New York: Dykes Lumber Company (self published), 1936. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. 4" x 9", pp. 56, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. A price list and a sheet of other products laid in. A very nice 1930s trade piece, from a very ambitious New York-based lumber company. Glass mouldings, stop..... More
New York: The Atlas Portland Cement Company, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with tinted photographs. An outline of the use of color in stucco in the early 20th century. The tinted color plates list the recipe for creating the color and texture illustrated. Includes a large..... More
Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photographs. There were sanitary advantages to using tile in hospitals in the 1920s: they were waterproof and easy to clean, they were resistant to staining and abrasion; and they were attractive and..... More
Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1918. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. During the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, people learned the value of sanitation, and there was a rise in the demand for sanitary meat markets. Tiled walls, floors, ceilings..... More
Seattle, WA: Elmer & Moody Co., 1931. Original edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 44, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Order form bound in. Illustrations of doors, sashes, windows, moulding, trim, hardware, stairs, cabinets, cupboards, and more. This has an extensive collection of architectural millwork items, wonderful for contractors..... More
