Pittsburgh, PA: National Fire Proofing Co. (NATCO), 1910. Fourth edition. Grey Cardboard Covers, w/illustration. Small quarto, pp 93. With b/w photographs and floor plans throughout. Almost 20 pages of construction details depicting tile types and wall details. Another attractively illustrated book of concrete masonry homes finished with stucco. This volume... More
New York: H. W. Johns-Manville Co., 1913. Original edition. String-tied binding. Octavo, pp 56, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Asbestos built-up roofing, prepared roofing, and shingles were featured here. In addition there are sections on waterproofing and mastic flooring. Many photographs illustrate buildings that used J-M materials in their... More
Albany, NY: Riggs Printing House, 1892. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. vi, 224. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Mild ex-library. The author drew from his own experience as a craftsman, and created this volume for those who learned on the job and might be deficient in the... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xi, 510. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Mild ex-library. Here is a veritable library of information on the design and specification of wood in structures where environment may adversely affect wood's endurance. This book... More
New York: Hearst Publications, 1951. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 22. Indexed. A typewritten compilation of the products that were advertised in Good Housekeeping magazine and covered by the Good Housekeeping Consumer's Guaranty, which provides replacement or refund if not as advertised. Scarce! We've never had a copy of... More
Rockland, ME: Courier-Gazette Inc., 1971. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 331, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. This thorough study fills several important niches in Maine history. It gives a detailed analysis of the workings of a major Maine industry about which there was little before. It fits into... More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1931. First edition. Staplebound Wraps and Individual Plates. Clute: Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w photographs. Lockhardt: pp. 12, illustrated with b/w photographs and specification drawings. Plates: subset from "Terra Cotta Standard Construction" (plates 1, 3, 4, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22... More
Mill Valley, CA: Victorian Design Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. 12 mo (5 1/2 X 8 1/2), pp. 118 (text), bibliography, over 200 photographic illustrations with explanatory text for each item in the calligraphic hand of Renee Locks. The author traces the history of the hardware industry in the United... More
Ambler, PA: Asbestos Shingle, Slate And Sheathing Co., 1927. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 40, illustrated with color and b/w drawings and photographs. Includes directions for several different methods of installation of roofing shingles, such as honeycomb, straight laid, and French diagonal. Samples of the colors are printed in... More
Wilmington, DE: Hercules Powder Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 169, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book includes a short account of the history and theory of explosives, types of explosives manufactured, and blasting accessories. Principal attention is given to actual results obtained in the... More
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1932. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 156 plus 44 page classified index of products. Chapters include topics such as sound principles of mining; mining law; help in case of accidents;and metallurgical, geological, and engineering data. The index of products offered... More
Boston, MA: National Association of Granite Industries of the United States, 1913. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp 170 (volume 1) pp 123 (volume 2); both volumes illustrated with full page b/w photographs. Covers embossed with "compliments of the Woodbury Granite Co. Hardwick, Vt." A thorough examination of... More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1914. First edition. Decorated Wraps. Folio, pp 32. b/w photographs and architectural drawings on each page. A handsome volume in this series, featuring 30 plates showing school and university buildings across America. The photographs and drawings include exterior elevations and close-ups of the facades... More
Dublin: Government Publications, 2007. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 52. Illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Indexed in the form of a checklist of common problems, and the page numbers where the possible causes for those problems are discussed. Advice on how to get timber or metal historic windows... More
Washington, D.C. United States Bureau of Mines, September, 1930. First edition. Stapled paper. Small quarto, pp 12, illustrated with b/w drawings. According to a forward by Scott Turner, the director of the United States Bureau of Mines, this is the first of a series of papers dealing with mining and... More
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