New York: Kentile, Inc., 1959. Original edition. Cardboard Box, red/yellow. 3.5" x 3.25" x 3.25" full box, filled with 3" x 3" floor tile samples in 24 different colors. The tiles have color and size information printed on the back of each. A beautiful set of asphalt tile flooring samples..... More
Wichita, KS: 1984. Cloth over Boards. The emergence of AFG Industries as one of the fastest-growing glass manufacturing firms in the United States was a phenomenon seldom matched in the history of the glassmaking industry. The company was formed in 1977 by merging two debt-ridden firms which were destined for..... More
London: Oxford University Press, Usa, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. xxiv, 246, 50 plates, 13 in color. Quite an impressive piece of stained glass research. More
New York: Abrams, 2004. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 144, lavishly illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. A beautiful and elegant book, befitting its subject. More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10.5" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. The samples are contained inside a heavy cardboard..... More
St. Louis, MO: Mississippi Glass Co., nd c. 1960. Original edition. Solid Wood Case w/metal latch. 5" x 10" x 5.75" wooden case with company name on front in black painted label, a company label inside the cover with product recommendations, and working latch. Labeled glass samples, 4" x 4"..... More
Salisbury Press Book, 1976. Boards. 87 pp. More
Pittsburgh, PA: The Lakeside Press, 1923. Cloth over Boards, brown w/gilt decoration. Quarto, pp 208 and 178. index pp xxii. Illustrated profusely with b/w photographs and several color plates and paint color chip charts. Showing factories, glass manufacturing, paints, brushes, tools, architectural glass, mirrors, store fronts, interiors, display cases, patterned..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: The Lakeside Press, 1923. Cloth over Boards, brown w/gilt decoration. Quarto, pp 208 and 178. index pp xxii. Illustrated profusely with b/w photographs and several color plates and paint color chip charts. Showing factories, glass manufacturing, paints, brushes, tools, architectural glass, mirrors, store fronts, interiors, display cases, patterned..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., 1950. Color Pictorial Wraps, orange/grey. Quarto, pp 23. Striking 1950's style color illustrations on every page. Order card and marketing letter to "homemaker" laid-in, signed by Richard W. Dittiner, Manager of Sales. A trade piece epitomizing 1950's "Moderne" design , from the open living..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, crimson. Quarto, pp 122. Beautifully illustrated with 80+ color plates and b/w drawings on every page. Mild ex-library. A comprehensive survey of the use of decorative glass in buildings from 1840 to 1920. Also described are glass working techniques and..... More
Washington, D.C. Bahai Library Committee, 1920. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 26, illustrated with b/w tipped-in plates. Typewritten on brown paper. A presentation copy by the Bahai Library Committee of Washington DC, signed by the author on the title page. Ex-library markings. Charles Mason Remey (1874-1974) was an American architect..... More
Chicago, IL: American Terra Cotta Corp. nd ca 1930. First edition. Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, 1) pp 4. Color & 2 toned photographs of 2 iconic Art Deco buildings 2) pp 4. b/w construction details on each page. Photographs include the interior of Union Station by McLanahan & Bencker Architects, and..... More
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2005. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 216, illustrated in beautiful color photos, signed by author. More
Los Angeles, CA: Concrete Masonry Association, 1955. Original edition. Cardboard Covers over Comb Binding. Quarto, pp 117, illustrated with b/w construction specification drawings. Previous owner signed the cover in pencil. This manual facilitates proper design and construction with concrete masonry, giving detailed information on shapes and properties, standard details of..... More
Chicago: Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, 1962. Later printing. Staplebound Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 80. More
Washington, D.C. The National Litho Company, 1961. Second Printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 48. b/w construction drawings, details and photographs. This trade piece focuses on building methods as well as the characteristics of concrete masonry units and construction. A practical and informative publication! More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company. Black cloth on boards w/embossed design, black. 12 mo, pp 96. b/w photographs and construction drawings on virtually every page. Decorated FFE papers. An especially practical handbook from this ITC series, this one on concrete masonry units, plus stucco and terra cotta tiles. Plenty of..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1939. Later edition. Black cloth on boards w/embossed design, black. 12 mo, pp 96. b/w photographs and construction drawings on virtually every page. Decorated FFE papers. An especially practical handbook from this ITC series, this one on concrete masonry units, plus stucco and terra cotta..... More
Bedford, IN: Indiana Limestone Institute of America, nd c. 1977. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 20, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This publication is a guide to help architects, builders, masons, building owners and other interested persons examine the causes, prevention and removal of the most common..... More
Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1992. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 220. Indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photos. Appendix, Glossary, and Reference List. A thoroughly researched study of rock fencing in Kentucky, examining the history and development of this fencing type, along with information about..... More
New York: Wiley, 1978. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xiii, 526, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs as well as diagrams. More
Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Assoc. 1924. Original edition. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 31. b/w construction drawings, details and photographs on each page. This trade piece focuses on building methods as well as the characteristics of concrete masonry units and construction. The examples include wall sections, roof details, and fireplace drawings..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1946. Eleventh Edition. Original black cloth on boards w/embossed border. Small octavo, pp 168, indexed. 100 total b/w photographs and construction details throughout. Ten tables of properties, specifications, etc. "Practical reference data on materials, design, and construction methods employed in brick construction; for contractors..... More
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1909. First edition. Half-leather. Octavo. pp iv, approx. 400, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of interior and exterior displays and decorations. Indexed. Important chapters on concrete testing and failures, steel building. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy..... More
