Black faux leather boards with blind-embossed lettering and title box on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Book size approx. 5" x 8". Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, including a color fold-out showing examples of stucco. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Beautiful marbled endpapers are clean and free of any markings. Prepared under the supervision of William S. Lowndes. Face and Ornamental Brickwork portion of the book authored by George J. Jervis; Plastering is by D. Knickerbacker Boyd. 90 pages.