Raleigh, NC: Ed Hobbs, 1988. Reissue of 1904 fifth edition. Perfect Bound. 12mo, pp. 176, illustrated with b/w engravings. A compilation of a series of articles that appeared in The Western Painter in 1898 and 1899. More

Harrington Park, NJ: Pyramid Publications, 1939. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 152, indexed, illustrated in b/w. This book gives practical information to all those interested in color, and clarifies in a logical way much of the confusion that seems to surround this subject. A section of the book is..... More

Cleveland, OH: The Glidden Company, nd c. 1950. First edition. Embossed Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 96, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and paint color chip charts. Several previous owners signed the front endpaper in ink. This descriptive catalogue is especially designed to assist maintenance engineers, building owners, managers..... More

Gloucester, MA: Quarry Books, 2001. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 136, illustrated w/ color photographs. The author shares a foolproof method for selecting and combining exterior paint colors. This unique guidebook presents more than 25 distinct color schemes - complete with color reference numbers from the major paint manufacturers -..... More

Cleveland, OH: The Sherwin-Williams Co., 1942. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 34, illustrated with b/w photographs. Everything a sales person needed to know about interior wall finishes in the 1940s: wall primer and sealer, wall mixing size, plastering, tinting, painting over calcimine or casein paints or resin emulsion paint..... 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