London: John Murray, 1855. First edition. Half-Leather. Octavo, pp. xx, 287. With 74 illustrations, some in color. In twenty years of gathering books on building materials, this is the first copy of Street's architectural travels through Europe we've ever come across. An uncommon book, which reads like a Baedeker travel..... More
Proctor, VT: Vermont Marble Co., nd c. 1940. First edition. Decorated Stock Covers. 12 mo, pp 22, illustrated with b/w photographs. A history of this iconic Vermont marble company, its development, quarrying methods, marble mills, plant locations, monument shops, and works. Beautifully photographed. A one of a kind publication. 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. A thorough examination of New England's use of granite, including famous buildings like Boston's Bunker..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University School of Architecture, 1990. First edition. Original Wraps, embossed in two colors. Tall Octavo, pp. 32. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos. Extremely scarce catalog of the examples of Yellin's work found throughout the Yale University campus, with photographs, a campus map, and essays by Yale..... More
Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1985. First edition. Staplebound White Wraps. Octavo, pp. 35. Illustrated with 15 b/w plates. An in-depth examination of metalworker Samuel Yellin's work in its broader context, with roots in earlier European wrought ironwork traditions. The b/w plates of his works are spectacular and give..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Samuel Yellin Foundation, 1982. Reissue. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w photographs. Based on Andrews' earlier article on Yellin's work and career, this monograph covers a far more substantial amount of Yellin's fine metalwork and takes an in-depth look at his contributions to the art..... More
South Braintree, MA: J. H. Stedman Naturalized Flooring, July, 1925. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 60, illustrated with b/w photographs and color sample chart. A previous owner inscribed the cover in ink. A very attractive catalog with interior photographs of rooms featuring Stedman flooring, which also makes it..... More
Pen Argyl, PA: Structural Slate Company, 1929. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs; some advertisements in color. This booklet advertised the use of slate for the window sills, toilet enclosures, construction, school blackboards, stair treads, kitchens, bathrooms, mausoleums, and more. Buildings around the United States..... More
Newburgh, NY: Mastic Tile Corporation of America, 1956. Original edition. Cardboard Box, maroon. 8.5" x 4.5" x 2.25" full box, filled with 27 4" x 4" floor tile samples. The tiles have color codes and company information printed on the back of each. The box front flips down, with advertising..... More
London: Copper Development Association, 1963. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 147, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, and three color plates. This book provides the architect with sufficient knowledge of decorative and utilitarian metalwork available in copper and its alloys, and what can or cannot..... More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10.5" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. The samples are contained inside a heavy cardboard..... More
Kearny, NJ: Congoleum-Nairn, Inc., nd c. 1955. Original edition. Cardboard Box, yellow. 4.5" x 4.5" x 3.5" full box, filled with 4" x 4" floor tile samples in 13 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. An attractive set of asphalt tile..... More
New York: Kentile, Inc., 1959. Original edition. Cardboard Box, red/yellow. 3.5" x 3.25" x 3.25" full box, filled with 3" x 3" floor tile samples in 24 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. A beautiful set of asphalt tile flooring samples..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1983. First US edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Text notes, bibliography, dictionary of stuccoists and plasterers, indexes of persons and places. The author traces stucco decoration from its classical beginnings to its rediscovery in the Renaissance, from its miraculous..... More
London: Copper Development Association, 1946. Later printing. Boards with cloth spine. Small quarto, pp 71, illustrated with b/w construction details. Ex-library stamps and labels. A very nice manual on copper roofing, flashings and other uses for this valuable material. Includes building requirements, sizing, and very good detailing. Invaluable for builders!..... More
Proctor, VT: Vermont Marble Co., nd c. 1936. First edition. Decorated Stock Covers. 12 mo, pp 22, illustrated with b/w photographs. A previous owner added the date Aug. 22, 1936 in ink inside the front cover. Three ephemeral pieces laid in: (1) postcard of the Last Supper, carved from Vermont..... More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1930. First edition. Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, each pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs. Four brochures: "Terra Cotta for your New School," "Terra Cotta for Small Apartments," "Terra Cotta Stores and Store Fronts," and "Terra Cotta Buildings Superior for Floodlighting." Each booklet includes many photographs..... More
Detroit: Ornamental Products Co, nd c.1930. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp. 41, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Lovely illustrated catalogue of carvings, modern as well as Chippendale and Louis XV and XVI characteristics, rosettes, capitals and pilasters made of oak, mahogany, gum, and walnut. The company guaranteed..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1896. First edition; first thousand. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w drawings, including two fold-out plates, and 16-page publisher's catalog bound in. The authors aimed to collect material that had direct application in engineering and architectural practice, and make it..... More
London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Tall thin quarto, pp 105, indexed, price clipped, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs, library bookplate on front end paper, mild ex-library markings. This book puts information about construction methods in the context of current research into the qualities of stone..... More
Rochester, NY: Northeastern Retail Lumbermen's Association, 1929. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp 238, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Presentation copy personalized to Frank Parker in gilt on the cover, compliments of Driscoll Brothers; probably the lumber company in Ithaca, New York. This volume was prepared for the..... More
New York: Louis Deck Jr, nd c. 1950. Original edition. Treated cotton sample. 4.25" x 6" cotton roof deck sample, printed with advertising information. "Louis Deck, Jr. announces the presentation for your approval of Deck cotton roof deck / a positive waterproof membrane for repairing a foot or a mile..... More
Chicago, IL: The Barber Asphalt Company, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Albumen photographs. 3 albumen photographs, 5" x 7", showing buildings featuring Genasco Latite shingle roofs, with advertising information printed on the reverse sides. Three photographs, each featuring Genasco Latite shingle roofs. St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Lafond & Hamline..... More
Philadelphia, PA: House Painting and Decorating Publishing Co., 1887. First edition. Half-Leather with Marbled Boards. Small quarto, pp. 406, xlv, indexed, each issue illustrated with b/w engravings and a beautifully colored chromolithographic print. An interesting assortment of articles focused on house painting and decorating at the height of Victorian styling..... More
Rutland, VT: Unknown publisher, 1947. First edition. Leather-look boards with leather tie. 16mo, pp. 25, with 25 b/w snapshots measuring 2.5" x 3.5" each. "Visiting the Van Roalte's in October, 1947" involved traveling through Williamstown, Massachusetts and the Taconic Trail, to Pownal and Rutland Vermont. The photographer took snapshots flood..... More
