[New England]. Little, Arthur. Early New England Interiors: Sketches in Salem, Marblehead, Portsmouth and Kittery. Boston, MA: A. Williams and Company, 1878. First edition. Oblong folio, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w drawings. Ex-library markings. Marbled Boards with Cloth Spine. Very Good.

This hard-to-find resource for architecture and preservation enthusiasts features Little’s sketches of some of the region's finest colonial interiors and details from houses in Salem and Marblehead, Massachusetts; Kittery, Maine; and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including Historic New England’s Governor John Langdon House. The sketches were done early in Little’s career when he worked as a draftsman for Peabody and Sterns in 1877. In 1878, he went into independent practice and then in 1890 formed a partnership with Herbert W. C. Browne that lasted until the 1920s and focused on domestic architecture for clients in Boston, Brookline, the North Shore of Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. We've been able to offer the Historic New England reprint in the past, but this is the first time we've had the first edition for sale. (21643)   $375.00

[Interiors]. Coleman, Oliver. Successful Houses. Chicago, IL: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1902. First edition. Octavo, pp. 165, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by a previous owner inside the front cover. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good with Protective Mylar Jacket.

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. (21634)   $125.00

[Building Trades]. Kelt, Thomas and John Frost. The Mechanic's Text-Book and Engineer's Pocket Guide containing a concise treatise on the nature and application of mechanical forces; action of gravity; the elements of machinery; rules and tables for calculating the working effects of machinery; of the strength, resistance, and pressure of materials; with tables of the weight and cohesive strength of iron and other metals; to which is added, valuable hits to the young mechanic on the choice of a profession; misdirection of industry; intellectual cultivation, and the studies and morals of the mechanic, etc. etc. Boston, MA: Philips, Sampson and Company, 1849. First edition. Octavo, pp. 403 plus 5-page publisher's catalog bound in, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Embossed Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

A practical reference guide for the engineer, with chapters on practical geometry, mensuration, and instrumental arithmetic; tables of practical data around the strength of various building materials; mechanics; continuous circular motion; practical properties of water; steam power; friction, boilers and the steam engine; and much more. The second portion of the book describes the honor and responsibilities of the mechanic, and includes chapters such as prejudices against the mechanical trade, means and rewards of intellectual cultivation accessible to the mechanic, the morals of the mechanic, the studies of the mechanic, and much more. Very scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer this book. (21635)   $75.00

[Design]. Crane, Walter. The Bases of Design. London: George Bell and Sons, 1898. Early Edition. Small quarto, pp. 365, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

The substance of this volume originally formed a series of lectures addressed to the students of the Manchester Municipal School of Art during the author's tenure as director of design at that institution. The book traces the fundamental connection and essential unity of the arts in design, touching on subjects such as color, pattern, materials, symbolism, and many more. Hard to find; this is the first time we've been able to offer this title. (21636)   $100.00

[Brick]. Scrimshaw, Stewart. Bricklaying in Modern Practice. New York: Macmillan, 1920. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 182, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Decorated Cloth over Boards, tan. Very Good.

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. (21637)   $55.00

[Architecture]. Smeaton, A. C. The Builder's Pocket Manual containing the elements of building, surveying, and architecture, with practical rules and instructions in carpentry, bricklaying, masonry, &c. observations on the properties of materials, and a variety of useful tables and receipts. London: M. Taylor, 1837. Second American edition. 16mo, pp. viii, iii, 244 plus 12 engraved plates. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

Chapters on all the major building trades, including bricklaying, cements, carpentry, joinery, masonry, plastering, plumbing, painting, practical geometry, surveying, and architecture. This is the earliest edition we've been able to offer of this sought-after treatise. (21638)   $125.00

[Wood]. Seaton, Major-General Sir Thomas. A Manual of Fret Cutting and Wood Carving. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1875. First edition. 12 mo, pp. vi, 152, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Boards with Cloth Spine. Very Good.

Fret refers to a design or decorative piece in relief, meaning it sits proud of the adjacent surface. Wood carving etches the design into the surface. Both methods are discussed in this compact manual. Chapters on tools and how to care for them; fret-cutting and perforated carving; how to copy, enlarge or reduce designs; using the Maccaroni tool; and much more. (21639)   $40.00

[Color]. Taylor, J. Scott. Field's Chromatography: A Treatise on Colours and Pigments for the Use of Artists. London: Winsor and Newton, 1885. First printing. Small octavo, pp. viii, 207, indexed, illustrated with color plates. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This book is a condensed and revised issue of Field's Chromatography, and based on the Salter edition. In the first part, a fresh foundation was laid with new advances in the science of color. Chapters on color theory, light and the production of color, color nomenclature and classification, contrast and harmony of colors, origin and classification of pigments, general properties of pigments, permanence of pigments, and individual pigments. A classic title that should be in the library of every painter. (21640)   $100.00

[Chemistry]. Berkeley, Dr. H. R. and W. M. Walker. Practical Receipts for the Manufacturer, the Mechanic and for Home Use. London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1902. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 250, indexed, plus 35-page publisher's catalog bound in. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

Valuable and reliable recipes for wood varnish, wood polish, metal polish, engravers' varnish, photographic varnish, violin varnish, specialty varnishes (bamboo, gun barrels, glass, etc), stains, paints, frosting acid for glass, fire extinguishing agents, and much much more. This will give you many fun projects to try this winter! (21641)   $50.00

[Masonry]. Gillmore, Quincy Adams. Practical Treatise on Limes, Hydraulic Cements, and Mortars (Professional Papers of the Corps of Engineers, USA, No. 9). New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1872. Tenth edition (1890). Small quarto, pp. 334, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

A classic engineering treatise on the composition and practical uses of limes, cements, and mortars by General Quincy Adams Gillmore, one of the leading Union engineers in the Civil War. His initial studies were done from 1858 to 1861, just in time for their practical application on the battlefield. His research and experience was greatly expanded in 1870 and 1871 in his role as superintending engineer in the construction of fortifications on Staten Island, New York Harbor. The work is illustrated with charts and drawings. Authoritative and reliable as usual for this series. (21642)   $180.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Bedard, Jean-Francois [Editor]. Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman, 1978-1988 Essays by Alan Balfour, Yve-Alain Bois, Jean-Louis Cohen, Kurt W. Forster, K. Michael Hays, Arata Isozaki, Fredric Jameson. Montreal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1994. First edition. Quarto, pp. 236, illustrated with color and b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

Between the Houses projects of the 1970s, which established Peter Eisenman as a leading architectural theorist, and his most recent, computer-aided explorations of complex geometries, lies a distinct phase in his work, a series of theoretical projects, competition submissions, and public commissions called the Cities of Artificial Excavation. This book is the first publication to document this important stage in Eisenman's career, when he not only turned his attention to the relationship between architecture and site but also reassessed, through the technique of scaling, the very idea of composition in architecture. This book presents four of the most representative and best documented of the artificial excavation projects: an urban design scheme for Cannaregio West in Venice (1978); a housing project near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin (1980-1981, partially realized 1982-1986); a design for the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach (1986); and Chora L Works (1985-1986), a garden for the Parc de La Villette in Paris designed in collaboration with Jacques Derrida. Published on the occasion of the exhibition by the same name shown at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal in 1994. (21632)   $85.00

[Design]. Christie, Archibald H. Traditional Methods of Pattern Designing An Introduction to the Study of Decorative Art, with numerous examples drawn by the author and other illustrations. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. First edition. Octavo, pp. 327 plus 31 b/w plates, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This volume attempts to give a short account of traditional methods of designing patterns. The great phases through which the art of decoration has passed are pointed out and the evolution of the idea of decoration is discussed. A survey is made of a considerable number of the most common examples of patterns, and those which seem to have intimate relationship to one another are grouped together in order to show the development of the most important decorative ideas, and to analyze the means by which these are expressed. The illustrations are, with few exceptions, taken from examples of ancient art. They are drawn from a great variety of sources. A number of impressions from an interesting series of Indian cotton-printing blocks in the Victoria and Albert Museum are reproduced. This is the first time we've been able to offer this title. (21646)   $60.00

[Wood]. Hope, Arthur. A Manual of Sorrento and Inlaid Work for Amateurs with Original Designs. Chicago, IL: John Wilkinson, 1876. First edition. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w engravings and 27 plates of woodworking silhouette patterns, plus period advertising. Ex-library markings. Original Pictorial Green Cloth w/gilt title. Very Good.

An early manual of scroll-saw work. Chapters on woods, preparations of woods, applying the design, tools, making a bracket, making an easel, sandpaper, glued veneers, overlaying, inlaying, silhouettes and more. Beautifully illustrated. (21647)   $45.00

[Carpentry]. Roehl, L. M. Problems in Carpentry A Course in Practical Carpentry for Manual Training Classes. St. Paul, MN: Webb Publishing Co., 1913. First edition. Oblong octavo, pp. 110, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good; cover soiled.

The great difficulty in teaching carpentry is the lack of a method that would give the student actual carpentry work to do. Constructing miniature buildings of lumber which has been sawed to scale is one method that has been employed, but this does not give students the practice of working lumber full scale, as in the trade. Another method used is that of having students build a house, barn, woodshed or other building for someone near the school who wants such a building constructed. But in most instances, the client wants a building constructed by experienced carpenters. This course in carpentry as outlined in this book has been found to overcome successfully these difficulties. The problems are those that are met within actual carpentry, the lumber used is full scale, and the work may be done in the manual training shop at any time of the year. The author was the director of Farm Mechanics at Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. (21648)   $75.00

[Building]. Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman. The Five Orders of Architecture According to Giacomo Barozzio of Vignola to which are added the Greek orders. New York: William T. Comstock, 1896. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 12 plus 82 full page b/w plates. Ex-library markings. Decorated Boards. Very Good.

The fact that there is a demand for the works of Vignola in the United States is evidence of the truth of the saying "art has no frontiers." An illustration of a new town hall or public building in an American city reveals the same entablatures and arcades which one would expect in a railway station or hotel in Turin or Lyons. The western nations have been bound together by many links for many centuries; they have become acquainted with each other's manners and thoughts, and have taught one another the discoveries made by each in the paths of utility or beauty. This commonwealth being our inheritance, we find in these pages the explanation why it is that our arts are not distinct, why we have not discarded entablatures and pediments, and why we retain Vignola as we retain Shakespeare and Rembrandt. (21649)   $95.00

[Paint]. Kelly, A. Ashmun. The Expert House Painter A complete exposition of the art and practise of house and structural painting, interior and exterior, including surfaces of wood, plaster, stucco, cement and concrete, iron, steel, galvanized iron, tin, copper, etc. Containing also a full description of all the pigments and liquids used in the work, latest methods of treatment, very full color schemes for all kinds of buildings, estimates of materials, quantities and covering capacity, etc. Malvern, PA: The Master Painter Publishing Co., 1913. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 597, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

A comprehensive treatise on all sorts of residential painting, including some unusual topics such as painting tin roofs, painting and bronzing radiators, painting with red led, staining and painting shingles, and marine painting. Chapters on mixing colors, thinners and solvents, putty, zinc white, scaffold work, and much more. Includes 90 pages of answers to frequently asked questions. Scarce; this is our first time offering this title. (21650)   $150.00

[Hardware]. Blackall, Clarence H. Builders' Hardware: A Manual for Architects, Builders and House Furnishers. Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, 1890. First edition. Small Quarto, pp. x, 322, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings, plus trade and publishers' advertising. Ex-library markings. Boards. Very Good.

This book was written primarily for the architect. Most builders are already pretty knowledgeable on the subject of the hardware which they use in the construction and finish of a house, but the author claims that architects seldom go any deeper into the subject than is necessary to decide whether knobs should be one material or another. "A more extended acquaintance with the subject would do no one any harm, and might even be conducive to much good, if only in the way of providing more fittingly for the needs of the client." Chapters on metals and varieties of finish, nails, screws, bolts, hinges, door-springs, pulleys, sash fastenings, shutter fixtures, transom and skylight fittings, locks, doorknobs, closet fittings, artistic hardware, and more. A handsome volume with many illustrations. (21651)   $200.00

[Stone]. Daneker, Jerome G. The Romance of Georgia Marble. Baltimore, MD: Thomsen-Ellis Company, 1927. First edition. Octavo, pp. 79, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library markings. Leather in tissue guard. Very Good.

An examination of the marble industry in Tate, Georgia. Chapters on ancient use of marble, the science behind marble formation, the early history of Georgia marbles, the formation of Georgia Marble Company in 1884, the stones available in the area, a description of the town in the 1920s, quarrying Georgia marbles, moving the blocks, finishing and shipping the stone, characteristics of Georgia marbles, and a photo gallery of projects that used Georgia marble. A lovely copy of a scarce book; this is the first time we've had a copy for sale. (21652)   $100.00

[Tiles and Pottery]. The Mosaic Tile Company. Mosaic Tiles in Color A.I.A. File No. 23-A. Zanesville, OH: The Mosaic Tile Company, 1928. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 20, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

A beautiful trade publication with b/w and color illustrations of sample interior uses in the bathroom, kitchen, and businesses, with a special emphasis on fireplace mantels. A scarce and useful guide with wonderful mosaic designs. Inspiring as well as informative! (21653)   $90.00

[Tiles and Pottery]. The Associated Tile Manufacturers. Bringing the Crowds to your Market: A Book for Progressive Butchers. Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1918. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good, moderate edgewear and cover soiling.

During the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, people learned the value of sanitation, and there was a rise in the demand for sanitary meat markets. Tiled walls, floors, ceilings and store fronts became popular for making meat markets look clean and attractive. This booklet showed the butcher all the possible ways to use tile in the store. Very unusual; we haven't had this title before. (21654)   $100.00

[Tiles and Pottery]. The Associated Tile Manufacturers. Tiled Hospitals. Beaver Falls, PA: The Associated Tile Manufacturers, 1925. First edition. Quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

There were sanitary advantages to using tile in hospitals in the 1920s: they were waterproof and easy to clean, they were resistant to staining and abrasion; and they were attractive and economical to use. There are many photographs inside hospitals showing tile use in the operating room, public ward, delivery room, kitchen, restrooms, corridors, and more. Very unusual; we haven't had this title before. (21655)   $95.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Ballantine, Elizabeth; Lash, Stephen S. Mill Reef Style: The Mid-century Modern Architecture of Robertson Ward. New York: Derrydale Press, 2012. First edition. Oblong folio, pp 128. Beautiful color photographs throughout on every page. Signed by the photographer Richard Cheek on the title page. Cloth over Boards with Dust Jacket. New.

Robertson "Happy Ward" was a famous mid-century modernist architect who started the Mill Reef Club in Antigua. There, "he somehow monumentalized American whimsy." This gorgeously photographed book shows its Caribbean setting, architecture, interiors, and gardens in a stunning way. (21660)   $50.00

[Victorian]. Dornsife, Samuel J. Exterior Decoration: Victorian Colors for Victorian Houses A Treatise on the Artistic Use of Colors in the Ornamentation of Buildings and A Series of Designs, Illustrating the Effects of Different Combinations of Colors in Connection with Various Styles of Architecture. Philadelphia: Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1976. Reissue of 1885 title by Devoe Paint Company. Oblong folio, pp 95. 20 Color plates including a reproduction of an early paint card from 1871. Leatherette, black w/Dust Jacket. Very Good in Good DJ.

A reprint by the Philadelphia Athenaeum of an iconic paint treatise by Dornsife in the 1880s. Color documentation is one of the most difficult problems facing the owner of a period house who wants to paint it authentically. The Athenaeum found color cards issued by manufacturers of ready-mixed paint, and used their information to create a 50-color paint chip chart tipped in. (21661)   $130.00

[Architecture]. Bruce, Alfred and Harold Sandbank. A History of Prefabrication. New York: John B. Pierce Foundation, 1944. Second Printing. Quarto, pp. 80, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This book, which discusses systems and developments in the prefabrication movement, is based on a more extensive research study for the Pierce Foundation. The contents are largely made up of a series of articles taken from the original study, and reprinted from the Architectural Forum in which they appeared beginning with the issue of December 1942. The editors have added illustrations, some comments of their own, and included a directory of wartime prefabricators in the book. The prefabrication projects studied ranged from simple modification of the conventional structure to the use of radically new materials and new construction methods. An important resource for anyone interested in the history of prefabrication. (21662)   $80.00

[Architecture]. Ruskin, John. The Seven Lamps of Architecture. New York: John Wiley, 1849. First American edition. Quarto, pp 205. + 6 Pages of advertising. Illustrated w/14 fold out lithograph plates. Ruskin's text is an enduring architectural classic, a book which was, to quote Sir Kenneth Clark, "in the history of taste, perhaps the most influential ever published." Signed by a previous owner neatly in ink on the title page. Decorated Embossed Cloth over Boards. Good; weak back hinge, foxing.

This book was the first treatise in English to teach the real significance of architecture as the most trustworthy record of life and faith of nations. It was an attempt to apply to architecture some of the principals the author sought to enforce in the case of painting, and it was influential in encouraging the Gothic revival of the time. According to Hitchcock, this book "was, of course, Ruskin's first book on architecture and its immediate appearance in America is an indication of the interest in architecture at this time, and of the fact that the early volumes of Modern Painters had already established a market for Ruskin's work." Hitchcock 1068. A very scarce first edition with beautiful plates. (21663)   $150.00

[Construction]. Hatfield, R. G. Theory of Transverse Strains and its Application in the Construction of Buildings including a full discussion of the theory and construction of floor beams, girders, headers, carriage beams, bridging, rolled-iron beams, tubular iron girders, cast-iron girders, framed girders, and roof trusses; with tables, calculated and prepared expressly for this work, of the dimensions of floor beams, headers and rolled-iron beams; and tables showing results of original experiments on the tensile, transverse and compressive strengths of American woods. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1877. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 630, indexed, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This book was intended for architects and students of architecture. The author felt there were many books written on the mathematics of construction, but none adapted to the specific needs of the architect. The chapters cover such topics as the parts of buildings that require special attention, creating strong floors, positioning weight on a beam, distributing load on floors, rules for safe loads, rules for headers, compound strains in beams, resistance to flexure, limits of elasticity, and much more. A helpful resource that covers many unusual topics. (21664)   $100.00

[Color]. von Bezold, Wilhelm. The Theory of Color in its Relation to Art and Art-Industry. Boston, MA: L. Prang and Company, 1876. First American edition. Octavo, pp. xxxiii, 274, indexed, illustrated with chromolithographic plates and woodcuts. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This book was intended to make artists and persons engaged in industrial artistic pursuits familiar with the results of investigation into the physical and physiological properties of color and pigment, presented in the simplest possible form, and show how the various propositions which have been laid down may be made available, either in the creation of new works, or for the comprehension of those already existing. The color plates are very helpful in illustrating the author's points, including a series of colored pages with black type that, when viewed through their white tissue guards, illustrate how the black type assumes tinges of other colors. A fascinating book for anyone interested in color and pigment. A scarce title; the Prang plates are striking. (21665)   $600.00

[Building Trades]. Blinn, Leroy J. A Practical Work-Shop Companion For Tin, Sheet-Iron, and Copper-Plate Workers Contains rules for various kinds of patterns used by tin, sheet iron, and copper plate workers; practical geometry; mensuration of surfaces and solids; tables of the weights of metals. lead pipe, etc.; tables of areas and circumferences of circles, Japans, varnishes, lackers, cements, compositions, etc., etc., etc. Philadelphia, PA: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1885. First edition. Octavo, pp. 184 plus 30 page publisher's catalog bound in. Indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Decorated end papers. Signed by a previous owner in 1885 in ink on front endpaper. Cloth over Boards, brown w/embossed design. Good; moderate cover wear, weak hinges.

This is a practical and detailed manual for drawing and creating patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions, including pipes, cones, elbows, domes, etc. There are also chapters on galvanized iron, varnishing, lacquers, and materials properties. A great resource for a variety of trades persons. (21670)   $70.00

[Restoration]. Moss, Roger W. [Editor]. Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. First paperback edition. Small quarto, pp. 318, indexed, richly illustrated w/ color photographs and artworks. Color Pictorial Wraps. As New.

The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. Contains a survey of practices and materials in England, cutting-edge techniques used by today's researchers in examining historic paints, fascinating case studies and an important chart of early American paint colors. Explains how to identify pigments and media, how to prepare surfaces for application and apply paint. Includes the chemical properties of paint with a table of paint components, plus a glossary and bibliography (21675)   $125.00

[Ornamentation]. Pulszky, Carl and Friedrach Fischbach. Ornamente der Hausindustrie Ungarn's [Ornaments of Hungary's Domestic Industry]. Budapest: Kon. Ung Universitats, 1878. First edition. Folio, pp. 8, 34, 40 plates, 37 of which are chromolithographs, some with silver or gold. Descriptive text in parallel German, Hungarian, and French. Ex-library markings (Museum of Fine Arts). Half-Leather with Marbled Boards and Endpapers. Good; covers detached but present.

The beautiful plates illustrate traditional and folk textile and embroidery designs from Hungary and Romania. Carefully and gorgeously produced; this is a very stunning book! (21676)   $125.00

[Metal]. Andrews, Jack. Edge of the Anvil: A Resource Book for the Blacksmith with a portfolio of photographs of Samuel Yellin's work. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1977. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 210, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This is a basic book on the tools, materials and the processes of blacksmithing. It tells how to set up a forge, equip it with tools, and stock it with materials. It tells how to work metal: heating it, cutting it, hooking it, upsetting, drawing it out, twisting it, shaping it. The instructions are detailed and, because the author-illustrator is a working smith, they are accurate. Each of the trade's tools - anvil, hammer, forge, tongs, hardies, drifts, chisels, fullers, punches, swages, and flatters - is described, its uses and varieties depicted. Providing inspiration for every blacksmith is an album of photos of the work of the late Samuel Yellin, a renowned Philadelphia blacksmith who created some stunning architectural ironwork during his career. Truly a resource book for every blacksmith. (21680)   $75.00

[International]. McGrew, Charles B. Italian Doorways: Measured Drawings and Photographs. Cleveland, OH: J.H. Hansen, Publishers, 1929. First edition. Folio (10" x 14.5"), pp. 194. Beautiful b/w photographs of 108 classical Italian doorways accompanied by architectural drawings. Cloth over Boards, navy w/gilt design & lettering. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The author undertook this study of doorways and entrances in Italy just as fascism began to spread across the country. Thus his ability to make measured drawings and take photographs was hampered in some instances. Nonetheless, he assembled and completed this study which includes early styles of Tuscan architecture through later classical styles. A visually impressive title, with elevations of all the doorways. This is the first time we've had a copy of this title with its elusive dust jacket. (21682)   $175.00

[Interiors]. Tanner, Henry. English Interior Woodwork of the XVI, XVII & XVIIIth Centuries a series of the best and most characteristic examples of chimney pieces, panelling, staircases, doors, screens, etc. measured and drawn with introductory and descriptive text. London: B.T. Batsford, 1902. First edition. Folio (12.5" x 17.5"), pp. viii, 10. Fifty full plates of nicely rendered architectural detail drawings. Ex-library markings. Original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Very Good.

A very technical study of Renaissance, Classic, Jacobean, and Wren architectural examples, with wonderful line drawings of joinery, cabinetry, doorways, cornices, etc. (21683)   $140.00

[Paint]. Standeven, Harriet A. L. House Paints, 1900-1960 History and Use. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Conservation Institute, 2011. First edition. Quarto, pp. vii, 147, indexed. Original Wraps. New.

These paints are encountered by conservators in a wide range of areas of 20th century cultural heritage, and not just those dealing with painted door frames or architectural finishes. Although the author discusses many such areas, perhaps the most surprising is the widespread use of house paints by modern artists, including Pablo Picasso. This volume provides a historical account of the development of the American and British house paint industries in the first half of the 20th century, and chapters include traditional oil-based paints, traditional water paints, nitrocellulose lacquers, oleoresinous paints, emulsion paints, and conservation. A professional and thorough study of house paints. (19152)   $75.00

[International]. Kinoshita, Masao. Sukiya: Japanese Architecture New Introduction by Clay Lancaster. Tokyo: Shokokusha Publishing Co., 1964. First edition. Quarto, pp. 134, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Text in Japanese and English. Signed by a previous owner in 1971 on the back of the title page. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The Sukiya style, which originated during the Muromachi, Momoya, and Edo periods (1340 to 1867 AD) in association with the Zen cult, has impressed many foreign architects who have constantly searched for the significant roots of good design. Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies Van der Rohe come first to mind, the former with his imaginative interlocking planes, and the latter with his economy of expression. In this book, the author defines the essential core of the Sukiya style under three different architectural factors: Sabi, Iki and contemporary Sukiya. All of these factors are related to an atmosphere that possesses tranquility and serenity, both stemming from Nature. This title is rarely found in the US; this is our first time offering it for sale. (21633)   $125.00

[Japanese]. Nouet, Noel. Tokyo. Tokyo: Noel Nouet, 1946. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 6 plus 50 offset lithograph sketches of Tokyo scenes. Original Wraps with Cord Ties. Very Good.

This book was published shortly after WWII, and opens with an essay by the author/artist covering a history of Tokyo, including war damage to the country. The sketches are drawings of Tokyo immediately after the war, drawn starting in October of 1945 and ending in January of 1946, including drawings of famous monuments and ancient buildings that survived the war, such as National Diet, American Embassy, the Imperial Palace, temples and many other sites, including bombed and burned out neighborhoods, and districts, which were completely destroyed. Noel Nouet (1885-1969) was a French artist, painter, designer and poet who lived in Japan. In 1926 he went to Japan to work as a teacher at Shizuoka High School and in 1930 as a professor at the School for Foreign Languages in Tokyo. He began to make drawings and sketches of Tokyo in his free time. Soon his drawings were published by the Japan Times, an English language newspaper in Tokyo. More than two dozen of his designs were published in color woodblock format as Shin Hanga prints by Doi Publisher in the last half of the 1930s. It is amazing to think that Nouet could remain in Japan during the war under American persistent bombing. A good portion of the last part of the book is devoted to sketches of war damage, burned out sections of the city and decimated areas after firelight. These sketches are more than likely the first images drawn and published immediately after the end of World War II. The value of Nouet's art work has steadily been increasing since his death. This book is now seldom found, in a complete state, as many were torn apart and sold as individual pages. This book is complete with all 50 pages of drawings plus the author's 4 page English essay and a list of each drawing. A superb insight and perspective to the aftermath of Tokyo. (21645)   $100.00

[Japanese]. Hobart Company. Wonders of Japan: A Portfolio of Views in the Enchanted Bamboo-Land. New York: Hobart Company, 1904. First edition. Oblong octavo, pp. 79, illustrated with b/w photographs. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good; 1" backstrip damage.

A beautiful portfolio of Japanese architecture, transportation, landscape, and shoreline in the early 20th century, just 50 years after Japan opened her doors to commerce with the West. (21644)   $30.00

[International]. Editorial Staff, Graphic-Sha Publishing Company. Drawings by Japanese Contemporary Architects. Tokyo: Graphic-sha Publishing Company, 1982. First printing. Octavo, pp. 167, illustrated with b/w and color drawings, text in English & Japanese. Original Wraps. Very Good.

In the contemporary architecture, some drawings on papers are far more attractive than the actual buildings on the ground. The drawing is organizing a particular mental space which is different from an established picture. Seeing the drawing on paper, you can catch a glimpse of the artist's theory and logic on the actually erected building and their vision for the architecture. This book is a compilation of works from architects in their 20s to their 40s at the time they were created. Some of the artworks look very realistic and worthy of a pattern book; some look surreal and require some thought and contemplation by the viewer. Definitely an unusual and interesting book! (3816)   $30.00

[International]. Morse, Edward S. Japanese Homes and their Surroundings New Introduction by Clay Lancaster. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1961. Reprint of 1886 edition. Octavo, pp. 372, indexed, with 300+ b/w drawings by the author. Original Wraps. Very Good.

This work deals with every aspect of the traditional Japanese home, from its general plan and major structural features to such ceremonial and traditional appointments as the tatami mats (which actually determine the size of the house), lamps, hibachi (braziers), fusuma and shoji screens, candlesticks, pillows, and tokonoma (places where art objects or flowers are displayed). It covers details of both construction and architectural ornamentation, and points out the many ways in which the traditional Japanese house achieved the almost ideal blend of art and nature, decoration and stark simplicity which is its hallmark. Since this work was first published in 1886, many of the traditional features of the Japanese home have altered under the impact of Western ideas. The work, consequently, should be particularly valuable to contemporary architects, artists, structural engineers and scholars who want a purer view of the traditional Japanese dwelling. (9546)   $20.00

[Photography]. Blair & Son. Two 1880s Photographs of the Green Family Mansion in Worcester. Worcester, MA: Blair & Son, nd c. 1880. Original edition. Boudoir card photographs (5.25" x 8.5", albumen photograph mounted on stiff cardboard) Boudoir Cards. Near Fine.

The Green Family mansion was built in 1850, replacing the original family homestead built by Dr. John Green in 1757. The original homestead was divided in two (side by side) and the new mansion was built in between, complete with 42 rooms. The mansion existed as part of Green Hill Park, after the land was purchased as park land in 1905. One room was used as a laboratory for students studying native birds and another was used as a lecture, assembly, and meeting room by the Worcester Natural History Society. In 1957, after 52 years of public use, the wooden mansion was torn down, with plights of vandalism, damage from the hurricane in 1948, and high maintenance costs contributing to the decision to destroy the historic structure. These two photographs show family members enjoying the rolling, landscaped lawns that sloped towards the pond. A handsome pair. (21627)   $50.00

[Design]. Bemis, Albert Farwell. The Evolving House: Rational Design. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1933. Second Printing. Small quarto, pp. xxxv, 625, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The urgency of the need for better homes, built with less waste of human effort, is recognized universally. The best way to meet that need is through the natural forces of evolution: through improvement in the physical technique of providing shelter, and the broad cooperative use of that technique by all concerns. This book suggests the cubical modular method as an improvement in such technique. It aims to analyze house structure, to state fully the terms of this important and pressing problem of our times, and to present a logical solution in the redesign of human shelter. This is the third volume of the Evolving House trilogy; the first volume traced the development of housing from caves to modern times, and the second volume analyzed the economics of shelter. (21435)   $80.00

[Architectural History]. Jackson, Richard and Gilder, Cornelia Brooke. Houses of the Berkshires, 1870-1930 Foreword by Samuel White. New York: Acanthus Press, 2006. First edition. Quarto, pp. 310, indexed, over 300 b/w photographs previously unpublished. CD with full text and images included. Cloth over Boards w/illustrated Dust Jacket. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This volume, launching the Architecture of Leisure series, surveys 35 of the most renowned residences and estates designed by nationally known firms including McKim, Mead & White, Carrere & Hastings, and Frederick Law Olmsted. Their clients included lawyer and ambassador Joseph Choate, novelist Edith Wharton, and inventor George Westinghouse. An impressive publication, beautifully produced and thoroughly researched, that provides an unmatched chronicle of a distinctive social and literary colony and now-vanished way of life. (13300)   $50.00

[Building Trades]. Nicholson, Peter. The Mechanic's Companion, or the Elements and Practice of Carpentry, Joinery, Bricklaying, Masonry, Slaying, Plastering, Painting, Smithing, and Turning, comprehending the latest improvements and containing a full description of The Tools belonging to each branch of business; with copious directions for their use, and an explanation of the terms Used In Each Art; also an Introduction to Practical Geometry. Philadelphia: James Locken, 1849. Small quarto, pp. 331, indexed, 40 plates by W. S. Barnard depict tools of the trade and instances of joinery, molding, staircases, and bricklaying. Foxing and page discoloration. Full Leather with some scuffing. Good.

Covers bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, turning, joinery, and carpentry, with an introduction to practical geometry. A wonderfully practical snapshot of the trades in the first half of the 19th century. (21501)   $110.00

[Metal]. Chattanooga Roofing and Foundry Co. Chattanooga Roofing and Foundry Co. General Catalogue No. 28. Chattanooga, TN: Chattanooga Roofing and Foundry Co., 1910. Original edition. Octavo, pp. 159. Indexed, illustrated in b/w. Original Wraps. Very Good; Wraps loose at front hinge, some pages loose but present, marks on wraps, interiors bright, pencil marginalia on some pages.

A very scarce catalog from this Tennessee foundry, showing wonderful images of storefronts, cornices and moldings, finials, skylights, roofing, heaters and grates, girders, manhole covers, cellar doors, stairways, railings, awnings, and other ornamental and structural metalwork. An interesting and quite comprehensive catalog with wonderful visuals. From the Old House Journal reference library. (15387)   $130.00

[Interiors]. Day, Lewis F. Ornament and its Application: A Book for Students Treating in A Practical Way of the Relation of Design to Material, Tools and Methods of Work. New York: Scribners/Batsford, 1904. First edition thus. Octavo, pp. 319, illustrated w/ b/w drawings and photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

The author shows the clear and close relation of design to workmanship, and arouses interest in the technical side of art which lovers of art don't ordinarily ponder much, but can be a never-failing source of interest. The illustrations are beautifully done (no surprise in a book devoted to design and ornamentation!) and help the reader to grasp the concepts in the text. Even the gilt lettering on the cover is a work of art! (9130)   $45.00

[Metal]. Art Metal Construction Company. Hollow Metal Doors & Trim presenting representative Art Metal installations, a complete series of architectural detail plates of the product and a conception of Art Metal facilities for manufacture. Jamestown, NY: Art Metal Construction Company, 1925. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 159, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings, some with spot color. Signed by a previous owner on the front cover in ink. Perfect Bound. Good; some staining on backstrip.

An extensive and detailed trade catalog of metal products from doors and frames to mouldings and even elevator enclosures. Includes many photos and artist renderings of buildings that used Art Metal doors in their construction. Scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer this title. (21464)   $120.00

[Pattern Book]. Wills, Royal Barry. Better Houses for Budgeteers (complete with the beautiful dustjacket and an original R.B. Wills signed drawing of an expanded Cape Cod House!). New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1941. First edition. Quarto, pp. 102, illustrated w/plans & drawings in duotone. Someone wrote prices in pencil for the houses circa 1970, and several previous owners signed the front endpaper. Original Black Cloth. Very Good in Very Good (Un-Price-Clipped) Mylar-Protected DJ.

Scarce title in any condition, but here in a good copy with a good dustjacket (see illustration). The full and bold signature and wonderful original ink drawing make this a great collector's copy! (11487)   $125.00

[Pattern Book]. Keith, M. L. [Editor]. Keith's Magazine Lot (4 issues Magazine of Home Building, 1 issue Beautiful Homes) Feb 1923, Apr 1923, Aug 1923, Oct 1923, Feb 1928. Minneapolis: Keith Corp., 1923-1928. First edition. Quarto, 5 volumes - each approx. pp 50. Illustrated with b/w photographs, floor plans, details and trade advertisements throughout. Original Color Illustrated Wraps. Very Good.

A lovely collection of home designs, plans & images; as well as articles on building methods, decoration, plumbing, electricity, and much more. An early compendium of DIY information for the home owner with a wealth of practical information still! (21500)   $80.00

[Architectural History]. Johnson, Bernard L. [Editor]. The American Architect and Building Age, September 1933. Chicago, IL: American Builder Publishing Corporation, 1933. First edition. Quarto, pp. 66, illustrated w/ b/w photographs and drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This issue has a special emphasis on the garage, including remodeling, design, equipment, and a photographic portfolio. There are also articles on good architecture in small inexpensive homes, sketches and dimensioned drawings of a dozen home workshop projects in wood, how to lay out stairs for safe easy travel, practical job pointers, renovating old apartments, and more. Well illustrated and in very nice condition. (21681)   $50.00

[Stone]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of French Stonework. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1932. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

A beautiful collection of French photographs depicting stone work across several centuries. Corner quoins, cottage walls, storefronts, pilasters, arched doorways, and much more. (21672)   $35.00

[Metal]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of Metal Stair Railings. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1933. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

An attractive collection of ironwork balusters from the simple to the ornate, featuring the work of artists such as Arthur Loomis Harmon, Pliny Rogers, Bradley Delehanty, Moise Goldstein, William Ingemann, and many more. (21673)   $35.00

[Ornamentation]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of Modern Ornament. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1934. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This is an arresting collection of all sorts of ornament: brick, stone, wood, metal and more. It features the work of such architectural firms as Shreve, Lamb & Harmon; Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker; Sloan & Robertson; Ely Jacques Kahn; Holabird & Root; and much more. Art Deco examples dominate this collection. (21674)   $35.00

[Brick]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of Molded Brick. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1935. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This portfolio features examples from across the United States and Europe. Doorways, chimneys, exterior border walls, windows, and ornamentation examples. (21677)   $35.00

[Windows]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of Dormer Windows. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1935. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This portfolio features examples from across the United States, with a concentration in New England and the mid-Atlantic states, and a few examples from Europe. The featured dormers appear to be mostly early 20th century construction in stone, wood, and brick buildings. (21678)   $35.00

[Brick]. Architecture Magazine. Architecture's Portfolio of Brick Cornices. New York: Architecture Magazine, 1935. First edition. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This portfolio features examples from across the United States, with a concentration in New England and the mid-Atlantic states, and a few examples from Europe. The featured cornices are identified by location and architect, and feature a wide variety of styles. (21679)   $35.00

[Architecture]. Tangires, Helen. Public Markets. New York: 2008. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This book is a richly illustrated compendium of the wide variety of buildings and spaces devoted to the urban marketplace. More than 800 historical and contemporary photographs, architectural drawings, maps, and posters from around the world depict the many types of public markets, including open-air marketplaces; street markets; markets in public buildings; market sheds; enclosed market houses; central markets; and wholesale terminal markets. Examples are organized in sections that define the form and function of these principal market types, and the repertoire of design strategies that have been and still are available. As the images attest, public markets persist as the most enduring form of global, urban food exchange, and a strong sense of tradition continues to inform their architecture and design. (21540)   $30.00

[Landscape Architecture]. Waymark, Janet. Thomas Mawson: Life, Gardens and Landscapes. London: 2009. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

In the early 20th century, Thomas Hayton Mawson (1861-1933) was the most sought-after garden and landscape designer of the day and could name crowned heads of Europe among his clients. This is the first full biography of Mawson, and includes material and images garnered from relatives and public and private sources. From the Old House Journal reference library. (21525)   $30.00

[Building as Envelope]. Martin, George A. [Editor]. Fences, Gates, & Bridges A Practical Manual. Brattleboro, VT: The Steven Greene Press, 1974. Reprint of 1892 edition by Orange Judd Co. Octavo, pp. 191, indexed, illustrated with over 300 b/w engravings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good DJ.

This is the to-the-point and expert how-to-do-it writing on a subject of concern to every property owner: rural, suburban, small town. it describes dozens of kinds of fences that can be put together out of a wide variety of materials, to take care of property subdivision and protection, livestock control, ornamentation and other functions. Also wickets, gates, stiles, hedges, small bridges, culverts - every adjunct to fencing you can think of. Written in a day when things were built to last, there could be no more practical manual of its kind for farmer, gardener, whole earther, home craftsman, or professional carpenter. (11587)   $30.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Kostura, William and Susan Johnson. William F. Lewis: A San Francisco House Builder. San Francisco, CA: The Book Club of California, 1993. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 62, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Good; coffee stain soils the cover and some internal pages.

This story is about how houses were built in San Francisco in the 1880's and 1890's, and about William F. Lewis who was one of the hundreds of contractors in the city who built them. Although Lewis was not prolific compared to some of them (such as the Hinkel brothers, the Rountrees, or Fernando Nelson), his career was in many ways representative. His houses, which he designed himself, look very much like other Victorian houses of the time. He took steps, it appears, to enlarge the scope of his operations, and in this he failed as did undoubtedly many other builders. And so, William F. Lewis's story tells us much about the Victorian-era house-building industry as a whole. (21656)   $30.00

[Metal]. Gayle, Margot and David W. Look; John G. Waite. Metals in America's Historic Buildings Uses and Preservation Treatments. Washington DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Technical Preservation Services Division, 1980. First edition. Quarto, pp. 170. Includes notes and bibliography. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Decorated Wraps, Black. Good.

An excellent, practical guide to the preservation of architectural metalwork. Part I is "A Historical Survey of Metals" by Margot Gayle and David W. Look. Part II is the extensive "Deterioration and Methods of Preserving Metals" by John G. Waite. Taken together, the two parts argue for a heightened awareness of the metals in our buildings and call for more investigation of proper installation, maintenance, and conservation practices. (21657)   $40.00

[Restoration]. Cahan, Richard. They All Fall Down: Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture. Washington DC: Preservation Press, 1994. First edition. Quarto, pp. 261. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. Boards. As New in Very Fine DJ.

An engaging book on the career and efforts of pioneering preservationist Richard Nickel. Nickel loved photography, and his love of photography was bound up in a special devotion to buildings, especially the buildings of Louis Sullivan. (21658)   $40.00

[Urban Studies]. Corbett, Theodore. The Making of American Resorts: Saratoga Springs, Ballstone Spa, Lake George. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2001. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 285, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

What factors create a successful resort? How did the rise of lavish hotels and spas reflect the changing values of American society as the nineteenth century progressed? Historians have argued that resorts were created to meet the demands of a leisured social elite. Theodore Corbett offers a fresh, compelling argument, demonstrating that resorts created and re-created themselves to keep pace with changing times. Success came with anticipating demands, not just reacting to them. This book offers a window into shifting public values and the structure of commercial tourism. (21659)   $30.00

[Architectural History]. White, Samuel G. The Houses of McKim, Mead & White. New York: 2004. Perfect Bound. As New.

The first book to focus on the residential work of McKim, Mead & White, one of America's best-known and most influential architecture firms. With nearly 1,000 commissions executed between 1879 and 1912, the firm was clearly the architect of choice for the most prestigious projects of the era. More than 30 houses are presented here. (21666)   $25.00

[Gardening]. Downing, A.J. A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences, comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying our grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments, to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens etc. with remarks on rural architecture. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1967. Reprint of 1859 sixth edition. Octavo, pp. xvi, 576, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

Published originally in 1841, this book has become a classic in the literature of American gardening. The author adapted the principles of the English landscape style to American needs and made it possible for the small-home owner to enjoy a status formerly reserved for the estate owner abroad. Known as "the father of landscape architecture" in America, he was a pioneer in "natural beauty," fostering the popularity of native trees and shrubs, and developing the informal, picturesque, "free-form" design that characterized his own creations and teachings. Hitchcock 365. (21667)   $25.00

[Chicago]. Mayer, Harold M. and Richard C. Wade. Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1969. First edition. Small quarto, pp. ix, 510, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

This is the story of Chicago and how it grew. In a little over a century, it rose from a mere frontier outpost to become one of the great cities of the world. No single book can possibly encompass the immense scope of this development or convey the endless diversity of the life of Chicago's people. But with the help of the camera, it is possible to capture many dimensions of this extraordinary story. This volume contains over 1,000 pictures and 50 maps, which helps to illustrate how the city expanded and why it looks the way it does. An incredible book, and handsomely designed. (21668)   $35.00

[Chicago]. Condit, Carl W. The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964. Tenth printing. Small quarto, pp. 238, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good.

This thoroughly illustrated study traces the history of the world-famous Chicago school of architecture from its beginnings with the functional innovations of William Le Baron and others to their imaginative development by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. A rich, organized record of the distinguished architecture with which Chicago lives and influences the world. (21669)   $25.00

[New England]. Massachusetts Historical Society. Witness to America's Past: Two Centuries of Collecting by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston, MA: 1991. Perfect Bound. Very Good.

This fully illustrated catalog, published in 1991 to accompany the Massachusetts Historical Society's 200th-anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides the reader with an engaging view of the books, manuscripts, artwork, and historical artifacts collected by the Society over two hundred years. Filled with color plates, black-and-white illustrations, detailed item descriptions, and entertaining anecdotal information, the catalog brings many of the most vital events in American and Massachusetts history to life through the examination of material artifacts. The book includes more than 160 of the most historically significant objects in the Society's collection-from paintings, prints, and engravings to unusual objects such as tea collected from the Boston Tea Party, a bureau whose drawers supposedly housed a witch during the Salem witch trials, and photographs of soldiers from the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the most important African American regiment raised in the North during the Civil War. (21546)   $25.00