New York. rebound in buckram. Quatrto, pp. 178. Profusely illustrated with floorpland, elevations and photos of defense homes. More
Architecture Miscellaneous
Acroterion: The work of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture 2003-2004.
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2004. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 79. Richly illustrated. New condition. Very scarce annual (yearbook) from one of our nation's best architecture departments. More
American Builder Big-Value Homes; Popular Sizes That Offer "more House For the Money"
Chicago. IL: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. 1938. Color Pictorial Wraps, turquoise. Quarto, pp 170. Color and b/w renderings, photographs, plans, and exterior elevations on every page. A wide variety of styles, floor plans and building materials are shown in this period catalog of plan houses. Some construction photographs and working drawing..... More
Architectural Drawing ("Details of Gutters: Wooden Gutter, Gutter of 16 oz. Copper").
Boston: 1896. Original draftsman's drawing from 1897, on drafting paper 16" x 23". Partially colored in 5 colors. One of a series of ca. 25 sheets of architectural drawings from late nineteenth century. Executed by A. C. Jones "after designs by E. R. B. Chapman, Architect." Some of the other..... More
The New England Architect and Builder, April-May, 1933.
Boston, MA: The Architectural Publishing Co., 1933. First edition. Pictorial Wraps, b/w. Quarto, pp 26. b/w photographs, renderings, architectural drawings, and trade advertisements. This journal specializing in architecture and building trades includes articles on several local buildings, two homes, a library, and an employment center. It also has other articles..... More
Paliser's Model Homes; Showing a Variety of Designs for Model Dwellings
Original Wraps. 96 pp, some sun fading on the cover; reprint of 1878 edition. Signed by Thomas Heinz, noted Frank Lloyd Wright scholar. Many fine floor plans and elevations. More
Pencil Points, June 1931.
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
Pencil Points, September 1934.
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 Views.
Philadelphia, PA: John Wannamaker Philadelphia, 1917/1905. Later edition. Decorated Wraps, white. Oblong octavo. More
Process Architectre 122, Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building (Renzo Piano).
Tokyo: Process Architecture Co., 1994. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 220, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. More
Our New Portable House: The Colorado House Tent.
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
The Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 397, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by a previous owner in ink on the front endpaper. The story of modern architecture is told in this absorbing and beautifully illustrated book through the lives and works..... More
Main Streets.
New York: Exeter Books, 1988. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 191. Illustrated with color photos. More
Pennsylvania Dutch Carpenter's Tool Box.
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
How Buildings Learn : What Happens After They're Built.
New York: Penguin, 1995. First printing. Original Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp.viii, 243, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A very smart book, one worth being in every building professional's library. By the originator of the Whole Earth Catalog. More
The Household Magazine, Dec 1884; Devoted to Literature and General Fireside Topics
Providence, RI: Buker Publishing Company, 1884. Original edition. Stitchbound Wraps. Folio (10.5" x 15"), pp. 26, illustrated with b/w engravings and period advertising. This magazine covered a range of topics, with content that aimed to appeal to a large age range. This issue contained recipes, puzzles, fashion, humor, poetry, fiction..... More
Gateway Cities and Other Essays (Great Plains Environmental Design Series).
Ames: Iowa State Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. oblong quarto, pp. xvii, 203. Well illustrated and researched. Bibliography. Index. An interesting study. More
Wood Motifs in American Domestic Architecture; Phantasy in Wood
New York: Bonanza, 1966. First edition thus. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, 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. More
Architecture in the United States, 1800-1850.
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
Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States.
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
A Museum of Early American Tools.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. First paperback edition. Paperback. 12 mo, pp. 108, indexed, with many wonderful illustrations by the author. More
A Museum of Early American Tools.
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
A Museum of Early American Tools.
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1964/92. First edition. Paperback. 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. More