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Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$40.00

Thieriot, Albert
Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N.Y.
Albany, NY: Delaware and Hudson Railroad Co, n.d.

n.d., ca. 1916. Octavo. [16] pp; full of b/w photos & pastel drawings. Cream embossed card covers with red embossed lettering & color coat of arms. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers show light soil.
Inventory number #014013



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$40.00

Stowell, Kenneth K.
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. May 1938
NY: Hearst Magazines, 1938

Vol. 80, No. 5. Folio (13 in. x 10 in.). 156 pp; full of color & b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; spine lightly rubbed with short tear at base. Cover photograph by Paul Outerbridge, Jr. Articles include several for the Brides of 1938 on choosing silver and linen; draperies; wedding invitations; "Philadelphia Gardens" by Helen van Pelt Wilson, Portfolio of Details - Bay Windows, and photographs & floor plans for two houses. Advertisements include many by silver and linen companies, and travel ads.
Inventory number #014002



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$40.00

Samuels, Arthur H.
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. September 1936
NY: Hearst Magazines, 1936

Vol. 78, No. 9. Folio (13 in. x 10 in.). 100 pp; full of color & b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; spine lightly rubbed, back cover with light soil. Cover design: Espalier Apples by Leon Carroll. Articles include "America Builds" by Ethel B. Power, "When She Comes Home from the Office," featuring furniture designed by Macy, "Three New Bathrooms" with fixtures by Crane Company, and lighting fixtures by Lightolier. Advertisements by Armstrong Linoleum, Kenmar cooper shingles, General Electric, Monel Metal, Hodgson Houses, Carrara Walls by Pittsburgh Glass, Vitrolite by Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co., and others.
Inventory number #014000



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Near Fine


Price:
$15.00

J. Mavec & Company
Two Centuries of English Silver Candlesticks, 1700-1900. October 7 through 31, 1986
NY: J. Mavec & Company, 1986

Quarto. [24] pp; 48 b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. Near Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy. Price List laid in. An exhibition of both English silver and Sheffield plate candlesticks and related objects that exemplify the variety of designs from the Queen Anne period through the reign of Victoria.
Inventory number #013998



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$15.00

Christie's
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Thursday 21 May 1992
London: Christie's, 1992

Quarto. 123 pp; 332 lots, illustrated with color & b/w photographs. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, covers lightly rubbed, price results list stapled to inside of front cover.
Inventory number #013996



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Near Fine


Price:
$15.00

Sotheby's
EUROPEAN WORKS OF ART, ARMS AND ARMOUR. January 11, 1994
NY: Sotheby's, 1994

Quarto. Unpaginated; profuse color & b/w photographs of the 536 lots offered. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Sale 6521
Inventory number #013995



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Near Fine


Price:
$15.00

Sotheby's
EUROPEAN WORKS OF ART, ARMS AND ARMOUR, FURNITURE AND TAPESTRIES. June 6, 1994
NY: Sotheby's, 1994

Quarto. Unpaginated; profuse color & b/w photographs of the 437 lots offered. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Price results laid in. Sale 6580
Inventory number #013994



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Near Fine


Price:
$20.00

Sotheby's
Savannah Style: The Ira & Nancy Koger Collection Including the Property of Woodcock-Koger Corp. October 24, 1998
NY: Sotheby's, 1998

Quarto. 184 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs of the 432 lots offered. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy. Price results laid in. Sale 7207. Ira and Nancy Koger's collection includes fine examples of Oriental ceramics and 18th century furniture.
Inventory number #013987



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Near Fine


Price:
$15.00

Sotheby's
EUROPEAN WORKS OF ART, ARMS AND ARMOUR, FURNITURE AND TAPESTRIES. June 5, 1997
NY: Sotheby's, 1997

Quarto. Unpaginated; profuse color & b/w photographs of the 499lots offered. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Price results laid in. Sale 7003
Inventory number #013983



Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket: Very Good


Price:
$15.00

Shewell-Cooer, W.E.
The A.B.C. of the Greenhouse
London: English Universities Press, 1951

Fourth impression. Octavo. 328 pp; 4 color, 9 b/w photos, and numerous line drawings. Bright green cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, an unmarked copy with scattered faint foxing on front & rear endpapers & edges of text block; price-clipped jacket with light edgewear, inside of jacket with faint foxing.
Inventory number #013974



Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: New
Jacket: New


Price:
$30.00

Parsons, Bret
COLCORD: Home
Los Angeles: Angel City Press, 2008

Quarto. 160 pp; profuse color photographs. Hardcover w/jacket. The first monograph on Beverly Hills-based residential architect Gerard R. Colcord (1900-1984), who created a significant architectural legacy of more than 300 residential estates in southern California between 1924 & 1984. He designed in a variety of architectural vernaculars, ranging from Tudor, Country French, Hollywood Regency, Spanish Hacienda, Monterey Colonial, to contemporary.
Inventory number #013970



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$25.00

Mackie, B. Allan
Building with Logs
Prince George, British Columbi: Self Published, 1976

Fifth edition. Oblong folio (9.5" x 12.5"). 76 pp; numerous b/w diagrams, measured drawings & plans, b/w photos. Illustrated card covers with comb binding. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, residue from removal of price label on title page, covers show light edgewear. A detailed guide to building a log cabin, from financing, designing, selecting & preparing logs, to fireplaces, wiring, and finishing touches. OCLC locates 38 editions published between 1971 and 2001.
Inventory number #013962



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$15.00

May, Ralph
Among Old Portsmouth Houses
Boston: Self-published, 1946

Octavo. 39 pp plus 10 pp of b/w photographs. Stiff card covers. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; a few tiny brown spots on front cover, minor soiling along edges. Inscribed by author on half-title page.
Inventory number #013959



Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$15.00

Kelsey, Charles B.
Furniture: Its Selection and Use. 18th report of the National Committee on Wood Utilization
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931

Octavo. 115 pp; 48 diagrams & b/w photographs; glossary of furniture terms. Paperback. VG, an unmarked copy; covers toned with light edgewear, small loss at spine ends.
Inventory number #013956



Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$40.00

Darnell, Victor C.
A Directory of American Bridge-Building Companies: 1840-1900
Washington, DC: Society for industrial Archeology, 1984

Quarto. 110 pp; b/w illustratrions; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; light creasing to corners, light soiling, dynamo label with title affixed to spine.
Inventory number #013955



Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$20.00

Walker, Harry Leslie
The Parish Churches of England
Bethlehem, PA: Chapman Slate Co., 1930

No. 1, May 1930. Quarto. 16 pp; profuse b/w photographs by the author. Stapled wraps. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; staples rusted, middle spread (pp 7-10) detached but present. The first in a series of monographs prepared for architects and others interested in the building of churches. Chapman Slate Co. was founded when William Chapman, an Englishman, discovered slate deposits in PA in 1850. This monograph shows the beauty of English parish churches with their stone roofs.
Inventory number #013954



Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$15.00


Technological Innovation and the Decorative Arts. An Exhibition at the Hagley Museum
Wilmington, DE: Hagley Museum & The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1973

Octavo. 80 pp; b/w illustrations. Illustrated paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; light edgewear & minor soiling. This is the catalogue for an exhibition at the Hagley Museum cosponsored by the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Inventory number #013953



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$20.00


L'OEIL: Revue d'Art Mensuelle. No. 443 juillet/aout 1992
Lausanne, Switzerland: La Nouvelle Sedo S.A., 1992

12" x 9.25". 92 pp; color & b/w illustrations. Softcover. A very good copy with no internal markings; covers VG with minimal edge wear. This issue features Les Arts a Montpellier, with articles on Frederic Bazille, Alfred Bruyas, La collection Frederic Sabatier d'Espeyran, Le Corum, Le Musee Atger, and other subjects.
Inventory number #013949



Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Near Fine
Jacket: Near Fine


Price:
$15.00

Berg, Scott W.
Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
NY: Pantheon Books, 2007

First edition. Octavo. xii, 336 pp; b/w illustrations; notes; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket
Inventory number #013945



Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good


Price:
$15.00

Darton, Eric
Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York's World Trade Center - Advance Uncorrected Proof
NY: Basic Books, 2000

Advance Uncorrected Proof. Octavo. 229 pp; several b/w illustrations. Tan paper wrapper. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, covers show minor soiling, occasional edge wear.
Inventory number #013940