Building Materials
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Ironwork and Metalwork; At Glasgow School of Art
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..... More
Details To Which Standard Hardware Can Be Applied.
New York: W. R. Hill, 1917. Cloth over Boards. 27 plates, stains on cover, some pencil drawings on front end papers. Exceedingly scarce publication with specification for period hardware manufacturer. More
Stainless Steel Designer Handbooks, 7 volumes; Finishes for Stainless Steel, Stainless Steel Fabrication, Stainless Steel Architectural Facts, Stainless Steel Fasteners, Design Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Stainless Steel, Stainless Steel for Machining, Standard Practices for Stainless Steel Roofing, Flashing and Coping.
Washington DC: Specialty Steel Industry of the United States, 1993. Wraps in Blue Stock Binder w/metal clasp. Seven Separate 81/2" x 11" technical manuals pp 6 to pp 52. A comprehensive collection of technical pamphlets of stainless steel as a building material. Specifications for types of finishes for plates, tubes..... More
Two Framed Paint Chip Charts.
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
Clover Leaf Interior Finishes Sign.
Long Island City, BY: Clover Leaf Paint and Varnish Corp. 1951. Original edition. N/A. 27.5" x 44", Full color. Vintage sign advertising Clover Leaf's line of interior paints. Wonderful 1950s advertising! More
Motawi Tileworks: Contemporary Handcrafted Tiles In the Arts & Crafts Tradition.
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
La Brique et la Terre Cuite; Premiere Partie, Etude Historique; Deuxieme Partie, Fabrication et Usages.
Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1886. First edition. Black Cloth over Boards, professionally rebacked with original covers glued inside boards. Small quarto, pp. 338. Illustrated with 81 b/w in-text Figures. Text in French. A very scarce copy of Chabat's two-part work on brick and terra cotta construction. The first part covers the..... More
Building Economy and The Modern Brickbuilder; December 1931
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
Bricklaying System.
New York: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1909. First American edition. Cloth over Boards; gilt lettering. Small quarto, pp. 321, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, and b/w drawings of brick patterns. Previous owner signed and stamped the front endpaper. This book puts in writing that knowledge which has been handed..... More
Genuine Economy in Home Building.
St. Louis, MO: Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, 1913. First edition. Decorated Cardboard Covers. Small quarto. pp 62, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This booklet was prepared in the hope of increasing appreciation for brick in American home building, and spreading the realization that brick is the most economical home-building material..... More
A History of English Brickwork; with examples and notes of the achitectural use and manipulation of brick from mediaeval times to the end of the Georgian period.
London: Antique Collectors' Club, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, pp. xi, 449, indexed, illustrated, reprint of the 1925 edition. Definitive study of brickwork up through the Georgian period. Extremely well illustrated with photography and detailed line drawings. More
Bricklaying in Modern Practice.
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
A Real Home: Suggestions to Home Builders.
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
A Real Home: Suggestions to Home Builders.
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
How to Remodel an Old Home.
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
The Building Stones of Boston and Vicinity (Tech Quarterly March 1904).
1904. disbound from journal, but good clean copy. Twenty page article on the subject. definitive article. More
Popular Home; January-February 1959, Vol. 16, No. 1
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
Index of Building Products and Service List Advertised in Good Housekeeping; Effective Date December 15, 1951 through January 15, 1951 [sic]
New York: Hearst Publications, 1951. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 22. Indexed. A typewritten compilation of the products that were advertised in Good Housekeeping magazine and covered by the Good Housekeeping Consumer's Guaranty, which provides replacement or refund if not as advertised. Scarce! We've never had a copy of..... More
Popular Home: May-June1961; For $500: double-duty patio plus "theatre"...page3
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
A Material Life: Adventures & Discoveries in Materials Research.
Images, 2009. First edition. pp. 228. More
Materials and Methods for Contemporary Construction.
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