Search Results: Architecture from R & A Petrilla

Brooklyn, N.Y.: Miller & Doing, Inc, 1932. First Edition. Cloth-backed printed wrappers. Very Good. 80pp; illustrated throughout from photographs, including dimensions and prices. Bound in pictorial, cloth-backed stiff wrappers. "Price List No. 15 of Half Balls" stapled inside cover. 11" x 8.5". Laid in is a detailed notice from the Company, stating that this 1932 catalog is still in good supply and has not been superseded.

Springfield, MA: Decker's, 1940. First Edition. Spiral-bound stiff wrappers. Very Good. pp: vi, 114; illus throughout from photographs and drawings. This catalog details many wood products for the home-builder and architect, including: Balusters, Cabinets, Cedar Closets, China Cabinets, Doors, Frames, Hardware, Mantels, Sashes, Shutters, Stairs, Windows, &c. 8" x 5.5

London: Printed for Newbery and Carnan, 1770. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Set of 10 volumes, octavo; complete with 240 copper plates and vignettes in the text. Bound in contemporary calf, green and red spine labels, gilt rules, decorations and lettering. Edges of several boards lightly rubbed. 7" x 4" This is quite an elaborate county-by-county treatment of the 18th-century English and Welsh countryside with its small towns, castles, monuments, Roman ruins, cathedrals, &c., with handsome copper-engraved plates of views and buildings.

Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;… Read More

Cooperstown: NY State Historical Assn, 1954. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. 22pp; 8 illustrations from photographs. Bound in gray wrappers, stamped in green. Short notation inked inside cover. 9" x 6

Boston: Brackett, Shaw & Lunt Co, 1910. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 31pp; contains many photographic views of residences and other buildings served by a Reliance Water System, along with several dozen photo-engraved views of pumps, tanks, electric motors, oil and gasoline engines, deep well heads, pumping devices, etc. Bound in embossed brown wrappers. 10" x 7

Boston: Massachusetts Fuel Saving Radiator Co, 1913. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 20pp; four product illustrations. Bound in printed yellow wrappers. 6" x 3.5". Laid in is a handwritten letter (ALS) on pictorial company letterhead, offering to sell the recipient a used radiator for $ 7, or a new one for $12, &c. Signed by A.C. Swift. "Save one-third of your Coal Bill by using the heat that goes up the chimney. Note: These radiators can be installed in from three to four hours, and whlle the fire is burning." [Unrecorded by WorldCat.].