Original Wraps. The Pursuit of the Elusive Client by Royal Barry Wills; Architects and Building Material Producers Discuss their Mutual Problems - A Symposium; Georges Szabo, a Ferronnier of the Old School; Rome Prize in Architecture; The Architectural Annex of the New Bureau of Agricultural Engineering. More
Original Wraps. Post Depression Architecture and the City Debt; New York and Its Plans; Wrought Metalwork; Dionysus in the Latin Quarter; English Entrance Doors. More
Philadelphia, PA: John Wannamaker Philadelphia, 1917/1905. Later edition. Decorated Wraps, white. Oblong octavo. More
Tokyo: Process Architecture Co., 1994. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 220, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. More
1915. Staplebound Wraps. Isaac Royall House in Medford, Mass., Doak House in Marblehead, Mass., John Dockray House in Wakefield, RI, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. More
1918. Staplebound Wraps. Joseph Nightingale House, George Benson House, Pidge House, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. More
Denver, CO: Colorado Tent & Awning Company, 1921. Original edition. Loose sheets. 8.5" x 11" advertisement plus 8.5" x 11" letter to a customer on company letterhead. The Boston manufacturer of portable houses, E. F. Hodgson, sent a letter in 1921 to a Brookline (Mass.) woman who had ordered a...... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. First edition. Original Cloth. Rectangular Quarto, pp. nn ca 100, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings. Throughout the book is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceeded by their individual captions. This book takes..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1967. First edition. Original Cloth. Rectangular Quarto, pp. nn ca 100, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings. Throughout the book is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceded by their individual captions. This book takes..... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. First edition. Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 222. Indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photos. A return to the glorious age of the futuristic, sleek and modernistic look of the Southern California roadside, with its drive-ins, coffee shops, motels, and restaurants. This book, a follow-up..... More
New York: Exeter Books, 1988. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 191. Illustrated with color photos. More
Bulfinch Pr, 1993. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Oblong 12mo, 32 color postcards. More
nd c. 1890. Wooden tool chest. Wooden tool chest with dovetail joints, possibly black walnut, 39" x 19.75" x 21". There are no splits in the top, which consists of a large single board measuring 39" x 19.75" x 1". The hardware appears to be original, and the lock has..... More
Pasadena, CA: Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association of Pasadena, nd c. 1920. First edition. Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. 55, illustrated with sepia-toned photographs. Stamped on the cover by California Stucco Products Company of Portland, Oregon. A showcase of homes in Pasadena, California, with minimal text and 99 photographs of..... More
Ames: Iowa State Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. oblong quarto, pp. xvii, 203. Well illustrated and researched. Bibliography. Index. An interesting study. More
New York: Bonanza, 1966. First edition thus. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, 8x13, pp 255, hundreds of illustrations (porches, cornices, brackets, gables). A very good treatment of the idiosyncratic usage of wood in exterior house decoration. At the same time a wonderful study in vernacular exterior architecture and building. We..... More
New York: Bonanza, 1966. First edition thus. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, 8x13, pp 255, hundreds of illustrations (porches, cornices, brackets, gables). A very good treatment of the idiosyncratic usage of wood in exterior house decoration. At the same time a wonderful study in vernacular exterior architecture and building. We..... More
Yale Univ Pr, 2002. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 312. Indexed, Bibliography, b/w and color illustrations. An interesting and readable history of the development of architecture in the US, connecting the early buildings with their European sources. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 105, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. This book offers a condensed history of the technological advancements that resulted in these versatile utensils. With over twenty photos, several recipes, references to earlier works, and observations and recommendations..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. First paperback edition. Paperback. 12 mo, pp. 108, indexed, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. First paperback edition. Paperback. 12 mo, pp. 108, indexed, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1964. Second Printing. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 108, indexed, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. A collection of drawings and information about early American tools and other wooden and metal implements that were an important part of colonial and pre-industrial American life. A...... More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. Seventh printing. Hardcover. 4to, cloth. 240 pp, (188 in color, including endpapers), chronology, bibliography, lists of works, index. An in-depth tour of 25 magnificent homes, this book examines the creative evolution of the Arts and Crafts style. More
Delaware: University of Delaware Press, 1959. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 126, index, extensive bibliography and notes. Heavily illustrated. Winterthur Series book, volume 1. Architecture and interior decorations. More
Boston: American Architect and Building New Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth over Boards. folio (14 x 19). 20 magnificent b/w full-page plates. in quite good condition for age and all 20 images still completely intact. great visually-guided tour through the history of American architecture. More
