Early Houses Of New England
by Baker, Norman B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co.; Publishers, 1967. Hardcover, large format quarto, beige cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 144 pages. Profusely illustrated with plans and sketches of New England houses of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Stated first edition, first printing. A depiction of "53 vintage houses of Colonial America, all based on and inspired by homes of yesterday still extant-- many of them kept up by historical societies of the towns in which they are located." Small previous owner's label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by acetate covers. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015198
- Title
- Early Houses Of New England
- Author
- Baker, Norman B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Co.; Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vermont
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Early American Architecture, New England - Colonial Architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Architecture;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
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Staten Island, New York
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