Rochester, NY: Wood-Mosaic Company, nd c. 1910. Original edition. Three-hole disbound wraps. Folio (10" x 14"), six-page article on the finishing and care of hardwood floors, four-page price list, two-page introduction and plate description, twelve plates. The Wood-Mosaic Company was founded in 1883 and specialized in end-wood mosaic, parquetry, wood-carpet..... More
Montreal: Peter Dobush, 1920s. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, np ~500, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. This volume is unique! It appears Montreal architect Peter Dobush assembled these catalogs and had them bound for his use. The first catalog is called "Die Stahl Kirche," by..... More
Detroit, MI: Briggs Manufacturing Co., 1940. First printing. Two-hole binder with brass fasteners. Quarto, pp. 105, with thumb indexing tabs, illustrated with b/w photographs and 10-color chip chart in excellent condition. Interesting early wartime trade piece, giving all the ambience of the era, including the sea green and butter yellow..... More
London: Bradley Washfountain Co., 1944. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. Stamped by Arthur S. Hall Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts, on the front cover. 4-page price list and reply postcard laid in. This catalog shows many industrial uses for Bradley washfountains..... More
Toledo, OH: Owens-Illinois Glass Co., 1942. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 27, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. Stamped by C. H. Farley & Co. of Portland, Maine, on the front cover. This scarce trade catalog includes many examples of glass block applications for industrial plants..... More
Columbus, OH: Kinnear Manufacturing Company, nd c. 1930. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 46, illustrated with b/w photographs. The front cover has a small colored pencil inscription and a sticker on it. From the beginning in 1895, Kinnear has concentrated all energies on the perfection of just one product..... More
New York: Brooklyn Educational and Cultural Alliance, 1979. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 62, illustrated with b/w photographs. This booklet focuses on the origins and development of ten major cultural and educational institutions in Brooklyn: the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, the..... More
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1973. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp 230, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This volume surveys the important stone properties, both physical and chemical, pertinent to the architect's, engineer's and stone producer's needs. Emphasis is placed on the chemical characteristics of the pollutants in..... More
Chicago, IL: Servicised Products Corp. 1942. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 12, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. The facts in this catalog were compiled to assist the architect and engineer in selecting the proper expansion joint and water seal for concrete and general construction. More
Cincinnati, OH: The Consolidated Sash and Door Company, 1949. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 56, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hardwood flooring, window frame units, exterior door frames, steel and aluminum casement sash, steel picture windows, insulating sheathing, garage doors, automatic door operators, disappearing stairways, moulding, trim, kitchen..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 1981. Original edition. Wraps. Quarto, pp. vi, 151, illustrated with b/w photographs. Here is New York in 151 rare Victorian-era photographs - before the automobile, before skyscrapers. The pictures in this volume have been shot directly from hard-to-find original stereographs - double-image photographs which yielded a...... More
Dayton, OH: Lowe Bros. Co., 1909. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp. 66, indexed, decorated endpapers, illustrated with tipped-in product labels and color charts. Thirteen items are ripped away and missing. An early Lowe Brothers trades publication with 10 outstanding color illustrations of home exteriors, color chip charts, product..... More
Lancaster, OH: Hothem House, 1992. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 20, signed by the author on the title page in 1996. As the demand for prehistoric chipped flint, chert and obsidian artifacts has risen, so has the supply of newly created artifacts. Whatever one wishes to call these pieces..... More
Albany, NY: Iroquois Millwork Corp. 1927. First printing. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 111, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Thumb tabs on the pages for easy browsing. Some soiling and a closed tear mar the last 20 pages. Illustrations of frames, windows and sash, screens and combination doors, interior doors..... More
Fitchburg, MA: Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 1923. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 24mo (2.5" x 5"), pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A handy reference book of rules and other information around carpentry jobs such as cutting rafters; hand saw setting and filing; measuring and cutting for stairs; recipes..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1987. Reprint. Oversized Paperback. Oversized paperback, 9.25" x 12.25", pp. 277, indexed. 844 illustrations, 40 in color on 8 plates. Facsimile edition of a rare 1888 catalog of Victorian plumbing fixtures by the J. L. Mott Iron Works of New York, including baths and showers..... More
Cleveland, OH: The Master Builders Company, nd c. 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 11, illustrated with b/w photographs and a 10-chip color chart. Index and summary of products manufactured by the Master Builders Company, including mortarproofing for leakproof mortar joints and cement stucco; Pozzolith for more durable watertight..... More
London: W. & C. Johnson, 1899. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. 16mo, pp. 23. W. & C. Johnson participated in a building trades exhibition held in the Royal Agricultural Hall in London in May of 1899, and this catalog was distributed there. They offered imported mahogany from Honduras and Nicaragua; oak..... More
Chicago: Harris Brothers Co., 1915. First edition. Paperback. Small quarto, pp. 974, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Building materials, furniture and furnishings, plumbing and heating, ladies and men's apparel, machinery and equipment, and home plans. So much to read and admire! The book is in rough shape, but all..... More
