Davenport, Iowa. Gordon-Van Tine Co., Copyright 1926. Profusely illustrated catalogue in paper wraps; 11½ x 8½ inches; 52pp; catalogue contains several loose sheets relevant to ordering goods (a folded sheet with printed grid to plan your own barn floor--each square = 1 foot; also a mail-in card for free booklet.....
Phillips, Coles (illustrator).
Liberty. 10- 1924. Color page advertising for Paramount Pictures in complete issue of Liberty magazine, 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, color pictorial wrappers, 64pp. Centrefold detached at one staple, light wear to cover, overall very good condition. This magazine encapsulates the perennial dilemma of everyday life.....
Harrisburg, PA. The Rocbond Company. No date. Ca. 1927. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations, color illustrations of differing stucco applications, 21 pp, 12 x 8 1/4 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers. Covers a trifle worn with faint soiling to edges, previous owner's name in ink on title page; folded.....
Mowery, Eldred (illus).
National Lumber Manufacturers Association. 1929. 7 color illustrations with plans, numerous additional plans and black and white illustrations, 32pp, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers (softbound). Spot of paper adhered to upper left corner of front cover, marking and pen marks to lower front cover.....
New York. Building Age and National Builder. 1925. Black and white illustrations and house plans, 96pp, 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (softbound). MISSING COVERS; light soiling to title page otherwise very good, clean condition. The book features illustrated articles focusing on homes of varying styles and sizes, stressing the.....
Chicago. Distinctive Homes Plan Service. 1928. First Edition. 40 pp booklet of home designs, 6 x 9 inches, in pictorial paper wrappers (soft cover). Two page introduction, then each page contains a black and white photographic image of the house front with floor plans and brief description. Very good condition.....
Quigley, Edward (cover illus).
New York. Eastern States Building Developer. 01- 1928. January 1928 issue of the magazine, color pictorial wrappers as issued, black and white illustrations and plans, color and black and white ads throughout, 86 pp, index to advertisements, 12 x 9 inches. Covers lightly worn with chips.....
Boston. E. F. Hodgson Co., Copyright 1928. Booklet, black and white photo illustrations of homes, cabins, etc. accompanied by floor plans, 64 pp, 11 x 8 inches, color pictorial stiff paper wrappers. Light wear, centre of the front cover is toned; interior very good condition. The booklet pictures and describes.....
Chicago. [National Plan Service, Inc. (?)], No date. Ca. 1925. Oblong illustrated catalog picturing and describing "summer cottages," 11 x 8 inches, 16 pp., pictorial paper wrappers. Catalog held together with staples (not as issued) and REAR COVER is MISSING. Pages are dog-eared and thumbed. Black and white line drawings.....
Portland, OR. and Los Angeles: Redimade Building Company. 1921. No. 15. A poster 17 x 22.5 inches that unfolds from a pamphlet of four pages (each 11.25 x 8.5 inches with light "after-issue" centerfold) offering information, through photos and text, relating to Redimade sectional houses and garages. "From the Tree.....
Chicago. Woman's World. 1927. Magazine, illustrated throughout in color and black and white, 63pp, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Covers are detached with two repaired tears of 4 inches each; lower right corner of first two pages is creased, otherwise interior is in good condition. A......
New York. New York Theatre Program Corporation. 1923. "Maxine Elliot's Theatre" program for the original production of "Rain," based on W. Somerset Maugham’s short story "Miss Thompson" and starring Jeanne Eagels. Program is 48 pp in length and features considerable period advertising, including a color Djer-Kiss ad and a Murad.....
London, England. Carreras Ltd., No date. Ca. Mid- 1930s. Rectangular album, 8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches, 14 photo illustrated pages featuring actual black and white photos of film stars of the era, depicted in oval format. Only one space is devoid of a photo: the oval calling for the.....
Chicago. National Plan Service Inc., 1932. Copiously illustrated catalog, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 32 pp., pictorial paper wrappers, featuring black and white photographs and line drawings of summer vacation homes of various sizes. The common denominator appears to be the presence of a "screened porch" on virtually all of.....
Jefferson City, Missouri. No date. Ca. 1939. Booklet, black and white illustrations of homes accompanied by floor plans, unpaginated (8pp plus covers), 12 x 9 1/8 inches, pictorial wrappers. Black and white centrefold picturing over two dozen houses (including the White House) most of which have nothing to do with.....
Clinton, Iowa. 1933. Thin card portfolio of glossy single sheets, 12 x 9 inches, picturing, in black and white, small homes together with floor plans. The plates are numbered 1 through 46, with sheets 34, 36, 37, 38, 41 and 42 not present (interestingly we have received information from a......
Pittsburgh, PA. Heinz 57 Varieties. 1933. Brochure touts the Heinz company's contribution to the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. Replicas of eight kitchens representing "kitchens of many lands," past and present, are featured as the centrefold of the brochure 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches, unfolding to a......
Bristol, England. W.D. & H.O. Wills. No date. Ca. 1936. Cigarette picture-card album in stiff card covers devoted to aircraft (chiefly) of the U.S., England, France, Germany and Australia. Very light surface soiling to covers. Album measures approximately 6 x 5 ½ inches and features 10 pages each holding 5.....
Topeka, Kansas. L. F. Garlinghouse Company, Inc., No date. Ca. 1948. Magazine format home design catalog, 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, 72 pp., color pictorial stiff card covers, featuring black and white photos of numerous homes, two or three to a page, together with floor plans. The catalog appears.....
Boise Payette Lumber Company. 1940. Issue No. 3. Twelve page brochure, 10 x 8 inches, pictorial paper wrappers, comprised chiefly of short chatty illustrated articles pertaining to historic homes, rustic homes, home interiors etc. An illustrated centerfold pictures four variants on the floor plan of a two bedroom house, showing.....
New York. Hearst. 09- 1949. September 1949 complete issue of the magazine, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 180pp, 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, crease to cover corners, light soiling to back cover, very good condition. A fascinating glimpse into post-war interior design and architecture. Articles include.....
Lancaster, PA. Armstrong Cork Company. 1948. 20 pp booklet, 7 x 5 inches, in pictorial paper wraps. Four inch triangular water stain from spine to lower margin, most noticeable on back cover. Spotting to front cover. Despite flaws, an interesting and colorful publication. The emphasis of the booklet is on.....
New York. Authentic Publications. 1949. First Edition. Magazine format house-plan catalog; 10 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches; 48 pp. Text on the interior of front and rear covers printed upside down; evidently nobody noticed or cared. Covers show wear; spine is frayed; creasing and short tears with 1½ inch tear.....
Shahn, Ben (cover illus).
Chicago. United States Gypsum. Late Spring 1949. 14 pp pamphlet, 12 x 8.5 inches, featuring house plans and adverts for US Gypsum products. Light spotting to rear cover, otherwise good clean condition. The pamphlet pictures various new homes together with their floor plans; blueprints of these.....
New York. Playbill Incorporated. 1949. Alvin Theatre program for the original Broadway production (which ran for almost three years) of "Mr. Roberts," based on Thomas Heggen’s 1946 novel, directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Henry Fonda. Also in the cast of more than two dozen were Henry Hull, Eli Wallach.....
