EDITORS OF THE EARLY AMERICAN SOCIETY - Survey of Early American Design Architectural Treasures of Early America Volume 8

NY: Arno Press, 1977. Hardcover. 040510071X; This is a large book and will need extra postage for Priority, Air or International.. Binding is almost as new. Very minor edge foxing. Name & date on ffep. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor wear on the clean, price-clipped DJ. ; 8-3/4" x 11", 224pp. Cprt. 1977. Medium red boards, "old gold" spine and front cover lettering and front cover decorations. ARCHITECTURE. "This book presents a magnificent view of early American architecture through an extensive examination of specific areas of colonial America and particular aspects of colonial dwellings. Early American architecture is exceptionally rich in its use and variety of structural detail. The craftsmanship of colonial architecture was passed down through the generations, producing an ever-fresh handling of well-known forms. A visual survey of the beauty and diversity of cornice work in early American homes is presented in two chapters. Authentic drawings of the most intricate hardware and fixture details are included, as well as roofs, cabinets, dressers, fences, gates, vetibules, and garden houses to enable anyone to build, or to engage a contractor to build, an early Ameraican home of his own. There are also background architectural studies of towns in the thirteen original colonies, which make the book valuable as a travel guide. " ... "From material originally published as THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS edited by Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown. Lower Delaware Valley. Bethlehem, PA. Berks County farmhouses. Early New Hampshire homes. New England woodwoork. New England inns. Exterior views of early American windows. Interior arches Interior doors and doorways. Glossry. Index. Index to illustrations and measured drawings. Hundreds of b/w illustrations, including photos and architectural drawings.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .