Chambersburg, PA: Architectural Ecology, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Oblong quarto, pp. 46, numerous drawings and diagrams. An invaluable, practical guide to the care and maintenance of stained glass. Very scarce today. Web Wilson was one of the contributing writers to Old House Journal in the early days of that publication..... More
Boston: Bates &Guild, 1914. First edition, later printing (Eighth Thousand). Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 4, plus 33 plates. Written by a professor of architecture at Cornell, it was created to present to his students as part of his course on architectural construction. A nice book: most plates..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 2006. First American edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 144 (antiques) and 160 (furniture), indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Care and Repair of Antiques is the definitive resource for looking after small collectibles that one might inherit, pick up at a fair, or find in..... More
London and Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Co., 1877. First edition. Original Embossed Cloth Over Boards. Quarto, 59 plates. Signed in ink by a previous owner in 1883 on the title page. Some neat notations in pencil by the same owner on some plates. We've had the text volume before..... More
New York: The Painter's Magazine, 1904. Second edition. Decorated Green Cloth Over Boards. Small quarto, pp 368. Indexed. Advertising section in rear. Several formulas added by a previous owner on the front and rear endpapers. Very practical, hands-on, for the tradesman and professional. Chock full of traditional techniques, trade secrets..... More
London: Ernest Benn, Ltd, 1924. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xx, 188, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by a previous owner on the front endpaper in 1930. This book describes the spirit of traditional building as developed in the west of England during the preceding three centuries..... More
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1831. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, paginated from 289 to 592 being a complete section of Partington's Mechanics Library, illustrated with engravings and 5 plates, which are all present. Charles Frederick Partington was a British science lecturer and writer. He was associated with the London..... More
London: Virtue & Co. Ltd, 1931. First edition. Original Cloth. Small quarto, pp. xi, 912, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. The plan of this book is to include everything that may fairly come within the province of the general practitioner in repairs, but to exclude the work which rightly falls..... More
New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 80, plus 122 b/w photographic plates. Paul T. Frankl was an Art Deco furniture designer and maker, architect, painter and author. In the years between the two world wars he, more than any other designer, helped..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1924. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. viii, approx. 450 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout, including some in color. As with all of the International Library of Technology trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early twentieth..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1997. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 256, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings and photographs. This book looks inside the buildings and shows how and why they were originally planned and how they have evolved, often from very simple structures. It reveals in the..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1948. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. 88, illustrated with b/w drawings. The chief work of the plasterer is the plaster finish and decoration of interior walls and ceilings, and the cement finish of external walls of buildings. This book deals mainly..... More
Cincinnati, OH: The Signs of the Times Publishing Company, 1961. First edition. Cloth over Boards, green. Small quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. This is a book written by a sign painter with 36 years in sign work, 25 specializing in gold work. He intended the book to..... More
London: Caxton, n.d. (1920s). First edition. Embossed cloth over boards; gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 224, 232. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. Index. The original edition, not a reprint, and in good working order, for such large volumes that are often frequently referenced in the field. A monumental set on..... More
London: Caxton Publishing Co. Ltd., ca. 1930. Possible First edition. Red Cloth over Boards with Gilt Lettering on Spine. Octavo, Vol. 1 pp. 260, Vol. 2 pp. 228, Vol. 3 pp. 243. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, and photographic color frontispieces. A thorough compendium of techniques and details..... More
London: Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 2002. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 17, illustrated with b/w photographs. This pamphlet describes and illustrates the repointing of old stone and brick walling, a common remedial task that is often undertaken unnecessarily, or executed badly. The use of strong cement mortars..... More
London: Crittall Manufacturing Co., Ltd., nd c. 1950. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Spiralbound Binder. Quarto, pp 64, illustrated with b/w photographs. Stamped by a shop owner inside the front cover and on the first page of the catalog. This catalogue contains three sections.The first section includes standard metal windows..... More
Chicago, IL: Architectural Woodwork Institute, 1962. First edition. Three-ring bound. Quarto, twelve staplebound wrap documents, pp. 10-20 each, illustrated with b/w photographs and specification drawings. These brochures were distributed to the New England chapter members of the Architectural Woodwork Institute in 1962, but the topical brochures are dated 1954-1958. Topics..... More
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2003. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 204. Indexed, richly illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Contains Glossary and Bibliography. Brent Hull, noted preservationist and millwork specialist, researched the history of his specialties for years, gathering hundreds of rare trade catalogs and pattern books (I know, because he purchased dozens of..... More
