[Metal]. Geerlings, Gerald K.

Metal Crafts in Architecture; Bronze, Brass, Cast Iron, Copper, Lead, Current Developments, Tin, Lighting Fixtures, Specifications.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. vi, 202 with bibliography and index, 277 b/w photographs. A masterly survey of the history and craftsmanship of the various metals, ranging from the great bronze doors of the Florence Baptistry to New Orleans cast-iron and 20th century use of metals in office buildings, banks, cinemas etc, and covering bronze, cast iron, copper, lead, and tin work, as well as lighting fixtures. Very Good in Fair DJ. Item #10190

A hard book to find in the original hardcover edition. A standard on the subject.

Price: $100.00