New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1932. First edition. Stock Covers. Journal. pp 186 plus 26-page advertising section. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Includes an excellent article on terrazo craftsmanship, a remarkable material with beautiful applications. Also an extended (65 examples) architectural portfolio of exterior residential stairways of various... More about Architecture - March 1932; The Professional Architectural Monthly

Chicago. IL: Masonite Corporation, 1938. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. An unusual, attractive advertising brochure showing siding, paneling, leatherwood and other uses of this versatile material. Includes many interior photographs from homes, stores and offices using Masonite products in their construction or renovation. From... More about Masonite In Home Design * Construction * Decoration

London: The Trade Papers Publishing Co., 1909. Original Green Boards With Gilt Lettering. Small octavo, pp. 86 with 11 color plates (beautiful tipped-in paint chip charts), 15 pages of advertising, including an Alabastine chip chart. An amazing example of trade literature with some of the most impressive (grain painted and... More about Scumbling and Colour Glazing; A Practical Handbook for House Painters, Coach Painters and Others

Richmond, VA: University of Richmond, 1945. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 152, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, including several fold-out reference illustrations. Library stamp on the front cover. The commercial granites and certain other crystalline rocks discussed in this report crop out in parts of the... More about Commercial Granites and Other Crystalline Rocks of Virginia

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 about The Structural and Ornamental Stones of Minnesota

London: Charles Griffin and Company, Limited, 1895. Original edition. Embossed cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp xiv, 238, appendix (with fold-out table in excellent condition), indexed, with fold-out b/w illustration; 32-page publisher's catalog bound in. History of cement and Portland cement in particular, including composition, manufacturing and drying processes, calcination... More about Calcareous Cements; their nature and uses,with some observations upon cement testing

London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1901. Fourth edition. Original Tan Cloth on Boards w/embossed lettering & emblem. 16mo, pp viii, 128, index, appendix, illustrated with b/w drawings, plus 16-page Weale's publisher's catalog and 48-page Crosby Lockwood publisher's catalog bound in. This book was intended to introduce the student of architecture... More about An Elementary Treatise on the Construction of Roofs of Wood and Iron; introduced chiefly from the...

New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1994. First paperback edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto. pp 336. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A unique work of pictorial reference, supported by introductory texts, glossary and bibliography, which will be equally valuable to art historians, architects and designers- and to anyone who cares... More about Cast Iron Decoration: A World Survey

Chicago, IL: United States Gypsum, 1944-1945. First edition. Staplebound Wraps with Illustrated Covers. Quarto, pp 14 and 22, illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photographs. An outstanding selection of techniques for the use of plaster, laminated millwork, lighting coves and much more. Ideas for remodeling homes and hallways, outdoor... More about Two issues of Popular Home magazine (winter 1944 and spring building preview 1945);...

San Francisco, CA: Charles Hall Page & Associates, 1976. First edition. Original Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp 106. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Glossary, bibliography. Ink number on front cover. This manual was provided to help the Santa Cruz homeowner plan for the satisfactory rehabilitation of an older home... More about Santa Cruz Renovation Manual: A Homeowner's Handbook

Portland, ME: Historic HomeWorks, 2006. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover, tan. Quarto, pp. 21, illustrated with b/w photographs. A practical manual for this method of removing exterior and interior paints which works particularly well for historic buildings with layers of old paint. This volumes discusses, advantages, disadvantages, methods, safety, case... More about Steam Paint Removal