[Pattern Book]. C. E. Eastman Company. Modern Square Houses. Des Moines, IA: C. E. Eastman Company, 1902. Original edition. Folio (13.5" x 19"), 12 architectural drawings on glassine plus period advertising. From the library of Philadelphia architect Charles Edward Rahn, whose work was primarily in the design of residential buildings in the early 20th century. Staplebound Wraps. Very good; backstrip repaired with marbled paper, cover detached from text block. 

This book contains complete practical plans and working drawings, to scale, with specifications, from which more than twelve houses can be built, from a four room cottage to a nine room, two story houses. Very scarce and desirable. (23586)  $200.00

[Carpentry]. Monckton, James H. The National Stair-Builder

 a complete work on stair-building and hand-railing, with designs for staircases, newels, balusters and hand-rails. New York: George E. Woodward, 1873. First Edition. Quarto, pp. 14, plus 41 b/w plates, each with a page of description. Ex-library bookplate and markings. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Very Good. 

A complete and practical book on constructive carpentry, with the author aiming to give the most concise possible explanations. Many of the line drawings were made with two colors of ink and with large, clear reference letters, which all readers will appreciate. The author has seven other titles published in the late 1800s, making him an important source for carpentry training in this time period. With the all of the stair-building titles we have featured, this is a first for us. (23622)  $400.00

[Carpentry]. The Radford Architectural Company. Radford's Cyclopedia of Construction: Carpentry, Building, and Architecture (12 volumes, complete) Based on the Practical Experience of a Large Staff of Experts in Actual Constuction Work. Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1926. First edition. Small quarto, pp. approx 350 in each volume, indexed, contains b/w diagrams, photographs and architectural drawings. Red linen over orig. red marbled boards. Very Good. 

Rare. All trade and architectural aspects of building are covered. Each volume beautifully illustrated with photos and line drawings. Complete volumes on carpentry and timber framing, concrete & steel construction, painting and decorating, etc. Very hands-on. Individual volumes appear uncommonly, full sets are extremely scarce. (23620)  $375.00

[International]. Sluyterman, K. Oude Binnenhuizen in Belgie [Old House Interiors in Belgium]. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1913. First edition. Folio (13.25" x 16.5"), pp. 32 plus 100 full page b/w plates. Text in Dutch. Mild ex-library from Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This book documents historic Belgian interior design showcasing 17th, 18th and 19th century homes. The author was a Dutch architect, furniture designer, interior designer, illustrator, ceramist, book binding designer and professor. He was the first aesthetic consultant and designer for a company of interior design founded by Hendrik Petrus Berlage, a Dutch architect and designer, considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School. A beautiful grouping of Belgian interior shots. (23623)  $125.00

[Pattern Book]. Shoppell, R. W. Shoppell's Modern Houses No. 47, 48, 49 (Jul 1895, Oct 1895, Jan 1896). New York: Co-Operative Building Plan Association, 1896. Original edition. Quarto, pp. ~37 each issue. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, plans, and details, and period advertising. Ex-library markings. Decorated Boards. Good; heavy backstrip and cover edgewear, covers loosely attached, text block very good. 

Includes floor plans and engravings of over 50 buildings. Shoppell offered some of the most beautiful Victorian styles of the era. The advertising is a great source for information about period technology, products, and design. (23607)  $120.00

[International]. Lefol, Gaston. Hotels Particuliers Interieurs Decoration et Ameublement [Private Mansions: Interiors, Decorations and Furnishings] Vestibules, Bedrooms, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms. Paris: Ch. Massin, nd c. 1909. Original edition. Folio (13" x 18"), pp. 4, plus 48 loose plates as issued. Text in French. Cloth over Boards portfolio w/ cloth ties and loose plates (as issued). Very Good. 

Gaston Lefol (1874-1940) is a French architect known for publishing photographic portfolios in the 1910s and 1920s focusing on the design of grand urban mansions. He was chief architect of the city of Paris and the Department of the Seine, 1903-1935. The plates are beautifully detailed. (23611)  $100.00

[International]. Home, Bruce J. Old Houses in Edinburgh First series. Edinburgh: William J. Hay, 1905. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 15"), with 27 tipped-in plates and explanatory text. Decorated Boards. Very Good. 

The first informal recording of 16th and 17th century houses was made by this self-taught artist and engraver between 1870 and 1900. The author had undertaken the task of recording the appearance of interesting buildings in the Old Town of Edinburgh. This series contains a set of plates, letterpresses and drawings which form the content for this book, the first of two volumes. The author was an active collaborator with Sir Patrick Geddes, Scottish pioneering town planner, and his sister became Geddes' secretary. (23612)  $125.00

[Architectural History]. Bartlett, Albert Le Roy. Art Work of Essex County Massachusetts Published in Nine Parts [10 volumes, 1-9 plus an extra copy of part 1]. Chicago, IL: W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1896. First edition. Ten quarto volumes, each pp. ~10, illustrated with b/w heliotype photographic views of prominent buildings in Massachusetts cities north of Boston, including Haverhill, Lawrence, Newburyport, Amesbury, Gloucester, and Salem. Perfect Bound Wraps. Very Good: the extra copy of part 1 has a reinforced backstrip. 

The "art work" in the title refers to architectural photography. These photographs are excellent quality, with emphasis on residential streets, libraries, churches, historic homes, parks and public streets. The accompanying text provides an interesting essay on the history and importance of the county to Massachusetts and the United States. Very scarce; currently the only set offered anywhere. (23613)  $300.00

[New England]. Lancaster, Clay. The Architecture of Historic Nantucket. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1972. Stated First Edition. Small quarto, pp. xxxiii, 286, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good DJ. 

The old town of Nantucket has remained more or less intact - one of the best preserved communities in the United States and a living architectural museum with about 800 buildings dating from before the time of the Civil War. One of the most comprehensive studies of the architecture of any concise cultural region in America. (23621)  $60.00

[International]. Herdeg, Klaus. Formal Structure in Indian Architecture. Ithaca, NY: Published by the author, 1967. Limited edition, #398 of 700. Quarto, pp. 43, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. From the library of Kermit James Lee Jr., an architect, artist, and professor emeritus at Syracuse University. He was the second black graduate from Syracuse's School of Architecture in 1957. Loose Plates in Slipcase as issued. Very Good. 

The author earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree at Cornell University. In 1965, he was awarded a fellowship with which he traveled extensively throughout northwestern India producing measured drawings of monumental architectural complexes. This work was compiled into a traveling exhibit, and this book. It was reprinted in 2000 copies in 1977, but this is the important and exceedingly scarce limited first edition from 1967. An important and seminal work in original portfolio of this increasingly important country. (23587)  $120.00

[Decorative Arts]. Migeon, Gaston. Les Arts Decoratifs Musulmans [Muslim Decorative Arts]. Paris: Albert Morance, nd c. 1929. First edition. Folio (12" x 16"), pp. 15 (text), 60 b/w plates, plus an additional advertisement plate. Text in French. Decorated Portfolio with marbled endpapers, cloth ties and loose plates, as issued. Very Good. 

A nice, fully intact collection with advertisement plate for M & R Stora. The objects illustrated were selected from an exhibition in Alexandria, Egypt in March of 1925. The author was a French historian of the arts of the world, and curator in the Department of Middle Age art objects, Renaissance and modern times at the Louvre. (23588)  $200.00

[Metal]. Wwe. Wilh. von Hagen. Katalog fur Bettrollen [Catalog for Bed Rollers]. Iserlohn, Germany: Wwe. Wilh. von Hagen, nd c. 1900. Original edition. Quarto, pp. np ~200, illustrated in b/w with spot color. Cardboard Covers with string ties. Very Good. 

A visually fascinating look at vintage furniture wheels. The von Hagen name is still represented in Iserlohn today in the manufacturing of metal components. Scarce; currently the only copy available anywhere. (23601)  $100.00

[Pattern Book]. Shoppell, R. W. Shoppell's Modern Houses No. 24, 25, 26 (Apr-May, 1891). New York: Co-Operative Building Plan Association, 1891. Original edition. Quarto, pp. ~40 each issue. Illustrated with b/w drawings, plans, and details, and period advertising. Ex-library markings. Decorated Boards. Good; heavy backstrip and cover edgewear, transparent tape on backstrip, text block very good. 

Includes floor plans and engravings of over 50 Victorian residential designs. Shoppell offered some of the most beautiful Victorian styles of the era. The advertising is a great source for information about period technology, products, and design. (23604)  $120.00

[International]. Field, Horace and Michael Bunney. English Domestic Architecture of the XVII and XVIII Centuries A selection of examples of smaller buildings measured drawn and photographed. Cleveland, OH: J. H. Jansen, 1928. Second edition, revised and reset. Octavo, pp. viii, 183, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. From the library of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. Original Cloth w/gilt design. Very Good. 

A very well written and illustrated survey of 16th and 17th century English residences - including manors, farmhouses, rectories, and some institutional buildings such as schools and hospitals. (23585)  $75.00

[Interior Decoration]. Bossert, Helmuth. An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the earliest times to the middle of the XIXth [19th] century. New York: E. Weyhe, 1928. First edition. Quarto, pp. 35, plus 120 color plates. Original Decorated Cloth. Good: backstrip missing, last plate detached but present. 

One of the signal features of this book is that many of the patterns had never been published before. The author's focus was on repetitive motifs, just the sort of thing that decorators and artisans, especially decorative painters, rely on to animate floors, walls and ceilings. This book delivers much that is delectable, abstract as well as naturalistic. (23609)  $120.00

[Architects]. Root, Edward W. Philip Hooker: A Contribution to the Study of the Renaissance in America. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Limited edition, #18 of 750 copies. Quarto, pp. xiv, 242, index of illustrations, bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. From the library of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. Cloth over Boards. Very Good, hinges repaired. 

Philip Hooker (1766-1836) was an important Greek Revival architect who helped design many of the civic buildings in Albany, NY. A carefully documented biography, richly illustrated. Valuable for its background on early Albany. (23584)  $100.00

[Biography]. Whittick, Arnold. Eric Mendelsohn. London: Leonard Hill, 1964. Reprint of the 1956 second edition. Quarto, pp. 219, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

Eric Mendelsohn (1887-1953) was a German-British architect, known for his expressionist architecture in the 1920s, as well as for developing a dynamic functionalism in his projects for department stores and cinemas. Mendelsohn was a pioneer of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture, notably with his 1921 Mossehaus design. This book covers his sojourn in England after Hitler came to power, where he built the De La Warr Pavilion; then his work in Palestine and the United States. He spent his last years in San Francisco, where he undertook various projects, mostly for Jewish communities. The dust jacket proclaims him "one of the greatest architects of the 20th century." (23583)  $60.00

[New England]. Miller, Amelia F. Connecticut River Valley Doorways: An Eighteenth-Century Flowering. Boston: Published by Boston University for the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, 1983. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 148, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Paperback. Very Good. 

Very few manifestations of sub-regional material culture on the colonial Atlantic seaboard have appealed to the popular imagination more than the distinctive houses built in the Connecticut River Valley just before the Revolution. Earlier writings have identified both the Connecticut River Valley style and its representative examples. However, Miller has accepted the greater challenge of a definitive study of the subject in terms of its sources, its spread and development, and the key role played by the builders themselves. Comprehensive in scope, and well photographed. A careful, analytical study of the valley doorways and other decorative detail. Very scarce title. (23582)  $80.00

[Architecture]. Whitehead, Russell [Editor]. Period Windows (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume XXV, No. 6). New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1939. Original edition. Octavo, pp. 11, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Original Wraps. Very Good. 

This monograph featured examples of period windows in New England homes, with details of their interior treatment. Some of the Massachusetts homes featured include The Lindens in Danvers; the Short House in Old Newbury; and the Woodbridge-Short House in Salem. (23581)  $45.00

[Architecture]. Hix, John. The Glass House. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1974. First American edition. Small quarto, pp. 208, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 

This is a comprehensive survey of greenhouses. The book traces the evolution of glass enclosures from the mid 16th-century, when the desire to nurture exotic plants in often hostile climates led to the development of the glasshouse and the ingenious mechanical servicing systems, capable of creating their own artificial micro-climates. Through the technical advances in the early 19th century, large-scale constructions were built initially for private individuals and botanical societies. Towards the mid-century, with the advent of mass production and specialist component systems, the fashioning of modular constructions such as the Crystal Palace became possible. Richly illustrated with a wealth of contemporary etchings, lithographs, and photographs. (23597)  $45.00

[Architecture]. Winkler, Robert. Architects' Homes. New York: Reinhold Publishing Company, 1955. First edition. Quarto, pp. 224, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Text in English, German and French. Cloth over Boards. Good; soiled cover, foxing. 

The author presents examples of 44 architects' houses, from 13 different countries. The principles generally accepted in the world of architecture, as well as regional traditions, come out more clearly than elsewhere in the architects' house. That is the justification for this book; the architect's home, better than any other, reveals his conception of domestic culture. (23598)  $60.00

[Architecture]. Zuk, William and Roger H. Clark. Kinetic Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970. First edition. Oblong quarto, pp. 164, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

This book explores the concept of dynamic, moving, and shape-changing buildings, advocating for architecture that reflects the fluidity of modern life. It serves as a foundational text for the movement, providing definitions, design philosophy, and practical applications for creating responsive and adaptable structures, and is considered a key work for architects inspired by the Archigram movement. (23599)  $75.00

[Japanese]. Kawashima, Chuji. Minka: Traditional Houses of Rural Japan. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1986. First edition. Quarto, pp. 260, indexed, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings and photographs. Cloth over Boards. As New in Fine Mylar-Protected DJ. 

Illustrated with more than 400 photographs and drawings, this book traces the history of Japan's traditional farmhouses, shows a variety of regional styles, and looks at the structure, layout and construction of these homes. This is the first comprehensive account in English of the architecture and the major stylistic characteristics of minka. (23602)  $120.00

[Millwork]. Lownsdes, W. S. ICS #410B - Carpentry and the Steel Square. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1925. First edition. Small quarto, pp. ~500, illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, and fold-out illustrations. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This book has sections on carpentry, the mechanics of carpentry, joinery, and the steel square. Chapters on decay and preservation of wood; grading of wood; framing and rough carpentry; framing plans; roof construction; roof trusses; exterior finish of buildings; cornices; windows; posts, beams and joists; joints; door design and construction; bending wood; veneering; blinds and shutters; interior fittings; roof framing; and much more. (23610)  $80.00

[Wood]. ICS Staff. ICS #52 - Wood Working, Wood Turning, Patternmaking, Green-Sand Molding, Core Making, Dry-Sand and Loam Work, Cupola Practice, Mixing Cast Iron. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1905. First edition. Small quarto, pp. approx 620, richly illustrated w/ b/w diagrams and engravings. Half-Leather. Very Good, spine mildly cocked. 

Chapters on cutting tools; machine tools; bench work; joints; turning tools; cutting speed; turning across the grain; patternmaking materials; patternmaker's tools; selecting stock for patterns; molding sand; deep and shallow molds; green-sand cores; ramming cores and gating molds; dry-sand molding; loam work; construction of cupolas; melting iron in small cupolas; air furnaces; oil-burning furnaces; construction of the blast furnace; casting pig iron; testing cast iron; and much more. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. This title particularly uncommon. (8075)  $80.00

[Materials]. ICS Staff. ICS #5 - Materials of Construction, Strength of Materials, Testing of Materials, Machine Design. London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd, 1919. Later printing. Octavo. pp vi, circa 680, illustrated with engravings of testing equipment, machine details, indexed. Leather Bound. Very Good. 

Chapters on cast iron; wrought iron; varieties of steel in use; copper; brass; bronze; stress and deformation; compression; tension; internal and external pressure; strength of beams; columns; torsion and shafts; testing machines; classification of riveted joints; structural riveting; shafts subjected to bending; wall brackets and hangers; pulleys; chain gearing; friction gearing; and much more. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. Uncommon. (5905)  $45.00

[Architectural History]. ICS Staff. ICS #101 - History of Architecture and Ornament. London: International Texbook Co., 1909. First edition. Small quarto, pp v, 361, xi, indexed, profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings, and plans, and several color plates. Original Cloth. Very Good. 

Chapters on Gothic architecture; secular architecture; Renaissance architecture; American architecture; and much more. As with all the international textbook technical series for building tradesmen, solid, trustworthy, and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. A scarce title. (10011)  $50.00

[Building Trades]. Schaffer, John W. and ICS Staff. ICS #181B - Shaper, Slotter, and Boring-Mill Work. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1938. Later printing. 12 mo. pp 165. Illustrated with engravings. Stamped with a previous owner's name on the title page. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

Chapters on crank-driven shapers; geared shapers; traveling-head shapers; draw-cut shapers; cutting tools and speeds; shaper equipment; shaper attachments; slotter operation; broaching; vertical boring mill; horizontal boring mill work; special boring mills; cylinder boring mills; portable boring mills; chilled iron; turning and grinding chilled rolls; planing and drilling chilled iron; and much more. Scarce; this is the first time we've had this title for sale. (23578)  $55.00

[Building Trades]. Alden, Roger O. and ICS Staff. ICS #186 - Bench Work, Parts 1-2. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1934. First edition. 12 mo. pp iv, 104. Illustrated with engravings. Stamped with a previous owner's name on the title page and table of contents. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Chapters on tools, wrenches, vises, benches, chipping, filing, scraping, hand broaching, thread cutting, and more. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. Uncommon. (23576)  $60.00

[Carpentry]. Lowndes, William S. ICS #251 - Carpentry Book II. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. Later printing. 12mo, pp. 140, illustrated with b/w engravings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

Chapters on roof construction; forms of roof; pitched roofs; construction of pitched roofs; braced frame, or heavy timber frame, construction; roof trusses; exterior finish of buildings; materials; sheathing papers, felts, and quilts; exterior finish of walls; corner boards; cornices; surface coverings; windows; special joints; and much more. (23579)  $60.00

[Hardware]. ICS Staff. ICS #266C - Builders' Hardware. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. First edition. 12mo, pp. iv, 167, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings and engravings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. Almost like a well illustrated hardware trade catalog! Sections on screws, bolts, nails, finishing hardware, and metal, but largely focused on window and door hardware such as hinges, locks, sash fasteners, shutter and blind hardware, and much more. Uncommon. (23389)  $40.00

[Building Trades]. Baker, Samuel. ICS #300B - Spread Foundations and Retaining Walls. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. Later printing. 12 mo. pp 200. Illustrated with engravings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has three sections: Design of Spread Foundations Parts 1 and 2, and Design of Retaining Walls. Chapters on spread column footings; bearing areas of footings; steel-beam grillage footings; grillage footings supporting one or two columns; independent column footings; combined column footings; raft foundations; stability of retaining walls; earth pressure; investigation of stability; types of retaining walls; types of gravity walls; design of reinforced concrete walls; and more. Scarce; this is the first time we've had a copy of this book to offer. (23577)  $60.00

[Building Trades]. Thayer, Horace R.; Samuel Baker; A. De Groot. ICS #329B - Earthwork and Retaining Walls. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1934. Later printing. 12mo, pp. 170, illustrated with b/w engravings. A previous owner's name is stamped on the title page. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

Chapters on field measurements; surveys; earthwork computations; prismoids; three-level sections; irregular sections; side-hill work; formation of embankments; stability of retaining walls; earth pressure; types of retaining walls; design of gravity walls; design of reinforced-concrete walls; design of cantilever retaining walls; design of counterfort retaining walls; and much more. (23580)  $70.00

[American]. Hubka, Thomas C. Houses Without Names: Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of America's Common Houses. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2013. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 112, indexed, notes, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. New. 

An important book by Thomas Hubka, author of the well-known book on New England rural vernacular architecture, "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn." In this book, Hubka points out that there are millions of ordinary, mostly working-class neighborhood houses that do not fall into the standard categories of recognized architectural styles. These unnamed homes constitute the largest percentage of American housing in all regions and historic periods, yet continue to go unclassified and thus unrecognized for preservation purposes and ignored in local architectural histories and neighborhood planning schemes. Furthermore, the standard architectural style classification scheme focuses exclusively on the facade and exterior details of a building, ignoring both similarities and differences in interior plan between buildings of the same exterior style. Based on years of field observation, this book provides a working vocabulary for the study and appreciation of America's common houses. A much-needed, thoroughly researched, and thoughtful contribution to the field of architecture and preservation. (20373)  $35.00

[Building as Envelope]. Hubka, Thomas C. Resplendent Synagogue: Architecture and Worship in an Eighteenth-Century Polish Community (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series). Lebanon, NH: Brandeis, 2003. First edition. Quarto, pp. 226, indexed, richly illustrated with nearly 200 b/w and color photographs, drawings, and plans. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author, and an original drawing and signature on the title page. Hardcover. As New in Fine DJ. 

The author interprets the 18th century synagogue in a small Ukrainian town, historically, architecturally, and in relation to the community of its time. Built by a collaboration of Jewish and non-Jewish builders and artisans, this is an exceptional look at one building in a new light. Winner of the Vernacular Architecture Forum's Henry Glassie Award. (20511)  $50.00

[Architectural History]. Thomas C Hubka. Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England. Hanover, NH: University Press Of New England, 1984. Sixth printing. Quarto, pp. 226, indexed, glossary, illustrated with b/w photographs. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author. Paperback. Very Good. 

This classic work on the vernacular farmhouse architecture of New England is an enduring customer favorite. Examples of these stately and functional buildings can still be found in rural areas. Has attained the status of the definitive work on the subject! (23600)  $30.00

[Architectural History]. Hubka, Thomas C. How the Working-Class House Became Modern, 1900-1940. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2020. First edition. Small quarto, pp. xxvi, 261, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author. Color Pictorial Wraps. New. 

This book analyzes a period when millions of average Americans saw accelerated improvement in their housing and domestic conditions. It is a detailed narrative that traces changes in household hygiene, sociability, and privacy practices that launched large portions of the working classes into the middle class, reconfiguring and enriching the standard account of the domestic transformation of the American home. "This book is the most important study of common American houses to appear in the past half century. Thomas C. Hubka draws on a lifetime’s investigation of working-class houses in the decades before World War II to show us how and why the single-family houses of the contemporary ‘middle-majority’ sprung from these modest dwellings. Hubka has established an agenda that should engross architectural historians for years. " -- Dell Upton, author of American Architecture: A Thematic History. As with all of Hubka's books, very thought-provoking. (20290)  $40.00

[English]. Clarke, Basil F. L. The Building of the Eighteenth-Century Church. London: SPCK, 1963. First edition. Octavo, pp. 263, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by a previous owner neatly in pen in 1973 on the front endpaper. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

The author gives us a fresh viewpoint on these 18th-century churches. From parish records all over England, he gives us the background to the church-building activity of the time - the discussions in the Vestry and with the architect and builder, the plans for fundraising, the petition for a faculty, and many other processes that have to be gone through when a church is to be built. A fascinating picture of the parochial and social life of England in a period when the Church was by no means as inactive as many have been led to believe. (23614)  $40.00

[English]. Thorpe, Mary and Charlotte. London Church Staves. London: Elliot Stock, 1895. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 76, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Signed by a previous owner neatly in pen on the front endpaper. Ex-library; book plate from Connecticut Historical Society affixed inside front cover. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

The church stave is the staff of office that the officers would carry. This book deals with the staves of the parishes in the city of London and the metropolis in which the administration of parochial affairs by the parish authorities was in the fullest force. The creation of fifty new parishes in Queen Anne's reign gave occasion for the making of additional staves in this district, and consequently a large number of staves bear a date of about that time. The earliest stave that survived the Great Fire is a staff dated 1677. A pretty and interesting book. (23615)  $40.00

[Ireland]. de Breffny, Brian and George Mott. The Churches and Abbeys of Ireland. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 1976. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 208, indexed, illustrated with 268 photographs, with 20 of them in color. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

The authors traveled the length and breadth of Ireland to provide this comprehensive and first-hand account of some 300 surviving churches and abbeys. Their chronological narrative ranges from the simple single-celled churches of the Saints and Scholars, the early centers of worship of the autocratic Celtic Christian Church, through the magnificent flowering of Irish Romanesque and the lavish abbeys built by the Cistercians, the priories and Franciscan friaries up to the Reformation and the dissolution of the religious houses. The authors show how, most recently, the liturgical reforms of Vatican II have produced delightful and individual modern churches, in keeping with the Irish landscape, and such as can be seen nowhere else in Europe. (23616)  $40.00

[Architectural History]. Gallagher, Rev. J. Joseph. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen The Story of Baltimore's New Cathedral. Baltimore: Helicon Press, 1960. Second Printing. Quarto, pp. 94, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps. 

The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a Catholic cathedral located in northern Baltimore, Maryland. It was completed in 1959. It was constructed using funds bequeathed by an Irish Baltimore merchant, Thomas J. O'Neill. It is said to be the only cathedral in the 2,000 year history of the Church that was donated by a single individual. The design is modified Gothic Revival architecture with Art Deco accents, constructed of brick faced with limestone.The Cathedral features and sculptures were created by Italian-born American sculptor Joseph Coletti. This book takes the reader on an intricate tour of all sections of the building, illustrated with dozens of photographs of every feature. A lovely gift for any fan of Baltimore architecture and history. (22370)  $30.00

[English]. McNally, R. J. Fifty Modern Churches. London: Incorporated Church Building Society, 1947. First edition. Quarto, pp. 175, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This volume presents a synthesis of mid-20th century church building, illustrating some of the Anglican churches erected between 1930 and 1945. A section of the book is devoted to mission churches, mainly erected during the years 1935-1938. (23618)  $40.00

[Great Britain]. Sharpe, Edmund, J. Johnson, A. H. Kersey. The Churches of the Nene Valley, Northamptonshire. London: B. T. Batsford, 1880. Original edition. Folio, pp. xix, 43, plus 112 full page b/w engraved plates. Cloth over Boards. Good: cover detached, loose leaves, leaf edge damage, does not affect images. 

Edmund Sharpe was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer. He was born in a small town on the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, so this book was clearly a work of love for his home. The illustrations are measured drawings executed with much care and minuteness, arranged in chronological order. This is a wonderful tool for the architectural student for comparative study. Sharpe passed away before the book was published, and his co-authors completed the work to publish it in his honor. A scarce title. (23619)  $60.00

[Stone]. Yalom, Marilyn and Reid. The American Resting Place Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 336, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. 

Cemeteries and burial grounds are unique windows onto our religious, ethnic, and deeply human history as Americans. The dedicated mother-son team of Marilyn and Reid Yalom visited hundreds of cemeteries to create this book, following a coast-to-coast trajectory that mirrors the vast historical pattern of American migration. A sweeping history of America as seen through its gravestones, graveyards, and burial practices, beautifully illustrated with 80 b/w photographs. (23617)  $40.00

[American]. Scientific American. Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition January 1887. New York: Munn & Co., 1887. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 16"), pp. 22, plus x (advertising), indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings, period advertising, and two color chromolithographic plates. Staplebound Wraps. Fair: large open tears, disbound, tattered edges, some page repairs. 

Outstanding illustrations of historic homes, as well as floor plans for homes of moderate cost. Articles include Grecian architectural style; a new method of glazing sash; Paris cement; weathering stone; the coloring of metals; and more. An important magazine featuring some absolutely beautiful Victorian homes. (23606)  $85.00

[American]. Scientific American. Scientific American Building Edition No. 136 Scientific American Architectural Series. New York: Munn & Co., February 1897. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 16"), pp. 16, plus xiiv(advertising), illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, with color lithographic cover. Staplebound Wraps. Good: cover detached, one ad scissored away. 

This historic journal contains photographs and floor plans for ten residences, and articles on wax finish for hardware floors, a cement testing machine, an improved water motor, and more. A beautiful issue. (23608)  $60.00

[Americana]. Buker, B. P. Jr. [Editor]. The Household Magazine, December 1884 Devoted to Literature and General Fireside Topics. Providence, RI: Buker Publishing Company, 1884. Original edition. Folio (10.5" x 15"), pp. 26, illustrated with b/w engravings and period advertising. Stitchbound Wraps. Very Good. 

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, and a few articles on contemporary topics such as profits of raising cattle in Texas, and the morality of execution by electricity. The family could have a lot of interesting conversations around the articles, or they could read the fiction aloud to each other, or try to solve the puzzles together. In the time before radio and television, this must have been an eagerly awaited magazine for the whole family. (23605)  $40.00

[Interiors]. The House Beautiful Publishing Company. 15 Issues of The House Beautiful, 1918-1949. Boston: The House Beautiful Publishing Company, 1918-1949. First edition. Quarto, each issue pp. ~50, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings, with period advertising. February 1918 Spring Building Number, March 1918 Garden Number, May 1918 House Furnishing Number, June 1918, January 1919, March 1919 Garden Number, June 1919 Brick and Cement Number, September 1924 Building Number, May 1930 House Planning Number, April 1931 Spring Decorating Number, May 1931 House Planning Number, December 1934, February 1936, December 1939, March 1949. Staplebound Wraps. Good in Wraps. 

Topics covered in these issues include decoration, building, house plans, food and entertaining, gardening, travel, housekeeping, home maintenance, Christmas gifts, shopping guides, and much more. A wonderful collection of articles and images that will keep you entertained all winter long. From the Old House Journal reference library. (23358)  $60.00

[Building Trades]. Knapp, Dr. Geo. L. [Editor]. The Permanent Builder, September 1920 The Only Building Magazine Devoted Exclusively to Permanent Building Materials and Methods. Chicago. IL: The Construction Publishing Co., 1920. Original edition. Quarto magazine, pp 66. b/w photographs and drawings. Perfect Bound Wraps. Very Good. 

Articles on concrete masonry, brick and clay construction methods. Some interesting editorials on the labor market at that time. How to build a house that will stay cool in hot climates such as Texas. Prolonging the construction season by building in the winter. Perhaps the most unusual editorial is about the dangers of bolshevism in America. (16169)  $45.00

[Building Materials]. A. C. Coberly. Life in a Lumber Yard. Kansas City: Retail Lumberman, 1919. First edition. 12mo, pp. 144, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This little book is a personal look at life at a lumber yard. As the preface states, the author attempts to "[set] forth many of his actual experiences as a retail lumberman and [explain] with careful detail and much native humor, the practical phases of successful lumber salesmanship..." This delightful book is full of black and white illustrations as well. (10402)  $50.00

[International]. Garrison, G. Richard and George W. Rustay. Early Mexican Houses A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1990. Reissue of 1930 edition. Folio (9.25" x 12.25"), pp. xviii, 173, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. 

The book is organized by district, with an introduction describing the architectural styles that are seen in that district. Each full-page, b/w photographic plate has several lines of text that identify the location and describe the features of the building. Architectural drawings are paired with a photograph of the same feature, so that the reader can compare and contrast. A beautiful book that illustrates the adobe, metalwork, glazed tile, brick paved floors, interior patios, and other classic features of Mexican houses, including 42 pages of measured drawings. (23526)  $60.00

[Architecture]. Group, Harold E. [Editor]. Book of Small Houses. Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1946. First edition. Octavo, pp. 138, glossary, illustrated with b/w drawings, some with spot color. Original Cloth. Very Good. 

A book of house plans with information about the G.I. Bill of Rights. Features a variety of work from eight architects whose designs have been included "in an attempt to give Mr. and Mrs. Average American an opportunity to see the best possible collection of houses in the small house field," all of them priced for the average pocketbook and designed for average living. The architects whose work is featured are Henry Otis Chapman, George D. Conner, E. Burton Corning, Randolph Evans, Roland A. Gallimore, William J. O'Connor, Albert E. Olson, and Royal Barry Wills. Offers insight into the postwar housing boom. (20170)  $25.00

[Slate]. Jenkins, Joseph. The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, installing and restoring the World's finest Roof. Grove City, PA: Energy Shelter, 1997. Second edition. Octavo, pp iv, 316, indexed, illustrated with 195 b/w and color photographs and 175 line drawings. Paperback. New. 

This is a two part, indexed and referenced book which includes a detailed step-by-step repair manual plus sources of slate roofing tools, equipment, materials and new and used slate. Practical and knowledgeable, it is the Bible of its industry. (17587)  $35.00

[Stone]. Bradley, Frederick. Fine Marble in Architecture. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. First American edition. Quarto, pp. 192, illustrated with 144 color and 48 b/w photographs, include CD-ROM of all the samples for both Mac and Windows platforms. Decorated Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

This lavishly produced volume outlines the technical characteristics of fine marble: quality, workability, availability, and aesthetic features; offers photographic samples of sixty varieties; and gives information about the production, historical use, and suppliers of the materials. An additional gallery of photographs shows examples of built works using these marbles. (22770)  $10.00

[Carpentry]. Collings, George. A Practical Treatise on Handrailing showing new and simple methods for finding the pitch of the plank, drawing the moulds, bevelling, jointing-up, and squaring the wreath, to which is added a treatise on stairbuilding with plates and diagrams. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1903. Third edition. 12mo, pp. x, 120, plus pp. 48 of publisher's catalog, illustrated with b/w drawings. A bookplate affixed inside front cover indicates this book was awarded as a prize at a technical institute in 1902. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Authoritative and reliable as usual for this series. Clear and concise explanations on multiple aspects of handrailing and stairbuilding. The second part on the construction of staircases is well illustrated and very detailed. (23333)  $35.00

[Interiors]. Coleman, Oliver. Successful Houses. New York: Fox Duffield & Company, 1906. Later printing. Octavo, pp. 165, illustrated with b/w photographs. Bookplate for Library of Duffield & Company affixed inside front cover. Duffield & Company was a publishing house in the early 20th century in New York. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Good: soiled and faded cover, weak hinges, 2" backstrip damage. 

There are comparatively few people who at one time or another do not have to face the problem of household furniture and decoration. The author of this volume describes certain undeniable principles of household decoration, and illustrates them by presenting photographs of the interiors of beautiful private homes, none of which are owned by people of great wealth. Chapters on the hall, the drawing room, the dining room, the library, the den, bedrooms, walls and ceilings, floors, windows and doors, small ornaments, walls and hedges, and more. An attractive volume for the connoisseur of Victorian interior style. (23403)  $35.00

[Plastering]. Diehl, John R. Manual of Lathing and Plastering. New York: MAC Publishers Association, 1965. Second edition (Gypsum Association edition). Square small quarto, pp. 366, glossary, index, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings from the Technical Library in the Navy, and Library of Congress. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

A relatively early treatment on the subject, in light of the changes in the building trades at that time. A collaboration between labor unions, contractors, and manufacturers, written with the professional tradesman in mind. Chapters on architectural considerations; basic plastering and lathing materials; lathing and the preparation for plastering; plastering; lath and plaster systems and assemblies; functions and quality of lath and plaster work; economics of lath and plaster; acoustical and thermal characteristics of plasterwork and radiant heating; and fire resistance in building construction. This Gypsum Association edition is identical to the 1960 edition except in those few instances where it conflicted with the Lathing and Plastering Industries' latest specifications as published by American Standards Association, A42.1 1964. A hard book to keep in stock. (23372)  $40.00

[New York]. Trager, James. Park Avenue: Street of Dreams. New York: Atheneum, 1990. First edition, review copy. Small quarto, pp. 294, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Boards. As New in Fine DJ. 

When the New York Central moved its tracks underground, grimy Fourth Avenue was transformed into the glamorous boulevard that housed generations of New York bluebloods. Here is the colorful story of how a single street came to symbolize an entire way of life. (22326)  $30.00

[Masonry]. Hill, Peter R. and John C.E. David. Practical Stone Masonry. Dorset, England: Donhead, 2004. Reprint. Octavo, pp. 276, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Original Brown Cloth. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

This book fills the need for covering the detailed traditional craft practices relating to repairs. Chapters on the basic methods of working stone, the making of specialized tools, and a full analysis of the procedures for setting-out for repairs. The authors examine the causes of decay, and outline methods for repair of both stone and mortar. Useful chapters on the supervision of work and health and safety requirements are included along with a practical glossary of terms. A very important study, indispensable for any tradesman or builder in masonry. (23376)  $45.00

[Pattern Book]. Gillies, Mary Davis; Kenneth K. Stowell; Emerson Goble; H. V. Walsh. Let's Plan a Home. Toledo, OH: Surface Combustion Corporation, 1946. First edition. Quarto, pp. 113, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans with spot color. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

This book was written just after WWII ended, in anticipation of all the soldiers coming back to the US ready to build new homes, or remodel old homes, and start their families. It covers planning a home, keeping it comfortable, modernizing an old home, and financing. Wonderful photographs of home interiors, The authors were editors for McCall's and Architecture Record magazines. (22753)  $45.00

[Carpentry]. United States Gypsum Company. United States Gypsum Red Book Lathing & Plastering Handbook with Product and Construction Standards. Chicago: United States Gypsum Company, 1972. 28th edition. Octavo, pp. 278, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and construction drawings. Glossy Pictorial Cover, red. Very Good; 1" front hinge split. 

Versatile and dependable, lath and plaster construction meets the wide range of building requirements, including durability and strength, fire resistance, and sound isolation. Lath and plaster are also suitable for ornamental contours, the only interior finish readily adaptable to such designs. This book is a guide to good lathing and plastering procedures and describes the developments in the plastering field, including the time-saving, lower cost methods. Also included are methods of application and performance ratings. It is designed to serve not only the experience contractor and journeyman, architect and dealer, but also the novice who wishes to better understand plastering, its advantages and applications. This book sets the standard of the industry. (23351)  $60.00

[Windows]. Crittall, W. F. A Window Dictionary Containing Illustrated Descriptions of Technical Terms used in connection with window openings. North Reading: Steven Schuyler, 2025. Reprint of 1926 issue by Batsford. Octavo, pp. 43, illustrated with b/w drawings. Staplebound Wraps. New. 

The original 1926 edition is so scarce, we reprinted this attractive facsimile edition to meet demand. A dictionary of window terms, with clear and helpful illustrations. (23019)  $20.00

[Architectural History]. Rogers and Manson Company. Interiors of Old Houses in Salem and Vicinity The Monograph Series on Subjects pertaining to Architecture and Allied Interests. Boston: Rogers and Manson Company, 1916. First edition. Octavo, pp. 55, brief text followed by b/w photographs with captions of fireplaces, staircases, and doorways in Salem, MA. Original Wraps. Very Good, cover edge-worn. 

Fine examples of Georgian interiors from the prosperous homes in eighteenth century Salem, Massachusetts. A scarce publication. (6253)  $35.00

[Pattern Book]. Hodgson, Fred T. [Editor]. Hodgson's Practical Bungalows and Cottages Perspective Views and Floor Plans of One Hundred Twenty-five Low and Medium Priced Houses and Bungalows. Chicago, IL: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1906. First edition. Small octavo, pp. approx. 100+ b/w perspective renderings and floor plans. Original Blue Cloth on Boards with embossed design & lettering. Good with some wear & fraying along edges of binding, loose hinges, front endpaper missing, back endpaper has long closed tear. 

A very uncommon plan book of California style dwellings, designed in conjunction with the Montgomery Ward Company. Blueprints and specifications could be ordered for $5 to $10 and a modest bungalow could be built for $850 and a larger residence for $1200. (18705)  $60.00

[American]. Mock, Elizabeth [Editor]. Built in USA 1932-1944. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1944. First edition. Octavo, pp. 128. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos and plans. Decorated Boards. Good condition in fair wraps. 

A survey of U.S. post-war architecture, including public and private buildings designed by prominent architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Richard J. Neutra, and Walter Gropius, among others. (11804)  $20.00

[Hardware]. ICS Staff. ICS #333 - Builders' Hardware, Estimating and Calculating Quantities, Mill Design. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1923. First edition. Small quarto, pp. ca 350, illustrated with b/w engravings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

The builders' hardware section covers staples, nails, screws, sash weights, finishing hardware, locks, hinges, shutter hardware, cabinet trim, and much more. The estimation section covers excavation, concrete work, masonry, brickwork, carpentry, roofing, plastering, and many other building trades. The mill design section covers types of mill construction, girder and plank-on-edge construction, steel frame mill buildings, power plants, chimneys, fire protection, and more. As with all the Int'l Textbook technical series for Tradesmen, solid, trustworthy and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. (7472)  $30.00

[Biography]. Metcalf, Priscilla. James Knowles: Victorian Editor and Architect. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980. First edition. Octavo, pp. 382, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

Sir James Thomas Knowles (1831-1908) was an English architect who started his career designing a residence in West Sussex called Aldworth for Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and later became an editor of considerable energy. He founded the Metaphysical Society, edited the Contemporary Review, and founded and edited his own monthly review, the Nineteenth Century. This study examines the way he bridged the two disciplines of writing and architecture and it especially illuminates the interplay between literary and architectural medievalism. This work balances biography with trenchant literary reference and succeeds in giving a lucid general view of this rich area of Victorian life. (23590)  $25.00

[American]. Gowans, Alan. The Comfortable House: North American Suburban Architecture 1890-1930. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1987. Second Printing. Quarto, pp. xv, 246, indexed, numerous illustrations in b/w. A title commissioned by Clem Labine and Patricia Poore. Portions of the text had been included in Old House Journal issues. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

American suburban houses of this period represent a unique body of architecture that is much less known and studied than it deserves. This book shows these homes, many of which could be ordered directly from catalogs (Montgomery Ward, Sears, and Aladdin, among others), to be solid in workmanship and materials, open and sunny in layout, centrally heated, and equipped with many built-in amenities. The book also studies their appeal in a wider context, as visual metaphors for American ideals and values of the immediately post-frontier period. (23591)  $30.00

[Building]. Bacon, Richard M. The Forgotten Arts: Techniques and Skills of Yesterday for Self-Reliance Today (4 volumes in slipcase). Dublin, NH: Yankee Books, 1979. Later printing. Small quarto, each volume pp. 62, numerous b/w photographs and drawings. Paperback in slipcase. Good. 

Topics covered in these books include managing a small woodlot, keeping chickens for home use, creating natural dyes from common plants, fireplace cookery, digging and stoning a well, making paint from scratch, decorating a wall with stenciling, making wattle and other portable fences, designing and building a grape arbor, painting Colonial patterned floors, making and firing weatherproof bricks, installing a woodstove, maintaining a clean chimney, building a driveway, building bridges, and much more. A very attractive and practical boxed set of time-honored techniques as documented by Yankee magazine. (23592)  $25.00

[Solar Design]. Anderson, Bruce [Editor]. Solar Building Architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 368, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

Architectural integration was a rapidly maturing area of solar technology when federal funding was abruptly shut off in the early 1980s. This book clearly chronicles the exciting development of the variety of approaches that were explored, and describes the ones that succeeded and are being used today. It provides a useful summary of the successes and failures of both federally sponsored and private efforts to use solar technology in conjunction with the design of individual buildings and overall urban planning. In particular, it focuses on a road not taken - the integration of solar techniques into the planning of communities. The author is an energy and environmental consultant and publisher. (23593)  $20.00

[International]. Evans, Joan. Monastic Architecture in France from the Renaissance to the Revolution. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1981. Reprint of 1964 edition. Small quarto, pp. xlii, 187, indexed, illustrated with over 800 b/w photographic plates. An address label for a previous owner is affixed on the front endpaper. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

France is a country so rich in architecture that it is not surprising that some of its fine buildings receive little attention. Amongst the Romanesque and Gothic churches and the Renaissance châteaux, the domestic architecture of the monasteries has been overlooked. Originally published in 1964, this book was the first study of French domestic monastic architecture since the Renaissance. The architecture corresponds to the collegiate and academic architecture of England, but its style is more splendid. To gain material for this book the author traveled all over France, and found that many of the buildings were now farms or country houses. The book includes 822 photographs, and the study is divided according to the various orders. This is a book which will appeal to art-lovers as well as architects and historians of the religious orders. (23594)  $35.00

[Urban Studies]. Jacobs, Jane. Dark Age Ahead. New York: Random House, 2004. Stated First Edition. Octavo, pp. 241. Indexed. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. 

The noted sociologist's last book, dealing with her vision of the future in America. Remarkably prescient, it predicts many of the problems current in today's society. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy of one of the most important works of our time. (23595)  $40.00

[Building Trades]. Miller, Thomas A. H. and E. G. Molander. Foundations for Farm Buildings Farmers' Bulletin No. 1869. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1941. Original edition. Octavo, pp. 44, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

The foundation is the most vital part of a structure. To put a well-built superstructure on a poor foundation is a waste of time and money. A well-constructed foundation of suitable type provides stability, low depreciation, and protection from ground water, termites, rodents, and decay. Chapters on selecting a site, footings, types of foundations, cellar walls, construction of foundations, remodeling and repairs, and much more. A useful study for all kinds of foundations, and quite uncommon. (23596)  $30.00

[Southern US]. Alexander, Drury B. and Todd Webb. Texas Homes of the Nineteenth Century. Austin: Univ of Texas Press, 1966. First edition. Quarto, pp. xiv, 276, indexed, bibliography, illustrated with 200 beautiful b/w photographic plates. Original invoice for the book is taped inside the front cover. Original Teal Cloth. Very Good in Chipped/Torn DJ. 

The homes of Texas present charming evidence of the diversity of national cultures from which Texans came. This book provides a visual summary of the state's dramatic history. A wonderful collection of photographs of 19th century Texas homes, from the rustic to the palatial. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. (13669)  $35.00