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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Chartwell House, Inc., 1990. First edition, 1990. Includes a chart illustrating the historical growth of Shaker communities in the U.S. Khaki boards with heavy silver gilt spine lettering, 128 pages with index, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not corner clipped and is also in very good, new-looking condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, 1998. First edition, first printing [1998]. Brown hardcover with gilt spine lettering, color illustrated endpapers, illustrated title spread, 160 pages with extensive index, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in near fine condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Industrial Press, Inc., 1984. First edition, stated first printing, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Maroon cloth with color dustjacket. Near fine condition with firm binding, very clean pages with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is very good with a tiny closed tear to the top edge of the front panel, no paper loss.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Theo Audel & Co., 1953. 1953 edition. Illustrated. Red cloth printed in black, edges speckled red. Very good condition with light cover soil, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago: American Technical Society, 1943. Title page dated 1943. Volume IV in a series of World War II era books comprising a "reading course and general reference work" on aviation, including contruction & maintenance of planes & engines, meteorology, drafting, etc., illustrated throughout in black and white. Light yellow cloth printed in black, illustrated endpapers, no dustjacket as issued. Minor edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: American Technical Society, 1943. Title page dated 1943. Volume II in a series of World War II era books comprising a "reading course and general reference work" on aviation, including contruction & maintenance of planes & engines, meteorology, drafting, etc., illustrated throughout in black and white. Light yellow cloth printed in black, illustrated endpapers, no dustjacket as issued. Minor edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1989. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, drawings and photographs. Illustrated softcover, 319 pages. Light cover wear, mainly a bit of edge rubbing, internally very clean with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Barrett Company, 1933. First edition, 1933. Pocket reference for use of materials manufactured by the Barrett Company, from measurements to proper unloading or railroad cars, surface treatments, macadam, uses, illustrated with tables and black and white illustrations. Black leatherette, 48 pages. Very good condition, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1962. First edition. Blue and black cloth, 295 pages, dustjacket. Light rubbing to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, name stamps on pastedowns beneath dustjacket flaps, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket has minor wear at the lower edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: United State Plywood Corp., 1944. Dated 1944. Illustrated guide to updating homes with veneer plywood paneling, cabinets and doors, with a separate page showing Weldwood at War. Softcover, 14 pages. Some edgewear, binding sound, pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Bethlehem Steel Company, 1948. Illustrated 1948 catalogue. Maroon cloth over flexible boards lettered in gilt, 210 pages. Some edgewear and a vertical crease running down the center of the front cover, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a bit of very light foxing to the first and last leaves, no names or other markings. Contains sections on: Carbon and Carbon-Vanadium Tool Steels; Oil- and Air-Hardening Tool and Die Steels; Shock-Resisting Tool Steels; High-Speed Tool Steels; Hot-Work Tool Steels; Special Purpose Steels. . Flexible Boards. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Pittsburgh: Blaw-Knox Co., 1929. Illustrated guide to Blawsteel roof sheathing, with photographs and scale drawings. Printed wraps, 22 pages. Some light cover soil and edgewear, lower outside corner lightly bumped, internally clean.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, Toronto and London: McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., 1955. First edition, 1955. Includes six blueprint foldout plates and a test of terms and analyses with answers at the rear of the book. Black cloth with white spine lettering, 138 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with some edgewear including rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with tiny chips across the top of the front panel and other very light overall outer edgewear. About half a percent paper loss. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Chicago: American Builder, 1946. 1946 publication, consistent with the demand for residential construction during the World War II postwar period. Blue prints in blue, illustrations, diagrams and photos in black and white. Softcover with plastic comb binding, 28 pages. Edgewear to covers and some separation from comb binding at the very top and bottom (covers well attached), light cover soil, price crossed out in pencil on front cover, contents sound, clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Waterbury, Connecticut: Scovill Manufacturing Co., 1952. First edition, 1952. History of brass production in Waterbury, CT. Dark blue hardcover, 28 pages, no dustjacket as issued. Light shelf rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, name and address with 1952 date at top of front free endpaper, pages clean, no other names or markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

West Cornwall, CT: Stone Soup, Inc., 1982. First edition, 1982. History of the brass industry in Waterbury, CT and the Naugatuck Valley as told through the lives of its workers, particularly its immigrant population. Light brown cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some light shelfwear, no chips or tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1981. Stated first Abbeville Press hardcover edition, 1981. Maroon cloth with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is also in fine condition with no chips or tears.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Providence, RI: Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., 1951. 1951 catalog illustrated in black and white. Softcover, 224 pages. Some modest cover wear, name written on front cover, binding sound, company card stapled inside front cover, pages clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartford, Connecticut: Southside Media, 1987. First edition (1987). Biography of an Italian immigrant who founded Associated Construction in 1942. Black leatherette with color illustrated dustjacket. Personalized note signed by the author laid in loosely at the front. The book is near fine with firm binding, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has considerable edge rubbing but no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Co, 1986. Original publication from 1986 still in the publisher's unopened shrinkwrap. Exhibition catalogue for display of documents, drawings and plans related to Federal buildings in Washington DC and elsewhere. Long horizontal smudge to shrinkwrap on front, does not penetrate to book, which is in new condition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 4to.