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 about AIRD-DON CO. (Formerly Cohoes Tube Works): Illustrated Price List (copy from Old House Journal...

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 about Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Ironwork and Metalwork; At Glasgow School of Art

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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 about Two Framed Paint Chip Charts

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 about Motawi Tileworks: Contemporary Handcrafted Tiles In the Arts & Crafts Tradition

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 about Building Economy and The Modern Brickbuilder; December 1931

London: Donhead, 1998. First edition. Decorated Boards, blue/black. Octavo, pp 504. b/w photographs, drawings, charts and tables throughout. A collection of technical studies on brick making, causes of damage and decay, properties of mortar in various historical settings, effects of air polluction, and most importantly - conservation treatments and materials. More about Conservation of Historic Brick Structures: Case Studies and Reports of Research

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 specs for copper application(s) in architecture. Very uncommon. More about A Real Home: Suggestions to Home Builders

Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Company, 1949. Original edition. Pamphlet. 12 mo pamphlet, pp 17. Color perspective renderings and b/w drawings throughout. Another absolutely charming period trade piece showing various applications for Armstrong's interior finishes. "Monowall" horizontal paneling, "Temlok" wall tiles and wall panels, and insulating wool are shown in living... More about How to Remodel an Old Home

United States Gypsum Company, 1959. Brochure with Illustrated Covers. Quarto brochure, pp 22. b/w photographs and illustrations on each page. An outstanding selection of techniques for the use of plaster, laminated millwork, lighting coves and much more. Ideas for remodeling homes, creating more storage, entry courts, and curved partitions. Practical... More about Popular Home; January-February 1959, Vol. 16, No. 1

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 about Popular Home: May-June1961; For $500: double-duty patio plus "theatre"...page3

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 about Materials and Methods for Contemporary Construction