Newark, OH: Advance Glass Co., nd post 1922. Original edition. Leatherette on boards case. 5" x 6" x 4" leatherette case with Mississippi Glass name on front in gilt letters, with front that tips forward for easier access. Contains 44 1" x 3" samples (one with a corner broken off..... 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
Washington DC: Foundation for Preservation Technology (APT), 1983. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover, white. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Case studies of many building materials and technologies by noted experts in their fields. An extremely scarce and early document of historic preservation, by a noted..... 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
London: Copper Development Association, 1938. Later printing. Spiral Bound Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp 71, illustrated with b/w construction details. Some pencil inscriptions on some pages. A very nice manual on copper roofing, flashings and other uses for this valuable material. Includes building requirements, sizing, and very good detailing..... More
London, England: Copper Development Association, 1934. Fourth impression, 1948. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp 4, no illustrations. This article was reprinted from Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, April 28, 1934. Discusses what happens to copper when it is exposed to the air, water, and decaying organic matter. Scarce!..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: United States Steel, nd c. 1955. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 21, illustrated with color drawings. This advertising brochure trumpeted the advantages of steel in strength, durability, safety, ease of construction, variety, beauty and maintenance. Sections include the use of steel in the foundation, framework, basement, kitchen..... More
Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Arkhitektury SSSR, 1947. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp 328, illustrated with b/w drawings and several color plates. Text in Russian. Chapters on materials, plaster mortars, tools and fixtures, plastering, decorative plaster, plastering architectural details, special types of plaster, organization of plastering. An unusually scarce..... More
Boulder, CO: Old House Journal, April-May 2013. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 5 (pp. 54-58 of April-May issue of Old House Journal), illustrated with color photographs. With over 20 years experience in building consulting (specializing in practical methods for the restoration of wood elements in period buildings), John..... More
Bedford, IN: Indiana Limestone Institute of America, nd c. 1977. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 20, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This publication is a guide to help architects, builders, masons, building owners and other interested persons examine the causes, prevention and removal of the most common..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Concrete Masonry Association, 1955. Original edition. Cardboard Covers over Comb Binding. Quarto, pp 117, illustrated with b/w construction specification drawings. Previous owner signed the cover in pencil. This manual facilitates proper design and construction with concrete masonry, giving detailed information on shapes and properties, standard details of..... More
Rome, NY: Revere Copper and Brass Inc., nd c. 1965. Original edition. Original Wraps with cloth spine. Quarto, pp. 86, illustrated in b/w with spot color. "Revere ... all you need to know to build better with copper" (1985, pp. 14) laid in. This publication was prepared by Revere engineers..... More
Racine, WI: S. C. Johnson & Son, nd c. 1910. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 4 of text, with fold-out chart of wood samples and finishes. 32 of 36 samples present. Samples of oak, birch, quartered oak, pine, cypress, gumwood, maple and more, with various colors of..... More
Bedford, IN: Indiana Limestone Institute of America, 1984. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 124, indexed, glossary, illustrated in b/w & color photos & line drawings. A copy of "The Finishing Touch: A How-To and Idea Handbook on Indiana Limestone Standard Products" (1979, 23 pp.) laid in. The ILI serves..... More
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
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
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
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
