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An American Country House: the property of Arthur E. Newbold Jr. Esq, Laverock Pa
by MEIGS, Arthur I. (text); Mellor Meigs & Howe Architects
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1925. First Edition. First printing. Folio (41cm). Original deep brown cloth over tan linen gilt; xxx,99pp; illus. Slight wear at base of spine; mild rubbing at bottom board edge; slight thumbsoil to endpapers, else internally clean, tight and unmarked; Very Good to Near Fine overall, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Neat ownership signature in pencil to front pastedown ("R. De Joannis").
An appropriately lavish monograph describing the design, construction, and details of this lavish mansion, constructed in 1922 for Arthur Emlen Newbold, Jr., scion of a prominent Philadelphia financier. With what strikes us as a remarkably self-regarding introductory essay by the principal architect on the project, Arthur Ingersoll Meigs.
An appropriately lavish monograph describing the design, construction, and details of this lavish mansion, constructed in 1922 for Arthur Emlen Newbold, Jr., scion of a prominent Philadelphia financier. With what strikes us as a remarkably self-regarding introductory essay by the principal architect on the project, Arthur Ingersoll Meigs.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81066
- Title
- An American Country House: the property of Arthur E. Newbold Jr. Esq, Laverock Pa
- Author
- MEIGS, Arthur I. (text); Mellor Meigs & Howe Architects
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Architectural Book Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fat Cats;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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