St. Louis, MO: Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, 1913. First edition. Decorated Cardboard Covers. Small quarto. pp 62, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This booklet was prepared in the hope of increasing appreciation for brick in American home building, and spreading the realization that brick is the most economical home-building material... More about Genuine Economy in Home Building

Hamburg: nd c. 1910. Fifth improved edition. Decorated Portfolio Boards. Folio, pp. 2 plus 26 chromolithographic prints on thirteen plates and five monochrome lithographic plates from drawings; two advertising sheets; all loose in illustrated portfolio boards. A good complete set. A set of chromolithographed prints showing examples of painted wood... More about Neue Holz Malereien (New Wood Paintings

Pittsburgh, PA: Jackson-Remlinger Printing Company, 1915. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 36. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The object of this book is to point out the factors which should be considered in plastering. The contents are compiled from the author's experience as well as that of many... More about Better Plastering and Better Acoustics; A Treatise on Interior Plastering for the use of...

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. First paperback edition. Color pictorial wraps, b/w. Quarto, pp 224. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Indexed. Julius Shulman, one of the great masters of modern architectural photography, is the preeminent recorder of early California modernism. Shulman documented the famous Cast Study House Program, and architecture... More about A Constructed View: The Architectural Photograph of Julius Shulman

Downers Grove, IL: SERMAC, 1979. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 22. b/w photographs and construction detail drawings. Mild ex-library. Repointing is the process of removing deteriorated mortar from a masonry joint and replacing the old mortar with new, sound mortar. This information has been written to assist building owners... More about The Repointing of Historic Masonry Buildings

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

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 about Index of Building Products and Service List Advertised in Good Housekeeping; Effective Date...

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 about Ambler Asbestos Price List; Made by Asbestos Shingle, Slate And Sheathing Company; A. I. A. File...