[Architecture]. Bruce, Alfred and Harold Sandbank. A History of Prefabrication. New York: John B. Pierce Foundation, 1945. Third Printing. Quarto, pp. 80, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good; 1" open tear on back cover. 

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. Quite scarce. (23548)  $100.00

[Metal]. Zouri Drawn Metals Co. Zouri Safety Key-Set and International Store Front Construction Catalog No. 12. Chicago: Zouri Drawn Metals Co., 1925. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings and photographs. Laid in is a portfolio of 10 architectural drawings of full size details from the catalog. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; portfolio has some mild water stains. 

A very rare set of metal and glass storefront designs by the Zouri Drawn Metals Co., known for inventing a safer way to install storefront glass. Many older and historic buildings still have Zouri storefronts in use today. The catalog illustrates 16 different store fronts, showing everything from the very simple to the ornate. An intriguing glimpse of store front architecture from a century ago. (23547)  $175.00

[Metal]. Zouri Store Fronts. Portfolio of Zouri Store Fronts Fabricated in Modern Rustless Metals 15 Designs Illustrating the Use of Zouri Members; A.I.A. File No. 26-B-1. Niles, MI: Zouri Drawn Metals Co., nd c. 1936. Original edition. Folding portfolio, with 15 loose sheets, each displaying a b/w architectural drawing of a store front. A bonus storefront image laid in, showing a proposed storefront designed by Reinle-Salmon of Baltimore. Folding portfolio with loose plates in pocket, as issued. Very Good. 

An absolutely gorgeous portfolio of metal and glass storefront designs with period detailing, for shoe stores, clothing stores, grocery stores, drug stores, and restaurants. You will want to shop in every one of these businesses! (23566)  $125.00

[Stone]. Ludwig, Allan I. Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and its Symbols, 1650-1815 - signed by the author. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1975. First paperback edition. Small quarto, pp. 482, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. The title page is embellished with a full page tombstone illustration and signature by the author, who celebrated this first paperback edition with an inscription on his tombstone illustration reading "the soul casts off this mortal cloth and flies to pulpy paradise." Oversized Paperback. Very Good. 

In Puritan New England, with its abiding concern for things not of this world and its distrust of forms and ceremonies, only one art flourished: the symbolic art of the stonecarver of mortuary monuments. This carefully, beautifully illustrated work was the first to consider this art in depth as a meaningful aesthetic-spiritual expression, and it remains the single most important work on the subject (nominated for a Pulitzer). A guide to early forms of American religions symbolism, and a pictorial representation of the stonecutter's art. We have a second unsigned copy available at $50. (23546)  $70.00

[Pattern Book]. Shoppell, R. W. Shoppell's Modern Houses No. 41, 42, 43 (Jan 1894, Apr 1894, Jul 1894). New York: Co-Operative Building Plan Association, 1894. Original edition. Quarto, pp. ~36 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, front cover detached, text block very good. 

Includes floor plans and photographs or engravings of over 50 Colonial designs, plus many other 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. (23556)  $120.00

[Pattern Book]. Shoppell, R. W. Shoppell's Modern Houses No. 44, 45, 46 (Oct 1894, Jan 1895, Apr 1895). New York: Co-Operative Building Plan Association, 1895. 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, front cover partially detached, 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. (23555)  $120.00

[Metal]. Smyser-Royer Company. Cast Iron Verandas and Railings, Catalog C A.I.A. File No. 15-C. Philadelphia, PA: Smyser-Royer Company, 1940. First edition. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated w/ b/w photographs and architectural drawings. A second catalog titled "Old New Orleans Treillage" by the Sternberg Manufacturing Company in Chicago, is included in this lot. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

This catalog was distributed in the 100th year of the company's existence. A cover letter laid in states that the patterns for almost all the designs in the catalog have been produced for more than 85 years, and these same patterns are seen in many of the old iron verandas and balconies in the South. The material was sold completely fabricated, including the bar framing, and it was given a coat of oil and a coat of paint before shipping. The bonus catalog is 8 pages long, with a price list laid in. Both are very scarce and excellent resources for preservationists in the American South. (23568)  $125.00

[New England]. Cummings, Abbott Lowell. The Framed Houses of Massachusetts Bay, 1625-1725 - signed by the author. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1979. First edition. Quarto, pp. 261, indexed, 280 b/w illustrations, including photographs, architectural drawings and technical building details. Inscribed to David Rhinelander by the author on the title page. Rhinelander has been involved with preserving buildings and neighborhoods for decades in Massachusetts and Connecticut. A program from the author's 2017 memorial service is laid in. Color Pictorial Wraps. Good. 

A ground-breaking study of wood framed houses in colonial Massachusetts. It describes his theory about how timber joints were used in English buildings and their technology evolved in New England. Chapter headings include indigenous building forms, builders and their resources, the assembly of the house frame, English derivations and evolutionary trends, finishes, and much more. An invaluable treatise for preservationists, historians and builders, and an important association copy. (23569)  $80.00

[Design]. Anonymous. Two Drawings of Architectural Ornamentation. nd c. 1900. Original drawing. Two sheets, each 13" x 17", showing architectural ornaments displayed directly and in profile, drawn in ink and shaded with diluted ink or watercolor paint. Original pen and ink drawings. Very Good. 

Two beautifully rendered pages of architectural sketches, worthy of framing. (23572)  $45.00

[Design]. Anonymous. Architectural Drawing of Art Museum. nd c. 1900. Original drawing. Ink and watercolor drawing, 10.5" x 17", matted to 17" x 23.5" Original pen and ink drawing. Very Good. 

An intricately detailed side elevation of an art museum, showing a hallway of statuary, statues on the staircase, and an inner gallery of paintings and statues with beautiful classical pediment, arch and columns. (23573)  $60.00

[American]. Le Corbusier. When the Cathedrals Were White: A Journey to the Country of Timid People. London: Routledge, 1948. First edition. Octavo, pp. 215, illustrated with b/w drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (1887-1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. This book was his reflection on a visit to America, especially New York, contrasting its bustling modernity with the unified, optimistic spirit of medieval Europe when cathedrals were built, symbolizing a pure, common purpose, as he envisioned a new, planned vertical city for the future. He saw the "white cathedrals" era as a time of spiritual unity and innovation, suggesting modern America's energy mirrored that, but lacked direction, and proposed a rational urban design. (23545)  $50.00

[Brick]. Hildreth, W. P. Bricklayer's Invoice for Work Done in 1888. Winchendon, MA: Dr. W. P. Hildreth, 1888. Original edition. Folded letterhead, 8.5" x 8", handwritten entries in ink, and signed by Hildreth. Folded letterhead, unused 3" of paper torn away at the bottom. Very Good. 

This bill was written up over July 13 and 14, 1888, tallying the labor and materials costs for building a chimney for Winchendon (Mass.) resident Stephen Cummings Ketchum. W. P. Hildreth Masonry was still active in the mid-to-late 20th century, but appears to be defunct now. An interesting piece of Winchendon business history. (23549)  $75.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Harvey, John H. Henry Yevele: The Life of an English Architect. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1946. Second edition. Octavo, pp 86. Color plate facing title page, b/w photographs throughout. Cloth over Boards, orange w/Dust Jacket designed by author. Very Good in Good DJ. 

Henry Yevele's life ranged roughly from 1320 to 1400, a period during which the architectural experiments of the previous century gradually became crystallized in the enduring national style which the textbooks call "Perpendicular." This book, which brilliantly surveys one of the greatest periods of architectural achievement in the history of our race, is the first full-length biography of an English architect of the Middle Ages. It includes a great deal of research never before brought together, and is richly illustrated by plans and details, and by views of the work of Yevele and his contemporaries from photographs, prints, drawings and manuscripts. This is a brilliant and challenging book; not only one for historians and archaeologists, but for architects, and that part of the general public which realizes that it depends on architects for places to live in. (11511)  $45.00

[Structural Steel]. John W. Kiesling & Son. Kiesling "Steel-Rail" Dumbwaiters and Doors A.I.A. File No. 36-c1 and d2. Brooklyn, NY: John W. Kiesling & Son, nd c. 1932. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 10, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings, plus 11 blueprints of dumbwaiters and their components. A representative list of Kiesling installations is laid in. Brad Bound Wraps. Very Good. 

Dumbwaiter capacities range from 25 to 500 pounds and sometimes even higher. These dumbwaiters were designed to require a maximum of 10 pounds pull on the hand rope to lift their load. The company offered undercounter dumbwaiters and hand powered invalid and hospital lifts in addition to their more common design used to lift merchandise from a storeroom in a cellar or basement to a store above. Scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer any materials from this company. (23550)  $100.00

[Decorative Arts]. John Lane Company Offices of the International Studio. "The Studio" Year-Book of Decorative Art A review of the latest developments in the artistic construction decoration and furnishings of the house. New York: John Lane Company Offices of the International Studio, 1911. First edition. Quarto, pp. 274, illustrated with b/w and color architectural drawings, and b/w photographs. Color Pictorial Wraps. Good: heavy edge, corner and backstrip wear to cover, text block very good. 

The Studio Year-Book of Decorative Art was an annual review of some of the finest examples of contemporary and applied art. This issue concentrated on examples in Great Britain, Germany, Austria, and Hungary, including country homes; furniture and fireplaces; wall and ceiling decoration; stained glass; embroidery; textile fabrics; pottery and table glass; metalwork; woodcarving; linoleum; and garden statuary. Absorbing reading for those who appreciate the decorative arts. (23558)  $40.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Lehigh Cement, Concrete for Town and Country A Service Book of Information for Those Interested in Permanent Improvement in Town and Country. Philadelphia, PA: Wm. F. Fell Co., 1922. First edition. Quarto, pp 189, illustrated with b/w photographs, construction drawings and diagrams. Decorated Wraps. Very Good, mild water stain on front cover. 

A practical publication showing the many uses for concrete materials and related methods. Garages, work houses, walls, roofs, and tanks are just some of the applications shown in this interesting and very scarce publication. (23571)  $65.00

[Millwork]. Curtis Companies Inc. Architectural Interior and Exterior Woodwork Standardized The Permanent Furniture for Your Home. Clinton, IA: Curtis Companies, Inc., 1920. First printing. Quarto, pp. 238, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A previous owner signed the front endpapers in ink. Cloth over Boards. Good: cover stains, heavy backstrip and corner wear; text block very good. 

A nice early 20th century trade catalogue with an abundance of product drawings, including doors, windows, furniture, moldings, mantels, and more. The products are illustrated in the context of the room in which they are intended, which gives us a great peek into room design and ornamentation in post-WWI homes. (23559)  $60.00

[Carpentry]. Kidder, Frank Eugene. Building Construction and Superintendence: Part II: Carpenters' Work. New York: William T. Comstock, 1929. Ninth edition, revised. Quarto, pp. 907, indexed, 830 b/w illustrations. Signed by Chicago-area architect Arthur G. Eppig in ink on the front endpaper. Original Brown Cloth. Very Good. 

Chapters on the building and finishing woods of the United States; wood framing; sheathing, windows and outside door frames; outside finish, gutters, shingle roofs; interior woodwork, rough work, doors, standing finish, floors, stairs; builders' hardware; heavy framing; and specifications. Two appendices cover patented devices used in connection with carpenters' work, and tables of the strength of materials. The author was a structural engineer trained at MIT, and practicing architect in Denver. He was well known as a "consulting architect," being, we believe, the first architect to assume that title in this country. (23574)  $100.00

[Hardware]. Skillman Hardware Manufacturing Company. Illustrated Catalog of Builders' Hardware Fine Bronze, Brass and Iron Castings to Order, a Specialty. Trenton, NJ: Skillman Hardware Manufacturing Company, 1909. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w engravings. Board binder with two brass fasteners. Very Good. 

This catalog is devoted to front door sets, sliding door sets, inside sets, door pulls, push plates, and door locks. Scarce; this is the first time we've had any catalog from this company. (23575)  $150.00

[Architecture]. Ramsey, Stanley C. and JDM Harvey. Small Georgian Houses and Their Details, 1750-1820 in two parts: I. Exteriors II. Interiors and Details. Kent, England: Butterworth Architecture, 1988. Later printing. Quarto, np ~240, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 

For many people, the Georgian town house has become almost the ultimate expression of civilized urban living. This collection of photographs and drawings, compiled by two skillful Georgian revival architects in the 1920s, provides an indispensable reference for those concerned with restoring later Georgian houses, adapted them to new uses and learning the lessons they provide. A pleasure to all who care about Georgian architecture. (23560)  $80.00

[Wood]. Pryce, Will. Buildings in Wood The History & Traditions of Architecture's Oldest Building Material. New York: Rizzoli, 2008. First edition. Quarto, pp. 320, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

This epic history is the first comprehensive survey of the use of wood in architecture throughout the ages.The book is organized both chronologically and geographically. It surveys works from the oldest heritage of wooden buildings (Kyoto's Buddhist temples and Scandinavia's pagan-inspired stave churches) to the latest cutting-edge designs, proving that wood is on the rise as the preferred material in these ecologically conscious times.No region of the world with a native tradition of building with wood is left out. In North America, the book demonstrates the European origins of New England's clapboards and saltboxes, and later shows how such sophisticated California architects as Greene & Greene or Bernard Maybeck could blend age-old traditions of the Far East and Switzerland with a Pacific Coast sense of novelty and whimsy. Spectacular and diverse photographs highlight the architectural masterpieces of wooden architecture throughout the world, illustrating that wood is a building material with a deep history as well as a vibrant future. (23552)  $50.00

[International]. Dlugac, M. Astafeva et al. Avantgarde I 1900-1923: Russisch-Sowjetische Architecktur [Russian-Soviet Architecture]. Moscow: Shchusev Architecture Museum, 1991. First edition. Quarto, pp. 319, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Text in German. Oversized Paperback. Very Good.

The Russian avant-garde between 1900 and 1923 was an explosive movement in art, literature, and architecture that created revolutionary forms, from Suprematism (Malevich) to Constructivism (Tatlin, Rodchenko), which merged with the utopian ideals of the revolution, producing non-representational art, design, and political agitation for a new society. Strongly influenced by Futurism and Cubism, it was radicalized into a new vision of art and life that continued to exert influence until the 1930s before being suppressed. This period ended with increasing state control and the establishment of Socialist Realism under Stalin, which displaced the revolutionary avant-garde artists. The book covers, among other topics, the radical reform movements, the broad spectrum of formal and stylistic experimentation in Russian architecture from 1917 to 1923, and the new architectural challenges arising from the transformation of society, including their social aspects (workers' housing, settlements, clubs and cultural centers, industrial buildings). (23565)  $50.00

[Concrete & Cement]. ICS Staff. ICS #247B - Concrete Construction. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1940. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 104, illustrated with b/w construction drawings. Decorated FFE papers. Black cloth on boards w/embossed design, black. Very Good. 

Chapters on materials and methods, cement, conveying and depositing of concrete, application and forms of plain concrete, surface finishes for walls, reinforced concrete, and much more. An especially practical handbook from this International Textbook series, with plenty of detailed construction drawings. (23538)  $70.00

[Building]. Baker, Samuel. ICS #289B - Elements of Structural Drawing. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1937. Original edition. Octavo, pp. ~175, illustrated with b/w drawings. A previous owner stamped the title page in ink. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has two sections. The first section has chapters on classification of structural drawings; pencil drawings, tracings, and blueprints; drafting-room organization; conventional methods used in drawing; lettering; lines; and more. The second section concentrates more on building topics and has chapters on structural steel shapes and members; members of steel-frame buildings; rivets in steel members; details of beams; erection marks and erection diagrams; plate girders; riveted columns; details of roof trusses; and much more. Scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer this title for sale. (23542)  $50.00

[Building]. Baker, Samuel. ICS #290 - Elements of Timber and Concrete Drawings. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1932. Original edition. Octavo, pp. ~150, illustrated with b/w drawings. A previous owner stamped the front endpaper in ink. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has two sections. The first section has chapters on drawings of timber structures; typical joints used in framing; joist and girder construction; timber industrial drawings; timber mill construction; wooden roof trusses; wooden trestles; and more. The second section has chapters on concrete construction; beam and girder construction; types of reinforced concrete building; beams; slabs; columns; general requirements in concrete detailing; flat-slab construction; and much more. Beautifully illustrated. (23541)  $60.00

[Building]. Fritz, C. E. ICS #292 - Loads in Structures; Properties of Sections; Materials of Structural Engineering. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1930. Original edition. Octavo, pp. ~170, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has three sections. The first section has chapters on floor, roof, and wind loads; dead load; live load; snow and wind loads; accidental and suddenly applied loads; and more. The second section has chapters on center of gravity; the neutral axis; the moment of inertia; section modulus; radios of gyration; and more. The third section has chapters on iron; cast iron; wrought iron; steel; structural steel; alloy steels; other metals and alloys; timber; preparation of wood for structural purposes; timber preservation; building stone; brick; other clay products; hollow building tile; clay pipe; and more. Beautifully illustrated with some folding plates. (23543)  $50.00

[Building]. Baker, Samuel and J. P. J. Williams. ICS #315N - Design of Columns; Stone and Brick Masonry. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. Original edition. Octavo, pp. ~105, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has two sections. The first section has chapters on theory of column design; radius of gyration; general formulas for columns; steel columns; timber columns; cast-iron columns; and more. The second section has chapters on stone masonry; general rules for stone setting; rubble masonry; squared-stone masonry; ashlar masonry; brick masonry; bricklaying; preservation and repairing; and much more. A very nice copy of this practical handbook. (23540)  $60.00

[Building]. Baker, Samuel and J. P. J. Williams. ICS #317N - Design of Beams. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1931. First edition. Octavo, pp. 141, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has two sections. The first section has chapters on cantilever, simple and overhanging beams; reactions at support; shear and maximum shear; bending and maximum bending moments; and more. The second section has chapters on stresses in beams; flexural stresses; shearing stresses; timber beams; rolled beams; deflection; torsion; and much more. A handy volume on an important construction topic. (23539)  $60.00

[Building]. Baker, Samuel; A. DeGroot; C. E. O'Rourke. ICS #328C - Foundations and Piling; Design of Spread Footings; Flat-Slab Design. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1936. Original edition. Octavo, pp. ~225, illustrated with b/w drawings. A previous owner stamped the title page in ink. Hard Cover. Very Good. 

This book has three sections. The first section has chapters on foundation beds; bearing capacity of soil; pile foundations; types of piles and pile-driving apparatus; bearing piles; sheet piling; steel sheet piling; and more. The second section has chapters on pressure on footings; construction of footings; design of plain concrete footings; design of reinforced concrete footings; design of steel grillage footings; independent column footings; and more. The third section has chapters on design of flat-slab floors; theoretical bending moments; column capitals; dropped panels; thickness of slab; shearing stresses; design of steel reinforcement; design of wall beams; columns in flat-slab construction; and more. Scarce; this is the first time we've been able to offer this title for sale. (23544)  $60.00

[American]. Scientific American. Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition September 1886 Scientific American Architectural Series. New York: Munn & Co., 1886. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 16"), pp. 32, illustrated with b/w photographs, engravings and period advertising. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

Topics include modern school house designs; decoration; a pioneer bridge; the Minneapolis public library building; floor plans for several different homes; medal-winning design for a town church; ventilation and lighting of buildings; illustrations of Morningside Park in New York City; and much more. Beautifully illustrated. (23553)  $75.00

[American]. Scientific American. Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition April 1892. New York: Munn & Co., 1892. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 16"), pp. 16, plus xvi (advertising), indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, engravings, period advertising, and two color chromolithographic plates. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; 3" closed tear at staples. 

Outstanding photographs and illustrations of historic homes in New Jersey, Maine,, Connecticut, and New York, as well as floor plans for a cemetery chapel, a church, and a family cemetery vault. Articles include shadow as element of design; artificial building stone; an improved wood working machine; a new spring hinge; a plumber's blast furnace; and more. A handsome magazine featuring some absolutely beautiful Victorian homes. (23554)  $75.00

[Wood]. Smith, S. H. [Publisher]. The Wood Worker, January 1894 A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Interests of Wood-Working Industries. Indianapolis, IN: S. H. Smith, 1894. Vol. XII No. 11;. Folio (10.5" x 14.5"), pp. 48, illustrated with b/w engravings and period advertising. Staplebound Wraps. Good; edgewear chipping, cover stains, and backstrip wear. 

The Wood-Worker was a significant publication for the woodworking industry in the late 19th and early 20th century. This issue contains articles on grinding small edge tools; feeding planers; a rotary reciprocating mortising machine; the care of a planer; Norwegian planers; ebony wood; sash mortiser and relisher; door relisher and wedge cutter; uniform hardwood inspection; piling cottonwood lumber; mill building; the crescent saw swage; a self-feed saw; English tools; bending machinery; and much more. (23567)  $60.00

[Tiles and Pottery]. Keramic Studio Publishing Co. Design: Keramic Studio, 2 issues (December 1927 and May 1928). Syracuse, NY: Keramic Studio Publishing Co., 1928. Original edition. Folio (11" x 13.5"), each issue pp. 20 plus period advertising, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Design: Keramic Studio was a significant monthly art magazine published in Syracuse, NY, focusing on art teachers, students, and designers with beautiful large-format plates and articles on pottery, china painting, and decorative arts. The editor, Adelaide Alsop-Robineau, was a prominent figure in American ceramics. Articles in these issues on the development of a block print surface pattern; the art of the North Carolina potters; the tea cozy; color in design; the design problem of the little theatre; simplified animal design; and more. (23570)  $40.00

[Books About Books]. Cheek, Richard. Selling the Dwelling: The Books that Build America's Houses, 1775-2000. New York: Grolier Club, 2013. First edition, Limited. Quarto, pp. 288. Illustrated with 749 color illustrations. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. Cloth over Boards. New in new dustjacket. 

A beautifully produced, visually spectacular catalog for the exhibit of the same name, showing at New York's Grolier Club through February of 2014. Written by exhibit curator and architectural photographer Richard Cheek, this book documents the development and influence of the house design book, from early American builders' manuals through the rise of popular pattern books and catalogs for kit homes and house designs. "In this illustrated survey - the first of its kind to showcase the enormous variety and graphic appeal of these materials - Richard Cheek highlights the more visually arresting and socially compelling examples, focusing on books that reveal the character of our country as much as they do the style of our houses." Filled with over 600 examples, this thoroughly researched volume is a significant contribution to the study of American domestic architecture and the influence of published architectural designs on America's homes. (19170)  $55.00

[Pattern Books]. Woodward, George E. Woodward's Country Homes. New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1865. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 166, illustrated with b/w drawings. Delves into the actual building of country homes (i.e. more than just a pattern book). Hitchcock 1425. Book plate for Ernest W. Buecheler affixed inside front cover. Buecheler was a Syracuse author who wrote a book on the architecture around Niagara Falls in 1923. Also stamped by his brother Jacob R. Buecheler, who was a Syracuse attorney. Cloth over Boards, brown with gilt lettering. Very Good. 

In the 1860s, the cities were becoming increasingly crowded. This book was written for people who wanted to live in the more rural areas an hour outside the cities, where "land can be purchased at reasonable rates, and where all the advantages of health and beauty, of retirement, pure air and attractive scenery can be enjoyed for less money." These beautiful Victorian homes were designed of timber and stone, materials easily sourced in most areas, and offered comfortable living at modest prices. There are also designs for a stable, a rural church, a carriage house, an ice house, a school house, and more. A beautiful little pattern book. Scarce. (23373)  $50.00

[Hardware/Tools]. Seattle Hardware Company. General Catalog #9 Shelf hardware; automobile merchandise; builders' hardware and paints; stoves, furnaces and house furnishing goods; mechanics', machinists', shop and lumbering tools; mill, mine, farm and cannery tools and supplies; heavy hardware; sheet and bar metals; cutlery and sporting goods; electric wiring supplies; fishing tackle. Seattle, WA: Seattle Hardware Co., nd ca 1915. Original edition. Quarto, pp xxxii, 1898, II. Tabbed index, illustrated with b/w engravings. Embossed boards. Very Good. 

Seattle Hardware Company was founded in 1883 and had 42 years of service to the Seattle area when this catalog was distributed. Among the big houses which gave Seattle a reputation throughout the west as a jobbing center, Seattle Hardware Company took a leading place. They shipped goods all over the state of Washington, Alaska, British Columbia, and Idaho. The company was known for its massive inventory and detailed catalogs displaying their extensive stock. The company was active until at least 1960, but the trail grows cold after that. A very attractive copy, considering these extremely large catalogs (almost 2000 pages long!) are often mishandled and damaged. (19408)  $80.00

[Architecture]. Hegemann, Werner and Elbert Peets. The American Vitruvius: An Architects' Handbook of Civic Art. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1922. First edition. Folio (12.5" x 16"), pp. 298, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Ex-library from Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. A note on the front endpaper states this book was rebound in 1985, showing its heavy usage. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This book compiles a thesaurus, a representative collection of creations in civic art, so groups and so interpreted in text and captions as seemed best suited to bring out the special significance of each design. Chapters on the modern revival of civic art, plaza and court design in Europe, the grouping of buildings in America, architectural street design, garden art as civic art, city plans as unified designs, and the plan of Washington DC. The list of books which precedes the index contains only the names of works from which illustrative material has been used. (23369)  $125.00

[International]. Lowell, Guy. More Small Italian Villas and Farmhouses. New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1920. First edition. Folio (12" x 17"), pp. 140, illustrated with b/w photos and sketches made by the author and others (all architects). Gift inscription in ink on front endpaper. Trade Blue Cloth, with gilded lettering. Very Good. 

The first volume of this series, was so popular that a second printing was necessary, possibly because of the advent of World War One. This second volume grew out of the interest for the first. In the Preface, the author references the difficulties in gathering the material here presented: Guy Lowell thanks two Italian Army officers who "made it possible for me to take photographs freely in the zone of combat and throughout Italy." Most of the photographs were taken in the last year of the war. Once again, this is an impressive and ambitious project, with two major reference points: Palladio's influence is shown throughout, and the 'Great War,' which is the backdrop of the project, is to be found everywhere. One of the magnificent villas has been modified to be a field hospital. An impressive period piece! (23354)  $125.00

[Drawing]. Le Blanc, M. , Armengaud, M.M. The Engineer & Machinist's Drawing Book, A Complete Course of Instruction for the Practical Engineer Comprising Linear Drawing - Projection - Eccentric Curves - The Various Forms of Gearing - Recipricating Machinery - Sketching and Drawing From Machines - Projection of Shadow - Tinting and Colouring - And Perspective. London: Blackie & Son, 1878. Folio (11" x 15"), pp. 116, plus 71 full page b/w architectural drawings, several loose. Marbled end papers. Half Leather, Burgundy. Good; heavy corner and edgewear to cover, several loose plates. 

A comprehensive and in-depth instruction book, with chapters enabling the draftsperson to understand instruments, elementary geometry, basic machinery, cross-sectional drawings and much more. A scarce and invaluable book. (16444)  $80.00

[Pattern Book]. American Medical Association. A Planning Guide for Physicians' Medical Facilities. Chicago, IL: Sears-Roebuck Foundation, 1966. First edition. Oblong folio (11" x 13.75"), pp. 54, illustrated with blueprint floor plans. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

Modern medical practices require a physical arrangement designed to meet the needs of doctors and patients. The intent of this guide is to identify those features essential to achieving a smoothly operating, efficient practice unit. This book offers practical suggestions on planning, from selection of a site through actual construction or renovation of physical space. The selection and arrangements of equipment are also discussed. The contents are particularly valuable to those who are expanding their practices or who are joining with other physicians to develop a single modern medical facility. (23518)  $80.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Lehigh Portland Cement Co. The Lehigh Farm Book of Structographs. Allentown, PA: Lehigh Portland Cement Co., 1927. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 36, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Good; 3" backstrip tear. 

Step-by-step instructions with photographs and floor plans for making foundations and walls, poultry house floors, dairy barn floors, hog houses, storage cellars, a concrete block garage, concrete walks and steps, fence posts, manure pits, septic tanks, tobacco curing barns, and more. (22314)  $35.00

[Building Materials]. United States Gypsum Company. How To Have The Home You Want: A Guide To Security, Comfort, Economy. Chicago. IL: United States Gypsum Co., 1939. Original edition. Quarto, pp 116. b/w photographs, illustrations and construction details throughout. Color Pictorial Wraps, brown. Very Good+. 

Together with house plans, individual room lay-outs, and site plan analysis, this attractive trade piece discusses pertinent subjects including fire safe construction, weather proofing, foundation design, structural framing, and building materials for sheathing and siding. An extremely helpful book for contractors and architects alike! (16826)  $35.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Portland Cement Association. Plans for Concrete Houses. Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Association, 1925. Third edition. Quarto, pp. 79, illustrated with b/w drawings of house exteriors using spot color and b/w floor plans. Ex-library markings, slightly cocked. Decorated Boards. Very Good. 

Each plan shown in this volume is one which has been thoroughly tried and met the needs of the home owner. Each floor plan is similar to that of one or more houses which have actually been erected and in which families have lived. Selections from representative members of the architectural profession from Boston to Los Angeles are included in this volume, thus insuring a variety of design and a regional adaptation of plan which will suit almost any budget or purpose. (22416)  $45.00

[Doors]. W. L. Evans Co. A Trip Thru the Home of the Vanishing Door with Mr. Evans. Washington, IN: W. L. Evans Co., nd c. 1930. First printing. Small quarto, pp. 25, illustrated with b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

This brochure took the reader through a tour of the company offices and the factory of W. L. Evans in Washington, Indiana. Photographs show the offices, drafting room, mailing room, boxing room, lumber yard, lumber storage, veneer room, and the machinery used in the tool room (cut-off machine for making hinges, broaching machine for making holes in the hinge plates, the automatic washer press for making washers, the spray booth, the turret lathe, the milling machines, and much more). The vanishing door is illustrated; the doors turn on cleverly-designed hinges that allow them to lie against the inside of a closet's wall, thus vanishing from sight when they are open. (21085)  $50.00

[Building]. Voss, Walter C., and Edward A. Varney. Architectural Construction Volume Two: An Analysis of the Structural Design of American Buildings (2 volumes) Book One: Wood Construction; Book Two: Steel Construction. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1926, 1927. First edition. Quarto, pp. 224 (book one), 564 (book two), indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, plans, drawings, and diagrams. The first volume is signed neatly in ink on the front endpaper by a previous owner in 1927. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

These books are the first two of a planned five book set, outlining the features of engineering in wood and steel construction so that the architect can become well-versed in the fundamental principles of structural design and detail, but only these two volumes were ever published. Both are in excellent condition. This is the first time we've had the scarce steel construction volume for sale. (23525)  $145.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Nickel, Richard and Aaron Siskind. The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2010. First edition. Quarto, pp. 461, indexed, illustrated with color photographs. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Fine DJ. 

Louis Sullivan (1856–1924) was a giant of architecture, the father of architectural modernism, and one of the earliest builders of the skyscraper. Along with Dankmar Adler (1844–1900) he designed many of the buildings that defined nineteenth-century architecture not only in Chicago but in cities across America—and continue to be admired today. Among their iconic designs are the former Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago’s Auditorium Building and Carson Pirie Scott flagship store, the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, and the Guaranty Building in Buffalo. This first-of-its-kind catalogue raisonné of the work of Adler and Sullivan—both as a team and individual architects—is a lavish celebration of the designs of these two seminal architects who paved the way for the modern skylines that continue to inspire city dwellers today. This rich, incomparable reference will be treasured by readers interested in architecture, photography, and Chicago’s rich history as an architectural mecca. (23519)  $225.00

[Architectural History]. Linley, John. Architecture of Middle Georgia: The Oconee Area. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1972. First edition. Quarto, pp. 194, Indexed, richly illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

The middle Georgia area—including Baldwin, Hancock, Jasper, Johnson, Putnam, Washington, and Wilkinson Counties—is a vast living museum of classic southern architecture. First published in 1972, this sweeping survey remains one of the best books on the topic, covering primitive, Gothic, Greek Revival, and Victorian styles, and beyond. The author's descriptions of the diverse structures of the Oconee area are illustrated with more than three hundred photographs and representative floor plans. Fine architecture, as Linley shows, is greatly influenced by climate and geography, by the natural resources of the region, and by history, custom, and tradition. He considers these major factors along with such individual features as green spaces—gardens and parks—and town and city plans, viewing the architecture in relation to the whole environment. The architecture is discussed in chronological order by style and is related to the surrounding country, with each of the seven Oconee area counties presented historically and in terms of its own resources. Touring maps of the counties and the principal towns locate all structures and points of interest mentioned in the text. (23450)  $25.00

[Interiors]. Miller, Virginia Lindsay, and John G. Lewis. Interior Woodwork of Winchester, Virginia 1750-1850 with some history and tales. Stephens City, VA: Virginia Lindsay Miller, 1994. First edition, very limited. Quarto, pp. 201, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. New. 

Lovely book with an abundance of photos showing every aspect of interior woodwork; stairways, newel posts and balusters, windows, cornices, mantels, hinges, locks, escutcheons and other hardware. A scarce title (privately printed, in limited distribution). (11065)  $60.00

[Pattern Book]. Brown-Blodgett Company. The Book of 100 Homes: Containing the Designs and Floor Plans of One Hundred Homes - Bungalows, Cottages, and Two Story Homes - Book I. St. Paul, MN: Brown-Blodgett Co., 1942. First edition. Quarto, pp.104, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans. Decorated Stock Wraps, red. Very Good. 

An extensive 20th century home plan catalog, this one aimed at the first-time home buyer. The homes vary in size from 2 story dwellings to 4 room cottages, and represent a variety of popular home styles. (20659)  $45.00

[Wood]. Ornamental Products Co. Ornamental Products Catalog Lignine Wood Carvings Catalog No. 9. Detroit: Ornamental Products Co, nd c.1930. First edition. Oblong quarto, pp. 41, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very good; some soiling to front cover. 

Lovely illustrated catalogue of carvings, modern as well as Chippendale and Louis XV and XVI characteristics, rosettes, capitals and pilasters made of oak, mahogany, gum, and walnut. The company guaranteed that their products would not chip, crack, or shrink. (19834)  $45.00

[Concrete]. Portland Cement Company. Permanent Farm Construction A Manual on Farm Concrete. Chicago, IL: Portland Cement Company, nd c. 1925. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 72. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Gift inscription inside front cover in ink. Staplebound Wraps. Very good. 

Concrete is valuable in farm construction for sanitary, durable, easy to clean floors in barns, poultry houses, granaries and other farm structures. For fruit and vegetable storage cellars, storm shelters, and other farm construction built partly or entirely underground, concrete is used because it does not rot or rust, and rates and mice can be kept away from food storage. This attractive, thorough treatise outlines all that a farmer would need to know about concrete usage in farm buildings, including cement asbestos roof shingles, cement gates, and cement chimney caps. (19245)  $45.00

[Architectural History]. Hubka, Thomas C. Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England -- 20th Anniversary Edition. Hanover, NH: University Press Of New England, 2004. First edition. Small Quarto, pp. 226, indexed, glossary, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author. Paperback. New. 

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. A gift-worthy copy. (15995)  $35.00

[American History]. Sloane, Eric. Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805. New York: Dodd Mead, 1962. First edition. Octavo, pp. 108, illustrations by the author. Author discovered a diary from 1805 from which he recreated this authentic portrayal. Excellent portrait of life on an American farm in the early 19th century with hundreds of instructive illustrations of tools, building materials, in the style of how things work. Original Cloth. As New in Very Good DJ, one corner marred by removing price label. 

Beautiful copy of first edition. A great read! Depicts a time when you related totally to your environment, for the simple reason that you either build it, harvested it or bartered for it! (23535)  $30.00

[American]. Sloane, Eric. An Age of Barns. New York: Ballantine Books, 1967/1975. Third Printing. Oblong quarto, pp. 96, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings on sepia paper. At the center is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceded by their individual captions. This book takes us from the birth of the American Barn in the 1600's and shows us the progress through the ages. It also shows different roof styles, and hardware as well as how to "raise" a barn. Original Wraps. Very Good. 

One of the better barn books, for many reasons, not the least of which are Sloane's accurate line drawings which are abundantly scattered about the text. (23537)  $30.00

[Building Trades]. Radford, William A. Old House Measured and Scaled Drawings for Builders and Carpenters : An Early 20th Century Pictorial Sourcebook, with 183 Detailed Plates. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1983. Reprint. Quarto, pp. 200, indexed, illustrated with construction drawings and details. Stamped by Edward G. A. Kubler on the front endpaper. Kubler was an American architect and Yale art history professor known for his work in architectural history. Color Pictorial Wraps, Blue. Near Fine. 

The years between the beginning of the 20th century and the start of WWI formed a period of astounding American architectural creativity and growth. To aid architects, cparenters and builders, the Radford Architectural Company of Chicago issued a portfolio of building details in scaled and measured drawings that conformed to the new style of domestic design. This unabridged and unaltered reprint of the rare 1911 publication offers today's builders and restorers many vintage, authentic measured and scaled drawings that would otherwise be unavailable. An excellent, influential and highly practical primary source from one of America's most creative and enduring architectural periods. (23536)  $30.00

[Stone]. Levinson, Sanford. Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2001. Second Printing. Octavo, pp. 144, illustrated with b/w photographs. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. 

In this book, the author considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations created by past regimes or outmoded cultural and political systems. Drawing from examples around the world, and paying particular attention to the American South, the author looks at social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments. (23379)  $20.00

[Restoration]. Fleming, Ronald Lee. Facade Stories: Changing Faces of Main Street Storefronts and How to Care for Them. New York: Hastings House, 1982. First edition. Quarto, pp. 128, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Original Wraps. Very Good. 

This book examines building fronts in the commercial districts of American towns, and documents what has happened to them, the special passion of people who cared about these facades, the technical resources one needs to fix up a storefront, and why these building fronts were saved. It should be read by architects, planners, storekeepers, preservationists, and all those who are investing time and money on Main Street. (22596)  $30.00

[Conservation]. Shopsin, William C; Grania Bolton Marcus [Editor]. Saving Large Estates: Conservation, Historic Preservation, Adaptive Re-Use. New York: Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 1977. First edition. Quarto, pp. 199, illustrated with b/w photographs. A previous owner wrote her name neatly on the front endpaper in ink. Perfect Bound. Very Good. 

The authors received a mandate from the New York State Council on the Arts to provide a compendium of methods for saving larger estates. For the purposes of this study, a large estate was defined as residences of over 30 rooms, originally situated on 50 acres or more with several accessory buildings, and concentrated on Long Island, Westchester County, Dutchess County, and the Adirondack-Catskill areas for examination. These case studies illustrate the variables and processes involved in converting residences and grounds to new uses. For each, the text describes the original estate, the history of its transfer of ownership, its current re-use, and the process of adapting both the mansion and its site. The authors included a selection of articles dealing with issues relevant to the conversion and maintenance of large estates, and a bibliography permitting the reader to pursue the topic in greater debt. A useful resource for anyone dealing with similar projects. (23557)  $25.00

[Restoration]. Kirk, John T. The Impecunious House Restorer Personal Vision & Historic Accuracy; how to buy an early American house and make it beautiful inexpensively and authentically * What to restore and what to leave alone * How to do it yourself * When and how to call in the experts * Ideas about furnishings - antique and modern. New York: Knopf, 1984. Stated First Edition. Quarto, pp. 204, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Paperback. Very Good. 

The author shows us how to buy an early American house (17th through 19th century) and make it over inexpensively and authentically by carefully deciding what to restore and what to leave as is. Based on the author's own experience in the restoration of rural and urban houses and apartments, the book combines practical, easy-to-follow instructions and commentary with useful excerpts from the author's own working journals. A uniquely helpful book, offering invaluable direction to anyone interested in making an old home comfortable and handsome. (23561)  $30.00

[California]. Grenier, Catherine [Editor]. Los Angeles 1955-1985 Birth of an Art Capital. Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2006. First edition. Quarto, pp. 379, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 

This is the first survey of the art of Los Angeles to retrace in such breadth and depth the history of a cultural and artistic scene that has yet to find full recognition. In this catalog a veritable anthology of reproductions, archival material, critical texts, and interviews introduces us to an art enriched by the enormous complexity of a city where creative ferment arose out of a unique blend of underground movements, Californian popular culture, multicultural inputs, and the dream factories of Hollywood and Disneyland. This book brings a new perspective to a vibrant, protean period, spotlighting an alternative scene that now speaks to artist all over the world and is changing totally our perception of contemporary American art. (23562)  $40.00

[Pattern Book]. Good, Albert H. Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design Park and Recreation Structures from the 1930s. Lanham, MD: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1990. Reprint of 1938 edition. Quarto, pp. 604, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Oversized Paperback. Very Good. 

Initially developed as a teaching tool for designers in the 1930s, this book is for anyone who wants to duplicate the classic rustic structures that are commonly found in our state and national parks. Containing over 1,200 photographs and detailed line drawings from which one can design and build directly, this book provides plans for the construction of cabins, lodges, hotels, fireplaces, boat houses, trailside seats and shelters, furniture, fixtures and more. A valuable reference for preservationists, historians, designers, and homeowners. (23564)  $40.00

[Windows]. Henry Hope & Sons, Ltd. Hope's Hot-Dip Galvanized Standard Metal Windows List No. 226. London: Curwen Press, 1945 (circa). Original edition. Tri-page fold-out pamphlet. Pamphlet. Very Good. 

Extensive depictions of standard window types for industrial and commercial buildings. Full size details of the head, sill and jamb installation are included. Quite scarce. (16179)  $30.00