The Architectural Heritage Of Newport Rhode Island 1640-1915
by Downing, Antoinette F. & Vincent J. Scully, Jr
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. blue-green cloth. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper nicked at spine with some loss at head
- Seller
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About This Item
Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue-green cloth. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper nicked at spine with some loss at head. 241 pages in text. 30.5 x 23 cm. 250 plates, most of which contain two or more illustrations per plate; many withdrawings and plans to scale. With key map, a paste-down at back cover. Notes. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER J309. "An exemplary history of the architecture of atown. Meticulous scholarship." KARPEL B755. "This won the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award... A great book... Contains superb illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23189
- Title
- The Architectural Heritage Of Newport Rhode Island 1640-1915
- Author
- Downing, Antoinette F. & Vincent J. Scully, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. blue-green cloth. Near fine in illustrated dust wrapper nicked at spine with some loss at head
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ. Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- American Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; American Art; Americana; Colonial;
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