Sydney, Australia: George Hudson Limited, 1929. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with sepia-toned drawings. The Hudson family was one of the best known Australian makers of timber homes. By 1874 the firm of Hudson Brothers was producing portable houses in timber to be erected in the..... More
London: Joseph Sandell & Co., Ltd., May 1, 1923. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 10, illustrated with b/w drawings. Joseph Sandell was a timber merchant in London in the 1920s. This catalog featured interior and exterior doors, ornamental gates, windows, and kitchen and cabinet dressers. Very unusual! We've never..... More
Columbus, OH: Kinnear Manufacturing Company, 1951. First printing. Original Wraps. Four quarto trade catalogs, illustrated with b&w photographs. Kinnear is a very important manufacturer of rolling doors and storefronts. This is a time capsule from 1951! These four catalogs were mailed to George Bauermeister of the City of Columbus Sewage..... More
Philadelphia, PA and Newburyport, MA: Merchant & Evans Co., and Victor Manufacturing Co., Merchant & Evans: 1930; Victor: nd c. 1900. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Merchant & Evans: Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w drawings. Victor: 16mo, pp. 12, illustrated with b/w drawings. The Merchant & Evans brochure features Almetl..... More
Atlanta, GA: Foote & Davies Company, 1923. Original edition. Decorated cloth over boards. Small quarto, pp. 25, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings and halftones. Marvelously illustrated trade catalog with extensive sections on doors, paneling, moldings, porch spindles, stairs, breakfast nooks, store fronts and more. Many beautiful details to enjoy..... More
Detroit, MI: Detroit Steel Products, 1953. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, yellow. Quarto, pp 31. b/w perspective renderings and garage plans on each page. 1 page of b/w photographs of garage door exteriors. Order slip laid-in. A detailed catalog depicting various garage door styles, and garage designs, with detailed lists..... More
Washington, IN: W. L. Evans Co., nd c. 1930. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 25, illustrated with b/w photographs. This brochure took the reader through a tour of the company offices and the factory of W. L. Evans in Washington, Indiana. Photographs show the offices, drafting room, mailing..... More
Baltimore, MD: William C. Scherer & Co., 1912. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 175. b/w line drawings, halftones and engravings throughout. Marvelously illustrated trade catalog with extensive sections on doors, windows, moldings, porch spindles, shutters, mantels, store fronts and more. Many beautiful details to enjoy. More
Bridgeport, CT: General Electric, 1926. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 36, hundreds of b/w drawings. Uncommon technical spec pub for architects. Well illustrated. More
New York: H.C.F. Koch & Co., 1886. First printing. Original Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, pp. 121, beautifully illustrated, with three panel center foldout of women's fashion for 1867 (in original lithography). Scarce. A wonderful look at fashion and society in mid nineteenth century America. More
Lockport, NY: The Upson Co., 1930. Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 28. (np) Color illustrations & b/w photographs, and drawings on each page. An early fiber board used to finish walls and ceilings, this catalog illustrates Upton board's applications for interiors. It also describes its insulative, fire proofing and other characteristics..... More
Akron, OH: The Enterprise Manufacturing Company, 1938. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 240, richly illustrated in b/w, color cover. Trade catalog of fishing equipment of the 1930s. Very scarce. More
New York: Johns-Manville Corporation, 1942. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 11, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This catalog shows photographs of interior uses of asphalt tile flooring, and several charts of designs and colors available. Very useful for anyone who does restoration, maintenance, or repair work with asphalt..... More
Kewaunee, WI: Kewaunee Manufacturing Co., 1923. First printing. Original Wraps, quarter sewn. Octavo, pp. 121, richly illustrated. Rare trade catalog, of quarter sawn oak furniture. More
Grand Rapids, MI: Michigan Chair Co., 1922. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 94, includes March 19, 1923 Price List and 5 drawings of furniture on thin paper. Contains hundreds of b/w product photos. Housed in custom box to protect fragile binding. A very rare piece, this catalog from the..... More
Galesburg, IL: Rowe Manufacturing Co., 1930. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w photographs. These new doors were a great improvement over the popular designs that were used on earlier garages, such as sliding doors, folding doors, or swinging doors. Those earlier designs tended to come off..... More
Cambridge, OH: National Cambridge Collectors, 1934 (but 1976 reprint). First edition. Original blue Cloth w/gilt title on cover & spine. Oblong Folio (11 X 9), pp. ca. 150, indexed, richly illustrated with b/w photographs. scarce 1976 reprint of 1934 trade piece. Beautiful plates of stemware, ebony silver decorated ware, engraved..... More
Toledo, OH: Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., 1960. Original edition. 4-hole punched stapled wraps, turquoise. Quarto, pp 11. b/w photographs, door frame details, and thumb nail elevations on each page. Modern plate glass entrance doors with sidelights, transoms, fittings, hardware, and suggested designs. More
Toledo, OH: Owens-Illinois Glass Co., 1949. First edition. Staplebound Wraps, grey/brick. Quarto, pp 19. b/w photographs and detailed drawings on each page. Also photographs of glass block designs such as gluted, ribbed and curved. A nice trade catalog showing the applications for glass block in stair wells, entranceways, living areas..... 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
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., 1943. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 9, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This booklet shows a few of the many ways in which glass can be used effectively and inexpensively to brighten a new house. Lots of period charm. More
Paducah, KY: The Cambridge Glass Company, 1978. Reprint. Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. approx. 275. More
Seattle, WA: Seattle Hardware Co., nd ca 1915. Original edition. Embossed boards. Quarto, pp xxxii, 1898, II. Tabbed index, illustrated with b/w engravings. Seattle Hardware was established in 1883. This extensive, early catalog demonstrates how well this company was doing after only one generation. A very attractive copy, considering these..... More
Chicago: Chicago House Wrecking Company, 1903. First edition. Original Pictoral Wraps. Octavo, printed pictorial wraps. pp 245. richly illustrated. indexed. Trade catalog of hardware products of all sorts from a leading purchaser of institutions and expositions in the U.S. Numerous b/w illustrations, some curious items ("The Ferris Wheel - Our..... More
Chicago: Chicago House Wrecking Company, 1903. First edition. Original Pictoral Wraps. Octavo. pp 248. richly illustrated. indexed. trade catalog of all manner of hardware products, but also has other building-related products, such as paint, plumbing, tools, etc. Very scarce trade piece, most notably for the back cover illustration: offering the..... More
