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réf. 33264BRITISH SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY/WORLD OF ISLAM FESTIVAL TRUST1987. FIRST EDITION QUARTO FINE IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAPPER. COMPLETE WITH SLIPCASE. 623 PAGES COMPLETE WITH TWO SEPARATE PLANS. WITH PHOTOGRAPHS PLANS CHARTS. A VERY DETAILED STUDY. WEIGHS 3.7 Kg. BRITISH SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY/WORLD OF ISLAM FESTIVAL TRUST,1987 unknown
réf. 33323EDINBURGH JOHN DONALD 2000. FIRST EDITION VERY FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUSTRATED. SCARCE. EDINBURGH, JOHN DONALD, 2000 unknown
réf. 33365SCOLAR PRESS 1993. FIRST EDITION QUARTO HARDBACK FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. THE LETTERPRESS ARTICLES AND SELECTED ENGRAVINGS. VERY SCARCE. SCOLAR PRESS, 1993 hardcover
réf. 33385LONDON ROUTLEDGE 1993. NEAR FINE COPY APART FROM A CREASE AT THE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE BOARD. BLACK LAMINATED BOARDS. LONDON, ROUTLEDGE, 1993 hardcover
1947réf. 55158River Edge NJ & Hackensak NJ: Reis Homes & Sears Roebuck & Co. ca. 1947. 4to. 8 pp unpaginated. Text illustrations elevations floorplans. Self-printed softcovers minor age toning shelfwear still VG. First edition thus of this remarkably scarce real estate land promotion for the Clarendon Hills suburb outside of River Edge NJ following World War II. Reis 1919-2002 was a remarkably successful real estate developer and home builder who marketed house plans for the post-War era through the New Jersey Sears Roebuck & Co. offering distinctive homes within minutes of the Washington Bridge. The homes featured here emphasize American Colonial Revival and were priced from $ 4990 to $ 6350 with the designs covering everything on the F.H.A. plan at the time and featuring 4.5% interest. Reis Homes & Sears, Roebuck, & Co., paperback
réf. 57024Tokyo Toto / Gallery MA 1996. 4° 87 S. zahlr. teilw. farb. Abb. Brosch. m. OU. Unterer Schnitt min. unsauber sonst tadell. Anlässlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung. Text engl./jpn. 010 Tokyo, Toto / Gallery MA, 1996 unknown
1988réf. 55039Seattle WA & Portland OR: HunterDouglas CustomBilt 1988. Oblong folio. 13 x 9.25 in. 30 pp unpaginated. some colour printed on thick paper stock 5 leaves of mylar sleeves w/ 33 wood blind samples inserted 3 more samples tipped-in on opening pages thumb tabs as issued. Padded vinyl 3-ring binder die-cut window on front cover showing wood sample beneath rounded corners yapp edges VG copy. First edition of this scarce and well-executed counter display sample catalogue for wood window shades and blinds during the 1980s. The 1980s were a period of intense and increased interest in energy efficiency and thick wooden blinds offered a means by which to not only add privacy but also insulate against temperature fluctuations. HunterDouglas was a Dutch metals manufacturer which first developed the technology and equipment for continuous casting and fabrication of aluminum leading to the ever-present aluminum Venetian Blinds. The business quickly expanded through the succeeding decades and by 1980 was offering a complete line of window coverings including contracting with local suppliers for wood blinds. HunterDouglas, CustomBilt, unknown
réf. 007076Toronto : The Canadian Gravure Company Limited . Hardcover. Very Good. Intended as an advertising effort to promote the Toronto company's rotogravure intaglio printing process publishing technique this publication is an important record of Toronto architecture / photographic history. Some of the documented buildings no longer exist. Brown boards with debossed lettering & insignia. Undated but likely circa 1930 based on the date listed for the more-common soft cover edition. Approx. 80 pages with glorious sepia bluish-tinged and B&W archival photos. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The clean boards have moderate rubbing to corners with a name covered by blue marker on front blank page. Due to size & weight extra shipping WILL be required. Please contact us by email to determine an accurate Canadian postal rate to your region. Can be picked up or delivered locally in the K-W area. Can be picked up or delivered locally in the K-W area. The Canadian Gravure Company Limited hardcover
1907réf. 54294Knoxville TN: King Mantel Co. 1907. Tall 8vo. 64 pp. Illustrated throughout slight sepia tone to plates & testimonial letters. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of king dressed in purple robes set in front of massive fireplace punch sewn & stapled at spine red silk braid yapp edges minor shelfwear very minor dustsoiling still VG copy. First edition thus of this very scarce catalogue on Arts & Crafts wooden fireplace mantels including tile brick and marble hearths by the noted Knoxville Tennessee company. These remarkable mantels were constructed of quarter-sawn oak as well as imitation mahogany with very nice period designs and exceptional metalwork on the mounted and unmounted grates. In addition supplied ceramic mosaic floor tiles cast iron and brass andirons as well as fireplace frames. No copies located in Worldcat; See: King Mantels The National Builder 1904 p. 36. King Mantel Co., paperback
1928réf. 54283Quebec Canada: Canadian Pacific Jan. 1928. Folio. 9.25 x 12.25 in. 8 pp unpaginated. Illust. title in blue & black 3 floor plans blue printed borders printed in blue & black. Textured blue embossed illustrated softcovers cover art of Chateau Frontenac on front cover blue & gilt lettering sewn w/ green silk braid at spine minor edgewear rubbing minor dampsoiling to verso of front cover faint rust mark at gutter margin from staple still VG- copy. First edition of this scarce souvenir brochure issued for hotel guests in this splendid Canada’s grand railway hotel after the upgrading and remodeling of the luxurious hotel in 1924 by William Sutherland Maxwell. Worldcat locates 2 copies Archives du Quebec Canadian Centre for Architecture. Canadian Pacific, paperback
1913réf. 54295Louisville KY: Peerless Manufacturing Co. Inc. 1913. Oblong 4to. 12.25 x 9 in. 92 pp. With 100s of text illustrations text photo illustrations. Quarter-green cloth over tan printed softcovers minor shelfwear rubbing occasional annotations date annotation on title still VG copy w/ former ownership label at upper margin front cover. First edition thus of this lavishly illustrated Arts & Crafts catalogue of fireplace furnishings featuring wrought iron and decorative metal baskets hammered black Swedish & antique brass wood holders 100s of beaten brass wrought iron and brass andirons fire sets screens fireplace backs and grates. Peerless Manufacturing began producing heating specialties architectural metal ornaments and other metal items in 1884 and continued to produce such materials until after World War II. Worldcat locates 1 copy Univ. of Maryland incomplete w/only 88 pp. Peerless Manufacturing Co., Inc., paperback
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1926réf. 54584Barrhead Scotland: Shanks & Co. Ltd. Tubal Works March 1926. 4to. 16 pp. Printed in sepia colour & black & white throughout with numerous colour illustrations colour-tinted illustrations black & white photos. Beige & black softcovers colour plate of young Jazz Age woman preparing for the bath w/ tiled bathroom black lettering sewn at spine w/ gold silk braid hole punched as issued for mounting in counter catalogues yapp edges slight shelfwear very minor soiling to title NF copy. First edition of this well-illustrated catalogue of Jazz Age “Aptus” baths sporting white porcelain enamel cast iron tubs installed with reinforced glass walls nickel-plated brasswork nickel plated fittings and marble or tile back-splashes and surrounds. John Shanks 1826-1895 the founder of the company had innovated not only the development of these tubs but also selling his Imperial baths in conjunction with matching toilets and sinks. These beautiful bathrooms are almost modern in their presentation featuring beautiful geometric tile floors marble and porcelain tile surrounds and exceptional shower stalls. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Shanks & Co. Ltd. 1851-1969 Design and Innovation Portal to the Past East Renfrewshire’s Heritage Collection 2018. Shanks & Co., Ltd., Tubal Works, paperback
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1909réf. 54120Southbridge MA: American Optical Co. Construction Dept. 1909-1915. Two vols. Oblong 4to. 10.75 x 7.5 in. 50; 50 pp unpaginated. on thick black paper stock with 83 silver gelatin photographs tipped-in sized 5 x 7 in. many dated w/in the negative 1 RPPC w/ split-back laid-in 11 loose photographs 3 linen-backed sized from 7 x 9 in. up to 8 x 10 in. some chipping minor creasing edgewear couple with closed tears. Photo albums w/ Eastman Kodak Forum Album B labels on rear pastedowns minor edgewear slight scuffing still VG exemplars. These albums include historic photographs documenting the construction of the new Lensdale factory power plant and dam from 1909 through 1910 across the Quinebaug River from the main plant in Southbridge Massachusetts. At the time the American Optical Co. was one of the largest and most respected optical companies in the world whose original factory was a converted textile mill. The first of the loose images shows the original plant with its Second Renaissance Revival front and clock tower in the distance with newly graveled road and construction just beginning. The remaining images show the tremendous construction project of erecting this massive fireproof structure built of reinforced concrete with floor to roof windows designed by engineers Samuel T. McIntosh and Albert B. Wells. The earliest photos dated 1909 show the grading of the site building the foundation forms construction of the dam erection of the walls to hold the massive windows pouring of the cement floors for each story and even the steam locomotive used on site. In addition the images show the construction of the steam chimney for the power plant erection of the power plant walls the final stages of the dam to power the the plant and finally the second floor stock room in 1915. By 1910 American Optical was employing over 2000 workers in and around Southbridge producing over 600000 gold/silver optical glass and lens framers per year and would eventually be the supplier for US Troops and Allied forces in World War I. American Optical pioneered hidden bifocal lenses rimless frames Crookes glass Calobar Sun Glasses with UV protections and later the original sunglasses worn by Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew. By 1992 American Optical relocated manufacturing operations to Mexico moved its heaquarters to San Diego and the site was demolished by the US Department of Defense only retaining the historic factory facade in Southbridge’s downtown center. See: National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Southbridge Massachusetts 1989 Section 8 page 14-15; American Optical Celebrates 150th Anniversary June 18 1983. American Optical Co., Construction Dept., unknown
1979réf. 097929Ipswich Suffolk: printed by City & Suburban Limited 1979. Books measure 11 x 11 3/4 inches. 7 volumes from Volume 1/issue 1/1979 to Volume 1/issue 7/1982. Circa 500 pages illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers illustrated softcover.Some age darkening very minor wear. All volumes in good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A nice run of 7 volumes. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Quarto. printed by City & Suburban Limited Paperback
1981réf. 040057Cambridge: The MIT Press 1981. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. Color and B/W Diagrams and Charts. Two-Sided Pictorial Selector With Rotary Dials. Clean Unworn And Unmarked. Single Plastic Scale Only Without Slipcase Booklet Or Other Two Selectors In Set 4/5/6. No Third Party Drop Ship On This Item Too Many Resellers Are Selling This Same Item To Buyers As A Complete Set Whifh It Is Not. No Order Accepted Without A Personal Telephone Call Or Email To Confirm Buyer Is Aware This Is Just One Of The Plastic Selectors. The MIT Press unknown
1889réf. 473816Edinburgh: Neill and Company 1889. Paperback in acceptable condition. Scare. All seventeen plates present. Original covers intact. Author's dedication on FEP. Covers are marked tanned and worn. Spine ends are torn. Six centimetre tear on front spine side. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Minor bumps throughout pages. Binding is exposed throughout but remains intact. Contents are clear throughout. HCW. Paperback. Acceptable. Used. Neill and Company Paperback
1924réf. 038352Los Angeles Circa 1924: John Clark Okey 1924. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 12 1/4" Tall. Large Original Tissue Architectural Drawing For A Shooting Box Designed For Scott Beal. Multi-Folded. Some Wear With Light Fraying. Scott Rathbone "Scotty" Beal 1890 - 1973 Was A Film Assistant Director. Born In Quinnesec Michigan He Began His Career As An Actor In 1915 Before Switching To The Other Side Of The Camera The Following Year. He Also Occasionally Doubled Up As A Production Manager And A Cinematographer. As An Assistant Director He Worked On Tod Browning's Dracula 1931 And Robert Florey's Murders In The Rue Morgue' 1932. See Wikipedia. The Son Of Director Frank Beal And Actress Louise Lester Scott Beal Was Born In Quinnesec Michigan. After Gaining Some Experience As A Stage Actor He Headed To California To Break Into The Film Industry. Although He Did Find A Few Jobs As An Actor Most Of His Work Was Behind The Camera As An Assistant Director Camera Operator And Director. He Found His Niche As An Assistant Director However And Spent The Majority Of His Career In That Field Gaining A Reputation As One Of The Most Respected A.D.S In The Business. He Received An Academy Award As Best Assistant Director In 1932 And Was Nominated For Another In 1935. See Imdb. John Clark "Jack" Okey June 3 1889 - January 8 1963 Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle The California Artist J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913 He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The United States He Spent The Remainder Of His Active Career Working For Rko. He Was Nominated For Two Academy Awards For Art Direction 1929 And 1944; His Best Known Film Is "It'S A Wonderful Life". John Clark Okey unknown
1924réf. 038351Los Angeles : United Studios 1924. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. 12 1/4" Tall. Large Original Tissue Architectural Drawings 1/2" = 1' For A Set For Movie "Belongings" Produced By M. C. Levee's United Studios. John Clark "Jack" Okey June 3 1889 - January 8 1963 Was An American Art Director. He Was Raised In Los Angeles And Attended The Harvard School For Boys. After Leaving He Was Given Instruction In Art By His Uncle The California Artist J. Bond Francisco. While He Was In His Early 20S He Traveled To Paris With His Friend Stanton Macdonald Wright And Spent Several Years There Studying Art. Around The Time Of His Marriage In 1913 He Became Involved In The Nascent Film Industry In The Los Angeles Area And Was Involved In The Design And Construction Of Some Of The Earliest Studios There. He Continued In The Film Industry As An Art Director Until His Retirement In 1959. In The Mid-1930S He Spent Several Years In England Working For Alexander Korda Designing Studios For Him. After His Return To The United States He Spent The Remainder Of His Active Career Working For Rko. He Was Nominated For Two Academy Awards For Art Direction 1929 And 1944 But His Best Known Film Is "It'S A Wonderful Life". United Studios unknown
