Description: The Book of American Interiors Prepared by Charles Wyllys Elliott From Existing Houses with Preliminary Essays and Letterpress Descriptions Illustrated in Heliotype, James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1876, numerous line drawn in-text illustrations, twenty-two plates two of which are actually heliotypes (the text is misleading), 135 pp, green blind stamped cloth, 14.25 x 11”, large 4to. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing edges and corners. Soiling and scuffing to edges and surface of cloth. Darkened at edges from soiling. Gilt stamping bright and clean. Spine is darkened with rippling. Gilt dulled from exposure. Spine ends frayed with loss. Rear board soiled with staining and rippling at surface. Bookplate of Maurice Robert Des Marais on front end pastedown. Des Marais was a longtime faculty member in the Department of Architecture at Penn State College of Arts and Architecture and a corporate member of the American Institute of Architects. Dampness staining at edges of text throughout. Does not affect text. All edges gilt. Loose plate of Great Hall at Rathbone. Tissue guards intact. Binding tender at mid-gutter but intact. Free of known marginalia. Please see photos. A beautiful interior design book with detailed interiors of famous libraries and living spaces. Included are lithographs of the library of Henry Longfellow, George B. Chase, the study at Harvard College, the dining room of John Burnham and more. Scarce. COLA1876BFHD-823
Price: 200 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-11-21T15:47:16.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Charles Wyllys Elliott
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Topic: Architecture
Subject: Art
Original/Facsimile: Original
