[Concrete & Cement]. Portland Cement Association. Concrete Garages The Fireproof Home for the Automobile. New York: Portland Cement Assoc., nd ca 1915. Original edition. Small quarto, pp. 48, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good, some gutter damage on several pages. 

With the advent of the automobile, there came a demand for a new class of building: the private garage. The necessary storage of oils, gasoline, and other combustible materials, makes the garage a veritable firetrap, unless a fireproof building is erected. Brick work and masonry were expensive, and concrete turned out to be the cheapest satisfactory fireproof building material. This pamphlet illustrated garages around the country, and explained how to construct them. A wonderful period piece, and scarce; currently the only copy available. (23307)  $100.00

[Paint]. Acme White Lead And Color Works. Acme Quality Painting Guide Book a guide book of information for painters, decorators, architects, contractors, and householders. Detroit, MI: Acme White Lead And Color Works, 1923. Fourteenth edition. Small quarto, pp. 71, illustrated with color drawings. A previous owner signed the front cover in pencil. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good: margin nibble on front cover. 

The book is classified to enable the reader to find out the proper materials for finishing or refinishing any surface desired. The proper ways to obtain good results are fully explained. Sections on exterior house painting; interior woodwork; refinishing furniture, picture frames, and other household items; radiators, stoves, and other metal surfaces; kitchen equipment, bath tubs, and other surfaces exposed to water and steam; cars; screens, porch furniture, and garden tools; and more. Includes painting, staining, enameling, varnishing, waxing, and more. An ambitious book, beautiful and scarce: currently the only copy available. (23308)  $85.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Lewis, Miles. 200 Years of Concrete in Australia. North Sydney, Australia: Concrete Institute of Australia, 1988. First edition. Quarto, pp. 137, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 

Sections on pioneering, bridges, engineering, and then until now. Chapters on early lime and cement, reinforced concrete, concrete in bridges, dams, marine structures, roads, peripheral products, reinforcement, the post-war cement industry, changes in concrete and much more. Extremely scarce title outside of Australia, written by a good customer of ours. (23309)  $140.00

[Architectural History]. Hirshorn, Paul and Steven Izenour. White Towers. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1979. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 190, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

Today's dominant fast-food franchises spend millions to persuade us that they do it all for us and that we can have it our way. White Tower, the pioneering hamburger chain founded in 1926, never felt the need for this kind of advertising. It depended on its instantly recognizable building to say it all - those gleamingly white ("clean"), well-lighted ("always open"), streamlined ("fast and efficient"), humanly scaled ("friendly") structures were three-dimensional billboards for themselves, capped by an actual white tower. The meticulously reproduced photographs in this book trace the evolution of this iconographic example of architectural symbolism. (23310)  $60.00

[Preservation]. Jordan, Steve. The Historic House Handbook: A Sensitive Guide for Old-House Living - signed by the author The authoritative maintenance and repair resource for old-house owners with helpful guidelines and advice for historic neighborhood living. Rochester, NY: The Landmark Society of Western New York, 2025. First edition. Quarto, pp. 114, illustrated with b/w drawings. Signed by the author on the title page. Color Pictorial Wraps. New. 

This book is designed to be your go-to resource for best practices in maintaining and restoring historic buildings, understanding preservation guidelines, and making informed decisions about maintaining your property. From managing repairs to finding specialized contractors, there is expert advice to help you confidently navigate the challenges of historic property ownership. A brand new publication by the author of best sellers The Window Sash Bible and Storm Windows. (23339)  $20.00

[Architectural History]. Loudon, John Claudius. Loudon's Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture containing numerous designs for dwellings, from the cottage to the villa, including farm houses, farmeries, and other agricultural buildings; several designs for country inns, public houses, and parochial schools; with the requisite fittings-up, fixtures, and furniture; and appropriate offices, gardens, and garden scenery; each design accompanied by analytical and critical remarks, illustrative of the principles of architectural science and taste on which it is composed. London: Longman, 1833. First edition. Small quarto, pp. xx, 560, illustrated with b/w drawings and engravings. Half-Leather. Very Good: heavy cover wear, 2" split to backstrip. 

This encyclopedia is considered the first book to provide information on the homes and furnishings of all classes, rather than just aristocratic and rich bourgeois families. The first portion contains cottage designs for laborers, mechanics, gardeners, bailiffs, and upper servants, as well as small farmers. The second portion of the book includes designs for farm houses and farmeries, country inns, and parochial schools. The third portion of the book includes designs for villas in different styles of architecture. The last portion of the book covers the principles of criticism in architecture. The author was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. This is the first time we've been able to offer the elusive first edition for sale. (23311)  $250.00

[Art]. Lockington, W. N. [Editor]. The Iconographic Encyclopaedia: Architecture (Vol. IV) translated from the German of Dr. August Ottomar Essenwein, director of the Germanic National Museum at Nuremberg, and amplified by a continuation of modern European architecture and by an addition on American architecture. Philadelphia, PA: Iconographic Publishing Co., 1888. First edition. Quarto, pp. 447, indexed, illustrated with 70 plates comprising nearly 550 figures. Ex-library markings. Full Leather. Good; weak hinges, covers nearly detached. 

This volume of the Iconographic series is devoted to the consideration of architecture as an art. The illustrations which accompany the text comprise 53 double-page steel plates, embracing more than 500 distinct subjects. The chapters include the theory of architectural forms, ancient architecture, early Christian, Medieval and Renaissance architecture, modern architecture, and American architecture. (23312)  $75.00

[Technology/Trades]. Rose, Joshua. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Vol. II. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Second edition, fully revised and with important additions. Folio (10" x 13"), pp. 479, illustrated with nearly 4,000 b/w engravings. Half-Leather. Good: weak front hinge, back cover detached but present. 

This set was presented to American mechanics as a complete guide to the operations of the best equipped and best managed workshops, and to the care and management of engines and boilers. It supplied practical instruction, and was written throughout from the point of view of approved practice, not theory. Volume II was devoted to the construction and use of work-holding appliances and tools used in machines for working metal or wood. Chapters on gear wheels; screw threads; fastening devices; lathes; measuring machines, tools and devices; shaping and planing machines; planing machinery, drilling machines; hand-drilling and boring tools; thread-cutting machinery and broaching press; and more. (23313)  $75.00

[Pattern Book]. Cleaveland, Henry W.; and William and Samuel D. Backus. Village and Farm Cottages The Requirements of American Village Homes Considered and Suggested; with Designs for Such Houses of Moderate Cost. New York: Appleton, 1856. First edition. Octavo, pp. 189, illustrated with 100 b/w engravings. Gift inscription in ink dated 1857 on front endpaper. Embossed Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Good: sun faded, worn edges backstrip, weak hinges, loose signatures. 

Known as the "second phase" of the Stick Style by Vincent Scully, this book includes construction suggestions, interior design, garden improvements and beautifully rendered exterior perspectives with floor plans. Valuable and scarce. (23340)  $90.00

[Plumbing]. Dawes & Myler Manufacturing Company. Porcelain-Lined Baths and Sanitary Plumbing Supplies Catalogue A. New Brighton, PA: Dawes & Myler Manufacturing Company, 1894. First edition. Quarto, pp. 183, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good: weak hinges, cover staining. 

In 1887, Edward L. Dawes and William A. Myler started their own company in New Brighton PA. By 1893, Dawes & Myler were producing enameled cast-iron bathtubs. This was the first general catalogue that this company distributed. The products included in the catalogue were new in design, and Dawes & Myler had exhibited at the world's fair and won three gold medals, so their future looked bright. But only a few years later, in 1899, Dawes & Myler merged with eight other companies to form Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, making a Dawes & Myler catalogue a scarce find. The engravings are beautiful. (23346)  $175.00

[Hardware]. Brown Hardware and Supply Company. Builders' Hardware, Tools, Paints and Glass: Spring Price List No. 10. Wilkinsburg, PA: Brown Hardware and Supply Company, 1901. Original edition. Small quarto, pp 32, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good, minor closed tear on front cover. 

All sorts of interesting hardware in this attractive catalog: front door and vestibule sets, thumb latches, hinges, screws, bolts, transom hardware, sash lifts, cupboard latches, wardrobe locks, wardrobe hooks, padlocks, hammers, hatchets, saws, planes, and much more. A very scarce title. (23298)  $60.00

[Tools]. Greenlee Bros. & Co. Greenlee Tools for Mortising and Boring, Catalog No. 23. Rockford, IL: Greenlee Bros. & Co., 1922. Original edition. Small quarto, pp 40, illustrated with b/w drawings. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

This catalog shows all the essential items in the Greenlee line of mortising and boring tools for machine use, including chisels, chisel bits, routing bits, machine bits, countersinks, drills, boring machines, hollow chisel mortisers, and more. The company was founded in 1862 by identical twins Robert Lemuel and Ralph Stebbins Greenlee. Their father had patents for barrel-making machines, developed in response to the discovery of oil in their part of Pennsylvania. The brothers took their business to Chicago by 1866, and developed other product lines. In 1904 they relocated to Rockford, and were acquired by Ex-Cell-O in 1974. (23299)  $60.00

[Plumbing]. J. L. Mott Iron Works. Modern Plumbing, No. 6. New York: J. L. Mott Iron Works, 1908. Original edition. Small octavo, pp. 79, illustrated with b/w drawings. Perfect Bound. Very Good. 

Bathtubs, sinks, faucets, toilets, bidets, showers, towel bars, accessories, cabinets, kitchen sinks, and more, plus floor plans and product lists for over 20 different bathroom designs. Scarce; the only original copy currently available anywhere. Mott Iron products are legendary. (23302)  $90.00

[Stone]. Brayley, Arthur W. History of the Granite Industry of New England, Two Volumes. Boston, MA: National Association of Granite Industries of the United States, 1913. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 170 (volume 1) pp. 123 (volume 2); both volumes illustrated with full page b/w photographs. Volume 2 is signed boldly in pencil by a previous owner in 1914 on the front endpaper. Cloth over Boards. Very Good; cover stains, moderate edge and backstrip wear. 

A thorough examination of New England's use of granite, including famous buildings like Boston's Bunker Hill monument and Minot's Ledge lighthouse. Chapters in volume 1 examine machinery used in quarrying, colonial burial grounds and customs, quarries and their working conditions, and the use of paving blocks. Volume 2 is devoted to historical sketches of every New England granite and monument company, and biographical information about the men who ran these companies. An important work by a noted historian and author. (23314)  $140.00

[Ceramics]. Raymund, Alexander. Altturkische Keramik in Kleinasien und Konstantinopel [Old Turkish Ceramics in Asia Minor and Constantinople] with an introduction and explanatory descriptions by Karl Wulzinger. Munich: Bruckmann, 1922. Stated First Edition. Folio (14.5" x 19"), pp. 28 plus 40 full color plates. Text in German. Ex-library markings. Decorated Boards. Very Good. 

In Turkish ceramic history, particularly prominent during the Ottoman era, Asia Minor and Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) played key roles. Iznik was the most important center for Ottoman ceramic production, especially for tiles. They were initially influenced by Chinese porcelain and Seljuk antecedents. Later, Iznik developed a distinct style, with the introduction of new colors like vibrant red and emerald green. Iznik tiles adorned numerous mosques and palaces throughout the Ottoman Empire. Kutahya developed its ceramic traditions alongside Iznik, and is known for its pottery. Constantinople, as the capital of the Ottoman Empire, was the primary customer for the ceramics produced in Iznik and Kutahya. This book's vivid plates illustrated some of the most popular designs of the era. (23320)  $300.00

[International]. Chancellor, E. Beresford [Introduction]. Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen, etc. Drawn from Nature on Stone by Thomas Shotter Boys, 1839 A re-issue of the complete set of these exceedingly scarce and beautiful delineations of continental cities, printed in colours, with descriptive notes to each plate. London: The Architectural Press, 1928. Reissue of 1839 edition. Quarto, pp. 115, indexed, illustrated with full page lithographic color plates. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This book was the first serious challenge to the supremacy in England of the hand-coloured aquatint. The plates in this book were produced "entirely by means of lithography: they are printed with oil-colours, and come from the press precisely as they now appear." Thomas Shotter Boys fully explored the range of possibilities that the new technique offered: one subject is presented as if it were "a crayon sketch heightened with colour," others "a sepia drawing, with touches of colour .... a slight sketch in water-colours ... a finished water-colour ... an oil painting," etc. The republication of Boys' exquisite memorials of the streets and outstanding landmarks of these European cities creates extraordinarily vivid pictures of views lost and altered by time and urban progress. (23325)  $75.00

[Architecture]. Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel . The Habitations of Man in All Ages. Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. First edition. Octavo, pp. 394, illustrated with b/w drawings and color frontispiece. Ex-library markings. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good; weak hinges. 

This work describes the origin and development of domestic architecture around the world, how human dwellings were constructed, and the people who lived in them, from prehistoric times to the 19th century. Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France, such as Notre-Dame de Paris and Mont Saint-Michel. (23322)  $125.00

[Lighting]. Wolfe, John J. Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps: Ami Argand, 1750-1803. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1999. First edition. Small quarto, pp. xiv, 192, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

This is the first biography of the remarkable Genevese scientist who literally turned on the lights at the beginning of the Enlightenment to illuminate the Industrial Revolution. Featuring 53 color plates and 106 black-and-white illustrations, the author provides a colorful record of how Argand advanced Western civilization, by giving the world an oil lamp that was cheaper, cleaner, and ten times more powerful than previous devices of illumination. From the Old House Journal reference library. (23292)  $60.00

[Paint]. U.S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards. Color: Universal Language and Dictionary of Names National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 440. Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Standards, 1976. Seventh printing. Quarto, pp. 158, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps. 

The ISCC-NBS Color Names Dictionary (NBS Circular 553) went through six previous printings. In the years since the last dictionary became available in 1956, a number of significant advances were made in the field of colorimetry. This 7th printing was updated by revising the Universal Color Language and publishing it along with the Dictionary. The Color Names Dictionary, the Universal Color Language, and the Centroid Color Charts form a complete unit and are most useful when purchased together. From the Old House Journal reference library. (23293)  $50.00

[Paint]. Young, John S.; Linda Ambrose; Lois Lobo. Stirring Up Innovation: Environmental Improvements in Paints and Adhesives. New York: INFORM, Inc., 1994. Review copy. Quarto, pp. 115 Perfect Bound. As New. 

From picket fences to Post-it notes, paints and adhesives are all around us. This book maps out the environmental concerns posed by many of today's most common products. More importantly for community groups, INFORM chronicles innovations that cut harmful pollution generated by the plants that make paints and adhesives. This is exactly the kind of information needed for local citizens to establish similar standards in their communities. From the Old House Journal reference library. (23294)  $60.00

[Roofing]. West, Robert C. Thatch: A Manual for Owners, Surveyors, Architects and Builders. London: David & Charles, 1989. Second impression. Small quarto, pp. 160, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Original Cloth. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

All practical considerations of owning and working on a thatched roof are covered - how to maintain, how to assess condition and how to effect repairs. Architects and builders will benefit from the information which is becoming increasingly valuable as the thatch makes a comeback today. Very scarce in this country. (23295)  $40.00

[Pattern Book]. Standard Homes. Better Homes at Lower Cost Book No. A-48 Standardized to Avoid Waste: 120 Alternate Floor Plans; America's Best Planned Small Houses All Illustrations from Photographs. Washington DC: Standard Homes, 1948. First edition. Quarto, pp. 30. Illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

Scarce early post-war pattern book containing 30 designs for single-family homes, each presented with alternate floor plans, for a total of 120 plans. Charming descriptive copy for each design. (23300)  $60.00

[Pattern Book]. E. C. Young Company. Young's Bungalows and Garages. Randolph, MA: E.C. Young Company, n.d. (ca. 1940). First edition. Quarto, pp. 8, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

Young's buildings were not of the usual portable type. They were complete substantial buildings, built by a trained crew, delivered and constructed on your lot within 25 miles of Randolph. Young's garages were developed through 20 years of continuous service to auto owners, and one of the first in New England to manufacture wooden garages. The photographs in the catalog reveal a handsome line of buildings with attractive details, from one-car garages to five-room houses. (23301)  $75.00

[California]. The Bungalowcraft Company. Bungalowcraft: New English Designs Advanced Designs and Plans from the Heart of Bungalowland. Los Angeles, CA: The Bungalowcraft Co., 1928. 22nd edition. Small quarto, pp. 48, illustrated with b/w photographs, exterior perspective drawings, and architectural floor plans. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; center leaf detached from staples, but present. 

An exceptionally scarce and attractive plan book with designs, photographs and plans for the popular English-style bungalows in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and adjacent towns. The detailed images show the building materials and architectural elements such as roofing, windows, and entranceways; as well as the landscaped sites. (23303)  $125.00

[Millwork]. A. Roberson & Sons Inc. Millwork Price Guide, R-12. Binghamton, NY: Roberson, 1944. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 84, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Three-rivet bound in wraps. Very Good. 

Entrance doors, interior doors, windows, wood frames, stair parts, and kitchen cabinets are just some of the millwork products featured in this catalog. (Incidentally, the Roberson family commissioned Richard Neutra to design an addition to their Museum and Science center.) (23304)  $75.00

[Design]. Jencks, Charles and Nathan Silver. Adhocism: The Case for Improvisation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013. Expanded and updated edition. Small quarto, pp. 232, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Paperback. Very Good. 

When this book first appeared in 1972, it was part of the spirit that would define a new architecture and design era - a new way of thinking ready to move beyond the purist doctrines and formal models of modernism. This book was a manifesto for a generation that took pleasure in doing things ad hoc, using materials at hand to solve real-world problems. The implications were subversive. Turned-off citizens of the 1970s immediately adopted the book as a DIY guide. The word "adhocism" entered the vocabulary, the concept of adhocism became part of the designer's toolkit, and the book became a cult classic. Now it is available again, with new texts by Jencks and Silver reflecting on the past forty years of adhocism and new illustrations demonstrating adhocism's continuing relevance. (23305)  $45.00

[Pattern Book]. Standard Homes Company. Homes of Today and Tomorrow, B-47 Standardized to Avoid Waste; America's Best Planned Small Homes, All Illustrations from Photographs. Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., 1947. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 31, illustrated with b/w photographs and floor plans. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. 

This plan book includes thirty different home designs, including Colonial, Cape Cod, and English designs, with one floor plan. Two or three other floor plans for each design were available. Very attractive, with large clear photographs. (23306)  $60.00

[Americana]. Foley, John et. al. Report of the Board of General Managers of the Exhibit of the State of New York at the World's Columbian Exposition Transmitted to the Legislature April 18, 1894. Albany, NY: James B. Lyon, 1894. First edition. Quarto, pp. 647, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library markings; weak hinges; creased title page. Rear pouch once held a fold-out map, but it is missing. Cloth over Boards. Good. 

Illustrated throughout with photographic plates of New York state dignitaries but, more interestingly, with full- and double-page views of the exhibition, exteriors and interiors of buildings and exhibitions, and more, including a Ferris Wheel and the "First Electrocution Chair." The Administration Building was the work of Richard M. Hunt. The hall of Manufactures and Liberal Arts was the work of George B. Post. The Agriculture building was designed by McKim, Mead and White. The Palace of Fine Arts was the work of Charles B. Atwood. Frederick Law Olmsted supervised the landscape gardening. New York was prominent in all thirteen departments in which it exhibited, and this book covers the contents of each exhibit in detail. A wonderful overview of New York's contribution to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. (23319)  $80.00

[Paint]. Gould, George L. Historical Sketch of the Paint, Oil, Varnish and Allied Trades of Boston Since 1800 an address, originally delivered in Boston before the Paint and Oil Club of New England, February 12 and March 26, 1914, with additions and corrections to August, 1914. Boston, MA: Paint and Oil Club of New England, 1914. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 148, illustrated with b/w photographs. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Very Good. 

This book confined itself to companies founded in the 1800s. (Prior to 1800, paints, oils, and varnishes were imported.) The companies, their founders, and their commercial addresses are presented, along with connections between companies and their product lines. The history of the Paint and Oil Club of New England, founded in 1884, was also sketched out in the introduction of the essay. This is an important resource for anyone interested in the history of the paint industry in Boston. (23324)  $80.00

[English]. Hunter, Rowland C. Old Houses in England. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1930. First American edition. Folio (10.75" x 13.75"), indexed, pp. 6 plus 114 b/w photographic plates. From the library of Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. Red Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

A photographic survey of cottages, farm houses, small town houses, inns and shops in the eastern and southern counties of England, (23326)  $80.00

[Building Technology]. Schofield, R. J. "and other specialists". The Home Mechanic and Complete Self-Instructor in Carpentry, Painting, Horse-Shoeing, Soap Making, Candy Making, Baking, Taxidermy, Tanning, &c. New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1897. First edition. Octavo, pp. 885, b/w illustrations. Signed by Frank Lobdell in pencil on the title page. Lobdell was an American painter, often associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Bay Area Abstract Expressionism. Cloth over Boards. Good: weak hinges, backstrip sunned and worn. 

Chapters on practical carpentry, painting, furniture and cabinet finishing, horse shoeing, diseases of the horses foot, soap making and washing fluids, candy making, baking, taxidermy, tanning, and more. A thorough treatise on the many talents a do-it-yourselfer had to have in the 19th century. This is currently the only copy available. (23335)  $80.00

[Furniture]. Nakashima, George. The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections. Tokyo: Kodansha America, Inc, 1988. First paperback edition. Quarto, pp. 224, illustrated with b/w and color photographs and drawings. Paperback. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

A beautiful book by Japanese American master craftsman Nakashima, detailing his appreciation for trees and wood, and the tools and techniques he uses to create furniture of unusual beauty. (23345)  $60.00

[Carpentry]. Grant, C. C. Dr. Grant's System of Railing Spiral Stairs this hitherto unsolved problem solved * the solution is exceedingly simple * a few remarks on the tangent system are added. London: Stationers' Hall, 1911. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 46, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Original Cloth. Very Good. 

When this book was published, many people could build a spiral stair, but few could put up a rail of any kind on a spiral stair. The author claimed a proper railing for a spiral stair was not nearly as difficult as hanging doors, and offered this book to teach the principles. Scarce, very visual, and in very good condition. (23315)  $100.00

[Carpentry]. McSwan, Angus. Roofing and Stairbuilding with the Steel Square Practical Examples. London: The Technical Press Ltd, 1955. Second edition. Octavo, pp. 79, illustrated with 34 b/w architectural drawing plates. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 

The first part of the book deals with a simple roof of equal pitch, and having the walls at right angles. This part is suitable for a first year class on the steel square. The second part of the book deals with a more complicated roof. The pitch is regular but the roof has a splayed end, which alters a number of the bevels and lengths. This roof is suitable for a second year class. The third part of the book shows how the steel square is applied to stairbuilding. Very scarce in this country, especially in dust jacket. (23336)  $75.00

[Carpentry]. Wood, W. H. Practical Stair Building and Handrailing by the Square Section and Falling Line System. London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1894. First edition. Small quarto, pp. viii, 83, illustrated with 32 folding b/w architectural drawing plates. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

The section on stair building has chapters that cover elementary problems; close newelled or dog-legged stairs; the construction of various parts of stairs; half-space landing; and much more. The section on handrailing has sections on level landing wreath; half-space landing; quarter-space landing; winders in the half-space; winders in the quarter-space; landing in an obtuse angle; and much more. The plates contain a lot of useful and valuable information. Extremely scarce title, currently the only copy available anywhere. (23337)  $200.00

[Carpentry]. Creswell, Frank O. Handrailing and Staircasing a complete set of lines for handrails by "square-cut" system and full practical instructions for making and fixing geometrical staircases with upwards of one hundred working drawings. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1896. Fifth thousand. 16mo, pp. viii, 95, plus 16 pages of publisher advertising, illustrated with b/w drawings. Bookplate affixed inside front cover indicates this book was awarded as a prize at a technical school in 1897. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This volume of Cassell's Technical Series was prepared to encourage the working joiner to study drawing. Practical working details of the stairs are given and explained, removing difficulties from the paths of many beginners, and inspiring others to study this beautiful branch of an excellent trade. Sections on handrailing, staircasing, and working details, with chapters on twisting the rail, stairs on oblique plans, scroll stairs, trimming landings, setting out winders to newels, putting stairs together, turned balusters, and much more. Extremely scarce. (23330)  $125.00

[Carpentry]. Hodgson, Fred T. Stair-Building Made Easy. Being a Full and Clear Description of the Art of Building the Bodies, Carriages and Cases for All Kinds of Stairs and Steps together with illustrations showing the manner of laying out stairs, forming treads and risers, building cylinders, preparing strings, with instructions for making carriages for common, platform, dog-legged and winding stairs, to which is added an illustrated glossary of terms used in stair-building, and designs for newels, balusters, brackets, stair-mouldings and sections of hand-rails. New York: Industrial Publication Company, 1884. First edition. Small octavo, pp. viii, 121, illustrated with 119 b/w drawings. 8 pages of publisher's advertisements at end of text. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Quite a comprehensive book by one of the best writers/tradesmen of his time. The well integrated illustrations make this a very practical piece of trade literature, one which gives a wonderful snapshot of the profession at the end of the 19th century. Covers much more material than one might expect. (23331)  $125.00

[Masonry]. ICS Staff. ICS #255 - Mechanics of Carpentry Stair Building. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1907. Later edition. Small octavo, pp. 57, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Original Black Cloth with embossed borders and lettering. Very Good. 

Chapters on girders, trussed roofs, construction of stairways, geometrical stairways, wainscoting, and much more. 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. (22305)  $80.00

[Northwest US]. Young, Stefana. Portland's Little Red Book of Stairs. Portland, OR: Coobus Press, 1996. First edition. Small octavo, pp. 207, illustrated with b/w photographs. Spiral-bound, red pictorial stock cover. Very Good. 

This is the ultimate guidebook to over 150 outdoor public stairways in Portland, Oregon - from a graceful cascade of brick steps in Laurelhurst Park to a steep lung-buster in Northwest Hills. This book adds a whole new dimension to the outdoor urban experience for visitors and hometown hikers alike. This book guides you through some of the city's most beautiful neighborhoods and parks, all while dropping historical tidbits, architectural perspectives, and amusing anecdotes along the way. From the Old House Journal reference library. (17005)  $40.00

[Carpentry]. Hodgson, Fred T. Common-Sense Stair-Building and Handrailing handrailing in three divisions showing three of the simplest methods known in the art, with complete instructions for laying out and working handrails suitable for any kind of a stair, straight, circular or elliptical, or for stairs with landings and cylinders; stairbuilding covers upwards of eighty pages, devoted to newel or platform stairs chiefly, giving instructions for their building, planning and decoration. Chicago: The Radford Architectural Co., 1902. First edition. Octavo, pp. 196 plus 59-page house plan supplement for 25 low and medium priced houses, illustrated with b/w drawings and engravings. Some pencil scribbles on endpapers. Half-Leather. Very Good, some wear on backstrip. 

An interesting treatise on the issues particular to stairbuilding and handrailing. Still of use to carpenters today, although the measurements and calculations are largely done by computer now. (23332)  $60.00

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

Authoritative and reliable as usual for this series. Clear and concise explanations on multiple aspects of handrailing and stairbuilding. The second part on the construction of staircases is well illustrated and very detailed. (23333)  $90.00

[Carpentry]. ICS Staff. ICS #41 - Joinery, Stair Building, Ironmongery, Plastering, Glass and Glazing, Painting and Decorating, Electric Wiring and Bells. London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd, 1914. Reprint. Octavo, pp. xxvi, approx. 480, indexed, with many architectural drawings and engravings throughout, including color plates and a foldout floor plan. Half-Leather. Very Good. 

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. This is an uncommon title, in uncommonly excellent condition. (23338)  $80.00

[Carpentry]. De Graff, Simon. The Modern Geometrical Stair-Builder's Guide Being a Plain Practical System of Hand-Railing, Embracing All Its Necessary Details, and Geometrically Illustrated by Twenty-two Steel Engravings. Together with the Use of the Most Important Principles of Practical Geometry. Philadelphia, PA: F. Bell, 1854. First edition. Quarto, pp. 73 plus 22 b/w plates of geometric and stair details. Signed by Alexander Hepburn on the title page. Hepburn was a remarkably prolific architect who lived and worked in Stratford, Ontario from 1855 until his death in 1902. He was a dominant force in the architectural profession in Perth County for more than 30 years, and his prodigious output included more than 120 buildings throughout the region. Original Brown Leather w/gilt lettering. Very Good; ex-library markings. 

"More simple and comprehensive methods than those used by Mr. Nicholson" of laying out stairs and geometrical hand railing for traditional designs of the nineteenth century. A very rare volume, with beautifully drafted drawings. (23341)  $300.00

[Carpentry]. Banks, Langley. The Joiners' Companion to a New System of Handrailing namely, the square cut. Manchester UK: Langley Banks, 1854. First edition. Quarto, preface, 48 b/w architectural drawing plates with descriptive text. The original owner signed the front endpaper in 1854. The first two pages of the book are very creased and wrinkled. Pencil inscriptions inside both covers, and on several pages in the text. Half Leather w/gilt lettering. Good: weak hinges, heavy backstrip and corner wear. 

The author was the designer and builder of the award-winning grand twin geometrical staircase in the Crystal Palace, London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. His design introduced two geometrical flights of stairs in the space of one, so that ascent and descent could happen uninterrupted, and this project is illustrated in this book. While this book does contain other stairbuilding projects, the author also addressed other projects that a building, journeyman joiner, or apprentice might encounter, such as the front elevation of a small church, the elevation of a door with a circular head, or ground plans for two dwelling houses. Scarce; this is the first time we've had this title for sale. (23342)  $300.00

[Stairs]. Hodgson, Fred T. Common Sense Handrailing and Stair Building; and House Plan Supplement w/50 Homes. Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1907. Revised. Small octavo, pp. 190, vi (table of contents), glossary. 250+ b/w construction drawings and architectural details throughout. House plan supplement with perspective views and floor plans of fifty low and medium priced homes bound in. Original dark green cloth w/embossed design. Very good; typical edge and corner wear. 

As with all Radford/Hodgson publications, the definitive work on the subject, invaluable for any tradesman. The house plan supplement is offered by the publisher as a bonus for their valued customers, and includes many designs prized today. (23343)  $75.00

[Carpentry]. Hodgson, Fred T. and Morris Williams. Stair-Building and The Steel Square A Manual of Practical Instruction in the Art of Stair-Building and Hand-Railing, and the Manifold Uses of the Steel Square. Chicago, IL: Technical World Magazine, 1908. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 75 (stair-building), 27 (steel square), 3 (index). Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Two volumes in one: Stair Building by Hodgson, and Steel Square by Williams. Hodgson's contribution is a complete though simple presentation of the construction methods as applied to standard design of staircases, including straight and winding stairs, stairs with wellhole, layouts for curved turns, the proper proportions of rise and width of tread, the design of hand railings, and many other problems. The section on the steel square contains many applications of this useful instrument to roof and other types of construction. Well illustrated. This is the first time we've been able to offer the scarce first edition for sale. (23344)  $60.00

[New England]. Chamberlain, Samuel. The Coast of Maine. New York: Hastings House, 1941. First edition. Octavo, pp. 101, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by Erdix Capen on the title page. Capen was a stage technician at the Boston Repertory Theatre, and was especially skilled at mask making. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good Mylar-Protected DJ. 

The coast of Maine has everlastingly been painted and etched and described in volumes of fact and fiction. But good pictures of this photogenic shore were curiously rare when this photographic panorama was published. This pictorial path of interest leads through sedate towns and open farm country, along sandy beaches and harbors and rocky inlets. Old schooners, lighthouses, fishing shacks, boat yards and smoke houses lend salty atmosphere to the scene at the water's edge. A source of reminiscent pleasure to everyone who has known Maine's magnificent coast. (23321)  $50.00

[New England]. Sewall, Abbie. Message Through Time: The Photographs of Emma D. Sewall 1836-1919 - signed by the author. Gardiner, ME: The Harpswell Press, 1989. Stated First Edition. Oblong small quarto, pp. 103, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. Paperback. Very Good. 

Emma Sewall was an amateur in the very best sense of the word: a woman who photographed simply because she loved to. Taking pictures of country people working the land and sea, she recorded a way of life that was vanishing before the quickening pace of the Industrial Age. She took her strongest photographs of country people performing everyday tasks - a farmer collecting eggs in his hat, clam diggers in starched shirts and suspenders, children collecting firewood on the beach. She caught these people in the act of living and portrayed them as if they were royalty, ennobling them with a beautifully soft and subtle light that reflected an almost spiritual reverence for them. Her elegant platinum prints of rural Maine farmers won her recognition from Boston to Paris. The author is Emma's great-great-granddaughter. (23327)  $30.00

[New England]. Pohl, William L. and Abbie Sewall [Photographer]. The Voice of Maine - signed by the photographer. Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press, 1983. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 201, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by the photographer on the title page. Paperback. Very Good in Good DJ. 

This book offers an extraordinary glimpse into the heart and soul of the people of Maine. from an unknown lobsterman's wife to the famous Nearings of Harborside, from northern woods to coastal towns, the perceptive interviews of Bill Pohl and the outstanding photographs of Abbie Sewall present a remarkable state, and its even more remarkable residents, in honest, close-up portraits that captivate as well as entertain and inform. For millions Maine is a special place, and here both ordinary and well-known people speak openly and clearly about what they find here, how they live, and make a living, far removed from modern urban society. (23328)  $50.00

[Architecture]. Patterson, William D. and C. Howard Walker. Two Maine-related White Pine Monographs. New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1918, 1926. Original edition. Octavo, each pp. 16, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural specification drawings. Mild ex-library markings. Original Wraps. Very Good. 

The first issue features some old houses on the southern coast of Maine, such as the Jewett House of South Berwick and the Sewell House of York. The second issue focuses on Wiscasset, and features a multipage spread on the Lee-Smith House and the Nickels-Sortwell House, as well as views of several other Wiscasset gems. (23329)  $30.00

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

Views in the Chinese quarter in San Francisco, and articles include the Sturtevant combined crusher and stamp mill, Blake steam pumps, a new aqueduct passing under the Harlem River in NYC, the Monastery of Huelgas, new design for libraries, a cheap concrete, tests for bricks, cheap hydrogen gas, plastic decorations, and much more. Floor plans for three cottages, an English country home, and the full elevation plans for a turreted residence are included. The color illustrations are gorgeous. (23316)  $75.00

[American]. Scientific American. Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition March 1892. New York: Munn & Co., 1892. First edition. Folio (11.5" x 16"), pp. 16, plus xvi (advertising), indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and engravings. A previous owner signed the front cover boldly in ink. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good; 3" closed tear to front cover. 

Outstanding photographs and illustrations of historic homes in England, Ohio, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut as well as articles about a new woodworking machine, an improved door hanger, a proposed Odd Fellows' Temple in Chicago, lawn planting, and more. A handsome magazine featuring some absolutely beautiful Victorian homes. (23317)  $75.00

[Pattern Book]. Shoppell, R. W. Shoppell's Modern Houses Vol. 1 No. 1, January 1886. New York: Co-Operative Building Plan Association, 1886. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 72. Illustrated with b/w drawings, plans, and details. Ex-library markings. Marbled boards. Good; heavy backstrip and cover edgewear, ripped and crumbled front endpaper, pages have dry, crumbling edges. 

Includes floor plans and engravings of over 50 buildings, plus a chapter from Viollet-le-Duc's work "The Habitations of Man in All Ages." Shoppell offered some of the most beautiful Victorian styles of the era. The inaugural edition of this illustrious series. (23318)  $120.00

[California]. Hales, George P. Los Angeles City Hall. Los Angeles, CA: Board of Public Works, 1928. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 63, illustrated with b/w photographs. Signed by a previous owner neatly in ink on the front endpaper in 1928. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Los Angeles City Hall, completed in 1928, is the center of the government of the city, and houses the mayor's office and meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council. It has 32 floors and is the tallest base-isolated structure in the world. The concrete of its tower was made with sand from each of California's 58 counties and water from its 21 historical missions. The tower was modeled after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This book came out the year the building was finished, and shows many photographs of various interior and exterior details. A wonderful gift for any fan of California architecture. (23248)  $60.00

[Wood]. Creo-Dipt Company, Inc. "CREO-DIPT" Stained Shingled Homes. No. Towanda, NY: Creo-Dipt Press, nd. c. 1940. First trade edition. 6" x 9", 40 b/w glossy photographs with color specifications on each photo. Color Stock Portfolio, green. Very Good. 

From an Illinois house roofed to look like thatch, to an elegant Texas residence to a cottage in Missouri, the variety of applications for these wood shingles is considerable. Each photograph lists the architect, location, stain and color of the material selected. This uncommon portfolio of photographs is a wonderful resource for builders and architects as well as historians. (22896)  $75.00

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

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

[Americana]. Damon, George A. Picturesque Pasadena. Pasadena, CA: Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association of Pasadena, nd c. 1920. First edition. Quarto, pp. 55, illustrated with sepia-toned photographs. Stamped on the cover by California Stucco Products Company of Portland, Oregon. Decorated Boards. Very good. 

A showcase of homes in Pasadena, California, with minimal text and 99 photographs of exteriors and interiors. This publication may have been a giveaway intended to lure people from all over the country into relocation -- or, at the very least, into admiring and imitating the building and decorating styles set by southern California. (19213)  $30.00

[Masonry]. Dobson, Edward. A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting exhibiting the principles of masonic projection and their application to the construction of curved wing walls, domes, oblique bridges, and Roman and Gothic vaulting. London: John Weale, 1895. Eleventh edition. 12mo, pp. 146, illustrated with 49 b/w wood engravings, 51 illustrations drawn on stone, and four folding plates of specimens of Gothic masonry. Signed neatly in ink by a previous owner in 1900 on the front endpaper. Cloth over Boards. Very good. 

A classic that was reprinted many times over many decades, each time finding a devoted audience. Sections on constructing vaults and arches, working drawings, stone cutting, and more. The appendix covers decay of building stones, and the processes employed to check it. (22291)  $60.00

[Estimating]. A Staff of Experienced Men. Atchley's Builders Price Book for 1871: Containing A Complete List of the Present Prices of Builders' Materials and Labour of all trades connected with building: Useful and Important Tables and Memoranda for Preparing Estimates, compiled by a Staff of Experienced Men. to which are added builders' prices for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Specially prepared for this work. Tables for calculating wages. Builders measurements, with bills of quantities. Marks and qualities of timber, with rules for calculating the various standards. Iron as applied to building structures. Metropolitan Building Act. London: W. Kent, 1871. First edition thus. Octavo, pp. iv, 364, plus approx. 40 pp. advertisements, indexed. Signed by a previous owner in ink on the title page. Half-Leather. Good: front hinge nearly detached, heavy backstrip wear. 

Chapters on all sorts of building tradesmen, including bricklayer, mason, carpenter, ironmonger, plumber, slater, plasterer, glazier, painter, paper hanger, coppersmith, zinc worker and much more. An extremely scarce estimating book. (7442)  $110.00

[Masonry]. Lowndes, William B. ILT #31E - Common Brickwork, Face and Ornamental Brickwork, Architectural Terra Cotta, Hollow Tile, Building Stone, Lathing, Plastering, and Tiling A series of textbooks for persons engaged in engineering professions, trades, and vocational occupations or for those who desire information concerning them. Scranton, PA: International Textbook Co., 1924. First edition. Octavo, pp. viii, approx. 450 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout, including some in color. Original Cloth. Very Good. 

As with all of the International Library of Technology 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. (20065)  $80.00

[Humor]. Nation Circulators. Rears and Robust Mail Order Catalogue. Bellaire, OH: Rears and Robust, 1940. First edition. Quarto, np, illustrated with b/w drawings. Hole punch with string. Good: cover has large open tear, pages are brittle and soiled. 

From the 1900s through the 1970s, the Sears catalogue was ubiquitous throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and many other countries throughout the world, often found in outhouses and bathrooms serving dual functions of reading material and toilet paper. This is a spoof catalogue in the style of Sears and Roebuck, with faux ads interspersed with pages of toilet-paper-quality paper. The catalogue's string was used to hang it in your outhouse, and so the user could use the book for entertainment, or for a source of toilet paper, or both! There's even a do-not-disturb doorknob hang tag and a cardboard toilet seat bound in. A rare survivor. (23226)  $30.00

[Paint]. Peaslee-Gaulbert Company. Homes and How to Paint Them with Mastic Paint. Louisville, KY: Peaslee-Gaulbert Company, nd c. 1925. First edition. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with color drawings. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 

Louisville Lead & Color Company was founded in 1884. It changed hands in 1902 and became Peaslee-Gaulbert until 1928, which helps us date this publication. Peaslee-Gaulbert invented ready-mix paint and became one of the largest paint manufacturing firms in the county, occupying five city blocks in Louisville. This company is credited with helping to rebuild the South after reconstruction by enabling people to paint their own homes. This pamphlet promoted mastic paint and Pee Gee finishes by displaying 18 home exteriors with their floor plans, and three home interiors. Very attractive, colorful and scarce. (23243)  $110.00

[Interiors]. Horatio Myer & Co. Ltd. Catalogue of Metallic Bedsteads, Cots, Wire Woven Mattresses, Sanitary Bedding, etc. Catalogue of Wood Bedsteads on Application. London: Horatio Myer & Co. Ltd., nd c. 1913. Original edition. Oblong quarto, pp. 55, illustrated with color drawings. A 1927 revised price list is laid in. Trade Cloth over Boards. Very Good; some small puckers in the cover cloth, moderate backstrip and corner wear. 

This catalogue is so gorgeous, and its quality design made the customer want to hold onto it for decades. Beautiful color renderings illustrate their clever and stylish designs. Horatio Myer founded the company in 1876, and the business remained in the family until 2007. (23246)  $170.00

[Paint]. Learner, Thomas J. S. Analysis of Modern Paints Research in Conservation series by The Getty Conservation Institute. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Publications, 2004. First edition. Quarto, pp. 210, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs and drawings. Original Wraps. As New. 

This volume outlines the techniques that are currently employed to analyze the synthetic resins used in modern painting materials, such as pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, and direct temperature-resolved mass spectrometry. For each technique, results are given for standard samples of the principal classes of synthetic binding media, various pigments and extenders, tube paint formulations, and microscopic paint fragments taken from actual works of art. Primarily intended for conservation scientists, conservators, researchers, and students of conservation, this book will also be of interest to other museum professionals. (22178)  $40.00

[Concrete & Cement]. Heinle, Erwin and Max Bacher. Building in Visual Concrete. London: Technical Press Ltd, 1971. First English language edition. Quarto, pp. 202, illustrated with b/w photographs. Original text in German. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good DJ. 

The term visual concrete is used to describe any concrete surface which has been deliberately planned to remain visible to the beholder after the building of which it forms part has been completed. This book combines a technical and pictorial account of some of the outstanding work done in visual concrete all over the world since the beginning of the 20th century, with an essay exploring the aesthetic and intellectual possibilities of the new material and a chapter by a distinguished practising architect discussing the many technological problems which arise in its use. Many remarkable photographs illustrate a hundred notable structures. Scarce in dust jacket. (23254)  $55.00

[Restoration]. Moss, Roger W. [Editor]. Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. First edition. Quarto, pp. 318, indexed, richly illustrated w/ color photographs and artworks. Notes, bibliography and index. Boards w/Dust Jacket. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. 

The definitive study edited by one of its noted experts. With individual contributions by 15 specialists on all aspects of architectural paint, it covers the subject comprehensively, from paint technology to the aesthetics of paint color on historic buildings. Belongs in every preservationist's library! (23236)  $60.00

[Restoration]. Slaton, Deborah and Rebecca A. Shiffer. Preserving the Recent Past. Washington DC: Historic Preservation Education Foundation, 1995. First edition. Quarto, pp. ca 600, illustrated with b/w photos, proceedings from the famous National Park Service preservation conference by two noted experts held on March 30 to April 1, 1995 in Chicago; laid in: final program, CRM thematic issue on Cultural Resources from the Recent Past. Three-ring bound, a massive, impressive publication. As New. 

This is an important publication from the conference which made many professionals realize the need to shift our interpretation of what was worthy of "conservation." Scarce. (15412)  $40.00

[Terra Cotta]. Tunick, Susan [President, Friends of Terra Cotta]. Paris and the Legacy of French Architectural Ceramics - signed by the author. New York: Friends of Terra Cotta Press, 1997. First edition. Quarto, pp 42, illustrated with b/w photographs. Text in English, French, and Japanese. Signed by Susan Tunick on the title page. Staplebound Wraps. As New. 

This publication brings together three unique resources that provide valuable information about the power and beauty of French architectural ceramics: "L'Age d'or de la ceramique," by Bernard Marrey; "Paris-Ceramique," by Patrice and Anne-Laure Goulet; and Susan Montgomery's "Our Talented Neighbors: The French Influence on American Pottery and Architectural Ceramics." It provides an historic overview of the development of French architectural ceramics, investigates the importance of this movement for American ceramists, and encourages a more widespread appreciation of the wonderful clay facades and interiors found in Paris. (22634)  $25.00

[International]. Garrison, G. Richard and George W. Rustay. Mexican Houses A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1930. First edition. Folio (10.5" x 13.5"), pp. xv, 173, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Mylar protective jacket; edges and corners rubbed, 1" damage to top of backstrip. 

The book is organized by district, with an introduction describing the architectural styles that are seen in that district. Each full-page, b/w photographic plate has several lines of text that identify the location and describe the features of the building. Architectural drawings are paired with a photograph of the same feature, so that the reader can compare and contrast. A beautiful book that illustrates the adobe, metalwork, glazed tile, brick paved floors, interior patios, and other classic features of Mexican houses. (22934)  $80.00

[Architectural History]. Bruschi, Arnaldo; Adriano Carugo; Francesco Paolo Fiore [Editors]. Vetruvio de Architectura [Vitruvius on Architecture] translated, commentary and shown by Caesare Caesariano. Milan: Il Polifilo, 1521(1981). First edition. Folio (11.5" x 17"), pp. cvi, 185, b/w illustrations. Introduction text in Italian and English; Vitruvius text in Latin. Signed neatly by J. P. Spang on the front endpaper. Joseph Peter Spang worked for many years at Historic Deerfield, and was a connoisseur of American decorative arts. Boards. Very Good; cover has some stains. 

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 80–70 BC, died after c. 15 BC) was a Roman military engineer under Julius Caesar, generally attributed to be the sole author of the only extant major work from classical antiquity on architecture, De architectura, better known in English as The Ten Books on Architecture. This treatise combines the history of ancient architecture and engineering with the author's personal experience and advice on the subject. As no similar work has survived complete from antiquity, this book has become an invaluable source on Greek and Roman architecture. A magnificent and opulent reprint in original format and in a simulated vellum binding. (22676)  $60.00

[International]. Ball, Katherine M. Decorative Motives of Oriental Art - signed by the author. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1927. First edition. Quarto, pp. xxvi, 286, indexed, illustrated with 673 b/w drawings. Gift inscription by the author on the title page, dated 1940. A newspaper article dated 1942 laid inside, mentions that the author gave her Oriental collection to the de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Chipped and Torn DJ. 

The author came to the San Francisco International Exhibition in 1894, which aroused her interest in the then little-known art of the Orient. This began a 30-year career as supervisor of art education in the San Francisco schools, and she devoted her time to building a collection of Chinese and Japanese art. In 1903, she made her first trip to the Far East to build her collection, and she also visited Oriental collections in the United States and Europe. Her studies achieved fruition in this book, a practical work on Eastern art. The chapters examine symbols such as the tiger, the bull, the horse, the deer, and many other animals. Beautifully illustrated. (22944)  $80.00

[Stained Glass]. Edward W. Heimer & Co. Lot of 3 Stained Glass Transparencies. Clifton, NJ: Edward W. Heimer & Co., nd. Original edition. Three samples, each measuring 3" x 6.25", enclosed in a 8.5" x 13.5" mat, with Heimer labels on the mats. The labels indicate the Clifton, NJ address, which makes these samples post-1949. Matted artwork. Very Good. 

The Edwards Heimer Company has been a family tradition for four generations. Georg Heimer studied stain glass design in Munich in the 1880s, and worked there as a designer until he relocated to Columbus, Ohio in 1929. His son, Edward Hiemer, apprenticed with his father in 1916, and founded the company in 1931. The current president is Edward's granddaughter and her husband. The company designs, fabricates and installs ecclesiastical stained glass, and their works are installed in over 1,000 North American churches. (23187)  $60.00

[Pennsylvania]. Stotz, Charles Morse. The Early Architecture of Western Pennsylvania A Record of Building Before 1860 Based upon the Western Pennsylvania Architectural Survey, a Project of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. New York: William Helburn, 1936. First edition, 393/1000. Folio (11" x 14"), pp. 290, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs and plans. Mild ex-library from Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, a Boston architectural firm that became notable for its designs for educational institutions. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

Before WWI, it was generally believed that no early architecture of merit was to be found west of the Alleghenies. However, the Western Pennsylvania Architectural Survey uncovered a rich history, and this book supplies photographs, architectural drawings, and historical investigation. Every phase of building is included, from the earliest surviving log houses to the eve of the Civil War; every type of building, from houses and churches, through banks, mills and arsenals, to barns and out-buildings, bridges, and even iron-furnaces. Many of the houses illustrated are of extraordinary interest. (23029)  $120.00

[Pattern Book]. Wicks, William S. Log Cabins and Cottages: How to Build and Furnish Them. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1904. Fifth Edition. Oblong octavo, pp. 47 plus ca 60 pp perspective drawings of log cabins with floor plans and 57 illustrations within text. Original Cloth over Boards, burgundy w/gilt lettering. Very Good, hinges slightly loose. 

A charming handbook for prospective homeowners to build their own small cabin or vacation cottage. Lovely illustrations and simple instructions. This is a scarce early edition in very nice condition. (18122)  $50.00

[Brick]. Corkhill, T. [Editor]. Brickwork Concrete and Masonry Volume III A complete work by practical specialits describing modern practice in the work of the bricklayer, concretor, mason, plasterer and slater. London: The New Era Publishing Co., Ltd., nd c. 1915. First edition. 12mo, pp. viii, 277, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This volume contains sections on scaffolding and lifting appliances, temporary timbering, plain concrete, and reinforced concrete. Well illustrated. (23296)  $30.00

[Brick]. Corkhill, T. [Editor]. Brickwork Concrete and Masonry Volume VII A complete work by practical specialits describing modern practice in the work of the bricklayer, concretor, mason, plasterer and slater. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1931. First edition. 12mo, pp. viii, 290, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Ex-library markings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good. 

This volume contains sections on modern construction, mechanics, engineering masonry, and calculations. Well illustrated. (23297)  $30.00

[Building]. Twelvetrees, W. Noble [Editor]. Rivington's Notes on Building Construction Part I: First Stage or Elementary Course Arranged to meet the requirements of the syllabus of the Science & Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington. London: Rivingtons, 1875. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 219, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Ex-library markings, water stain on front cover. Boards. Very Good. 

Chapters on building regulations, sites and foundations, timbering excavations, shoring, underpinning, scaffolding, brickwork, masonry, walls, arches, vaulting, domes, chimneys, iron, steel, carpentry, and more. An important work for its industry. (23323)  $25.00

[Building Trades]. Ching, Francis D.K. Building Construction Illustrated. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975. Fifth printing. Quarto, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings. Signed by a previous owner on the front endpaper. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 

This is a practical introduction to the basic principles of building construction that illustrates how a building goes together, describes its major physical components, and presents the material options available to the designer and builder and the factors to be considered in their selection. The book is organized according to a building's physical components. (22962)  $30.00

[Architectural History]. Fea, Allan. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places the historic, romantic & legendary stories & traditions about hiding-holes, secret chambers, &c. London: S. H. Bousfield & Co. Ld., 1904. Third edition. Octavo, pp. 317, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographic plates. Gift inscription inside front cover dated 1951. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Very Good: foxed pages, slightly sunned backstrip. 

This book delves into the intriguing topic of concealed rooms and secret hiding places found in historic British estates. Many of these hidey-holes are "priests' holes," used to hide priests and other clergy members when the country strongly persecuted Catholicism. An interesting read. (23334)  $40.00