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191552168Chicago: Colonial Fireplace Co. ca. 1915. 4to. 32 pp unnumbered. With photo-illustrated title 100s of text illustrations diagrams. Tan-coloured softcovers illustrated & decorated in red & black on front cover red & black lettering red water-colouring on 2 illustrations minor shelfwear rubbing still G reference copy complete with 30% discount coupon laid-in from the library of Henry A. Heider 1892-1969 and Russell E. Heider 1919-2005 Portland OR carpenters & building contractors. First edition of this very scarce Arts & Crafts era catalogue advertising the brick fireplaces Rookwood tile fireplaces colonial wood mantles grates andirons fire sets fenders fire screens gas logs hoods available from the Colonial Fireplace Company. The company supplied many of the metalwork pieces in black lusterless finish oxidized copper brass plated and others. In addition there wrought-iron and beaten brass Arts & Crafts exterior lanterns lamps candlesticks and more. Colonial Fireplace Co., paperback
194057967Chicago IL: Portland Cement Assoc. 33 W. Grand Ave. May 1940. 4to. 4 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations elevations and floor plans. Self-printed softcovers two small perforations at gutter margin minor shelfwear slight age toning still VG- copy from the library of Donald Lowry Houghton 1922-1981 Concrete Engineer with Uhl Hall & Rich or for EBASCO Services dam building projects including the Niagara Pelton Dam and Yale Reservoir Dam. First edition of this charming catalogue touting the benefits of well-designed Art Deco tourist camp cottages from concrete rewarding owners with less maintenance and fire safety. Automobile travel had begun to revive as the Great Depression waned and the demand for trailer camps and auto camping facilities far outstripped supply in well-traveled areas. No copies in Worldcat. Portland Cement Assoc., 33 W. Grand Ave., paperback
193951670Tacoma WA: Douglas Fir Plywood Association 1939. 4to. 8 pp unpaginated photo illustrations on front cover floorplans diagrams text illustrations. Self-printed soft-covers minor shelfwear dustsoiling very minor wear to corners faint tidemark at gutter margin still VG- copy. First edition of this promotional catalogue for the Dri-bilt house system designed by Jacques Willis in 1938 and allowed Dri-bilt homes to be built without plaster and had plywood walls subfloors ceilings and partitions. Modernists embraced the system and such architects as Richard Neutra and Lawrence Kocher adopted the designs with Kocher’s plywood house making an appearance in the Town of Tomorrow at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Worldcat locates to 2 copies Columbia Yale; See: Thomas Jester Twentieth-Century Building Materials: History and Conservation pp. 102-103. Douglas Fir Plywood Association, unknown
194857897Portland OR: West Coast Lumbermen’s Association 1410 SW Morrison St. June 1948. Oblong 4to. 11 x 8.5 in. 55 1 pp. Photo illustrations blueprints & diagrams throughout. Illustrated beige softcovers cover art of arched bridge minor dustsoiling VG copy. Fourth printing revised & expanded of this well-illustrated work examining many of the timber bridges constructed across the West including the Pedestrian Overpass in Wilmington CA; the NW Kittridge Ave. Overpass in Portland OR; the 3-Hinged Arch North Umpqua River Bridge in Umpqua Forest; and the Sikanni River Bridge on the Alaska Highway. West Coast Lumbermen’s Association, 1410 SW Morrison St., paperback
194657968Chicago IL: Portland Cement Assoc. 33 W. Grand Ave. January 1946. 4to. 4 pp unpaginated. With photo illustrations elevations and floor plans. Self-printed softcovers two small perforations at gutter margin minor shelfwear slight age toning still VG- copy from the library of Donald Lowry Houghton 1922-1981 Concrete Engineer with Uhl Hall & Rich or for EBASCO Services dam building projects including the Niagara Pelton Dam and Yale Reservoir Dam. First edition of this rare offprint touting the benefits of well-designedsummer cottages from concrete rewarding owners with less maintenance and fire safety. Automobile travel had begun to revive along with increasing demand for vacation and conventional housing following World War II and these layouts were intended to meet that need with stylish Modern designs. No copies in Worldcat. Portland Cement Assoc., 33 W. Grand Ave., paperback
195257905Washington D.C.: Transportation & Communication Dept. Chamber of Commerce 1952. 4to. 8 pp unpaginated. w/ photo illustrations. Self-printed photo-illustrated softcovers cover art photo of downtown Birmingham AL minor rubbing shelfwear slight curling to corners still VG copy from the library of George Reed Volker 1925-2018 former World War II pilot and urban planner in California New York and Washington State. First offprint edition of this scarce post-War work encouraging the granting of government aid to build new downtown city parking lots and encouraging combined parking-retail zoning and land and the solution required a far greater emphasis on public transit. Evans feared that the emphasis on building more parking would only increase the need and strain of automobiles on infrastructure. Reprinted from Mass Transportation December 1952. Worldcat locates 1 copy U. of Alabama. Transportation & Communication Dept., Chamber of Commerce, paperback
193951813Bend-Prineville OR & Portland OR: The Miller Lumber Co. “For Better Homes;†Columban Press 1939. 8vo. Triptych which folds out into 6.25 x 9.5 in. w/ house elevation & floor plans on one side photo illustration gate design & floorplan on exterior slight creasing edgewear VG copy from the library of Henry A. Heider 1892-1969 and Russell E. Heider 1919-2005 Portland OR carpenters & building contractors. First edition of this scarce and charming advertising promotional mailer for the Miller Lumber Company which includes floor plans and architectural designs for a Cape Cod Cottage and precursor to Mid-Century Modern ranch home bungalow. The Miller Lumber Company was initially founded in 1911 and by the 1930s was selling kit homes house plans and continued to operate until the modern era. The Miller Lumber Co., “For Better Homes;†Columban Press, unknown
195016087London: Cement and Concrete Association 1950 circa. First edition thus. Brochure 9 Individual. Good. 9 x 12 brochures. b/w photographs plans and details. Garden site plans incorporating concrete paving pergolas pillars flower beds walls pools and ponds. Step-by-step instructions clearly described and illustrated. Invaluable for builders gardeners and everyone wishing to create outdoor living spaces. Cement and Concrete Association unknown
201531861np: Shufunotomo Co. 2015. Soft cover. Fine. 10.1x7.2x0.3in. All styles archived from Plus1 Living 2011-2015. Chapters: Men's Style; Relax; Chic; In Japan; DIY. Text in Japanese. <br>96pp 0.47lb 10.1x7.2x0.3in Shufunotomo Co. paperback
201330345Orleans MA: The Community of Jesus 2013. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12.0x13.6x1.1in. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>245pp 5.73lb 12.0x13.6x1.1in The Community of Jesus hardcover
193122235New York: Architectural League of New York 1931. 1st. Soft cover. Fair. 12.6x10.0x0.7in. damp-staining to bottom corner of pages affecting small portion of some images. <br>306pp 3.04lb 12.6x10.0x0.7in Architectural League of New York paperback
1914062507Roman Mail Office 1914. Second Impression. Softcover. Very Good. Yellow soft cover normal shelf wear 126 pp. Full refund if not satisfied. Roman Mail Office paperback
7550London: Alex Koch & Sons no date. Hard Cover. A beautiful collection of coloured plates from the magaizine Academy Architecture in the first decade of the twentieth century bound in cloth covered red boards. NEAR-FINE. UNCOMMON. Alex, Koch & Sons unknown
200497135Chicago: Robert Henry Adams Fine Art Inc. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Softcover exhibition catalogue for a show mounted in Chicago in 2004 of this modernist artist's drawings and paintings. Fine unblemished condition. Plates in color and black and white. Large square 8vo. Unpaginated Includes picture of the artist and a brief biography. <br/><br/> Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Inc. paperback
1974044412Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 1974 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition. "The story of Ontario's Barge Boards also called Verge Boards and by the unversed Gingerbread. A treasury of a fascinating aspect in our rich architectural heritage. Combines the best of scholarship photography and delightful popular appeal to provide one of the most original books ever produced on a subject that is truly one of Canada's indigenous art forms." An album of photographs by John Willard illustrating the decorative details of some 19th century buildings in Ontario with text and line drawings by Anthony Adamson. Unpaginated 133p. illus. some col. McClelland & Stewart hardcover
199917868Gujarat India: Swaminarayan Aksharpith. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. Reprint. 1. Hard Cover. 817526134X . Publisher's full black velvet-like cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover brown endpapers. Profusely illustrated with color photographs many full page. . Gilt lettering on front cover is very slightly chipped a few check marks in ink and on short notation in the text else tight square and clean. Dust jacket has slight shelf-wear to the heel of the spine else fine. VERY GOOD/ NEAR FINE. . Color Photographs. Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. 165 pp . Swaminarayan Aksharpith hardcover
194000006720Laporte Indiana: Allen Press 1940 62 pages mildly rubbed boards last two pages have a small tear along edge signed and inscribed to David Larson from the author. Allen Press hardcover
1983006571New York: Abbeville Pr. SIGNED first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abbeville Pr. 1983 first printing. Oblong 4to. 9 1/4" x 10 3/4" 132pp. lavishly illustrated with color and b/w plates. Inscribed by both authors on half title. fine in fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1983. Abbeville Pr unknown
1991008910NY: Harry N Abrams Inc. First American edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Harry N Abrams Inc. 1991. 4to. 9" x 11 1/4" 208pp. 186 illustratyions including 140 plates in full color. Fine in near fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1991. Harry N Abrams Inc unknown
1977018330New York: Leo Castelli Gallery 1977. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This slender catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York from October 22 to November 12 1977. The exhibition then traveled to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. Essay by Pierre Apraxine. Includes work by Raimund Abraham Emilio Ambasz Richard Meier Walter Pichler Aldo Rossi James Stirling and Venturi and Rauch. Illustrated in black & white. 11" high X 8" wide about 20 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Leo Castelli Gallery Paperback
199631086Bangkok: The Siam Society 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.8x11.0x0.7in. Dust jacket in clear protector. <br>With over 240 photographs. <br>168pp 2.85lb 10.8x11.0x0.7in The Siam Society hardcover
198321749Tokyo: A U Publishing 1983. First edition. Oversized Paperback with french flaps. Very good. Thin quarto oversized . Slight wear to edges and covers. 200 p. w/ many color illus. Most essays on Japanese one in English by Alfred Roth - "The Creative Realitst and Humanist." Photo captions in both English and Japanese <br/><br/> A + U Publishing paperback
77-0326US: Oculus Visualization 1999. 8vo. Still in plastic wrap. CD's included. US: Oculus Visualization, 1999 unknown
77-0405US: Oculus Visualization 1999. 8vo. Still in plastic wrap. CD's included. US: Oculus Visualization, 1999 unknown
1989N1012Paris: Editions Carte Segrete 1989. Original Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo. 274 pp. French Text. A very good copy. Mostly plates <br/> <br/> Editions Carte Segrete unknown
