Catalogue 186
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURE
Key
Concrete, Concrete Products 1 – 29
Bricks, Mortars, Tiles, Masonry etc 30 – 52
Wood and Metal 53 - 59
Building: General Works 60 – 108
Building Types and Connections 109 -184
Houses: design, equipment, services 185 – 246
Building Conservation 247 – 264
Architects & Architecture 265 – 318
Trade Literature 319 - 350
CONCRETE, CONCRETE PRODUCTS
1.AUGROS PaulBéton Armé.Possibilités Techniques et Architecturales. (Immeubles, villas, usines, théatres, eglises, tribunes, resevoirs, piscines, statues, murs de souténment, ponts, etc)
Parris, Ch, Massin et Cie,1926.[30951] 311pp inc illustrations. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's printed wraps, 27x19. Vg. £250.00
Augros worked for many years with Hennebique as an engineer. He gives many examples to show the uses of the material in modern building types eg Freyssinet's Orly hangars, cinemas by Oudin, the Ossuaire de Duamont at Verdun, the Poti cathedral in Russia (now part of Georgia) etc. Each example has a photo, sectional drawings and explanations. A very nice copy of a remarkable book.
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2.BAUMGARTEN R H and CHILDE H LManufacture of Concrete Roofing Tiles
London, Concrete Publications,1936.[31001] viii, 116pp inc 61 figs, adverts, bibliog of concrete. Cloth, 22x15. Cover faintly marked on bottom and trifle pulled else nice tight copy. £25.00
Concrete roofing tiles date back to the 1880s but large scale manufacture did not start 1920s. Hundreds of millions of tiles were being produced by the mid 1930s and were common throughout the country.
3.BENNETT T P (text) and YERBURY F R (photographs)Architectural Design in Concrete
London, Ernest Benn Ltd,1927.[30843] 24pp text, 100 single-sided photographic plates. Cloth, 28x23. Ex library, library binding, contemporary bookplate inside front cover and stamp and number verso title page only. Leather spine with shelf number in gilt. Cover marked but good solid book with contnets in vg condition. £25.00
With fine plates of British and foreign examples, including work by Perret, Mendelsohn, Schumacher, Lurcat, de Soissons. Also a good example of Yerbury’s skill as a photographer
4.BRITISH REINFORCED CONCRETE ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD, THEB.R.C. Reinforcements
London,1918.[30913] 172 indexed pages inc 42 figs. Plastic covers, 23x16. Good for its age.£18.00
Mainly technical specifications for concrete. There were rapid developments in the use of concrete at this time.
5.BURNELL George RRudimentary Treatise on Limes, Cements, Mortars, Concretes, Mastics, Plastering, etc.
London, Crosby, Lockwood,1900, 15th ed.[30970] xviii, 136pp plus 64pp publisher's adverts. Cloth, 17x12. Spine faded, cover mottled, good solid copy with nice bright contents. £20.00
The author was an engineer and this work is a good source for the latest developments in technology in England and France. It was much utilised by practioners. This was a relatively late edition, with new material.
An earlyaccount in English
6.Cement. VICAT L JA Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars andCements, Artificial and Natural...... Translated, with the addition of explanatory notes, embracing remarks upon the results of various new experiments, by Capain J. T. SMITH......
London, John Weale,1837.[30931] Marbled end papers and edges, xii translator's preface, xiv, 302pp+ 3 plates & 17 tables. Signed by the translator, 1839. Gilt tooled red leather, 22x14. Bookplate and old library labels inside front cover, leather rubbed on spine edge, very nice copy. Some foxing on plates and facing page. £150.00
A very scarce book, one of the very earliest works in English on cement and mortar. Smith's English version considerably expanded and supplemented Vicat's French original of 1828, adding new notes and explanations, some based on his own experiments.
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7.CHILDE H LManufacture and Uses of Concrete Products and Cast Stone
London, Concrete Publications Ltd,1927.[30928] x, 248pp, many b&w illustrations, 4 colour plates. Interesting adverts, c50pp. Boards with paste-down photo (“All-Concrete House” by Reginald Blomfield). Cloth spine, 22x15. Boards and end papers a little browned, top edge marked, generally vg. £40.00
Extremely interesting and detailed account of what was then a relatively new product, especially in the mass market. Excellent technical details and very good illustrations of examples, including concrete houses and many other products.
The author trained with Hennebique
8.CHRISTOPHE PaulBéton Armé et ses Applications
Paris, Librairie Polytechnique,1902, 2nd revised and enlarged ed.[30925] xix, 755pp inc figs, major bibliog. Gilt lettered cloth, 25x18. Faint marks to cloth, front end paper clipped, pages tanned but generally vg condition. £95.00
Christophe had trained with Hennebique and the present work is one of the first major studies of reinforced concrete. This edition was much expanded and rearranged.
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9.COLLINS PeterConcrete: The Vision of a New Architecture: A Study of Auguste Perret and his precursors.
London, Faber,1959.[30958] 307p + 104 b&w plates, bibliography. Cloth. 26x16. Top edge a little marked, a nice looking copy, in pictorial dust wrapper (faintly rubbed at edges, now glassine protected). £60.00
A very nice copy of the much superior first edition of this important study.
Considere’s Researches
10.CONSIDERE ArmandExperimental Researches on Reinforced Concrete.Translated and Arranged by Leon S Moisseiff with an introduction by the Translator
NY, McGraw,1906, 2nd ed greatly enlarged.[30941] xii, 242pp inc figs. Cloth, 23x16. Book has been water damaged leaving the rear cover badly marked and the pages stiff. However, the text is still bright and servicable and the binding tight. £30.00
Considere's researches, published as papers between 1898 and 1902, made a valuable contribution to the development of this material. The present work did much to disseminate this information in America.
Portland Cement
11.DAVIS A CA Hundred Years of Portland Cement 1824-1924
London, Concrete Publications,1924.[31054] xxii inc portrait of John Smeaton, 282pp inc illustrations. Gilt lettered cloth, 25x17. Owner's signature inside front cover, faint spotting on prelims, very nice copy. £120.00
The author was involved with the manufacture of this product throughout his career. Its invention had enormous importance for 19th century building and civil engineering and made reinforced concrete, which was patented in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin, possible. Very scarce.
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12.EXPANDED METAL CO LTD, THE'Expanded Metal'Its production and uses in Fire-Resisting and Other Building Constructions, Embracing Extracts From the Reports, Tests, Opinions and Tables etc relating to the Employment of the Metal for Structural Purposes
London,1899, 2nd ed.[30961] 95pp inc photos, sections, drawings etc. Red wraps, 18x12. Covers a little dusty and faded. Red dye has bled on first 26 pages, not too bad. Binding is tight and rest of contents vg with lovely illustrations. £35.00
UK edition, with UK examples. The original American edition was issued in 1896. The product, much utilized for reinforce concrete, was applicable to many types of construction, from tea-houses to workers' lodgings. It was popular for its fire-resistent properties.
13.GRAY W SReinforced Concrete Reservoirs and Tanks
London, Concrete Publications Ltd,(1931), 1954 3rd revised ed.[31053] vi, 169pp inc photos, drawings, sections etc. Cloth, 23x16. Spine faded else vg. £20.00
W S Gray had died in 1945. The publishers added new material to this edition. Well illustrated.
14.GRAY W SReinforced Concrete Water Towers, Bunkers, Silos, and Gantries
London, Concrete Publications Ltd,(1933), 1953 3rd ed, revised by G P Manning.[31052] viii, 223pp inc photos, drawings, sections, etc. Cloth, 23x16. Spine faded else vg. £20.00
Well illustrated. New material was added to this edition.
15.HERING Oswald CConcrete and Stucco Houses.The use of plastic materials in the building of country and suburban houses in a manner to insure the qualities of fitness, durability and beauty
NY, McBride, Nast & Co,1912.[23359] Coloured frontis, xviii, 108pp incl illustrations plus 80 plates. Cloth, 26x19. Spine a trifle pulled top and bottom and back cover has some marks and occasional paper blemishes, not affecting plates, still a good copy. £45.00
The author was obviously an enthusiast and himself designed several houses of this type.
16.JONES Bernard E (ed)Cassell's Reinforced Concrete. A Complete Treatise...... With a Section on House Construction in Concrete Blocks and by Reinforced Pre-cast Methods
London, Waverley, (1913)new and enlarged ed 1920.[30950] xii, 432pp (double-column), incl 190 photographs and nearly 600 diagrams and working drawings. Cloth. 27x20. Attractive owner's bookplate, vg. £45.00
A most useful early 20th century reference, with much on the various processes and fascinating photos. Includes good historical section and survey of the various concrete systems. Uncommon.
Hennebique’s methods described
17.L G MOUCHEL & PARTNERSMouchel-Hennebique Ferro-Concrete
London,1921, 4th ed.[30977] vi, portrait frontis, 524 inc many photos, 58 figs. Silver cloth, 25x19. Front cover and edges faintly foxed, owner's name and label inside front cover, good looking tight copy, contents very nice. £150.00
A revised and much expanded edition of this work first published in 1909. This edition is in two parts. Part one is a description of the Hennebique methods with properties of the material, part two, the majority of the book, is a wonderful photographic record with many fascinating examples eg Michelin Building, London, Regents Street Polytechnic, water towers, cinemas, viaducts, reservoirs etc.
Concrete Cottages
18.LAKEMAN AlbertConcrete Cottages Small Garages and FarmBuildings
London, Concrete Publications Limited,1918.[31045] Frontis, xii, 170pp plus adverts, incl 169 illustrations, (photos, diagrams, plans, elevations, drawings by Raffles Davison), two folding. Gilt lettered cloth, 24x17. Bottom of spine rubbed and some pages browned, vg thus. £30.00
The first edition of this fascinating survey of what was then a relatively new, material. With excellent illustrations and some rather eccentric examples. Includes detailed design entries for the Concrete Cottages Competition.
19.LAKEMAN AlbertConcrete Cottages Bungalows and Garages
London, Concrete Publications Limited (1918, as "Concrete Cottages Small Garages and FarmBuildings")2nd ed 1924.[31048] Frontis, xv, 227pp plus adverts, incl 198 illustrations, (photos, diagrams, drawings by Raffles Davison). 2 in colour. Wraps, 25x17. Covers grubby and split top of spine on rear, contents vg. £30.00
Wraps 2nd edition.
20.LAKEMAN AlbertConcrete Cottages Bungalows and Garages
London, Concrete Publications Limited (1918, as "Concrete Cottages Small Garages and FarmBuildings")3rd rev ed 1932.[30949] vii, 120pp plus adverts, incl 86 illustrations, (photos, diagrams, drawings by Raffles Davison). Gilt lettered cloth, 24x17. Vg. £30.00
Excellent illustrations. More material was added to this edition.
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21.Portland Cement. THE ASSOCIATED PORTLAND CEMENT MAUNUFACTURERS (1900) LTDEveryday Uses of Portland Cement.
London, by the Company,(1909), 1912, 2nd ed.[30975] x, 352pp incl 330 figs. Boards, cloth spine, 22x15. Vg. £40.00
Apart from the intrinsic interest of the material itself, this work is a remarkable survey of contemporary building types of every kind that were built with it. The photographs are particularly valuable.
Thomas Potter – concrete innovator
22.POTTER ThomasConcrete: Its Use in Building and the Construction ofConcrete Walls, Floors etc
London, Spon,1877.[30918] Fold-out design for concrete villa (plans & elevations), xvi, 193pp incl a few text figs, one further fold-out on 'concrete for farm buildings' plus one other plate. Interesting adverts. Cloth, 20x15. Very nice copy. £85.00
Early work on concrete ‘....a material that has yet undoubtedly to come into more general use.’ Potter was Clerk of Works to Lord Ashburton and his book has a nice illustration of concrete farm buildings on the Ashburton Estate. There is much interesting material on building types, manufacturing techniques etc. A scarce and fascinating work.
23.POTTER ThomasConcrete: Its Use in Building and the Construction ofConcrete Walls, Floors etc. 2 uniform volumes.
London, Spon,(1877), 1891, new ed, entirely rewritten,[31042] Vol 1; xxiii, 184pp inc 18 figs and adverts. Vol 2; xxiii, 290pp inc 96 figs plus 12 pp publisher's adverts. Cloth, 19x13. Inner hinge vol 1 cracked else very nice copies. £120.00
The first volume deals with the manufacturing process and the materials required: the second deals with its application to buildings, eg walls, floors, concrete roofs etc. The author quotes examples with named architects. The second and said to be the best edition, now in two volumes. Many developments had takes place since the first edition.
Artificial concretes – an early work
24.REID HenryA Practical Treatise on Natural and Artificial Concrete:its varieties and constructive adaptions
London, Spon,1879, new edition.[31036] Tissue-guarded colour frontis, xii, 384pp inc 57 figs, mostly wood engravings plus 3 plates, two being coloured. 16pp publisher's adverts. Gilt lettered cloth, 22x16. Corners and top and bottom spine trifle rubbed, prelims, frontis, tissue and title page heavily foxed, rest of text clean. £95.00
Frontis shows colour examples of artificial concretes. Lovely colour plates of marble mosaic tiles by J&H Patteson. Methods and materials for construction of concrete, both natural and artificial, in the USA, Europe and the UK. Thus there is a material on the German Portland Cement industry, construction of the Thames Embankment and the Houses of Parliament, Liverpool Docks, the Philadelphia expo etc. Domestic housing also features, including a design by Norman Shaw and extracts from Chadwick's reports on concrete cottages.
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25.SINGLETON-GREEN JLimestone Concrete
London, Chapman & Hall,1945.[30936] viii, 80pp plus 11 plates, bibliog. Inscribed by the author. Cloth, 22x15. Good copy in rather browned dust wrapper, this with small scuff on front. £15.00
Good limestone is an excellent ingredient for concrete, especially when a high degree of fire resistance is required.
The “Steelcrete” System
26.STEEL AND RADIATION LTD"Steelcrete" Expanded Metal and "Klutch" Bar ConcreteReinforcement. No. S-5
Toronto,nd,c1912?[31044] 151pp, including photos, tables etc. 2 pieces of related ephemera loosely inserted. Card covers, cloth spine, 23x15. Owner's stamps on title page and inside front cover, reference table pinned to page 42, vg thus. £40.00
Original edition of this work: a detailed handbook on how to use the system. Many major buildings in Canada were constructed in Steelcrete eg the Royal Mint at Ottawa, Toronto General Hospital, various banks, Winnipeg Post Office, University of Toronto library etc. The system was said to be especially valuable for its fire-proof qualities.
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27.THE AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANYTriangle Mesh Concrete Reinforcement Engineers' Handbook [cover title]Handbook and Catalogue of Concrete Reinforcement
NY,1908.[31046] Patterned end papers, 147pp inc photos, tables etc. Two slide rules issued by the company with accompanying instruction sheet loosely inserted. Gilt lettered soft cloth, 23x16. Two tears to page 59 otherwise an almost fine copy. £30.00
Nice looking informative survey. The company produced reinforced concrete using triangular mesh. Examples include the McKim, Meade and White's municipal building in New York and the Alcazar Theater in San Francisco.
28.TRUSSED CONCRETE STEEL CO LTD, THE To the Foreman on the Job.Some useful information for the better execution of reinforced concrete [cover title]
London,c1935.[30962] 48pp. Stiff card wraps, 19x13. Scuff on front cover, owner's name and date on page one else vg. £15.00
Essentiually an advert for the company's Kahn system
29.VALTON P ALimestone Roads
London, Chapman & Hall,1946.[28168] viii, large fold-out map of limestone formations in England and Wales, 112pp plus 22 photos. Cloth, 22x14. Fly price-clipped, occasional foxing, not on images else vg, dust wrapper. £20.00
One of the first studies on the use of limestone in road-making. Interesting illustrations
BRICKS, MORTARS, TILES, MASONRY Etc
30.BEATON Alfred CharlesQuantities and Measurements. How to calculate and take them in bricklayers', masons', plasterers' [etc]....work...
London, Crosby Lockwood,1878, 5th ed revised and enlarged.[31135] 107pp (+ c50pp publisher's adverts). Cloth. 17x12. Nice copy. Owner's signature on end paper. £20.00
In Weales series.
31.Bricks. GILBRETH Frank BBricklaying System
NY, Myron C Clark Publishing,1909.[30960] xi, 321pp inc 167 figs, 73 bond charts, useful glossary. Cloth, 23x16. Top of spine faintly rubbed and small bump to top corners else very nice copy. £40.00
Complete thesis on the art of bricklaying from training an apprentice to types of bricks, tools, mortars etc. Bond charts are particularly useful.
32.Bricks & Tiles. DOBSON EdwardA Rudimentary Treatise on the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles.
London, Crosby, Lockwood,1921, 13th ed, revised and amplified.[31051] Frontis, viii, 273pp inc 118 figs plus 15pp publisher's adverts. Cloth, 18x13. Spine lettering little scuffed and tanned else very nice copy. £30.00
Useful account with very good information on the various systems and uses of the materials. Nice illustrations.
33.Brickwork. HAMMOND AdamPractical Brickcutting and Settingshowing the most advanced methods of setting out, taking off, and applying bevels for arched work, groins, columns, pediments, mouldings, curvilinear work etc to which are added remarks on some building materials and rules for mensuration of gauges work etc.
London, Crosby Lockwood,1896, 2nd ed.[31028] viii, 104pp incl 90 figs (+ 64pp publisher's catalogues). Embossed cloth, 19x13. Owner's name and address on front end paper, end papers browned else vg condition for its age. Spine lettering rubbed. £25.00
Interesting technical study, with good illustrations.
Scott Burn’sComprehensive Account
34.BURN R ScottThe New Guide to Masonry, Bricklaying and PlasteringThoeretical and Practical.
London, Thomas C Jack,nd, c1870.[31039] Marbled end papers, xi, 440pp inc 264 text figs plus 159 single-sided plates. Leather spine and corners, cloth boards, all edges gilt, 28x23. Edges to covers quite rubbed, top and bottom of spine leather rubbed, inner hinges slightly opened, binding tight and contents vg. £150.00
Examples from the Universal Exposition, 1967. The work claims to be 'the most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise hitherto issued' [on] 'the buildings arts' so far published. It was much utilised by Victorian architects and builders and is still a valuable source. Plates are all nice and fresh.
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35.CLIFTON-TAYLORAlec & IRESONA.S.EnglishStoneBuilding
London, Victor Gollancz with Peter Crawley,1983,[29184] 285pp, 188 illustrations, mostly photos, glossary. Cloth. 25x20. Vg, dust wrapper £35.00
Absorbing account by two master craftsmen. Hard to find.
36.COWPER A. D.Sands for Plasters Mortars and Renderings.
London, HMSO (National Building Studies no 7)1950[30579] 20pp, incl. 4 figs, brief bibliography. Pamphlet, pictorial card cover. 24x15. VG. £10.00
Useful pamphlet.
37.DAVEYNormanBuilding Stones of England and Wales
London, Standing Conference for Local History,1976.[28106] 47pp incl illustrations, maps, bibliog. Wraps, 21x15. Vg. £12.00