London: Constable & Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 412. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library. Chapters include raw materials for cements, concretes and bricks; methods of manufacturing; chemical and physical changes in preparation of these materials; testing their properties, and more. One of the... More about Cement, Concrete and Bricks
Washington DC: National Lumber Manufacturer's Assoc. 1964. First edition. Comb Bound. Oblong folio (14.5" x 11"), profusely illustrated with plans and construction details. First of two volumes on the UNICOM Method of House Construction, based on modular design principles. This volume explains the principles of coordinated modular design for house... More about UNICOM Manual No. 1: Design Priciples
London: J. Taylor at the Architectural Library, 1810. Third edition, revised and corrected. Full Leather. Small quarto, pp. x, 81, indexed, plus 79 plates, some of which fold out. Signed by a previous owner on front endpapers in 1823. A well-loved example of an early edition of this carpentry classic... More about The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant; containing practical rules for making all kinds of joints,...
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1906. "Fourth Thousand" Original Brown Cloth. Octavo, pp. xi, 126, includes 10 fold-out plates of stone cutting application and specifying (one is torn, but present). Signed by its original owner on front endpaper, a third-year engineering student in the class of 1908 at Ohio... More about Problems in Stone Cutting; in four classes. I. Plane-Sided Structures. II. Structures Containing...
St. Louis, MO: Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, 1914. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong small quarto, pp. 32, limited edition and numbered. This book was aimed at eliminating as much of the labor as possible for the draughtsman's preparation of working drawings for ornamental brickwork. The introductory text describes in detail... More about Brick-Scale Tables
New York, NY: Frank A. Lent, October 1936. Original edition. Paperback journal. Quarto, pp. 40, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Beautifully illustrated period advertisements. This magazine, devoted to the architectural uses of stone, is always interesting reading. Articles in this issue discuss artificial sun, the wire saw, masonry of... More about Stone Magazine, October 1936; Vol. LVII Number 10
Washington DC: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1984. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Narrow Octavo, pp. 65. Glossary, reading list. A very early and compact publication on the subject, but chock full of details and illustrations. Ideally suited for the professional. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More about A Glossary of Historic Masonry Deterioration Problems and Preservation Treatments
Toronto: Association for Preservation Technology, 1984. Original edition. Plastic comb binding. Quarto, c. pp. 400, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by Patricia Poore on the front cover. A comprehensive compilation of reprinted articles and technical papers, covering a variety of topics related to masonry conservation and cleaning, including the chemistry... More about Masonry Conservation and Cleaning; APT Pre-Conference Training Course, Toronto, Canada, Sept....
London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd, nd c. 1910. Reprint. Boards. Octavo, pp. vi, approx. 480 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout, including color plates and a foldout floor plan. As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early... More about ICS #41B - Joinery, Stair Building, Ironmongery, Plastering, Glass and Glazing, Painting and...
New York, NY: Frank A. Lent, April 1933. Original edition. Paperback journal. Quarto, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Beautifully illustrated period advertisements. This magazine, devoted to the architectural uses of stone, is always interesting reading. Articles in this issue discuss stone entrances, stone for decoration, earthquake and... More about Stone Magazine, April 1933; Vol. LIV Number 4
Braintree, England: Crittall Manufacturing Co., Ltd., January, 1925. First edition. Decorated Paper over Boards. Folio, pp 146. b/w photographs of installations and window type elevations and construction details throughout. With company presentation stamp and signature opposite title page. This catalog includes casement, composite, and other types of metal windows. Among... More about Crittall Metal Windows: Catalogue No. 36
London: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. First paperback edition. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 160, indexed, richly illustrated in 150 b/w photos & 60 diagrams, surveys history of English brickwork throughout the centuries, includes glossary. A thorough survey of English brickwork through the centuries, including manufacturing and building techniques, patterns, and the development... More about Brickwork
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1980. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, pp x, 255, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This practical, plain-speaking book brings together essential information on the causes of all kinds of damage, distress, and deterioration problems in the home, and guides the homeowner toward... More about Diagnosing and Repairing House Structure Problems
New York: Theodore Audel, 1924/1949. Later printing. Hardcover. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp ca. 400 per volume, iIlustrated with wood engravings. Contains several tables and data. A standard for every tradesman and apprentice in his day. We always have several sets of this wonderful, standard item in... More about Masons and Builders Guides (4 volumes
