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Architecture of New York City: Histories and Views of Important Structures, Settings, and Symbols

Architecture of New York City: Histories and Views of Important Structures, Settings, and Symbols

by Donald Martin Reynolds

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Macmillan Pub Co, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. xi+ 339 pp. with glossary, index. Illustrated throughout with photographs. An art history overview of the renownd architecture of New York City from the days of the 17th century Dutch Stadt Haus through the 20th century. The early chapters deal with the architectural features of the Dutch period, the Georgian/American Revolution period, teh Federal style,,19th century Greek revival as well as chapters on theaters, churches, cast-iron buildings, skyscrapers (the Woolworth Building, Chrysler and Empire State buildings) Art Deco style, fashionable dwellings like The Dakota, transportation hubs, the Brooklyn Bridge, etc.
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Atlas Portland Cement for Concrete On The Farm

Atlas Portland Cement for Concrete On The Farm

by Atlas Portland Cement Company

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New York: Atlas Portland Cement Company, 1922. Softcover. Very Good. Oversized in three color softcovers. 98 pp. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Very good. Cover imprint of the Camden Lime Company, Camden, New Jersey. Infromational work on the uses of concrete in farms. With sections on how to make concrete, laying foundation, steps, etc., constructing chicken houses, dairy and milk houses, greenhouses, hot beds and cold frames, silos, cisterns, hog wallows, etc. Each has a detailed diagram for construction.
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BB and Quaker City Products Catalog No. 12
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BB and Quaker City Products Catalog No. 12

by (Berger Brothers Company)

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Philadelphia: Berger Brothers Co, 1935. Softcover. Near Fine. N.d. (circa 1935). Oversized in green stiff wrappers lettered in gilt. 42 pp. plus index. Illustrated throughout with engravings of products and small photos. Catalog for Berger Brothers (established in 1874) a Philadelphia company that specialized mainly in tinners and roofers supply (hooks, gutters, fasteners, turnbuckles, pipes, shingles, skylights, vents, tools, rooftop air conditioning units, etc.) Generally fine, interior clean and bright.
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The Builder's Golden Rule, or the Youths' Sure Guide: Containing The Greatest Variety Of Ornamental and Useful Designs in Architechture and Carpentry..

by William Pain

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London: Printed for the author by H.D. Steele, 1782. Second edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. Octavo in modern full leather professional rebind, original endpapers retained. The Second Edition, so stated on the title page. iii+18 pp. Description of The Plates (through XXXVI)+106 copper-plates, which is correct for this ediiton, of which 98 are Roman-numeraled and 8 are unnumbered facing plates) of diagrams and engravings of architectural ornaments, building measurements, etc. + 58 pp. "Estimate of Prices for Materials and Labour, and Labour Only, adapted to the Builder's Golden Rule, with references to the respective designs" (also by William Pain). Binding fine, interior with occasional foxing but generally clean.Important late 18th century book of practical guidance in architectural design and building. Of particular interest and value to the modern reader is Pain's estimate list of prices of building materials and for labor; includes "Price for bricklayer's work", "Price of carpenter's work",… Read More
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Building The City Beautiful

Building The City Beautiful

by David B. Brownlee

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Phia: Benjamin Franklin Parkway/ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. Oversized oblong softcover. X + 136 pp. with checklist of the exhibition. Illustrated with reproductions. Companion volume to the exhibition held in thebfall of 1989 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrating the architecural evolution of the City of Philadelphia.
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C.F.A. Voysey: An Architect of Individuality

C.F.A. Voysey: An Architect of Individuality

by Duncan Simpson

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New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1981. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oversized hardcover. First American ediiton. Generally fine, touch of bumping at the tips. No jacket. 160 pp. with bibliography, index, list of extant works. Illusterated with photographs and reproductions of exteriors and interior detail, floor plans. Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) was an English architect and textile designer. His designs of wallpapers, fabrics, carpets, tiles, and furnishings in the Arts and Crafts style were a seminal minfluence on the British Art Nouveau style. As the 20th century approached, Volsey began architectural design for buildings, particularly country "cottages". Between 1900 and 1910 he not only designed complete houses but also thier interior elements.
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Carpentry and Joinery: A Practical Manual for Carpenters, Builders and Woodworkes (in original dust jacket)

by Lowndes, William S.

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Philadelphia: McKay, 1925. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/poor. Two volumes in one; first editions thus. Hardcover in green cloth. 87 and 47 pp. Profusely illustrated with throughout with diagrams, drawings and floor plans (several double-pageand one fold-out), and two photographs. A tight, fine example, 1940 Christmas gift inscription front free endpaper. In the extremely uncommon printed dust warpper, quite tattered about the egdes and with some significant chips. A very difficult volume to find at all; the dust jacket virtually never survived.
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The Chrysler Building: Creating A New York Icon, Day by Day
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The Chrysler Building: Creating A New York Icon, Day by Day

by David Stravitz

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New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine, fresh example in equally fine dust jacket. Oversized hardcover in navy blue cloth with spine lettered in silver. Photographic endpapers. 163 pp. Illustrated throughout with vintage black and white photographic images. The Chrysler Building, surely the crown jewel of New York City's skyline architecture. Completed in 1930, the sevety-seven story art deco masterpiece was the tallest skyscraper in the world. It has been, however, one of the least documented as neither its owner, Walter P. Chrysler nor its architect, William Van Alen, deposited materials relating to its design or construction in a central repository. This book presents reproductions of vintages images depicting the the construction of the building from street level to spire; the photos were taken by professional photographers that were hired to record the building's progress and also captured in exquisite detail day-to-day life on the streets in the enviors of… Read More
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Concrete Improvements Around the Home

Concrete Improvements Around the Home

by (Portland Cement Association)

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Chicago: Portland Cement Assoc, 1925. Softcover. Good. Pictorial softcovers. 46 pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. About very good, some corner loss to rear cover and final few pages, not affecting text. Guide to the use of concrete in and around the home with sections on cellars, cisterns, cold frames, making concrete, foundation walls, garages, pools, smaller ornamental pieces, etc.
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Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct Final Report

by (Board Of Public Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles)

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Los Angeles: Department of Public Service, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. Overszied in hardcovers covered in green cloth lettered in blacka nd with seal of the City Of Los Angeles. 319 pp. Illustrated with numerous full page black and white photographic plates and diagrams. The photographs show various headwater origination points, construction progress, completed sections, etc. 23 folding plates of various sizes and one very large folding map (these were in a pocket inside the rear cover--the pocket is in pieces but all the plates are present.). Overall very good. The Los Angeles Aqueduct project constructed to deliver water from the Owens River in the Sierra Nevadas to the Cityy of Los Angeles, was commenced in 1908 under the direction of Chief Engineer William Mulholland. One of the most important engineering projects in American history, it spurred the growth of Los Angeles into a viable major metropolitan area but at the time (and since) was highy controversial due the ecologic impact that… Read More
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Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges

Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges

by None

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Trenton, New Jersey: John A. Roeblings Sons Company, 1925. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Slightly oversized stiff wrappers, charcoal gray decorated in black and gilt, lettered in gilt. Some wear along edges. Photo plate 13/14 has a piece aprox 1/2" x 2 " missing from the bottom, otherwise interior clean. Many photographs taken during the construction of the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge. Roebling was the premier construction wire producer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; most famously, they were the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge and were still leaders in the field when they provided the cable for the George Washington Bridge in 1931-32.
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EWestminster Abbey and The Cathedrals of England; With Views of the Cathedrals and Portraits of the Dignitaries

by Deans Farrar, Milman, Stanley and others

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Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1895. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarto (oversized) hardcover in maroon cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 215 pp. Illustrated throughout with monochrome full and partial page photographs of British cathdrals, interior details and portraits of laeding churchmen. a tight, near fine example with minor rubbing to the extremities. (PLEASE NOTE: INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WILL REQUIRE ADDTIONAL POSTAGE DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT. PLEASE INQUIRE.).
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Early American Churches (in original dust jacket)

by Embury, Aymar

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Garden City: Doubleday, Page, 1914. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. First edition. Hardcover in blue cloth lettered in gilt. xvii+ 189 p. Profusely illustrated with 102 half-tone photographic plates. Survey of colonial American churches which exhibit architectural interest or notable historical association. Fine in original printed dust wrapper, very good, lightly toned at the spine and very shallow wear top edge.
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High Bridge: A Pictorial History

by Curry, Howard

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Lexington, KY: Feeback Printing, 1984. Softcover. Fine. Oversized in illustrated softcovers. 133 pp. Illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and reproductions. Pictorial documentation of Kentucky's High Bridge, the historic railroad bridge over the Kentucky River connecting Jessamine and Mercer Counties. Fine.
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High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky

High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky

by Joshua David and Robert Hammond

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Farrar Strauss, 2011. First edition. Softcover. Fine. Fine, fresh, unused copy. Color illustrated softcovers. 339 pp. wit index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs.
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The Octagon Fad (signed limited edition)

by Schmidt, Carl F.

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Scottsville, NY: Privately Printed, 1958. Limited ed. Hardcover. fine. One of one thousand numbered copies signed by the author (of which this is No. 311). Hardcover. 207 pp. Illustrated with photos and floor plans. Scarce work on the history and design of octagonal houses, a "fad" that influenced Amercian architecture primarily in the 1850s and 1860s. There is a state-by-state listing with brief descriptions of these structures, a large section of photographs of them and a concluding section containing floor plans of two dozen of them. Fine, small Christmas gift inscription front free endpaper. Issued without dust jacket.
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Pencil Points, December 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 12)

Pencil Points, December 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 12)

by Russell F. Whitehead (ed.)

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New York: Reinhold, 1935. Softcover. Very Good. Full issue in original wrappers. 42 pp. plus index for the issues of 1935. Very good or somewhat better, couple small nicks to the spine strip. This issue contains A.I. Guptill's article on drafting techniques, a monograph on Some Old Houses of Warren, Rhose Island, and is illustrated with full page pen and ink renderings as well as gravure photographs exhibiting drafting technique and design.
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Pencil Points, March 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 3)

Pencil Points, March 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 3)

by Russell F. Whitehead (ed.)

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New York: Reinhold, 1935. Softcover. Very Good. Full issue in original glossy illustrated wraps. Generally fine, very minor fault foot of spine and short light cease cewnter spine of the front cover. 40 pp. Illustrated with phtotgraphs, drawings, floor plans.
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Pencil Points, November 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 11)

Pencil Points, November 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 11)

by Russell F. Whitehead (ed.)

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New York: Reinhold, 1935. Softcover. Near Fine. Full issue in original pictorial wraps. Near fine, tiny chip head of spine. 48 pp. Illustrated with drawings and daigrams. This issue contains articles on European Design Court Houses, An Imaginary Village Model, Drafting Technique by A.P. Guptill, etc.
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Pencil Points, May 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 5)

Pencil Points, May 1935 (Vol. XVI, No. 5)

by Russell F. Whitehead (ed.)

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New York: Reinhold, 1935. Softcover. Fine. Full issue in original glossy illustrated wraps. Fine. 42 pp. Illustrated with photographs and floor plans. This issue features atricles on European architect of the time, small house design comments, a tribute to Tim Walsh, and pencil sketches of the top six entries in the 1935 Pencil Points competition.
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