EXCEPTIONAL, VERY SCARCE, AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, 1931, HUGE FOLIO SIZED ARCHITECTURAL, SOFT / WRAPS PUBLICATION TITLED "EARLY CONNECTICUT ARCHITECTURE - SECOND SERIES - MEASURED DRAWINGS WITH FULL SIZE DETAILS OF MOULDED SECTIONS - SUPPLEMENTED BY PHOTOGRAPHS BY J. FREDERICK KELLY A.I.A.", as shown! Published by William Helburn Inc., New York, copyrighted and dated 1931! COMPLETE as issued in 1931! PROVIDES essentially nothing but 21 dimensional engineering drawings of specific architectural elements of famous colonial Connecticut houses dating back to the 18th century! Some of the specific elements shown include ENTRANCES; STAIRCASES; FIREPLACES; PORTICOES; TRANSOMS; HALLWAYS; and more - - - AND each of the 21 engineering drawings has a small inset real photograph of the original house showing the same specific engineering detail element on the actual house! 

See all 12 images including close-ups AND see the 12-inch ruler in images for size perspective! Measures a GIANT 20" X 15" (and 15" X 20") and has a WHOPPING 44 pages as follows: The front and back covers are horizontal format / All contents pages are vertical format / The 44 HUGE 15" X 20" pages / panels consist of 22 connected leaves each a COLOSSAL 30" X 20" of two-panels per leaf, however only a single architectural plate illustration per two-panel leaf - THUS only 21 plates - - - Never bound / As issued - Thus each 30" X 20" two-panel leaf is loose, as originally issued in 1931! PRESENTS incredible fully dimensional engineering drawings of these specific architectural elements, PLUS full size details of moulded sections around the borders, also with dimensions! MAGNIFICENT - - - ANY OR ALL OF THESE 21 PLATES WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING AS ORIGINAL, VINTAGE ARTWORKS - - - AND WE COMBINE ITEMS FOR ECONOMICAL SHIPPING, JUST ADD ITEMS TO YOUR CART AND REQUEST AN INVOICE - - - Very light wear and/or soiling to the covers with a couple of isolated, minor bumps rubs, and scrapes to edges and corners; has a small 1" closed tear at left edge of front cover as shown; a few of the contents pages show some very slight foxing and/or age-toning; OTHERWISE the contents pages are generally crisp, clean, bright, AND COMPLETELY UNMARKED; ALL illustration pages are in very good+++ to excellent condition; overall in very good+ to excellent VINTAGE condition! CHECK OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE GREAT STUFF!