[International]. Morris, F. O. A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (6 volumes, complete) with descriptive and historical letterpress. London: William Mackenzie, 1878. Original edition. Quarto, each volume pp. 80 plus 40 color chromolithgraphic plates, marbled endpapers. Full Leather. Very Good.

Six beautifully illustrated volumes depicting the country seats, homes and estates of various British nobles and gentlemen. An unparalleled survey of British and Irish country houses during the late Victorian era. Each volume features an illustrated title page, frontispiece, and numerous delightful colour plates. With detailed illustrations of each seat from Alexander Francis Lydon, produced in colour by the man to whom he was apprenticed, Benjamin Fawcett, a noted woodblock colour printer of the time. Descriptive text from Francis Orpen Morris, parson-naturalist and author of children's literature, accompanies each plate. This marks the final of many collaborations between Fawcett, Morris and Lydon. Over a relationship of almost fifty years, they mainly created works of ornithology and lepidopterology. This is the first time we've been able to offer this important work. (21370)   $450.00

[Building as Envelope]. Editorial Staff of Sunset Magazine, in collaboration with Cliff May. Sunset Western Ranch Houses. San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1946. First printing. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floor plans, photographs and halftones. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. Covers the history of the ranch house and its landscaping as well as the structure of the house and floor plans of some popular designs. A very early piece on this singularly American vernacular architectural style. This is the first time we've been able to offer a first edition of this title in dust jacket. (21355)   $80.00

[Windows]. International Casement Company. International Cotswold Casements in Standard Sizes. New York: International Casement Co., 1926. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 18, illustrated with b/w window details and photographs of architect designed homes using these windows. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

An exceptionally uncommon trade catalog with clear large scale details and a portfolio of residential projects. International Casements was a part of Hope Windows. (21392)   $80.00

[Windows]. Hope's Windows. Hope's Holford Casements, Bonderized. Jamestown, NY: Hope's Windows Inc., 1941. First edition. Quarto, pp 27, Window elevations, constructions details and photographs on each page.  Pictorial Stock, b/w. Very Good.

A catalog of metal windows with a standard Hope's Window finish, showing mullion details, installations details in brick and wood frame construction, and photographs of several residential applications in America and England. (21393)   $60.00

[Windows]. Hope's Windows Inc. Hope's Cotswolds and Winter Windows. Jamestown, NY: Hope's Windows Inc., 1937. Original edition. Quarto, pp. 23, illustrated with b/w window details and photographs of architect designed homes using these windows. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

An exceptional trade catalog with clear large scale details and a portfolio of residential and commercial projects. This is the first time we've had this title for sale. (21394)   $80.00

[Glass]. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Glass: History, Manufacture and its Universal Application. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1923. First edition. Quarto, pp. 215. Index, illustrated with numerous b/w photographs and drawings. Decorated Boards. Good; water damage to cover and text.

A wonderful trade piece explaining the history of glass and its many modern applications. Rich visuals and vintage designs make this book a real gem. (21395)   $50.00

[Millwork]. St. John Wood Working Co. Illustrated Catalogue of Mouldings. Stamford, CT: St. John Wood Working Co., 1890. Original edition. Small quarto, pp. 141, illustrated with b/w line drawings. Perfect Bound. Good: backstrip nearly gone, tattered cover with cellophane tape repair.

Beginning in 1853, the lumber company Fox and St. John, later named Hoyt and St. John and eventually Hoyt, Getman & Judd, carried on a large business at the canal dock in Stamford, Connecticut. As the company grew, the manufacturing segment of the business was separated from the mercantile aspects and incorporated in 1885 under the name of The St. John Wood Working Company. The name of Hoyt was dropped from the above company in 1897 and Mr. Judd became president of Getman & Judd. He was also secretary-treasurer at the St. John Wood Working Company. Getman & Judd remained in the lumber business until 1965. This catalog dates back to the early days of St. John's history, and contains dozens of simple and elaborate moldings for sale. Trade catalogs from the 19th century are exceedingly scarce, and this is the first time we've had a copy of this one for sale. (21396)   $135.00

[Wood]. Hubbard Bros. Lumber and Building Materials. Middletown, CT: Hubbard Bros., 1875. Original edition. Small quarto, pp. 92, illustrated with b/w line drawings and period advertisements. Perfect Bound. Good: cover soiled and tattered, backstrip partially missing.

The Hubbard family has a long history in Middletown. The company was founded in 1851, and this catalog shows an attractive line of stairwork, doors, architectural ornaments. In addition to pine, hemlock, spruce, black walnut, cherry, ash, and maple lumber and timber, the Hubbards offered paints, oils, glass, zinc, cement, lath, nails, plastering hair, and more. Trade catalogs from the 19th century are very rare, and this is the first time we've had a copy of this one for sale. (21397)   $135.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Adams, Lewis Greenleaf. Adams & Prentice Architects. New York: Adams and Prentice, 1938. First edition. Folio, 25 b/w photographic plates of architectural construction and remodeling projects, plus 8 pages of period advertisements. Original Wraps. Very Good; 1" tears to top and bottom of backstrip.

Adams & Prentice was an American architectural firm active 1929-1941 in New York City. The projects featured in this portfolio were located in New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island, and include the Hartford post office and the Yale Daily News building. These architectural firms "infomercials" are very scarce; it was the only way they had to market themselves. This is our first time offering this title.

 (21399)   $140.00

Architecture and Design, Vol. III, No. 8 (August 1939). New York: Architectural Catalog Co., Inc., 1939. First edition. Folio, pp. 1 foreward, with 35 pages of b/w photographs and architectural drawings, plus 22 pages of period advertising. Cardboard Covers. Very Good, moderate backstrip damage.

This issue is devoted to the work of the Olmsted Brothers company, a landscape architectural firm established in 1898 by brothers John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. , sons of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The two brothers were among the founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects and played an influential role in creating the National Park Service. Features include a private swimming pool, a club swimming pool, a planned view through a necessary footbridge, landscaping in a cemetery, landscaping on the banks of a river parkway, use of an imported architectural feature, a reflecting pool, and much more, with projects from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. (21400)   $125.00

[Building]. Keith, Walter J. The Building of It enabling the home-builder to supervise the construction of his home and to remedy and well as recognize faulty work. Minneapolis, MN: W. J. Keith, Architect, nd c. 1900. First edition. 12mo, pp. 125, plus 3 pages of publisher advertisements. Subscription slip inserted. 27 halftones, drawings, construction details. Cloth Spine, Pictorial Paper Boards. Very Good.

Chapters on mason work, plastering, carpentry, painting and finishing, plumbing and gas fitting, electric work, tile and marble work, stucco work, decorating the house. roofs, driveways, wire screens, and much more. A lot of information in a small package. (21401)   $55.00

[Architects]. Kahn, Ely Jacques. Contemporary American Architects. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1931. First edition. Small quarto, pp. 122, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Boards. Very Good, moderate wear to backstrip.

A survey of the work of this American commercial architect who designed numerous skyscrapers in New York City in the 20th century, with selections from his writings on American design, the development of industrial buildings, decoration and ornament, and much more. Very rare; this is our first time offering this title. (21402)   $150.00

[Building Specifications]. Ellis, George. Modern Practical Stairbuilding and Handrailing for the Use of Workmen, Builders, Architects, and Others. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1932. First edition. Quarto, pp. 134, 105, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings, diagrams, and photographs. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

Ellis was one of the premiere English writers on carpentry and joinery, and this volume contains full text to two of Ellis' works. The first volume focuses on stair construction, and the second one concentrates on hand railing and wreath making. A thorough treatment of the subject, very useful for carpenters, preservationists, and anyone with an interest in wooden stairbuilding. (21403)   $150.00

[Decorative Arts]. Little, Nina Fletcher. American Decorative Wall Painting 1700-1850. New York: E P Dutton, 1989. New Enlarged Edition. Quarto, pp. xx, 169, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Signed by a previous owner in ink on the cover and front endpaper. Oversized Paperback. Very Good.

First published in 1952, this pioneering work quickly won recognition as one of the most important contributions ever made to the field of American decorative arts. A beautiful and fascinating investigation of painted decoration on early woodwork, walls, and floors, this volume remains the standard authority on the subject, for it records the visual appearance of overmantels and painted walls, many of them in their original positions. This enlarged edition contains all the original text and illustrations of the 1952 volume with an added chapter recording fresh discoveries in the field, plus 29 additional b/w illustrations and twelve color plates. (21423)   $50.00

[Building as Envelope]. Fitchen, John. The New World Dutch Barn A Study of Its Characteristics, Its Structural System, and Its Probable Erectional Procedures. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1968. First edition. Octavo, pp. 178, indexed, illustrated with 19 drawings, 52 b/w photographs, pictorial glossary, 2 maps. Paperback. Very Good in Wraps.

The barn was the most important building in the life of the American settler, usually built even before his own home, yet it has been almost entirely ignored in the literature of architectural history. In this admirable study, the author has taken a major step toward filling this literary void by documenting the history, form and construction of the Dutch barn in New York State. The text is brief and technical, copiously annotated and thoroughly illustrated with detailed drawings and photographs. Remarkable for its thoroughness and clarity, this book is a must for any student of the building craft in America. (21424)   $45.00

[Building as Envelope]. Fitchen, John. The New World Dutch Barn The Evolution, Forms, and Structure of a Disappearing Icon; edited and with new material by Gregory D. Huber. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2001. Second edition. Octavo, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Paperback. As New.

Gregory D. Huber updates the highly acclaimed original edition with extensive new material that relates to the form, essence, and age of the Dutch barn as well as the evolution of this unique barn style. Also included is a listing of the thirteen Dutch barn museums located in New York and New Jersey. Huber's updating of Fitchen's check-list of 76 barns alone makes a stellar contribution. (21425)   $45.00

[Paint]. Brannt, William T. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion Containing Rules and Regulations in Every Thing Relating to the Arts of Painting, Gilding, Varnishing, Glass-Staining: numerous useful and valuable receipts; tests for the detection of adulterations in oils, colours, etc.; and a statement of the diseases and accidents to which painters, gilders, and varnishers are peculiarly liable; with the simplest and best methods of prevention and remedy. Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, 1869. Thirteenth edition. 12mo, pp. 356, illustrated with b/w drawings, plus 24 page Baird book catalog bound in. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

A practical guide to numerous aspects of the painter's art and craft, including the mixing of pigments, graining, gilding, varnishing, basic color theory, and other practical details. A popular volume in its day, considering the number of editions produced. (21426)   $80.00

[Millwork]. John A. Gauger & Co. 1904 Vest Pocket Catalogue of Doors, Sash, and Everything in Millwork. Chicago, IL: John A. Gauger & Co., 1904. Original edition. 3" x 5", pp. 162, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good; pencil inscriptions on front endpapers.

Doors, glazed sash, blinds, mouldings, fine stairwork, art and window glass, parquetry floors, and everything in millwork in any wood. A beautiful reference catalog with detailed drawings of newel posts, stairwork, doors, porch columns and brackets. (21427)   $65.00

[Art Deco]. Léon Deshairs, Fernand David. L'Art Décoratif Français 1918 – 1925 (Volume I). Paris: Éditions Albert Levy, 1925. First edition. Folio, pp 188. - 14 pages of color photographs, b/w photographs on every page.3w. Cloth over Boards. Good.

This volume contains photographs from the French Art et Décoration magazine focusing early Art Deco furniture and furnishings. Ornaments, tapestries, vases, glasswork and fine bindings are depicted. (17994)   $145.00

[Stone]. Ashurst, John and Francis G. Dimes. Stone in Building: Its Use and Potential Today. London: The Architectural Press Ltd, 1977. First edition. Tall thin quarto, pp 105, indexed, price clipped, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs, library bookplate on front end paper, mild ex-library markings. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This book puts information about construction methods in the context of current research into the qualities of stone, and provides concise yet comprehensive guidance to the use of what is one of the most environmentally sympathetic of all building materials. (19804)   $35.00

[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)   $125.00

[Restoration]. The Heritage Canada Foundation. Technical Dossiers Series: #4, 5, 6, 7, 10, & 11. Wood Conservation; Roof Claddings; Masonry; Exterior Paint Colors; Paints and Finishes; Wallpapers. Ottawa, Ontario: The Heritage Canada Foundation, various dates. Quarto, 6 folios of technical papers, including bibliographies. Folios, white. Very Good; one cover repaired with packing tape.

Topics include treatment of wood in historic homes, preventing decay in wood roofs, reflectance in stone masonry, and paint color restoration. An uncommon collection resource for preservationists. (16888)   $45.00

[California]. Baylis, Douglas and Parry, Joan. California Houses of Gordon Drake. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1956. First edition. Small quarto, pp 92, indexed, illustrated with more than 100 b/w photographs and 2 in full color. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; some small open tears on dust jacket.

Gordon Drake was a young designer who died suddenly and tragically in 1952 at the age of 34. The quantity of his work was slight. The quality of his work was great. Gordon Drake's work is distinguished by his use of indoor-outdoor continuity, modular construction, and architecturally-used light and by his sense of restraint. But most of all, his work is distinguished by his own imagination and honesty. A small house design won first prize in the Progressive Architecture competition in 1946. This book brings his name and art to the attention of all people sensitive to great architecture. (19814)   $35.00

[Masonry]. Gage, Mary and James Gage . The Art of Splitting Stone: Early Rock Quarrying Methods in Pre-Industrial New England 1630-1825. Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2005. Second edition. Quarto, pp. 88. Bibliography and Appendices. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. Paperback. New.

"A detailed study of the history, tools, and methods used to split, hoist, and transport quarried stone in pre-industrial New England." Offers an interesting look at early American and particularly New England stone masonry and quarrying techniques. Of interest to stoneworkers, early colonial history enthusiasts, and hikers and explorers who want to know more about the split stones and quarries found throughout the New England woodlands. (18961)   $15.00

[Metal]. Yale University School of Architecture. Samuel Yellin Metalwork at Yale. New Haven, CT: Yale University School of Architecture, 1990. First edition. Tall Octavo, pp. 32. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos. Original Wraps, embossed in two colors. New.

Extremely scarce catalog of the examples of Yellin's work found throughout the Yale University campus, with photographs, a campus map, and essays by Yale University faculty members.The many examples show the mastery of Yellin's work, in context on the Yale campus for all to see and live with. The Yale works are perhaps the culmination of his body of work. (19942)   $75.00

[Pattern Book]. Woodward, George E. Woodward's National Architect; containing 1000 original designs, plans and details, to working scale, for the practical construction of dwelling houses for the country, suburb, and village with full and complete sets of specifications and an estimate of the cost of each design. New York: G. E. Woodward, 1869. First edition. Quarto, pp. x, 15, 48, plus 100 pp of plates, Hitchcock #1436. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Good; some cover soiling, cover surface starting to detach, front hinge partially detached.

A wonderful visual resource for architects, designers, and restorers; includes detailed drawings and plans in scale. "One of the scarcer Woodward items, it contains designs in the full blown Stick Style for cottages, houses, an ice house, boat and bath house, schoolhouse, stable, French villa, church, etc." (Charles Wood) (21014)   $150.00

[Pattern Book]. Williams, Paul R. The Small Home of Tomorrow. Hollywood, CA: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1945. First edition. Quarto, pp. 95, illustrated with b/w perspective drawings and house plans. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good Mylar-Protected Dust Jacket.

Paul R. Williams was an internationally known black architect who specialized as a creator of livable homes, having designed over 2,000 homes in Southern California and in various sections of the US, Mexico, and South America. Many motion picture stars and executives in Hollywood and Beverly Hills lived in homes designed by Williams, including Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. This book contains 40 of his designs, and includes sections of the kitchens and bathrooms of tomorrow (love the idea of operating the bathroom water with a foot pedal!), and the modern garden. A scarce and very desirable book, and the first time we've been able to offer it in dust jacket. (21017)   $80.00

[International]. Weisskamp, Herbert. Hotels: An International Survey. New York: Praeger, 1968. First edition. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good Mylar-Protected DJ.

This book presents 44 international examples of successful solutions to the modern hotel problem. Traditional large hotels and resort hotels, some influenced by the American conception of an international hotel and some incorporating characteristics and atmosphere of the locality where it is built, are amply illustrated. This volume gives the architectural student information about hotel planning and suggests new ideas to hotel owners, as well as to city administrators and financial authorities, who are concerned with hotels not just from the aesthetic but also from the economic point of view. (21024)   $30.00

[Architecture]. Boston Architectural Club. The Book of the Boston Architectural Club for 1916 (Current Architecture) published in connection with a joint exhibition held in Boston November 1916. Boston: Boston Architectural Club, 1916. First printing. Quarto, pp. 222, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, with local advertisements. Boards. Good, heavy cover wear, text very good.

This is a beautiful survey of architecture around the world at the turn of the 20th century. There are exterior and interior photographs of buildings such as Copenhagen Memorial Fountain in Boston; a Newport (RI) estate; a Greek villa; houses in Massachusetts towns such as Franklin, Worcester, Brookline, and Manchester; a Park Avenue (NY) house, and much more. (20971)   $35.00

[Illinois]. University of Illinois Architects Club. Architectural Year-Book University of Illinois, Volume 1, MCMXI (1911). Champaign-Urbana, Illinois: Architects Club, 1911. First edition. Quarto, pp. 70, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings, plus period advertising. Decorated Wraps. Good; some loose pages, and three pages missing.

This volume featured architectural drawings of a school of architecture for the University of Illinois, an international peace tribunal, a vaudeville theatre, a casino, a stair tower, a Greek letter chapter house, a gate lodge, a well curb, a monumental stairway, a memorial, and a variety of architectural features. (12705)   $35.00

[International]. Esquie, Pierre. Traite Elementaire D'Architecture comprenant l'etude complete des Cinq Ordres [Elementary Treaty of Architecture including the complete study of the Five Orders]

 The Casting of Shadows and the First Principles of Construction. Paris: Ch. Massin, nd c. 1920. Original edition. Folio, 76 loose plates as issued, two extra plates (XXVIII, XXX). Text in French. Signed neatly on the front cover by a previous owner. Cloth over Boards portfolio w/ cloth ties and loose plates (as issued). Good; portfolio rear hinge split, several plates have small ink stains, folds, or soiled edges.

Pierre Esquie (1853-1933) was a French architect, with such achievements as the market hall in Carbonne (Haute-Garonne, 1882); Basilica of Saint Germaine de Pibrac (Haute-Garonne, 1896), and Rochefort station (Charente-Maritime, 1909-1911). This volume was his solitary venture into authorship, first published by Schmid in 1897. (19972)   $70.00

[International]. Pfammatter, Ferdinand. Betonkirchen [Concrete Churches] Voraussetzung Engwicklung Gestaltung [planning development design]. Zurich: Benzinger & Co., 1948. First edition. Quarto, pp. 143, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Text in German. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good Mylar-Protected DJ.

The author is an architect who undertook the important task of presenting the status and design, its evaluation and reorientation in Nirchenban after hundreds of diverse developments in concrete construction. The rupture caused by the Second World War provided a suitable point in time for undertaking this comprehensive presentation of the problems experienced and the suggestions and insights gained. (21093)   $55.00

[Architecture]. Kelly, J. Frederick. Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1935. Third Printing. Octavo, pp. 210, indexed, 193 photographs, 114 drawings, 112 measured drawings and 26 floor plans of early Connecticut architecture, framing, trim, moulding, hardware, etc. Original Cloth. Very Good.

An accurate and thorough study of early American architecture and construction. This is the early, large format edition of an important, influential study. (13479)   $50.00

[Home Building]. Farrington, E.I. et. al. Keith's Magazine on Home Building (January, February, March, June, July 1915) with which is consolidated The Journal of Modern Construction Ideal Homes Magazine. Minneapolis, MN: M.L. Keith Publisher, 1915. Small octavo, approx 70 pages per journal. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, plans and renderings. 5 issues. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very good.

A selection of 5 magazines featuring articles on farmhouse construction, a brick bungalow, a stucco cottage, gardening, interior finishes, and mechanical systems. In short, there is everything you always wanted to know about early twentieth century residential architecture. Very scarce. (16654)   $75.00

[Arts & Crafts Style]. Stickley, Gustav (Editor). The Craftsman (December 1907, March 1908, April 1908, December 1908). New York: The Craftsman Publishing Co., 1907, 1908. First edition. Quarto, approx. 90 pages each. With b/w photographs and drawings throughout.

Decorated Brown Paper Wraps. Good; some covers detached, one page cut in half, some mouse nibbling on one issue.

"The Craftsman" was the "Bible" for promoting the Arts and Crafts philosophy, the ideas of William Morris, John Ruskin, and social/cultural ideas. These volumes include articles about bronze sculpture, aesthetic activities in America, profitable home industries, and small farming. (18490)   $90.00

The Architectural Forum, March 1936. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

New Deal building, contemporary city residence, commercial laboratory, Socony-Vacuum exhibit, First Church of Christ Scientist, historic American buildings survey, small houses, building money (21371)   $10.00

The Architectural Forum, July 1935. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

Respectability vs. Architecture, Federal Reser Board Competition, Emerging Houses, AIA's 67th anniversary, historic American buildings survey, Reviving Main Street (21372)   $10.00

The Architectural Forum, April 1936. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

Theme: $5,000 house. Portfolio of 52 designs, survey of 85 homes, typical planning practice, basic plan arrangements, building without an architect, community patterns (21373)   $10.00

The Architectural Forum, February 1936. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

Government aid or private enterprise in building low cost housing, Kress & Co. building, tradition country house, prefabricating house, Manhattan restaurant, restored New England 18th century farmhouse, Philadelphia brownstone, New York night club, indoor tennis court (21374)   $10.00

The Architectural Forum, February 1935. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

A new capitol for North Dakota, a new building for the Royal Institute of British Architects, Washington DC architects and draftsmen, Griffith Planetarium, Raymond Mathewson Hood (21375)   $10.00

The Architectural Forum, January 1936. Spiral Bound Wraps. Very Good.

Small houses for civilized Americans, building and loan offices, Beverly theater in Chicago, East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Remington Rand Building, Emergency Relief Building (21376)   $10.00

White Pine: Settlements on the Eastern End of Long Island. 1919. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Webb House, Roe House and many others, beautifully photographed (21377)   $15.00

White Pine: New England Colonial Houses. 1915. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Isaac Royall House in Medford, Mass., Doak House in Marblehead, Mass., John Dockray House in Wakefield, RI, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. (21378)   $15.00

White Pine: Providence and its Colonial Houses. 1918. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Joseph Nightingale House, George Benson House, Pidge House, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. (21379)   $15.00

White Pine: The Charm of Old Charleston. 1928. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Street views of Charleston buildings such as St. Michael's Church, South Carolina Society Hall, St. Philip's Church, and more, along with some lovely sketches. (21380)   $15.00

White Pine: Houses in South Eastern Massachusetts. 1928. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Arnold House in Weymouth, Women's Club in Taunton, Deane-Barstow House in East Taunton, and more, with b/w photographs and some architectural drawings. (21381)   $15.00

[Restoration]. Morgan Woodwork Organization. Homes & Interiors of the 1920's A Restoration Design Guide. New York: 1987. Reprint of 1923 edition. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

A reprint of Morgan Woodwork's "Building with Assurance" (2nd edition, 1923). House plans, architectural details, and social advice. Beautifully illustrated in b/w and color. (21326)   $25.00

[Landscape Architecture]. Pregill, Philip and Nancy Volkman. Landscapes in History Design and Planning in the Western Tradition. New York: 1993. Decorated Boards. Very Good.

This beautifully illustrated, elegant synthesis of current research and interpretation of European and North American landscape use offers a treatment of cultural, social, political, technological, and philosophical issues as they influence landscape history, including an examination of the environmental impact of human activity. (21324)   $25.00

[Work]. Crawford, Matthew B. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work. New York: 2009. Boards. As New in Fine DJ.

This book seeks to restore the honor of the manual trades as a life worth choosing. Based on his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, the author makes a case for the intrinsic satisfactions and cognitive challenges of manual work. (21356)   $25.00

[Stone]. Nelson, Lee H. White House Stone Carving: Builders and Restorers. Washington, D.C.: 1992. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This booklet not only tells the story of the stone masons' achievements in the 18th century, it describes the significant work being done by today's talented restoration team. (21357)   $40.00

[Stone]. Edwards, Gregory. Hidden Cities: Art & Design in Architectural Details of Vancouver & Victoria. Winnipeg: 1991. Perfect Bound. Very Good.

There are lions, dragons, gods, goddesses, gargoyles and historical figures inhabiting an unexplored landscape in Vancouver and Victoria. Cast in metal, carved in stone, formed in concrete or fired in terra cotta clay, the architectural ornament on the original buildings of these two Canadian cities reveal many fascinating social, cultural and historical aspects of British Columbia's heritage. (21358)   $25.00

[New York]. Bogart, Michele H. Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City 1890-1930. Chicago, IL: 1989. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The author explores how New York's celebrated municipal sculptures were supported, who created them, and why the majority of significant pieces were produced between 1890 and 1920. (21359)   $30.00

[International]. James, John. Chartres: The Masons Who Built a Legend. London: 1985. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

Was there a mystical genius behind the plan? What was the complex blend of numbers, geometry and symbolism used in its creation? The author's detailed examination of the cathedral, the most exacting study made on any medieval monument, has revealed the answers to many of these tantalizing questions. (21360)   $35.00

[International]. Richardson, James S. The Mediaeval Stone Carver in Scotland. Edinburgh: 1964. Cloth over Boards. Good; ex-library, backstrip splitting.

The Rhind Lectures, given by the author in 1949, are transcribed here for a larger audience, and illustrated with the lantern slides the author used in the lectures. Dr. Richardson was the first H. M. Inspector of Ancient Monuments in Scotland. (21361)   $30.00

[International]. Kraus, Henry. Gold was the Mortar: The Economics of Cathedral Building. London: 1979. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This study deals with the details of financing the building of the medieval cathedrals at Paris, Amiens, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg, York, Poitiers, and Rouen. (21362)   $35.00

[International]. Armi, C. Edson. Masons and Sculptors in Romanesque Burgundy The New Aesthetic of Cluny III. State College, PA: 1983. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

By focusing on the work of individual masons and on progressive alterations in architectural detail, the author has broken with the method of his predecessors, but there is ample support for both his methods and his conclusions in the book's 400 illustrations. (21363)   $30.00

[International]. Kahn, Deborah [Editor]. The Romanesque Frieze and its Spectator The Lincoln Symposium Papers. London: 1992. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This volume provides an introduction to the much neglected topic of sculptural friezes, ranging from England to Normandy, the Loire Valley and Norther Italy. (21364)   $40.00

[International]. MacLeish, Andrew [Editor]. The Medieval Monastery Medieval Studies at Minnesota 2. St. Cloud, MN: 1988. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

The papers in this book have been selected among those delivered at the Conference on the Medieval Monastery held 14-16 May, 1985, at the University of Minnesota and at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. Topics in art and architecture, the monastic community, coins, justice, books, and reformation. (21365)   $25.00

[Art]. Park, Marlene and Gerald E. Markowitz. New Deal for Art The Government Art Projects of the 1930s with Examples from New York City & State. Hamilton, NY: 1977. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps; front endpaper is detached but present.

This exhibition sought to present examples of the kinds of art sponsored by the government in the 1930s, to give a better picture of the period and of the possibilities of public art. (21366)   $25.00

[Architectural Monograph]. Dennis, James M. Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor 1867-1915. Madison, WI: 1967. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This book examines Bitter's works, including his sculpture for three major buildings in Cleveland, the Jefferson Memorial in St. Louis, most of the groups on the Wisconsin State Capitol building, and a large number of public projects in New York City, illustrated with 100 photographs. (21367)   $25.00

[International]. Muthesius, Hermann. The English House. New York: 1987. Reissue, translated into English. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

This book presents the social and historical development of the English house during the years 1860-1900 - the period of Norman Shaw, Philip Webb, Voysey and Lutyens and of Mackintosh and Morris. (21368)   $40.00

[Wood]. S. C. Johnson & Son. The Proper Treatment for Floors, Woodwork and Furniture. Racine, WI: nd c. 1910. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good in Wraps.

Beautifully illustrated brochure on the use of Johnson's products such as furniture polish, paint remover, crack filler, and more. Includes a color chart for Johnson's wood dye. (21382)   $35.00

[Wood]. National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Heavy Timber Mill Construction Buildings. Chicago, IL: 1917. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good in Wraps.

Mill construction defined; exterior walls, fire walls, and enclosures; floors; posts or columns; roofs; fire protection; cost; quality and type of timber used (21383)   $40.00

[Millwork]. Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Co. Book of Designs. Boston, MA: 1937. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good in Wraps.

A millwork catalog of windows, blinds, cabinets, doors, entrances, frames, porch materials, stair parts, mantels and more. (21384)   $25.00

[Architectural History]. Sky, Alison and Michelle Stone. Unbuilt America Forgotten Architeture in the United States from Thomas Jefferson to the Space Age. New York: 1976. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

The book describes and shows plans of buildings and monuments, that were planned but never built, throughout the first two centuries of the history of the United States. Projects featured in book include rejects entries for building competitions like the New York Crystal Palace and the Chicago Tribune Tower and unrealized projects by architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Siah Armajani. (21385)   $30.00

[Architectural History]. Curl, James Stevens. Georgian Architecture. 1993. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

A fully illustrated guide to the architecture of the British Isles during the reigns of the first four Georges (1714-1830). (21386)   $40.00

[Architectural History]. White, Samuel G. The Houses of McKim, Mead & White. New York: 1998. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The first book to focus on the residential work of McKim, Mead & White, one of America's best-known and most influential architecture firms. With nearly 1,000 commissions executed between 1879 and 1912, the firm was clearly the architect of choice for the most prestigious projects of the era. More than 30 houses are presented here. (21387)   $35.00

[Architectural History]. Brown, R. J. English Farmhouses. London: 1982. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

The author examines the changing role of these traditional buildings. He shows the farmhouse at the centre of the economic, social and farming life of the community, and the many buildings which have lost their lands and have since been modified for other uses. (21388)   $20.00

[Millwork]. E. L. Roberts & Co. Roberts' Illustrated Millwork Catalog A Sourceboook of Turn-of-the-Century Architectural Woodwork. New York: 1903. Reprint. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

This book reproduces directly from a 1903 Roberts catalog, displaying a vast assortment of finely crafted products - from window blinds, brackets, china closets, church fittings, doors, frames, gable finishes, linen closets, moldings and office furniture to parquet floors, sashes, shingles, sideboards, side lights, store fronts, wainscoting and windows. illustrated with nearly 300 line drawings and photographs. (21389)   $20.00

[Great Britain]. Brunskill, R. W. Brick Building in Britain. London: 1997. Perfect Bound. Very Good in Wraps.

This book divides into three sections. Part One gives a fascinating account of how bricks, brick tiles, and terra cotta have been made and used from medieval times to the present. Part Two is an illustrated glossary of brickwork and provides a remarkable source of detailed information about bricks and brickwork. Part Three is a chronological survey, showing photographs of entire brick buildings. (21390)   $25.00

[Architectural History]. Gage, James . Root Cellars in America: Their History, Design and Construction 1609-1920. Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2018. Third edition, greatly expanded. Octavo, pp. 232. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. Paperback. New.

A field guide and survey of different types of root cellars, pits, trenches, root houses, and others that were used for centuries to preserve root crops and vegetables before the advent of affordable refrigeration for home use. Includes information about construction, design principles, and other details. An interesting work on a neglected aspect of domestic architecture. (20179)   $25.00

[Building]. Moore, Charles; Gerald Allen; Donlyn Lyndon. The Place of Houses Three architects suggest ways to build and inhabit houses. New York: 1974. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Good DJ.

This book establishes the basis for good building by examining the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; Santa Barbara, California's re-creation of an imaginary Spanish past; and the authors' own efforts to make a community at the Sea Ranch on the northern California coast. The authors believe three elements are fundamental to a successful house: rooms to live in, machines that serve life, and the dreams of the inhabitants. (21404)   $20.00

[Conservation]. Grimmer, Anne E. Keeping It Clean Removing Exterior Dirt, Paint, Stains and Graffiti from Historic Masonry Buildings. Washington, D.C.: nd c. 1985. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

This technical report provides information on removing dirt, stains, paint and related coatings, graffiti, and other disfiguring or potentially harmful substances from exterior masonry. (21405)   $20.00

[Architectural Drawing]. Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings 1825-1945. Providence, RI: 1982. Original Wraps. Very Good .

From the 18th century to the present, major architects have come to Rhode Island to build major buildings, and the state itself has produced a remarkable series of gifted architects who practiced almost exclusively within its borders. The drawings for these buildings form an integral part of their conception, and the light that the drawings throw on the completed projects is important for our understanding of them. (21406)   $25.00

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

The author shows us how to buy an early American house (17th through 19th century) and make it over inexpensively and authentically by carefully deciding what to restore and what to leave as is. Based on the author's own experience in the restoration of rural and urban houses and apartments, the book combines practical, easy-to-follow instructions and commentary with useful excerpts from the author's own working journals. A uniquely helpful book, offering invaluable direction to anyone interested in making an old home comfortable and handsome. (21407)   $30.00

[Arts & Crafts Style]. Vallance, Aymer. Life and Work of William Morris. London: 1986. Cloth over Boards, black w/color Dust Jacket. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

A comprehensive account of William Morris's works by one of the artist's personal friends. (21408)   $25.00

[Arts & Crafts Style]. Coote, Stephen. William Morris: His Life and Work. New York: 1995. Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

The author brings together the diverse elements of this extraordinary man's life into this biography, illustrated with color pictures of his work and extracts from his poetry and prose. (21409)   $25.00

[Victorian]. Robertson, David. Sir Charles Eastlake and the Victorian Art World. Princeton, NJ: 1978. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.

In tracing Eastlake's career, the author recreates the art world Eastlake knew. Artists, writers, scholars, and statesmen; exhibitions and sales; critical controversies and art-historical writing - all are described in detail. (21410)   $25.00

[New York]. Schmidt, Carl F. Cobblestone Architecture. 1944. Cloth over Boards. Very Good.

This volume describes the cobblestone houses of the Rochester and Monroe County country seen by Schmidt in his travels throughout New York. Further study led him to the conclusions set down herein as to the extent and the limitations of what may be called the cobblestone house area. He examined not only the houses themselves, but when possible read into their history, searched through old family records, and in some instances, spoke with persons whose memories carried back to the years when the cobblestone houses were being built. Wonderfully illustrated. (21411)   $40.00

[International]. Stair & Andrew. Old English Pine Woodwork: Its Decorative Value to Interior Architecture. nd c. 1920. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good.

Drawings and tipped-in photographs of mantels, pine paneling, and door mouldings in historic homes in England. (21412)   $40.00

[International]. Gotch, J. Alfred. The Growth of the English House: A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800. London: 1909. Original Red Cloth w/gilt title. Very Good.

This volume tells the story of the growth of the English house from its first appearance in a permanent form to the 18th century. (21413)   $40.00

[Architectural History]. Morgan, Bret and Leland M. Roth. Shingle Styles Innovation and Tradition in American Architecture 1874 to 1982. New York: 1999. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Fine DJ.

Thirty of the nation's finest examples of Shingle architecture are portrayed here - from McKim, Mead & White's casino in Newport, Rhode Island, to Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois, to Julia Morgan's Sausalito Woman's Club in Sausalito, California. (21414)   $40.00

[Architectural Monograph]. O'Gorman, James F. The Architecture of Frank Furness. Philadelphia, PA: 1973. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very Good.

Frank Furness was an American architect of the Victorian era. He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his diverse, muscular, often unordinarily scaled buildings, and for his influence on the Chicago architect Louis Sullivan. (21416)   $35.00

[International]. Brunskill, R. W. Timber Building in Britain. London: 1994. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very Good.

A very informative book on all aspects of historic British timber building. Extremely well illustrated showing details of the many various styles and joints used and the pros and cons of each. (21417)   $30.00

[Architecture]. Norberg-Schulz, Christian. Architecture: Meaning and Place Selected Essays. New York: 1988. Color Pictorial Wraps. Very Good.

A critic and theorist, Norberg-Schulz has concentrated on three main themes: theory of architecture, Baroque architecture, Modern and Postmodern architecture. The numerous illustrations are largely the work of the author. (21418)   $35.00

[Architectural History]. Brandon, Raphael and J. Arthur Brandon. The Open Timber Roof of the Middle Ages illustrated by perspective and working drawings of some of the best varieties of church roofs; with descriptive letter-press. Ottawa: 1999. Reprint of 1849 edition. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine.

The authors visited many remaining specimens of churches with open timber roofs, and selected the most excellent examples of tie-beam roofs, trussed-rafter roofs, hammer-beam roofs, and collar-braced roofs for this volume. Beautifully illustrated with engravings, some in color. (21419)   $30.00

[Metal]. Kauffman, Henry J. Early American Ironware Cast and Wrought. Rutland, VT: 1967. Cloth over Boards. Near Fine in Very Good DJ.

A comprehensive study of the early days of America's most vital iron and steel industry. The author presents a thoroughly documented historical panorama, depicting vividly the growing importance of ironware in the lives of our ancestors. (21420)   $30.00

[Wood]. Hoffmann, Kurt and Helga Griese. Building with Wood Form, Structural Design, and Preservation. New York: 1969. Boards. Very Good in Good DJ.

This book surveys examples of the successful use of wood in modern buildings in the United States, Japan, Scandinavia, England, and Central, Europe. Structural details treated include stairs, sun decks, screens, benches, fences, and roofs in traditional as well as new forms. (21421)   $30.00

[Architectural History]. Kidney, Walter C. Historic Buildings of Ohio with a preface by James C. Massey. Pittsburgh, PA: 1972. Cloth over Boards. Good in Good DJ.

This volume concentrates on the work before 1850, but such remarkable later works as the Isaac M. Wise Temple and the National Theater in Cincinnati, and the Arcade and the Garfield Monument in Cleveland are presented here as well. (21422)   $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: 1990. 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. (21428)   $15.00

[Masonry]. Orton, Vrest. The Forgotten Art Of Building A Good Fireplace: How to Alter Unsatisfactory Fireplaces & to Build New Ones in the 18th Century Fashion The Story of Count Rumford & His Fireplace Designs That Have Remained Unchanged Since 1795. Dublin, NH: Yankee, 1974. Paperback. Very Good, ex-library.

Most modern architects and masons do not know how to design or to build a fireplace in the 18th century manner that will always be a source of beauty and delight and never smoke ... if built right. Trouble is, most fireplaces built in American homes in the 20th century have been built wrong: they are low, squatty, unattractive boxes and they usually smoke. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an American genius of equal stature in science and invention to Benjamin Franklin, established basic and immutable principles of fireplace design in 1795; these have remained unchanged and nearly unknown since that time. This book is the first separate book since 1906 on Rumford's fireplace design. The author sets forth in this volume the basic principles and, with drawings by Austin Stevens based on Rumford's work, he offers Rumford's designs for a new generation. This book can also be used to alter existing, bad fireplaces into good ones. (21429)   $15.00

[History]. Wright, Lawrence. Clean and Decent The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and the Water Closet. New York: 1960. Cloth over Boards. Good; backstrip damaged.

Engaging book on the subject, including many curious facts and trivia concerning toilets, baths, and water closets. Entertaining light reading. (21430)   $20.00

[Barns]. Noble, Allen and Hubert G. H. Wilhelm [Editors]. Barns of the Midwest. Athens, OH: 1995. Perfect Bound. Very Good; ex-library.

For many, the barn is the symbol of the Midwestern United States. It represents tangible wealth, solid citizenship, industry, stability, and other agrarian values associated with its conservative, Anglo-Saxon settlers. The editors of this book set out to examine these stereotypes. As this collection shows, these barns draw on a rich blend of materials, values, and technologies from the Old World and the New, while at the same time leaving their identifiable mark on the American landscape. (21431)   $20.00

[American]. Noble, Allen G. Wood, Brick, & Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape (Vol . 1: Homes) The North American Settlement Landscape. Amherst, MA: 1984. Cloth over Boards. Very Good in Very Good DJ.

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the evolution of North American folk architecture. This first volume discusses such diverse dwellings as American colonial houses in the Northeast; English, French, and Spanish houses in the Southeast; Native American tipis, hogans, and dugouts; Spanish-Mexican adobes; and log cabins, western bungalows, New England cottages, the Georgian estates. (21432)   $30.00