Overview of various building components done in brick by Frank M Day, Philadelphia Architect of the late 1800s. Beautiful photographic plates using building from Italy and architectural examples of various uses of brick in building and home design. The book is designed to be a reference to the styles of bricks available through the manufacturer, Hydraulic Press.
Very Good Condition: 4to, previous owner’s bookplate inside front board, with some notation on facing page. Heavily illustrated with several photographs and line drawings. “Suggestions in Brickwork with Illustrations from the Architecture of Italy together with a catalogue of Brick made by the Hydraulic-Press Brick Companies”. New York Hydraulic -Press Brick Comp’y, Rochester, N.Y., 1895.
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