equipped finish and millwork factories in New England. They kept their kiln dried..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1922. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio (12.5" x 16"), pp. 298, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Ex-library from Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. A note on the front..... More
Boston: The House Beautiful Publishing Company, 1918-1949. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, each issue pp. ~50, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings, with period advertising. February 1918 Spring Building Number, March 1918 Garden Number, May 1918 House Furnishing Number, June 1918, January 1919, March 1919 Garden Number, June 1919..... More
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1920. First edition. Trade Blue Cloth, with gilded lettering. Folio (12" x 17"), pp. 140, illustrated with b/w photos and sketches made by the author and others (all architects). Gift inscription in ink on front endpaper. The first volume of this series, was..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1923. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. viii, approx. 450, indexed, with many b/w and color drawings and photographs throughout, International Library of Technology # 31D. As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the..... More
Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1903. First edition. Original dark green cloth w/embossed design, red spine. Small octavo, pp. 196, indexed, illustrated with over 250 b/w drawings and diagrams, with a glossary of terms used in stair building and handrailing. The house plan supplement, pp. 59 bound in, is illustrated..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, 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 publication that exerted..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 22 with 5 figures and 36 b/w plates. An unusual series of "before and after" comparisons of early 20th century "restorations" of traditional-styled (mostly Colonials) New England homes. A fascinating record of the early "remuddling" category..... More
