Washington DC: U.S. HUD, Agriculture & Forestry, 1979. Decorated Wraps, white. Quarto, pp 133. b/w drawings, diagrams and tables throughout. An extensive and detailed technical publication about insects, their damaging effects on wood structures, and prevention, inspection, and control. Termites, beetles, bees, ants, and weevils are among the insects considered... More
New Bedford, MA: AFC/A Nortek Company, 1984. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 102. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Electricity is frequently considered to be a problematic presence in historic structures - a vital part of making the building usable, but potentially a major destructive factor. This book covers... More
London: Gresham Publishing, 1921. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 147 (vol I), 162 (vol II), 163 (vol III), 164 (vol IV), 144 (vol V), 181 (vol VI). Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Under their joint editorship, Searles-Wood and Adams assembled contributions from many noted specialists in an effort... More
Detroit, MI: Buhl Sons Co., 1924. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. xxxvii, 1116, indexed. Richly illustrated with b/w engravings. A comprehensive hardware catalog from an ambitious Detroit company that strove to offer everything a contractor could need. Over a thousand pages long, with beautiful engravings throughout, from... More
Omaha, NE: Fairbanks, Morse & Co., 1890. First edition. Leather bound. Small octavo, pp. 427. Richly illustrated with b/w engravings. Marbled endpapers. A scarce hardware catalog from a Nebraska company, featuring supplies that any farmer or retailer would find useful. More
Washington DC: Building Research Institute, 1956. First edition. Original Wraps rebound in boards with cloth spine. Small quarto, pp. vi, 163, illustrated with b/w photographs. These are the edited papers and discussions of a research correlation conference on natural stone and clay products conducted by the Building Research Institute in... More
New York: M. T. Richardson, 1888. First edition. Publisher's pictoral cloth. 12 mo. pp iv, 186. illustrated with black-and-white plates. Glossary, index, publisher's ads. A very good treatment on the subject for the tradesman. Amazingly practical, with hundreds of tricks of the trade. More
New York: Austral Sales Corp. nd. c. 1935. First edition. Staplebound wraps. Quarto, pp. 125, illustrated with b/w specification drawings and photographs. Previous owner signed the cover in pencil. District representative stamped front end paper. University of the State of New York, State Education Department, Rules of Cubage (typed manuscript)... More
Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Company, nd c. 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 72. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Gift inscription inside front cover in ink. Concrete is valuable in farm construction for sanitary, durable, easy to clean floors in barns, poultry houses, granaries and other farm... More
Chicago, IL: Operative Plasterers & Cement Finishers International Association, 1923; 1928; 1950. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 32, 48 and 40, respectively. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This was the official monthly journal of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers International Association. The 1923 and 1928 issues reported on... More
Brooklyn, NY: Joshua Horrocks, Inc, nd c. 1917. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Trade advertisement for window guards and other wire products used to secure windows and machinery in commercial and industrial buildings. Historic photographs of the guards in place in unidentified... More
Portland, OR: M. L. Kline, 19311. First edition. Cloth over Boards; red with white letters. Quarto, pp. xxix, 559, indexed and illustrated with many b/w drawings and photographs of bathrooms and fixtures. A 1914 letter from Kline and a period envelope laid in. Everything necessary for a 1910 bathroom: tubs... More
Detroit, MI: Detroit Steel Products Co., 1923. Original edition. Original Embossed Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 116, indexed, illustrated with b/w specification drawings and photographs. Specifications and installation instructions, plus photographs of commercial buildings that feature these windows, including Mt. Morris School and American Chicle Company on Long Island; US Armorplate... More
Chicago: Radford Architectural Co., 1912. First edition. Original beige cloth w/ red & green design on front cover. Octavo, pp. 219 Illustrated with drawings, photographs and floor plans. Index plus a publisher's catalogue at the rear. Over 300 designs. As with all of Radford's titles, industry-defining and highly influential. It... More
Seattle, WA: West Coast Lumbermen's Association, nd c. 1928. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 20, illustrated with b/w photographs. This catalog showcases the buildings where Douglas fir sashes and frames were used in the construction, including the W. P. Fuller & Co. building in Portland, OR; the Stroh Building in Detroit;... More
London: Crosby, Lockwood and Co., 1884. Fourth edition. Original Green Cloth, w/gilt lettering & design on spine. 12 mo, pp. xxi, 394, indexed. 9 colored full page illustrations (all present) )of woods and marbles and numerous wood engravings. 16 and 32 pp of publisher's advertisements. One of the well written... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1909/1908. First edition; second thousand corrected. Cloth over boards; brown with gilt lettering on spine. Small octavo, pp 121, indexed; 20-page publisher's catalog bound in. A practical guide for the home owner covering materials, supplies, tools, mixing paints, varnishing, finishes, glazing, papering, whitewashing... More
