CAST IRON ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JAMES BOGARDUS
by GAYLE, Margot, and Carol Gayle
GAYLE, Margot, and Carol Gayle. CAST IRON ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JAMES BOGARDUS. New York: Norton, 1998. Large 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages. First edition. Bogardus patented a method of cast iron construction in 1850. Four of his remaining structures are classified as landmarks. This is an imprortant contribution to the historic preservation movement. Fine. (Inventory #: 31245)