Clinton, IA: Curtis Companies, Inc., n.d. (ca. 1927). Second edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 47. Illustrated with b/w paintings, full color cover and 4 color pages. A wonderful early 20th century interior woodwork catalog, with bookcases, mantels, moldings and paneling, china cases, dining sets, cupboards, ironing boards, kitchen units... More about Cabinet and Stair Work by Curtis
Clinton, IA: Curtis Companies, Inc., n.d. (ca. 1927). First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 22. Illustrated with b/w images, full color cover. A wonderful early 20th century interior door catalog, beautifully illustrated as with all Curtis catalogs of this period. More about Curtis Interior Doors
Clinton, IA: Curtis Companies, Inc., 1927. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 39. Illustrated with b/w images, full color cover. A wonderful early 20th century interior woodwork catalog, with many types of molding and trim styles shown. Uncommon. More about Curtis Moldings and Trim
Chicago: Decorators Supply Corp. N.D. circa 1950. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 20, profusely illustrated w/ b/w phtographs. A nice catalog, with hundreds of elaborately patterned cornices, mouldings, pediment ornaments, grilles, other pieces of architectural detail. More about Illustrated Booklet of Plaster Ornaments Catalog 126
Chicago: Decorators Supply Corp. N.D. circa 1948. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 20, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings. Attractive catalog with hundreds of carvings for mantels, cabinets, and architectural trim. More about Wood Fibre Carvings Catalog 123
Rochester, NY: F. A. Smith Manufacturing Co., 1941. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Quarto, pp. 12. Richly illustrated with b/w watercolors and photos. Front cover stamped with "Ostrander Electrical Supply Co. 18 Warren Street, New York" A wonderful WWII era catalog of fans and ventilation equipment, quite scarce. More about Arctic Aire Fans Catalog and Price List
Bridgeport, PA: Lees-Cochrane Co., 1946. Original edition. Pamphlet. Quarto, pp. 31. Features color illustrations. Trade piece and interior decoration primer. More about What Goes With What
Baltimore: Montgomery Ward, 1930. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 548, richly illustrated w/ color and b/w drawings. Scarce early Ward catalog in what is probably better than average condition despite substantial wear. Spectacular cover in reds, yellows, oranges and green, Art Deco style. More about Montgomery Ward Catalogue Number 112 for spring and summer 1930 (Times Have Changed: New Ways to...
Pittsburgh, PA: Westinghouse, 1946. First edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 73, richly illustrated w/ diagrams. Of great historical interest as immediate post-war, early baby-boomer document. More about Planning the kitchen electrically: Electric Home Planning Series, Manual No. 1
St. Louis, MO: Manchester Iron Works, 1916. First printing. Original Wraps. Oblong octavo (10 X 6 1/2), pp. 64, indexed, well illustrated. Featuring many different types of ornamental ironwork (grills, railings, stairs, benches, chimney braces, store front columns, etc). A lovely trade piece. More about Architectural, Structural, Ornamental Iron and Steel; Catalog A
Wilton, CT: Canterbury Publishing Co., 1971. First edition. Green Cloth over Boards. Tall Quarto, pp. 79. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A beautiful trade catalog featuring street and park/garden benches made in various styles and materials. Includes an introductory essay, "An Introduction to Street Furniture". From the Old House... More about Benches
Wilton, CT: The Canterbury Publishing Co., January 1, 1979. Fifth printing. Hardcover, burgundy w/gilt lettering. Quarto, pp 400. b/w illustrations on every page. Decorated end papers. This catalog includes statuary, figures, fountains, bird baths, topiaries, planters, and many other ornamental objects for gardens. More about Book of Garden Ornament 2076
Canterbury, CT: The Canterbury Publishing Co., 1974. First printing. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 768, hundreds of b/w photos & drawings of garden ornaments, also 49 color photographs of "The Fountains of Rome" by Mario Carrieri. A visually fascinating catalog, remarkably thorough. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More about Garden Ornament; An Encyclopedia
New York: Henry Hope & Sons, ND, ca 1930. First printing. Publisher's Grey Wraps, attached at top by cord. Tall Octavo, pp. 21, each with b/w photographic plates of decorative leadwork (exterior), including pipe heads, cisterns, and gutters, as well as other exterior elements. A lovely trade piece, documenting the... More about Hope's Decorative Leadwork
Leeds, England: Claughton Bros. 1934. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 63, richly illustrated. While much of this trade catalog's offerings are lead pipes and other less aesthetic products, many product sets are extremely beautiful (astragals, ornaments, knobs, rain-water heads, gutters, etc). A very scarce trade catalog in an industry... More about Sanitary Lead Works
Meriden, CT: Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., nd. Later printing. Red Stock Decorated Covers. Small octavo, pp 26. b/w line drawings on each page. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. Gas and electric table lamps, banquet lamps, piano lamps, chandeliers, pendant fixtures and fireplace ornaments are depicted here with... More about A Few Words About the Celebrated B & H Lamps
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1982. Reprint. Original Wraps, blue. Folio (18 1/2 X 12), pp. 123, bibliography, 6 full pages colour plates, 33 full page black & white plates, numerous other illustrations. The author has contributed a supplemental history which reviews Victorian lighting, including girandoles and lamps, and... More about Victorian Lighting; The Dietz Catalogue of 1860; with a new history of Dietz & Victorian...
Oslo: Hovik Verk, 1961. First printing. Original Wraps. 12 mo, pp. 53, illustrated in b/w, text in Norweigan. Scarce moderistic trade catalog. More about Hovik Belysninger 1961
Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1936. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32. Illustrated with b/w and tinted drawings, paintings, and photos. A beautiful lighting catalog from Sears, Roebuck and Co., featuring styles for nearly every taste, from futuristic to antique. As with most period lighting trade catalogs, very uncommon and collectable. More about Lightmaster Lighting Fixtures by Sears - Catalog
New York: Wollner Brothers, 1927. Original edition. Pamphlet. Octavo, pp. 40. Illustrated with b/w photos. A beautiful catalog, featuring marvelous lighting fixtures and chandeliers for hotels and other buildings. A scarce trade piece. More about Imported and Domestic Crystal Chandeliers and Fixtures Catalog
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1933. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 11. Illustrated with color and b/w photos and paintings. Features a color cover. Another wonderful Armstrong catalog, this one for their Linowall line of decorative linoleum wall coverings. Features color sample images and installation instructions. A beautiful trade... More about Colorful Walls That Never Grow Old by Armstrong
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., April 1938. Fifth Edition. Decorated stock covers, green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A practical small handbook to installing sheet linoleum as a wall finish, with marvelous step by step instructions and photographs. Invaluable and uncommon. More about How to Install Armstrong's Linowall, For Permanently Beautiful Walls
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1928. Original edition. Decorated stock covers, light green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A practical small handbook depicting the equipment, tools, and methods for laying linoleum floors. Every step is photographed and explained in detail, including laying the treads and risers on... More about Linoleum Layer's Handbook, Containing Detailed Directions for Laying and Caring for Floors of...
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1960. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 35, illustrated in b/w. Scarce title. We have three copies, all from TAC library, but only one is stamped. More about Cement Mason's Manual
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1951. First printing. Staplebound Wraps, three-hole punched. Octavo, pp. 64, illustrated in b/w. Good spec. booklet. More about Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects Engineers Builders
