Buffalo, NY: W. A. Case & Son Mfg. Co., nd c. 1900. Original edition. Green cloth over boards, black lettering. Folio, pp. 335, indexed, illlustrated with b/w engraved drawings. Pages 3-7 have been pasted over with clipped recipes from women's magazines; pages 1, 9, 17, 24, 37, 45, 51, 57... More about Catalog C
Oshkosh, WI: Morgan Millwork, 1923. Second edition, but numbered and limited. Full Leatherette with Pictoral Design. Quarto, pp. 439, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A very beautiful trade catalog, with hundreds of millwork illustrations, stained glass, doors, interior fittings, etc. One of the nicest of its type. Uncommon... More about Building with Assurance
Pittsburgh, PA: McKinney Mfg. Co., 1938. Second edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 100. Richly illustrated with b/w product photos. 4-page advertising pamphlet laid in. A scarce and beautiful trade piece, featuring wonderful b/w drawings as well as numerous photos of these fine forged pieces, including ornate iron door hinges... More about Forged Iron Hardware by McKinney; Catalog No. 7; A.I.A. File 27-B
Kansas City, MO: Goldblatt Tool Co., 1927. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. 12mo, pp. 240. Illustrated with b/w drawings. A wonderful 1920s period trade catalog for plasterers, bricklayers, tile-setters, stonemasons, and other "trowel trades", including trowels, corner blocks, floats, blades, picks and hammers, levels, crawlers, mixers, brushes, ladders, power tools, and... More about Goldblatt's Catalogue and Handy Book 1927
New York: The Co-Operative Building Plan Assoc. 1891. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio 11 1/2" x 14 1/2, each issue approximately 60 pp., with b/w perspective drawings and floor plans. Trade advertisements throughout. Two advertising pages bound in upside down. Ex-library. A bound copy of four issues of Shoppell's beautiful... More about Shoppell's Modern Houses, No. 31, 32, 33, 34
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1958. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w photos and specification drawings. This copy was circulated by Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company in San Francisco. A guide in the proper practices to be used with Portland Cement stucco and plaster. Many photos... More about Plasterer's Manual; Concrete for Permanence
Detroit, MI: Detroit Hardware Manufacturing Company, 1927. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 36 plus six-page price list issued June 1, 1927 laid in; illustrated with b/w photographs. This well-illustrated catalog included the more important items in Detroit's antique hardware line: special hardware produced from sketches from their clients, produced... More about Antique Hardware of Quality, Catalog B; A.I.A. - File No. 27B
Smethwick, Birmingham, UK: Henry Hope & Sons, Ltd., 1926. First edition. Boards. Folio (10 x 15"), pp. 151. Indexed, profusely illustrated with b/w photos and drawings, some pages in color. A remarkably beautiful Hope's window catalog, the largest and most comprehensive we've seen. Gorgeous, large illustrations and installation diagrams include... More about Hope's Metal Windows and Casements Catalog 1818-1926
