Fine copy with the exception of a gift inscription on the verso of the front free endpaper. Fine dust jacket housed in a Mylar archival sleeve. 256 pages with Appendix, Index, color illustrations, and map. Foreword by Richard Guy Wilson. From the publisher: "A stunning portrait of the charming and important old homes of the region, featuring storybook cottages in white clapboard as well as ancient mansions in brick and stone." Twenty-four examples of New England architectural history and detail comprise this edition: Henry Whitfield House, Guilford, Connecticut, 1639; Jonathan Fairbanks House,... View More...
About 10 X 12 inches. Heavy, oversized book that will require extra postage for expedited and international delivery. Clean and unmarked copy. Dust jacket price-clipped. 256 pages with black and white plates. Preface by Paul Metcalf. Originally published in 1950 and redesigned for this edition. Photographs reflect New England history and are accompanied by poems, letters, memoirs, sermons, tall tales, and confessions that range from Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet to Herman Melville and Robert Frost. View More...
