The Bituminous Non-Slip / CONSTRUCTION TRADE CATALOGUES Bitrodite Driveways

Description: [CONSTRUCTION] [TRADE CATALOGUES] Bitrodite Driveways for Private Estates and Club Grounds Author: The Bituminous Non-Slip Paving Company Title: [CONSTRUCTION] [TRADE CATALOGUES] Bitrodite Driveways for Private Estates and Club Grounds Publication: Philadelphia: The Bituminous Non-Slip Paving Company, (undate, ca. 1930?) Description: Staplebound. Oblong octavo, 22pp., illustrated. About fine in the publisher's stapled printed wrappers, with a small pencil note to the front wrap. The catalogue serves as an image-driven advertisement for "Bitrodite" driveways, made from bituminous coal. The sales pitch is geared towards wealthy estate owners and managers of private clubs, suggesting that the paving job was likely quite expensive. At a time when most driveways were made of dirt, gravel, or brick, the Bituminous Non-Slip Paving Company was offering driveways made of "water-bound macadam" to the elite. Naturally, the sales pitch gives much consideration to aesthetics: "The water bound macadam drive with its broken stone surface has been the type of driveway recognized by nearly all landscape architects as the only tupe that gives results most in keeping with lawns, shrubbery and trees. City pavings, such as Brick, Cement and Asphalt, were never intended for the surroundings in Estates, and can never blend with the rural surroundings." Well-illustrated from photographs of driveways belonging to prominent people (named in the captions). Efforts to locate in OCLC this catalogue or indeed any printed materials about "Bitrodite," or anything from the manufacturer, were not successful. Fine. Seller ID: 12696 Subject: Architecture Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 264 USD

Location: Rocky River, Ohio

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