New York. The Co-Operative Building Plan Association, Architects. 1889. (No. 13 July, August, September). Vol. III, No. 4. Whole No. 13. Black and white illustrations with house plans, xi+74-96pp, 14 x 10 3/4 inches, pictorial paper wrappers. Front cover detached along spine, rear cover starting to detach; short edge tear... More
New York. Palliser, Palliser & Co., 1887. Black and white frontispiece, 3 pages introductory, 65 plates showing a total of 207 designs in black and white with facing page of text and details, 14 pages of black and white details, 8 pages of various information, 16 pages (2 are blank)... More
London. Bartholomew & Fletcher. No date. Ca. 1890. Profusely illustrated furniture catalog from the highly regarded London firm (established 1843) of Bartholomew & Fletcher; premises at 217 & 219 Tottenham Court Road (London W). Paper wraps; 10 ½ x 14 ½ inches; 79 pp. On verso of page one catalog... More
Saxton, Glenn L. (architect).
Minneapolis, MN. Glenn L. Saxton. No date. Ca. 1910. 234 pp book in paper wraps 9 1/4 x 6 inches. Paste-down illustration to front cover; plans for homes both great and small. Book also includes advertising from Minneapolis home furnishing and building supply firms. 2 1/2... More
Davenport, Iowa. Gordon-Van Tine Co., No date. Ca. 1923. Profusely illustrated catalogue in paper wraps; 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 64pp; catalogue contains several loose sheets relevant to ordering goods. Remnant of paste-on information sheet on front cover. Booklet features all manner of farm buildings; also barn doors, tools... More
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... More
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... More
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... More
Allentown, PA. Architectural Forum Service Division for the Lehigh Portland Cement Company. 1926. Booklet, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 32 pp., pictorial paper wrappers, featuring prize-winning designs for various categories of homes, such as "Six Room House" or "Five Room Bungalow." The houses are depicted in line drawings with floor... More
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... More
Clinton, Iowa. Curtis Service Bureau. Copyright 1920. Black and white illustrations of homes accompanied by floor plans on 17 double-sided 12 1/2 x 16 inch sheets folded in half, plus folded insert (16 x 24 3/4 inches), all loose inside color pictorial card covers. Covers lightly soiled and worn, ink... More
Morgan Woodwork Association. Copyright 1923. Second Edition. Full page color illustrations of home interiors; color illustrations with black and white floor plans; additional black and white illustrations; 439 pp, index, 11 x 8 3/4 inches, color pictorial cloth covered thin boards (hardbound). Light edge wear to covers, 1 inch line... More
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... More
Chicago. Wm. A. Radford. 1925. Color illustrations with plans, 16pp, 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, in color pictorial wrappers (softbound). Single 3/4 inch tear to left edge of back cover, very good condition. One of a series of such publications from William A. Radford, one of the major firms... More
Chicago. Wm. A. Radford. No date. Ca. 1925. Booklet, color illustrations of homes with black and white floor plans, 16 pp, 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Scattered foxing and light soiling to covers, a couple of short edge tears with modest paper loss to back cover... More
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... More
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... More
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... More
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.... More
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... More
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... More
Providence. Nationwide Houseplan Service. No date. Ca. 1938. Booklet, 7 1/2 x 10 inches, 18 pp,, color pictorial paper wraps, illustrated with black and white renderings featuring exteriors of seventeen different homes, together with floor plans and line drawings detailing aspects of each home's interior. Text mentions "all plans drawn... More
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, on the verso of the plates... More
Topeka, Kansas. Garlinghouse. 1949. Booklet promoting exceedingly small but inexpensive houses to meet post WWII housing demands; 10 1/2 x 8 inches; 16 pp., paper wrappers; illustrated with line drawings, floor plans, and descriptive text. Construction materials include poured concrete for foundations, asbestos-cement shingles, concrete block masonry, etc. Some but... More
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... More
