[Paint]. The Lowe Brothers Company. Lowe Brothers Paints and Varnishes Counter Price List and Color Book of the Manufactures of the Lowe Brothers Company. Dayton, OH: Lowe Bros. Co., 1909. Original edition. Small quarto, pp. 66, indexed, decorated endpapers, illustrated with tipped-in product labels and color charts. Thirteen items are ripped away and missing. Decorated Boards. Very Good.

An early Lowe Brothers trades publication with 10 outstanding color illustrations of home exteriors, color chip charts, product labels and descriptions. Some of the items have been damaged, but what has survived is truly beautiful. (20759)   $275.00

[Wood]. Unknown. Holzverbindungen und ihre Anwendung in Haus, Brucken und Schleussen Bau [Wood Connections and their Use in House, Bridge and Locks Construction]. nd c. 1890. Folio (13.25" x 18.5"), 38 2-page plates of architectural specification drawings. Some foxing and minor creasing. Text in German. Library stamp on reverse side of each plate. Marbled Boards. Very Good.

The title page is handwritten, with no indication of author or publishing house. The text volume is lacking, but the plates are magnificent! The plates feature pile grating, dams, bulwarks, rams, machines for cultivating the groundwater, bridges, lock gates, and more. (20765)   $275.00

[Ladders]. Schuster, Brigitte. Arcatecture - Swiss Cat Ladders. Basel, Bern, Switzerland: Christoph Merian Verlag, 2019. First edition. Octavo, pp. 320, more than 100 illustrations, mostly in color. Text in English and German. Color Pictorial Wraps. New.

This is a book to bury yourself in, to look and learn. By using impressive photographs, Brigitte Schuster documents cat ladders in Bern. The book also features an essay on the function and richness of these fantastic devices. This lovingly designed book is aimed at people who are curious about ideas of culture and home, cat lovers and cat ladder designers. It shows simple wooden planks and scaffolding-like structures, spiral staircases and zigzag structures. It serves for finding inspiration for personal projects and reflects a world in which cats and people approach each other on their own paths. This special edition is limited to 1100 copies, available exclusively here! (19757)   $55.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers. Competitive Designs for Concrete Houses of Moderate Cost (Ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 each). Philadelphia, PA: Assoc. of American Portland Cement Mfgrs., 1907. First edition. Elephant Folio (15 1/2" x 19"), pp. ~50 (n.p.), illustrated with b/w renderings, architectural elevations, floor plans, and building sections. Tie-bound Wraps. Good; significant wear at backstrip.

A beautiful compilation of early twentieth century house designs by architects across the country. Each design includes a list of building materials and the associated quantities. This is an outstanding and rare publication, currently the only copy available on the planet. (20771)   $225.00

[Architectural History]. Cross, Alfred W. S., Alan E. Munby, Kenneth M. B. Cross. Practical Notes for Architectural Draughtsmen (3 volumes, complete). Westminster: The Architectural Press Ltd, nd c. 1923. Third edition. Folio (13" x 19.5"), each volume a collection of plates in a wallet envelope. The first volume has 27 plates. The second volume has 35 plates. The third volume has 50 plates. Portfolio, Boards with cloth ties with folded guards on three sides that protect the edges of the loose plates. Very Good.

The first volume contains a series of plates showing how to draw "The Orders" correctly. The second volume focuses on science and technical buildings, containing working drawings of various parts of the laboratory. The third volume focuses on commercial buildings and business premises, such as the Manchester Royal Exchange. All three volumes are in nice condition with their folding guards and cloth ties in place and the plates are clean and well-preserved. A magnificent set! (20743)   $300.00

[Wood]. Wall/Goldfinger Inc. Wood Veneer Samples. Northfield, VT: Wall/Goldfinger Inc., nd c. 1990. Original edition. 52 wood veneer samples, 30 of which are 10" x 8", 7 are 10" x 7", 5 are 10" x 6.5", 2 are 10" x 6", 2 are 10" x 5.5", 2 are 10" x 5", 1 is 9" x 4", 2 are 10" x 4.5", 1 is 10" x 4.75"; each with a label from the company identifying the wood. Each sample is edged with masking tape on its short edges. Loose wood sheets. Very Good; a few samples have edge chipping.

Wall/Goldfinger started in a barn in rural Vermont in 1971, and grew into a national brand of premier custom furniture. This sampling appears to be from its earlier days. Some of the woods are pearwood, ebony, satinwood, maple, cherry, sycamore, curly maple, bird's eye maple, makore, ash, anigre, oak, bubinga, and mahogany. We've never had such a large sampling before! (20741)   $250.00

[Plastering]. Charles Emmel. Specimens of Relief Ornamentation for Interior and Exterior Decorations. Boston, MA: Chas. Emmel, 1895. First edition. Oblong large quarto, approx. 50+ pages with b/w photographic plates. Pencil inscription on front cover. Stamped by a previous owner inside front cover. Laid in: directions for using the Whitehouse perspective chart to make drawings in the proper proportion. Grey cardboard covers. Good; cover is soiled and edgeworn, some pages have broken corners that do not affect the images or text.

An extensive and detailed catalog of composition ornaments from a prominent Boston company. Beautifully detailed and illustrated, rivaling the Decorators Supply Company in scope. (20778)   $225.00

[Windows]. Jordan, Steve. Storm Windows: A Comprehensive Guide Wood, Wood Combination, Aluminum, and Interior Storm Windows. Rochester, NY: Steve Jordan, 2021. First edition. Quarto, pp. 57, illustrated with b/w photographs. Color Pictorial Wraps. New.

According to multiple studies and the US Department of Energy, the addition of storm sashes to our prime windows is the best way to increase energy efficiency and indoor comfort. When combined with a window in good condition with weatherseals, many older windows can be more efficient than a modern replacement window. Storm sashes also quell exterior noise and lessen the frequency of maintenance glazing and painting. This book is an invaluable resource for any homeowner struggling with the decision to purchase new storm windows or replacement windows. Title is brand new to the market! (20788)   $30.00

[New England]. Thoreau, Henry D. Cape Cod. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1914. Early Edition. Octavo, pp. xi, 336, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good; front endpapers are discolored from laid-in acidic papers (no longer with the book).

Cape Cod chronicles Henry David Thoreau’s journey of discovery along this evocative stretch of Massachusetts coastline, during which time he came to understand the complex relationship between the sea and the shore. He spent his nights in lighthouses, in fishing huts, and on isolated farms. He passed his days wandering the beaches, where he observed the wide variety of life and death offered up by the ocean. Through these observations, Thoreau discovered that the only way to truly know the sea—its depth, its wildness, and the natural life it contained—was to study it from the shore. Like his most famous work, Walden, this book is full of Thoreau’s unique perceptions and precise descriptions. But it is also full of his own joy and wonder at having stumbled across a new frontier so close to home, where a man may stand and “put all America behind him.” The book is beautifully preserved and its cover illustration is bright and clean. This could make a wonderful holiday gift for the Cape Cod fan in your life. (20742)   $150.00

[Millwork]. Kelly, J. Frederick, A.I.A. Early Connecticut Architecture/Second Series Measured Drawings With Full Size Details Of Moulded Sections Supplemented By Photographs. New York: William Helburn Inc., 1931. First edition. Folio (14.5" x 20"), 20 b/w plates of architectural specification drawings with an inset photograph of the same feature. Unbound plates. Very Good; some foxing.

The examples of early work chosen for this volume were selected with great care from a large amount of material, and illustrate the fertility of imagination, the fine sense of scale and proportion, and the excellent taste of Connecticut early builders. Neo-classical doorways, window trim, roof cornices and eaves, foyer interiors, and other wood moulding details are shown full size with beautiful construction drawings and handsome photographs. These should serve as a rich mine of suggestion and inspiration to the present day designer. (20766)   $95.00

[New England]. Chamberlain, Samuel. Old Marblehead A Camera Impression. New York: Hastings House, 1940. First edition. 12mo, pp. 73, illustrated with b/w photographs. Boards. Very Good; 1.5" split at spine.

Few towns are as superbly equipped as Marblehead, Massachusetts, to provide a graphic and concentrated cross section of early New England and its graceful way of living. Closely built on its ledges of rock, and amazingly well preserved despite two serious fires, Marblehead still presents to the visitor the picture of an ancient New England town. The opulent mansions of the merchant princes and the humbler dwellings of the fishermen are still in place, to call up memories of the town's pre-Revolutionary greatness as a shipping and fishing port. This little book aspires to give an impression of the beauties of this unforgettable old New England town. Many winter scenes are shown, for Marblehead is at its loveliest after a snowstorm. By dodging automobiles and telephone poles, the photographer tries to catch the Marblehead which delights the artist and visitor alike. A charming photographic portrait of Marblehead. (20761)   $30.00

[New York]. Willensky, Elliot. When Brooklyn Was the World 1920-1957. New York: Harmony Books, 1986. Third Printing. Small quarto, pp. 239, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

For Brooklyn, the years between 1920 and 1957 were a special time. It was in 1920 that the subway system reached to Brooklyn's outer edge, linking the entire borough with Manhattan and making it an ideal spot for millions of new families to build their homes. The end of the era came in 1957 - the last year that Brooklyn's beloved Dodgers played at Ebbets Field before moving to sunny California. With a brilliant, entertaining text and hundreds of exciting, nostalgic photographs (many never before published), this book recovers the history of this lively city, as remembered by the millions of people who knew Brooklyn in its golden era. (20744)   $30.00

[New York]. von Hartz, John. New York in the Forties 162 photographs. New York: Dover Publications, Inc,, 1978. First edition. Quarto, pp. 181, illustrated with b/w photographs. Oversized Paperback. Very Good in Wraps.

Like any great city, New York has experienced the best of times and the worst of times. The 1940s were among the best of times. It was an era of turmoil without social upheaval, a time of transition made quietly behind a facade of normality. The 1940s linger in the collective consciousness of New Yorkers as "the good old days." Photographer Andreas Feininger observed this intriguing decade with his practiced photographer's eye alert for every detail. As an artist and reporter, Feininger transmits the innocence of the age and the humanity of its people. His clean, uncluttered photographs catch the city with unabashed honesty. By studying what he has observed, we can recapture the look and texture of that remarkable time. (20762)   $30.00

[New York]. Prokopoff, Stephen S. and Joan C. Siegfried. The Nineteenth-Century Architecture of Saratoga Springs Architecture Worth Saving in New York State. New York: New York State Council on the Arts, 1970. First edition. 12mo, pp. 104, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

The New York State Council on the Arts began its Architecture Worth Saving series as a modest basis for public policy on the preservation of the states architectural past. In no time at all, the Council received several manuscripts on regional New York State architecture that had been initiated locally. This book on the architecture of Saratoga Springs is one that grew from the enthusiasm of several dedicated people whose intense pleasure in the architectural care and beauty they saw around them provoked their desire to share it with others. For some it will provide a pleasing panorama of the 19th century architecture of one of New York State's most architecturally distinguished communities. For others it will be a unique opportunity to develop a feeling of how the community evolved architecturally into its full flourish of Victorian expansiveness. The published work was a posthumous salute to Joe Alper, whose photographs make an indelible statement for the cause of conserving the historic architecture of New York State. (20781)   $35.00

[Regional]. Scranton, Philip and Walter Licht. Work Sights: Industrial Philadelphia, 1890-1950. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1986. First edition. Oblong octavo, pp. 279. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. Pencil notes on title page. Boards. Very Good in Good DJ.

This book invites us to come along on a guided tour of Philadelphia in its manufacturing heydey, from the 1890s to the 1940s. Once known as the "workshop of the world" and "the paradise of the skilled workman," Philadelphia at its peak embraced an extraordinary variety of manufacturing industries and supported literally armies of skilled laborers. In this book, we step into the past and relive the experience of those workers of a bygone era. Hundreds of evocative photographs and a fascinatingly detailed text recreate the city's tremendously diversified urban marketplace. A lovingly detailed journey through a city's industrial history. (15154)   $30.00

[Architectural History]. Kirker, Harold. California's Architectural Frontier: Style and Tradition in the Nineteenth Century. San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1960. First edition. Octavo, pp. 224, indexed, bibliographic notes; illustrated with 64 b/w photographic plates and etchings. Prev. owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good, lightly worn DJ.

An engaging architectural history of California, making the case that the development of California's architecture was colonial, and strongly influenced by the waves of immigrants who brought their society's architectural heritage with them to the Sunshine State. (15463)   $35.00

[Barn]. Klamkin, Charles. Barns: Their History, Preservation, and Restoration. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1973. First edition. Octavo, pp. vii, 162, indexed, 143 black/white illustrations by the author. Original Cloth. Very Good in Good DJ.

In this informative photographic essay, Charles Klamkin shows us the simple functional beauty and rural charm of one of our country's oldest landmarks: the early American barn, which has acquired new popularity all over the country. He not only gives us a beautiful panoramic view of these barns, but also provides expert guidance and valuable practical information on their renovation, remodeling, and preservation. (12445)   $25.00

[Wood]. Hindle, Brooke [Editor]. Material Culture of the Wooden Age. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press, 1981. First printing. Octavo, pp. 392, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

This collection of ten original essays examines the influence of wood technology upon the development of America's material environment in the 18th and 19th centuries. The authors show that ease of access to this abundant, renewable resource led to its use in agriculture, transportation, and industry. Over 90 illustrations are included in this volume, which underscore the importance of wood during the period known as America's Wooden Age. Although this is a study of an earlier age, our current concern over dwindling energy resources makes its theme especially relevant today. As a renewable resource with multiple applications in the areas of energy, building, and industry, wood has a special claim to our attention. (20787)   $30.00

[Wood]. Wilcox, R. P. Timber and Iron Reinforcement in Early Buildings. London: The Society of Antiquaries, 1981. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 112, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Perfect Bound. Very Good.

The use of reinforcement in building has a very long history, attempting to resist stresses and strains cause by earthquakes, settling, and enemy attack. Three types of reinforcement are discussed in this book. Intramural timber reinforcement and foundation reinforcement were hidden in the walls or under the floors. The third, obvious to the casual eye, was the use of timber and iron reinforcement in the interior of buildings, for example tying together the haunches of arches in a nave arcade. The profuse illustrations and photographs help the reader to understand the construction details, and a detailed bibliography leads to other related research. (20786)   $40.00

[Architecture]. Byard, Paul Spencer. The Architecture of Additions: Design and Regulation. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 191, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos & drawings. Cloth over Boards. As New in Fine DJ; mild ex-library.

This book examines the impact of new building on important existing architecture - from the masterly succession at St. Peter's Church in Rome to Penn Central's proposal for Grand Central Terminal to the Louvre Pyramid and the Studio National at Le Fresnoy, with emphasis on the contributions of modernism and the problems and possibilities of its successors. The author, an architect and lawyer, looks at more than 60 additions, built and unbuilt, for criteria to help protect the public interest in great buildings. (19295)   $30.00

[Urban Studies]. Thompson, Robert Ellis. The History of the Dwelling House and its Future. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 172, indexed. Decorated Boards. Very Good in Fair Mylar-Protected DJ.

The author takes us through the evolution of the home, from tree houses in the tropics to the ancient Greek homes with one large room, to cave dwellers in northern Europe, to the old hall style that held many families in one dwelling, to the single family dwelling and beyond. The last chapters make some predictions about how the home of the future and the city streets will be constructed, which is very entertaining reading. Some of it was spot on, predicting that the horse would be replaced by cars completely. Others were hilarious, such as the construction of sidewalks at the second story level to keep pedestrians separated from auto traffic. Wouldn't that be nice! An entertaining book for anyone interested in residential and urban planning. (20317)   $30.00

[Architectural History]. Bicknell, A. J. The Architectural and Building Monthly: A Journal of Practical Designs & Details, Devoted to the Use of all Associated with Architecture and Building Trades Vol. 4. No. 4 January 1892. New York: A. J. Bicknell, 1892. First edition. Folio, pp. 22, illustrated with b/w architectural specification drawings and period advertisements. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Illustrations include the new 22nd Ward school in Pittsburgh; the design for a Tudor-style stable; design for a small cottage; staircase details; and details of a suburban cottage in Leonia, NJ. The text includes electrical notes; parchment sheathing; Pullman sash; J. B. King cement works; and more. In very nice condition for a 19th century magazine. (20764)   $75.00

[Books About Books]. Cheek, Richard. Selling the Dwelling: The Books that Build America's Houses, 1775-2000 (signed by the author/curator). 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. (15852)   $55.00

[Design]. Yelavich, Susan. Design for Life Our daily lives, the spaces we shape, and the ways we communicate, as seen through the collections of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. New York: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 1997. First edition. Quarto, pp. 192, illustrated with color photographs. Original Wraps. Very Good.

The gloriously diverse collections of America's National Design Museum comprise a unique history of design. These extraordinary objects tell stories about themselves and about us: how we go about our daily lives, how we shape the spaces we live and work in, and the multitude of ways we communicate with each other. This book draws on the experience of a century of collecting, documenting, and studying design. (20739)   $40.00

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

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

[International]. Rakhmanov, Nikolai. St. Petersburg Petrograd Leningrad. Moscow: Planeta Publishers, 1990. First edition. Folio, np ~200, illustrated with color photographs, text in English. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad ... a great, beautiful and tragic city. A city which is visited by millions of tourists every year, who leave it to treasure its image in their memories, forever. In the course of its history, the city has changed its name twice. It was St. Petersburg from its founding in 1703, until it became known as Petrograd in 1914. After Lenin's death in 1924, the city was renamed Leningrad. This book is a lush photo album of the city's notable public buildings and palaces, offering highlights of the city's splendid architectural history. (20763)   $30.00

[International]. Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Les Concours d'Architecture De L'année Scolaire 1907-1908 [The Architectural Competitions of the School Year 1907-1908]. Paris: August Vincent, 1908. First edition. Quarto, pp 36, list of projects in competition. Text in French. 200 b/w plates of architectural drawings, some folding out. Cloth over Boards. Very Good; marbled endpapers, two 1" splits to front spine.

The annual competition of the School of Architecture at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, with a stunning collection of architectural drawings. There were six competitions that year, one every two months. Each of the six programs is included, and the plates illustrate the entries. A wonderful compilation. (20758)   $100.00

[International]. Barley, M. W. The House and Home: A review of 900 years of House planning and furnishing in Britain. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd, 1963. First edition. Octavo, pp. 208, indexed, with 230 illustrations. Original Cloth. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

There are two ways to look at the development of the house: one is to see it as the solution of the technical problem of providing shelter for the family. The other is to see it as an expression of social needs. In this book, the British house is related to the social setting and conventions that shaped it, and this book is thus much more than an architectural history. Taking the Middle Ages as a starting point, the author studies dwellings on all social levels and in both rural and urban areas throughout Great Britain. He shows how the forms of the house, its amenities and even its furnishings, have been altered by historical conditions, such as the shift from the house as the place of work, population expansions, or the growth of retailing and credit trading. A fascinating visual history of the way the British family has lived from the Norman Conquest to today. (3800)   $25.00

[International]. Summerson, John. Architecture in Britain 1530 - 1830, The Pelican History of Art series. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1954. First American edition. Large octavo, pp. 373, indexed, plus pp. 192 b/w photographic plates. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

The author charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV. Questions of style, technology, and the social framework are resolved as separable but always essential components of the building worlds. A monumental undertaking, but successfully done. With many wonderful illustrations. (10134)   $25.00

[International]. Stalley, R. A. Architecture and Sculpture in Ireland 1150-1350. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1971. First American edition. Small quarto, pp. 149, illustrated with 75 superb b/w photographs, many of which were commissioned or taken by the author, and 20 detailed architectural plans of the more important buildings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Chipped and Torn DJ.

The two centuries from 1150 to 1350 form an exciting and distinct phase in Irish architectural history. The period opens with the spread of Cistercian monasteries, when a new concept of church architecture was first introduced in Ireland; it ends with the sharp decline in major building projects, which resulted from the economic and social troubles of the early 14th century. The period thus encompasses the most flourishing period of Anglo-Norman rule. This was an era of relative prosperity, a prosperity which is reflected in the architecture of the time. Chapters examine patrons, craftsmen, castles, cathedrals, abbeys and friaries. A map illustrates the location of each project discussed. (20782)   $30.00

[International]. Conant, Kenneth John. Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture 800 to 1200 The Pelican History of Art. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1959. First edition. Octavo, pp. xxxviii, 343, indexed, 176 pages of plates and 80 line illustrations, as well as 15 restoration studies. Original Cloth. Very Good in Good DJ, some pencil underlinings.

This volume embodies many years of research by the author, who was personally familiar with the entire Carolingian and Romanesque area. A close study of Cluny Abbey and of other lost monuments has contributed to a far more complete and consecutive account of the two styles than has hitherto been feasible. The great buildings have been placed in their historical and in their natural physical settings. Due attention is paid to the economic, intellectual, and spiritual forces which produced them, and to the life which was lived in them. Both Cluniac and Cistercian monasticism are considered. (3829)   $35.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Stevens, John Calvin II and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. John Calvin Stevens: Domestic Architecture 1890-1930. Portland, ME: Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., 1995. First edition. Oblong quarto, pp. 224, illustrated with b/w photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good.

By 1890, architect John Calvin Stevens of Portland, Maine had achieved a national reputation for his work in the Shingle Style. This book explores the next four decades of his domestic architecture, an eclectic period in which he and his son John Howard Stevens designed houses ranging from Craftsman and Prairie School summer cottages to Colonial Revival mansions. This book highlights 47 of these distinctive homes, illustrated by 135 professional period photographs. In both illustrations and text, this title presents new insights into the career of one of Maine's most talented architects. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20775)   $75.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Cardwell, Kenneth H. Bernard Maybeck: Artisan, Architect, Artist. Santa Barbara, CA: Peregrine Smith, Inc., 1977. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 255, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

Bernard Maybeck, recipient of the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects, is among the most important architects of the 20th century, with most of his work being done in Northern California. His architecture was as unique, individual and unclassifiable as the man himself, but included such masterworks as the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley, and the famous Gothic mansion, "Wyntoon," built for the Hearsts in 1902. Maybeck was an artisan, an architect, and artist of excellence. This book is a tribute to the man and the artist. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20774)   $30.00

[Arts & Crafts Style]. Kornwolf, James D. M. H. Baillie Scott and the Arts and Crafts Movement Pioneers of Modern Design. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press, 1972. First edition. Small quarto, pp. xxx, 588, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

During a career that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945) exerted a profound influence on both Modern architecture and the Arts and Crafts movement. He specialized in designing the small house and its furnishings, and through his many periodical articles and books his revolutionary designs and theories spread throughout Europe and America, attracting the greatest attention between 1890 and 1907. Because all of Baillie Scott's records, drawings and personal papers were lost when his London office was destroyed in WWII, architectural historians have been handicapped in assessing his contribution. In reconstructing Scott's career, the author makes extensive use of English, German, Austrian, and American journals of art, architecture, and design from 1880 to 1940, and previously unpublished material to delineate the career of one of England's most noted architects. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20773)   $65.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Steele, James. Rudolf M. Schindler. New York: Taschen, 1999. First edition. Quarto, pp. 180, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Press release laid in. Boards. As New in Fine DJ.

Rudolf M. Schindler (1887-1953) is regarded today as an outstanding exponent and pioneer of the California modernist style. Schindler's vision, revealed in his Hollywood residence (1922) and his 1926 beach house design for Philip Lovell, proved to have a lasting influence on the development of modern architecture in California. Schindler created over 500 building designs in his lifetime. More than 150 of these, mostly family residences, were actually built, and the many still in existence were photographed for this book. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20772)   $30.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Woods, Lebbeus. Anarchitecture: Architecture is a Political Act Architectural Monographs No. 22. London: St Martin's Press, 1992. First edition. Quarto, pp. 144, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Oversized Paperback. Very Good.

Lebbeus Woods' architecture is one of continual research. His drawings are propositions of new ways of living, rather than merely new ways of building. This monograph illustrates the range of Woods' ideas. The projects featured here are from the 1980s, but have been developed over a whole career, and include the Zagreb Free Zone and Berlin Free Zone designs as well as the earlier projects such as Four Cities and Centricity. Together with texts by the architect, they show an architecture informed by science and politics. The force behind the images, models and installations is immense, illustrating an architecture instrumental to the processes of experimentation, change and freedom. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20770)   $225.00

[Pattern Book]. Bicknell, A.J. and W.T. Comstock. Victorian Architecture: Two Pattern Books With a new Introduction by John Maass. Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1975. Reprint. Folio, pp. ~ 200, illustrated with b/w architectural specification drawings. A detail in one plate has been cut away. Oversized Paperback. Very Good.

The Bicknell volume was "Detail, Cottage and Constructive Architecture" (1873). American Builder magazine called it "the best of its class, and also the cheapest." Comstock's book was "Modern Architectural Designs and Details" (1881). Many of Comstock's plates show decorative details like sunbursts, flowers and rosettes. These volumes had three unusual features: an imposing folio format, hundreds of exterior and interior details in a usefully large scale, and some designs for non-residential buildings. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20769)   $40.00

[Architectural History]. Rothery, Cadogan Guy. Staircases and Garden Steps. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, n.d. (circa 1910). First edition. 12mo, pp. xii, 250, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and engravings. Mild ex-library marks. Signed by a previous owner in pencil on the front endpaper in 1914. Part of the House Decoration Series. Publisher's original pictorial gilded cloth. Very Good; mild ex-library marks, mild soiling and edgewear damage.

The author explains how the staircase developed in importance with the advance of art, suffered an eclipse when architecture was at a low ebb, and now gives evidence of receiving renewed attention. He points out what was good and bad in past and present work. A standard work in its day, which has become quite scarce. Solid British study by Rothery, himself an acknowledged expert. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20768)   $30.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Baker, Paul R. Stanny: The Gilded Life of Stanford White. New York: Free Press, 1989. First edition. Octavo, pp. 483, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The larger-than-life figure of architect Stanford White dominated New York's Gilded Age, the last quarter of the 19th century, a time when great fortunes were made and spent and social ambitions soared without limits. As upstart dynasties created new empires of wealth, White captured their desire for aristocratic grandeur in his stunning buildings and interior decor. This impresario embodied the flamboyance of the age in both his work and his life, in his meteoric rise to tastemaker and intimate of the rich, and in his scandalous affairs and infamous demise. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20752)   $35.00

[Architectural History]. Reid, Richard. The Book of Buildings: A Panorama of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Modern Structures. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company, 1980. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 448, illustrated w/ b/w engravings. Hard Cover. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

A unique guide to the architecture of Europe and North America. It is a beautifully illustrated gazetteer to some 3500 buildings - treated region by region - and is specifically designed to satisfy the interests of a wide range of readers. This is the first major architectural guide to focus on regions while also pulling together the various strands of the historical styles. It helps the curious not only to see and recognize the buildings around them, but also to understand and appreciate the elements of architecture. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20750)   $20.00

[Windows]. Jordan, Steve. The Window Sash Bible: A Guide to Maintaining and Restoring Old Wood Windows. Rochester, NY: Steve Jordan, 2015. First edition. Quarto, pp 264, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by the author on front endpaper. Color Pictorial Wraps. New.

This practical "how-to" manual is written by a window repair contractor and "old house expert." It contains instructions on basic nomenclature, repairs, replacing parts, glazing, weatherstripping and more, including painting. Also, it promotes "environmentally friendly" practices. A handy and useful book for builders and home owners alike! (16728)   $45.00

[Wood]. Bethell, Boulton, Chanute. Pioneer Work in Modern Wood Preservation. Marion, IL: American Creosoting Company, 1929. First edition. Octavo, pp. 549, fold-out diagram on the antiseptic treatment of timber. Some pencil inscriptions in the text block, and a pen inscription inside the front cover. Black Cloth over Boards. Very Good; edgewear to backstrip.

An excellent overview of the wood preservation field including causes of deterioration, types of preservatives, factors affecting wood condition and treatment. Printed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the American Creosoting Company. (20785)   $40.00

[Tiles]. Pennsylvania Fireproofing Company. Storage and Ice House Construction with Denison Interlocking Tile. Erie, PA: Pennsylviania Fireproofing Co., nd c. 1915. First edition. Octavo, pp. 23, illustrated with b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This pamphlet highlighted Denison interlocking building tile, which was a hard burned, hollow clay tile designed for bearing walls, curtain walls, foundations, and partitions in all kinds of buildings. The tile was touted to be waterproof and fireproof, and to have great strength and insulating properties. Commercial buildings that used Denison tile were pictured in this booklet, including the citrus packing plant for Murphy Oil in Whittier, California; the fruit warehouse and cold storage for Meadow Lake Orchard in Meadow Lake, Washington; the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Exchange's fruit warehouse in Wenatchee, Washington; and more. An article by Ralph Spaulding, printed in June 1915 in Refrigerating World, discussed the construction of an ice house using Denison tile, and the article was reprinted in part in this pamphlet. Potato storage buildings are also discussed in this pamphlet, and the photos of them are quite distinctive-looking. An interesting glimpse into the final decades of ice house refrigeration. (20783)   $90.00

[Flooring]. Johns-Manville Corporation. Asphalt Tile Flooring: Application and Maintenance, DS Series 145. New York: Johns-Manville Corporation, 1938. Original edition. Quarto, pp 36, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; pencil inscription on front cover, else near fine.

This catalog shows interior photographs of Johns-Manville asphalt tile flooring installed in such locations as Wells College in Aurora, NY and Acacia Mutual Life Insurance in Washington DC, but the bulk of the publication contains the specifications for installing the flooring and keeping it in good shape. Very useful for anyone who does restoration, maintenance, or repair work with asphalt floor tiles. (20780)   $75.00

[Wood]. Britton, Thomas Allen. A Treatise on the Origin, Progress, Prevention and Cure of Dry Rot in Timber with remarks on the means of preserving wood from destruction by sea worms, beetles, ants, etc. London: E. and F. N. Spon, 1875. First edition. Octavo, pp. vii, 311, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

A very detailed and descriptive book on multiple aspects of timber, with a focus on preserving wood or removing dry rot. Includes 9 black and white plates and a color plate as the frontispiece. (20779)   $110.00

[Carpentry]. Marwick, Thomas Purves. Staircases. Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray, 1888. Octavo, pp. x, 138, illustrated with b/w drawings. Cloth over Boards. The author wrote a gift inscription on the front endpaper. Good; some stains on cover, cracked hinge.

The author was a Scottish architect based in Edinburgh operating in the late 19th and early 20th century. He specialized in buildings in the Free Renaissance and Neo-Baroque styles and is particularly important to the architectural character of the Marchmount area of Edinburgh. In 1882, he won the Ashpitel Prize, and in 1884 won the RIBA silver medal for an essay on staircase design, which became the text of this book. Chapters cover the historic and artistic influences from many countries such as England, France, Italy, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Russia and Belgium; and the practical details of staircase construction. Although utilizing European examples, much of the technology is applicable to American stair construction from colonial times through the 1800s. Very rare; this is the first time we've offered this title. (20767)   $130.00

[Wood]. Louisiana Red Cypress Bureau. How Louisiana Cypress Safeguards the Builder's Investment Facts Every Home-Builder and User of Wood Should Know. New Orleans, LA: Louisiana Red Cypress Bureau, nd c. 1920s. First edition. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

The best cypress grows within 200 miles of the sea. The low swamp lands of Louisiana are its natural habitat. Louisiana red cypress is a tree of very slow growth. It requires hundreds of years to mature, and during these years, Nature stores within the cells of this remarkable tree an antiseptic preservative which effectively protects this wood against deterioration and loss of strength for a very long time. In many instances, the chemical life of Louisiana red cypress has proved to be longer than its mechanical life: the wood wearing from the friction of generations of weathering, and not being attacked by rot at all. This book illustrates buildings, trellises, lawn furniture, and interior built-ins constructed of Louisiana red cypress. A valuable resource for anyone who uses cypress in their work. Very rare; no other copies available anywhere. (20760)   $135.00

[Tools]. Roberts, Kenneth D. Wooden Planes in 19th Century America - signed by the author. Fitzwilliam, NH: Ken Roberts Publishing Co., 1975. First edition. Quarto, pp. 218, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Signed by the author on the title page. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ.

This is the first definitive study of American planes of the 19th century, covering all known US and Canadian makers and dealers. A comprehensive checklist of these firms (over 600), plus a chapter on the 18th century antecedents of the planemaking craft puts the topic in historical perspective. Over 100 different sorts of planes are identified and described in the text, aided by 112 photographs and 32 plates. (20756)   $65.00

[Tools]. Kebabian, Paul B. and William C. Lipke [Editors]. Tools and Technologies: America's Wooden Age. Burlington, VT: Robert Hull Fleming Museum, 1979. First edition. Quarto, pp. 111, illustrated with b/w photographs. Oversized Paperback. Very Good in Wraps.

Papers originally presented at a lecture series and a symposium held concurrently with the exhibition at the Robert Hull Fleming Museum, Oct. 30, 1978 - Jan. 15, 1979. Part 1, The Development of Woodworking Tools and Technologies: "American Woodworking Tools: An Historical Overview" by Paul B. Kebabian; "The Mortise and Tenon Timber Frame: Tradition and Technology" by Rob Tarule; "The Business of Woodworking: 1700 to 1840" by Charles F. Hummel; "Transitions in New England's Nineteenth-Century Furniture Industry: Technology and Style, 1820-1880" by Jan Seidler; "H.H. Richardson and A.H. Davenport: Architecture and Furniture as Big Business in America's Gilded Age" by Anne Farnham. Part 2, Contemporary Woodworking Tools, Technologies and Design: "Furniture for Billings Library at the University of Vermont", a pictorial with extended captions; "Woodworkers and Woodworking: Current Perspectives" by John Kelsey"; "Hand Woodworking Tools Today" by Robert F. West. (20754)   $50.00

[Roofing]. Richardson Roofing. Roofs of Distinction. Lockland, OH: Richardson Roofing, 1923. First edition. 16mo (5" x 7"), pp. 20, illustrated with b/w and color drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This attractive booklet illustrates the Richardson line of roofing shingles, emphasizing their beauty and economy. Some of the items offered are asphalt shingles, roll roofing, and slab shingles. Color plates illustrate their multi-tone shingles. (20751)   $70.00

[Tools]. Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Simonds Guide for Carpenters. Fitchburg, MA: Simonds Saw and Steel Co., 1923. Original edition. 24mo (2.5" x 5"), pp. 64, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

A handy reference book of rules and other information around carpentry jobs such as cutting rafters; hand saw setting and filing; measuring and cutting for stairs; recipes for stains and hard drying putty; and more, illustrated with Simonds' line of saws. An attractive little pocket reference guide, in nice condition and handsomely illustrated. (20746)   $50.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Universal Portland Cement Co. High-Early-Strength Concrete. Chicago, IL: Universal Portland Cement Co., nd c. 1930. First edition. Quarto, pp. 12, iIllustrated with b/w photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

A photographic journey through numerous projects that used High-Early-Strength Universal Concrete in their construction, including a Wisconsin highway project that aimed to improve the roads that President Coolidge would take to spend his summer vacation in 1928, and a bridge project in Iowa that cut the detour period by two weeks by using this concrete. Interesting reading and very well illustrated. (20737)   $65.00

[Windows]. Leeke, John. Save America's Windows. Portland, ME: Historic HomeWorks, 2013. Revised and expanded. Quarto, pp. 177, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. Lists resources (products and services) Perfectbound Wraps. As New.

A newly expanded and revised version of Leeke's earlier wooden windows restoration book.  With over 20 years experience in building consulting (specializing in practical methods for the restoration of wood elements in period buildings), John Leeke's "Practical Restoration Reports" are on the mark for each subject they treat. With wonderful illustrations and his practical, no nonsense approach, this title gives a succinct but effective overview to most aspects of America's windows and their repair. As much as you'll need to know on the subject, by one of the industry's experts! (15998)   $40.00

[Architecture]. Keith, M.L . How to Build It A Manual of Construction from Keith's Architectural Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota Enabling the Homebuilder to Supervise the Construction of his Home and to Remedy as Well as Recognize Faulty Work. Showing the Contractor Latest Improved Methods of Construction. Minneapolis: M.L. Keith, nd c. 1915. First edition. 16mo, pp. 144, dictionary of terms, illustrated with b/w specification drawings. Boards. Good; some rodent nibbling on the cover and spine, still well bound.

A practical guide and helper for the person who, from necessity or choice, superintends the building of their own home. While the best methods are shown and recommended, the need for economy was considered and where possible to attain fairly good results by cheaper construction, the alternate is suggested and explained. (20736)   $50.00

[Roofing]. H. W. Johns-Manville Co. Three Roofing Pamphlets and Three Roofing Samples. New York: H. W. Johns-Manville Co., c. 1921. Original edition. 16mo, pp. 20 on Johns-Manville Asbestos Shingles (cover detached); pp. 27 on Roofing and Building Materials; pp. 23 on Re-Roofing for the Last Time; and three samples of roofing in paper covers. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Asbestos built-up roofing, prepared roofing, and shingles were featured here. Photographs illustrate buildings that used J-M materials in their construction. An attractive documentation of this rigid, durable, fireproof, and now obsolete roofing material. (20735)   $70.00

[Wood]. Leeke, John. Wood-Epoxy Repairs for Exterior Woodwork. Portland, ME: Historic HomeWorks, 2004. First edition. Octavo, pp. 31, illustrated in b/w. List of resources presented (suppliers and publications). Staplebound Wraps. New.

With over 20 years experience in building consulting (specializing in practical methods for the restoration of wood elements in period buildings), John Leeke's "Practical Restoration Reports" are on the mark for each subject they treat. With wonderful illustrations and his practical, no nonsense approach, this title gives a succinct but effective overview to most aspects of epoxy repairs to wood damage. (12877)   $20.00

[Paint]. Gardner, F.B. How To Paint A Complete Compendium of the Art, Designed for the Use of the Tradesman, Mechanic, Merchant, and Farmer, and to Guide the Professional Painter, Containing a Plain, Common-sense Statement of the Methods Employed by Painters to Produce Satisfactory Results in Plain and Fancy Painting of Every Description, including Gilding, Bronzing, Staining, Graining, Marbling, Varnishing, Polishing, Kalsomining, Paper-Hanging, Striping, Lettering, Copying, and Ornamenting, with Formulas for Mixing Paint in Oil or Water; Descriptions of the Various Pigments Used, Their Average Cost, and the Tools Required. New York: S.R. Wells &Co., 1875. First edition. 12 mo (4 X 6), pp. 126, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings, publisher's ads. Signed in pencil by a previous owner on the front endpaper. Original Cloth. Very Good.

An early hands-on imprint on decorative painting. Goes beyond house and carriage painting, covering painting iron, duplicating plaster casts, interior house painting, and more. Technical information on performing all sorts of techniques (gilding, staining, bronzing, graining, marbling, varnishing, etc.). (20731)   $75.00

[Metal]. Ayrton, Maxwell and Arnold Silcock. Wrought Iron and its Decorative Use. London: Country Life Ltd., 1929. First edition. Folio, (10" x 12 1/2") pp. 196 indexed. Wonderful b/w photographs, here in the original English first edition with the preferred images. Gift inscription from 1934 on front endpaper. Cloth over Boards w/brown back, tan covers, protected in Mylar. Very Good; backstrip tears.

A very nice copy of an uncommon volume. A visual feast, one of the most attractive books on metal we have offered. It begins with the fourteenth century and shows examples of wrought iron gates, fences and screens through the early nineteenth century in England and Wales. (20730)   $155.00

[Building]. The Master Builders Company. Master Built Products. Cleveland, OH: The Master Builders Company, nd c. 1928. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 11, illustrated with b/w photographs and a 10-chip color chart. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Index and summary of products manufactured by the Master Builders Company, including mortarproofing for leakproof mortar joints and cement stucco; Pozzolith for more durable watertight concrete; Colormix KuroKrome and Colored Metalicron for coloring and hardening floor surfaces; Mastertex for waterproof coating, Embeco for foundation waterproofing; and many more. Scarce; we've never had a copy of this catalog before. (20729)   $65.00

[Windows]. The Kawneer Company. Kawneer - Aluminum or Bronze Sealair Windows, Doors and Entrances; Architectural Metal Work. Niles, MI: Kawneer Co., 1939. Original edition. Quarto, pp 11. b/w drawings and photographs on each page. Order form laid-in. Decorated Wraps, blue. Good; small coffee stain in the text block on each page.

A very scarce mid-century trade publication depicting modern design applications of metal windows and architectural metal work in commercial and residential spaces. (19181)   $65.00

[Roofing]. The George Rackle & Sons Co. Rackle Roof Tile Specifications and Construction Details A.I.A. File No. 12e2. Cleveland, OH: The George Rackle & Sons Co., nd c. 1930. First edition. Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Laid in: pp. 5 typed, with illustrated wrapper with information about nailing concrete roof tile, and Haydite roof tile, plus pp. 3 blueprints. Staplebound Wraps. Very good.

Rackle concrete tile was marketed for power plants, factories, schools, theatres, churches, mills, garages, stations, stores, warehouses, and hangars as an indestructible, safe, and economical material for roofing. Well documented and illustrated. (20728)   $55.00

[Pattern Book]. Chicago House Wrecking Company. A Book of Plans, No. 56. Chicago, IL: Chicago House Wrecking Co., 1910. Original edition. Small quarto, pp 64. b/w illustrations and floor plans on each page. Staplebound Wraps. Good; heavy crease down both covers.

In 1893, the Harris Brothers started business as The Chicago House-Wrecking Company, which by 1910 was a misnomer, since they didn't wreck houses any more by then. They designed economical homes of standard sizes. This pattern book displayed their line of homes, with each design accompanied by detailed descriptions, dimensioned plans, and costs. (19247)   $75.00

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

A book of house plans with information about the G.I. Bill of Rights. Features a variety of work from eight architects whose designs have been included "in an attempt to give Mr. and Mrs. Average American an opportunity to see the best possible collection of houses in the small house field," all of them priced for the average pocketbook and designed for average living. The architects whose work is featured are Henry Otis Chapman, George D. Conner, E. Burton Corning, Randolph Evans, Roland A. Gallimore, William J. O'Connor, Albert E. Olson, and Royal Barry Wills. Offers insight into the postwar housing boom. (20170)   $55.00

[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)   $150.00

[Architecture]. Wills, Royal Barry. Living on the Level: One-Story Houses by America's best liked architect. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. First edition. Quarto, pp. viii, 120, richly illustrated from drawings and plans (many in two colors) for houses designed by the author. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Chipped and Torn DJ.

Many of the houses pictured here had already proven their livability when this book was published, some were still under construction, and for some the drawings were completed just in time for this book. The book is crammed with plans and sketches (more than half of them in two colors) that will delight those who are marshaling their ideas and desires concerning the house they want to build. The text contains plenty of worthwhile advice on everything from the matters of design to the problems of hiring a contractor, and the ideas from an architect's notebook will apply to whatever kind of house you build. Rare in dust jacket. (20732)   $50.00

[Hardware]. Coburn Trolley Track Manufacturing Co. Description and Installation of Coburn Elevator Doors and Catalog of Parts Catalog 84, AIA File No. 33g3. Holyoke, MA: Coburn Trolley Track Manufacturing Co., nd ca 1907. First printing. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Coburn made elevator doors that were designed to harmonize with the architecture of the building in which they were installed. They combined sturdiness, ease of operation, and the best quality materials. This catalog advertised elevator door hangers, closers, and the doors themselves, and included information on installation. Scarce; we've never had this one before. (20789)   $35.00

[Metal]. Wheeling Corrugating Company. Illustrated Catalogue And Price List. Galvanized Sheets, Corrugated Sheets, Tin and Terne Plates, Steel Roofings, Steel Sidings, Steel Ceilings, Galvanized Steel Conductor Pipes, Galvanized Steel Eaves Troughs, Mitres, Hangers, Elbows, Shoes, Hooks, Strainers, Ridgings, &c. No. E169. Wheeling, WV: Wheeling Corrugating Co., U.S.A., nd, ca 1915. Original edition. 16mo, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w drawings. Stiff Wraps, dark grey. Very Good.

A wide variety of metal building products are shown and specified in this early twentieth century trade catalog, with an emphasis on roofing products. (20784)   $60.00

[Glass]. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. A Buying Guide for Pittsburgh Glass Products and Accessories. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., 1945. First printing. Quarto, pp. 86, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; small inscription on front cover.

In the pages of this buying guide are described and illustrated all of the glass products of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company as well as glass products, tools and accessories that are not manufactured by them, but which are distributed by their company-owned and operated branches and prominent glass jobbers located in principal cities of the US. An essential tool for those who selected glass products, accessories, and supplies needed for building construction, decoration, industrial and scientific purposes in the 1940s. (20777)   $60.00

[Windows]. Truscon Steel Company. Truscon Continuous Steel Windows and Mechanical Operators: Catalog 126 for Maximum Daylight and Positive Control of Ventilation in Industrial Buildings with Sawtooth or Monitor Type Roofs; Pressed and Structural Steel Frames; AIA File Number 16e1. Youngstown, OH: Truscon Steel Co., 1928. First edition. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Near Fine.

An extremely attractive trade piece offering a comprehensive picture of the Truscon steel windows and the mechanical operators used to open and shut them. Includes photographs of projects where the windows were installed, such as the Studebaker Foundry in South Bend, Indiana and Ford Motor Company in Detroit. Also features some other Truscon products, such as industrial doors and steel poles. (20776)   $50.00

[Windows]. International Casements. International "Hopkins" Windows, Publication No. 18 AIA File No. 16-E-1. Jamestown, NY: International Casements Co., October, 1931. Original edition. Quarto, pp 9. Large scale window details, photographs, and window type elevation drawings on each page. Color Stock Folio, purple w/tipped-in title. Very Good; inscription on front cover, otherwise near fine.

A handsomely produced windows trades piece for steel casement type windows. Includes specifications and excellent illustrations. (17359)   $50.00

[Millwork]. Iroquois Millwork Corporation. Dealers Price Book Number 89. Albany, NY: Iroquois Millwork Corp., 1927. First printing. Small quarto, pp. 111, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Thumb tabs on the pages for easy browsing. Some soiling and a closed tear mar the last 20 pages. Original Wraps. Very good.

Illustrations of frames, windows and sash, screens and combination doors, interior doors, cupboard doors and sash, garage doors, front and French doors, mouldings, lattice, interior trim, jambs, colonnades, interior columns, stairwork, porchwork, shingles, cabinets, cupboards, and specialties. This has an extensive collection of architectural millwork items, wonderful for contractors, architects and home owners. (20749)   $50.00

[Wood]. Webber Lumber and Supply Co. Building Material Catalog 92 Everything for Building a House from Cellar to Roof - from the Forest to the Home at one Profit. Fitchburg, MA: Webber Lumber & Supply Co., nd c. 1915. First edition. Oblong quarto, pp 100, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. The sections on color art glass and paint are in color. Staplebound Wraps. Good; cover detached.

Doors, windows, moulding, colonnades, clapboards, railing, tools, roofing, ladders, hardware and much more, for a variety of small scale buildings. (20738)   $70.00

[Plumbing]. Winkler, Gail Caskey. The Well-Appointed Bath: Authentic Plans and Fixtures from the 1900's (Landmark Reprint Series). Washington DC: Natl Trust for Historic, 1989. First edition. Oblong small quarto, pp. 126, 26 bathroom plans, over 200 illustrations. Paperback. Very Good.

Reprints two catalogs of bathroom fixtures from the early 20th century: the 1914 Modern Plumbing catalog (#8) by the J. L Mott Iron Works of New York, and Planning Your Plumbing Wisely, published in the mid-1930s by the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh (later American Standard). The two catalogs provide authentic details of what a well-appointed bath once looked like: from sinks and tubs to toilets, from the floors to the walls and accessories - with even a few kitchen sinks thrown in. Full room views as well as fixture details and costs give an incomparable picture of decoration styles that continued into the 1950s. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20734)   $35.00

[Plumbing]. J. L. Mott Iron Works. Mott's Illustrated Catalog of Victorian Plumbing Fixtures for Bathrooms and Kitchens. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1987. Reprint. Oversized paperback, 9.25" x 12.25", pp. 277, indexed. 844 illustrations, 40 in color on 8 plates. Oversized Paperback. Very good, minor wear along spine and corners.

Facsimile edition of a rare 1888 catalog of Victorian plumbing fixtures by the J. L. Mott Iron Works of New York, including baths and showers, water closets, basins, bidets, kitchen and greenhouse fixtures, and more. Lavishly illustrated with b/w engravings, line drawings and color plates. An excellent visual resource for authentic fixtures and interior details from this period. From the Old House Journal reference library. (20733)   $30.00

[Masonry]. Purchase, William R. Practical Masonry: A Guide to the Art of Stone Cutting. Dorset, UK: Donhead Publishing Ltd., 2009. Reprint. Cloth over Boards. Good; water stained cover, does not affect text.

The first edition was published in 1896. William Purchase began as an apprentice stonemason, and progressed to become the company's mason foreman in charge of the workshop and all site activities and contracts. This title was his first book, and has for many years been regarded as the stonemason's bible, being one of the best technical books available for both apprentices and experienced masons. This new edition will ensure that the work of W. R. Purchase can again reach and assist all students and practitioners of this ancient craft. (18964)   $80.00

[Stone]. Hothem, Lar. Fake Chipped Artifacts: Some Considerations (signed by the author). Lancaster, OH: Hothem House, 1992. First edition. Octavo, pp. 20, signed by the author on the title page in 1996 Staplebound Wraps. As New.

As the demand for prehistoric chipped flint, chert and obsidian artifacts has risen, so has the supply of newly created artifacts. Whatever one wishes to call these pieces - copies, replicas, reproductions, fakes - they exist in huge numbers. This book explores some common-sense ways, both general and specialized, to tell the difference between old and new. (20757)   $45.00

[Stone]. Bowles, Oliver. Stone Cutting and Polishing Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7863. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Interior, 1958. First edition. Quarto, pp 26 , illustrated with b/w photographs,includes bibliography. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; light stain on cover.

For a Bureau of Mines Information circular, it is somewhat uncommon, and rather ambitious! It focuses on cutting rocks in the quarry and then finishing stone in mills, featuring Limestone, Marble, Sandstone, Granite and slate. The second half deals with cutting and polishing gems and semiprecious stones. (20755)   $45.00

[Stone]. Bowles, Oliver. Sandstone Quarrying in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1917. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 143, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Original Wraps. Very Good.

In 1914, an agreement was entered into between the United States Geological Survey, the United States Bureau of Standards, and the Bureau of Mines for a cooperative study of the stone-quarrying industry of the country. Each entity had its work to do, and this book was the third of a proposed series of papers dealing with various phases of the industry. Its aim was to point out in a general way the location of workable sandstone deposits in the US, and to outline the most efficient and economical methods of quarrying and preparing the rock for structural and other purposes. A feature of interest is a brief presentation of the distribution of serviceable sandstone by type and geologic age in every state. (20748)   $50.00

[Masonry]. McRaven, Charles. Building with Stone. New York: Lippincott, 1980. First edition. Oblong octavo, pp. 207, indexed, illustrated with more than 200 b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good Mylar-Protected DJ.

This is a beginner's guide to using natural stone - as opposed to quarried or polished stone - as a building material. It includes detailed instructions for making natural stone constructions that are both useful and aesthetically pleasing - a stone wall, a fireplace, a barbecue pit, a patio, even a small dam or a house. The author shows how to select the proper stones for a specific project, how to work with uncut stone, drystone and mortar construction, and how to obtain and care for stone-working tools. (20747)   $30.00

[Stone]. Fields, Curtis P. The Forgotten Art of Building a Stone Wall: An Illustrated Guide to Dry Wall Construction (Forgotten Arts Series). Dublin, NH: Yankee Books, 1971. First edition, 10th printing. Octavo, pp. 61, numerous b/w photographs and drawings. Paperback. Very Good.

This book offers practical ways of how to build a tailored stone wall without the use of mortar. Taking safety precautions, finding and working with stones, altering unsatisfactory walls, and building new ones are clearly explained and graphically illustrated. (20745)   $20.00

[Masonry]. Lowndes, William B. ICS #246 B - Common Brickwork - Architectural Terra Cotta. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1939. Later edition. 12 mo (4 7/8 X 7 3/4), pp. iv, pp 95. 2 page color rendering of a beautiful theatre facade and marquee. Abundant b/w illustrations and historic photographs of terra cotta buildings throughout - elevations, construction details, and construction methods. Original Black Cloth w/embossed borders & lettering. Very Good+, minor edge wear.

As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early twentieth century. Most apprentices learned their trades from these texts. (18459)   $60.00

[International]. Canella, Guido [Editor]. Zodiac 1, 2, 4; An International Review of Architecture (3 issues). Milan: Edizioni di Comunita, 1988-1990. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 199, 223, 223, illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photographs, with periods advertisements. Text in Italian and English. Original Wraps. Very Good.

Zodiac originally ran between 1957 and 1972. This new generation of Zodiac attempts to restore history to criticism, and strives to attain certain objectives, such as helping the architecture-client relationship to become less precarious and incompetent, encouraging the principle of authenticity as opposed to functional and formal imitations of architecture, and rooting international comparison in the context of each typological and figurative experience. (20708)   $40.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Landau, Sarah Bradford. P. B. Wight: Architect, Contractor, and Critic, 1838-1925 An Exhibition Organized by the Burnham Library of Architecture, The Art Institute of Chicago; Checklists of Wight's Publications, his Buildings and Projects, and those of the firm of Carter, Drake and Wight. Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago, 1981. First edition. Quarto, pp. 108, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very Good.

Wight is one of many Chicago architects who, while influential within his own lifetime, has been neglected by recent historians who have stressed Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Wight's drawings were buried in the Archives of the Burnham Library since their donation in 1918, a casualty of the previous emphasis on those Chicago greats, and the antagonism of the modern movement and its functionalist doctrines to the elaborate decoration of Victorian architecture. The Wight Collection remained virtually unknown to students and scholars alike until this exhibition in 1918. The exhibition and this catalog present Wight's forgotten contribution to American architecture and the gem-like quality of his designs to a post-modern age that is more receptive to the artistic impact of architectural drawings. (20706)   $20.00

[Building Materials]. Curran, C. P. Dublin Decorative Plasterwork of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. London: Alec Tiranti, 1967. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 124, plus 173 full page b/w plates. Several color plates tipped-in to the text. Index, notes, appendix of Dublin Plasterers. Boards. Near Fine in Very Good Mylar Protected Dust Jacket.

Contrary to the widely held belief that the art of stucco decoration in Ireland was mainly the work of foreigners, this sensitive and scholarly study proves the existence in Dublin of several generations of skilled artificers who had practiced their craft from an early date. The first authoritative and richly illustrated publication covering the elegance of Rococo plasterwork in Dublin. (20723)   $75.00

[Western US]. Pilgrim Place. Pilgrim Place In Claremont, California; Homes for Retired Misssionaries, Ministers and Other Christian Workers and Their Families. Claremont, CA: Pilgrim Place, nd ca 1930. Original edition. Small oblong quarto, pp. 19, illustrated with b/w photographs. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good.

A beautiful photographic record of this development for retired Christian workers, returning from China, Japan and elsewhere in the 1930's. In addition to depicting the stucco houses and landscaped gardens, biographies of several of the missionaries are told. An uncommon story of California history. (17580)   $45.00

[Architectural History]. Briggs, Martin S. The Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers in England and America (1620-1685). London: Oxford University Press, 1932. First edition. Octavo, pp. xvi, 211, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos & drawings. Original Green Cloth. Very Good.

Although a whole library has been written about the adventure of the Pilgrim Fathers, this book breaks new ground in tracing the origins of the houses which were erected in the first sixty years after the landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The author has made a careful study of the early American houses and finds their prototypes in southeastern England, especially Essex. His photos and pen-and-ink drawings are part of the charm of this book. (5615)   $25.00