Troy, NY: Aird-Don Co., January First, 1901. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto, pp. 266. Indexed. Featuring all manner of Plumbing and Plumber supplies, guages, thermometers, tools, asbestos-related, valves, etc. A visually fascinating trade catalog, giving a turn-of-the-century snapshot of the range of metal products. Very scarce. More

Glasgow: Glasgow School of Art, 1968/72. Second revised. Wraps. Sq Octavo, pp. ca. 40, with ca. 60 images of his Metalwork. Although more known for his furniture and architecture, this shows a side of this wonderfuly creative Scotsman, iin the context of his homeland. A wonderful and scarce assemblage of his work. More

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Boston: Prince Paint Co. and unknown, n.d. 11" x 24" Framed color paint chip charts. Two vintage paint chip charts, one from Boston paint manufacturer Prince Paint Co. for their Derby mixed paints line in a black wooden frame, the other from an unknown paint supplier/manufacturer in a brown wooden... More

Petuluma, CA: Pomegranate Communications, Inc., 2008. Later printing. Cloth Binding w/illustrated DJ. Oblong octavo, pp 112. 125 color photographs. An outstanding collection of tile designs based on Japanese wood block prints, famous architects, graphic artists, Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts motifs. Examples of installations in murals, kitchens and fireplaces... More

Cleveland, OH: The Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, 1931. Glossy Pictorial Cover. Quarto, pp 30. b/w photographs on each page. A fact filled issue of this journal with articles on skintled brickwork (an unusual textural pattern), minarets of Turkestan, with spectacularly ornate brickwork patterns and textures, steel frame construction... More

London: Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. Reprint. Cloth over Board w/Dust Jacket. Octavo, pp. xi, 449, indexed, illustrated, reprint of the 1925 edition. Illustrated free end papers. Definitive study of brickwork up through the Georgian period. Extremely well illustrated with photography and detailed drawings. More

New York: Macmillan, 1920. Advance copy. Decorated Cloth over Boards, tan. Small octavo, pp 182, indexed. A lovely edition of basic terminology, patterns, bonds, building methods (such as scaffolding) and phases of construction. Still useful as a reference or handbook today. More

New York: Copper and Brass Research Association, 1927. Later printing. Original decorated wrappers. Quarto, pp. 48. Well illustrated, glossary of terms. A twenties "infomercial" for the use of copper in home building, but also a great trade piece, giving detailed specifications for copper application(s) in architecture. Very uncommon. More

1904. disbound from journal, but good clean copy. Twenty page article on the subject. definitive article. More

United States Gypsum Company, 1961. First edition. Trade Journal-Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto brochure, pp 22. Color and b/w photographs and illustrations on each page. How-to tips for building patios, a Rochester, NY ranch style house design with photographs of the exterior and interior, instructions for building a storage wall and... More

Prentice-hall, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. x, 292. Well illustrated, index. Covers all the major materials groups. Doesn't just cover the materials: spends considerable amount of space on actual applications of the materials. From the reference library of the magazine "Old House Journal." More