Residential Carpentry.
Reston, VA: Prentice Hall, 1979. First edition. Hardcover w/Dust Jacket. Octavo. More
Reston, VA: Prentice Hall, 1979. First edition. Hardcover w/Dust Jacket. Octavo. More
Scarsdale, NY: Early American Industries Assoc. 1979/1703. Reprint. Green Buckram over Boards with Gilt Lettering. 12 mo, pp. 354, reprint of 1703 (Third) edition, with an Introduction by John S. Kebabian. Engraved plates illustrate over 170 tools, a variety of moldings and cornices, and plans and elevations of buildings. This..... More
Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1976. First edition, as stated. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. 407, indexed, color frontis, profusely illustrated with drawings, photographs, and diagrams. Proceedings of the Symposium held at Philadelphia to celebrate the 250th Birthday of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Texts by..... More
Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986. First edition. Color Pictorial Boards, green. Quarto. More
Sterling Pub Co Inc, 2000. Paperback. Octavo, 159 pp. Well illustrated and written guidebook on this essential topic for the homebuilder. Suitable for the professional or ambitious handyman, full of helpful details and plans. More
Charlotte, NC: East Woods, 1982. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 100, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings. More
Charlotte, NC: East Woods, 1982. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 126, richly illustrated w/ more than 500 b/w drawings. More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1900. Seventh Edition. Original Cloth on Boards, beige w/embossed emblem & lettering. 12 mo, pp 312, indexed. 71 figures in b/w. + 66 pages of publisher's advertisements. A very thorough and detailed guide to these subjects - covering the properties of timber, seasoning timber, decay..... More
London: Crosby, Lockwood, 1883. First edition. Decorated Boards. 12 mo (4 1/4 X 7), pp. ca 114, illustrated by 49 woodcuts, and an atlas. A wonderful and early treatise on the subject. Like all trade pieces from this era, very scarce. More
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1996. First edition. Decorated Boards, tan. Octavo, pp 167. Color photographs throughout. Black patterned free end papers. In the tradition of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," the author relates his experiences with 25 different carpentry tools. Beautifully written and photographed. More
Madison, WI: United States Department of Agriculture, 1950. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 4, illustrated with b/w drawings. During the plastering operation, a large amount of water is brought into the building under construction. Most of this water evaporates from the plaster directly into the air and escapes from the..... More
Chicago, IL: American Technical Society, 1951. Revised. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. vii, 504, indexed, illustrated with over 500 b/w photographs, architectural drawings and construction details. Signed by a previous owner in pencil on the front endpaper. A very thorough examination of timber building construction from roofing to walls..... More
London: Lockwood & Co., 1853. First edition. original boards, professionally rebacked. Quarto (9 x 12), pp. 336, indexed, illustrated by 64 engravings, a portrait of the author, and numerous wood-cuts. Tredgold was a self-taught engineer who went through an apprenticeship in carpentry and cabinet-making before joining office of Architect to..... More
Charlotte, NC: Goodheart-Willcox, 1973. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 480, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs and drawings. More
Chicago: Frank R. Walker Company, 1950. Eleventh Edition. Original Black Soft Cloth, Gilt Lettering. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp. 1780, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w. Not scarce, but very useful for all tradesmen and builders. Over 1500 pages of building reference not found elsewhere. Invaluable!... More
Chicago: Frank R. Walker Company, 1950. Tenth Edition. Original Black Soft Cloth, Gilt Lettering. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp. 1780, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w. Not scarce, but very useful for all tradesmen and builders. Over 1500 pages of building reference not found elsewhere. Invaluable!... More
Chicago: Frank R. Walker Company, 1950. Eleventh Edition. Original Black Soft Cloth, Gilt Lettering. 12 mo (4 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp. 1780, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w. Not scarce, but very useful for all tradesmen and builders. Over 1500 pages of building reference not found elsewhere. Invaluable!... More
New York: David Williams Company, 1899 - 1906. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, usually about 60 pages each, 1899 issues about 30 pages each. Construction drawings, details, many historic photographs, some full page. Specially discounted price for buying all 16 issues numbered from 16522 through 16537 for a savings of..... More
New York: David Williams Company, 1899. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, pp 30. plus index. richly illustrated with line drawings. Any issue is currently scarce. Beautifully illustrated, like a multi-faceted trade catalog. Articles in this issue include a N.J. residential design, a design for a grandfather's clock, and other articles..... More
New York: David Williams Company, 1906. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, pp 66. Indexed, richly illustrated with line drawings and 2 pages of b/w photographs of residential exteriors. Any issue is currently scarce. Beautifully illustrated, like a multi-faceted trade catalog. Articles in this volume include "The San Francisco Disaster...," (with..... More
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999. First paperback printing. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 335, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Color is fundamental to life and art yet so diverse that it has seldom been studied in a comprehensive way. This ground-breaking analysis of color in Western culture..... More
Plymouth Meeting, PA: G. & W. H. Corson, Inc., n.d. (ca. 1930). Original edition. Pamphlet. 12mo, pp. 23. Illustrated with b/w drawings. More
Allentown, PA: Lehigh Portland Cement Co., n.d. (ca. 1925). Original edition. Pamphlet. 3.25" x 6", pp. 15. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. An interesting and scarce pamphlet promoting the use of pre-cast concrete building and landscaping material. Nicely illustrated. More
Allentown, PA: Lehigh Portland Cement Co., n.d. (ca. 1925). Original edition. Pamphlet. 3.25" x 6", pp. 15. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Stamped "F. H. Oatman, Verona Station, N. Y." on cover. An interesting and scarce pamphlet guiding the consumer in the proper way to make and use concrete..... More
Allentown, PA: Lehigh Portland Cement Co., 1927. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 36, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Step-by-step instructions with photographs and floor plans for making foundations and walls, poultry house floors, dairy barn floors, hog houses, storage cellars, a concrete block garage, concrete walks and..... More