The Arts and Crafts of Newport Rhode Island 1640-1820.

Newport, Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954., 1954. 1-2000 copies. Tall 4to. xiii, 218 pp. Illustrated throughout with B & W photographs. Original green cloth binding. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the second from endpaper: "To John Moody, An author in his own right who knows and appreciates both the tedium and the thrill of producing a definitive work on a very specialized subject. With kindest regards, Ralph E. Carpenter. Newport, R. I. April 7, 1982." Also laid in are a photocopy of the original letter Moody sent to Carpenter requesting him to sign the book which reads, in part, "You should receive, shortly, a complimentary copy of a book I wrote on antique woodworking tools. . ." A TLS (Typed Letter Signed) from Ralph Carpenter on Mowbra Hall Press letterhead dated October 20, 1955 to Arthur B. Wilder, Jr. which reads, in part, "I would be happy to have a photograph of the high chest of drawers you wrote to me about some time ago. . . If you have a close-up of the leg and claw foot in addition to the front view of the whole piece, it would be helpful." Included are the three 8" x 10" glossy B & W photographs of the high chest as well as a page, hand-written both sides (presumably by Wilder) describing the high chest. The book has very light wear at the tips else tight, fine. A tremendous copy of a definitive book.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.