Early American rooms, a consideration of the changes in style between the arrival of the Mayflower and the Civil war in the regions originally settled by the English and the Dutch / with articles by Frederick Lewis Allen, Elliot W. Bisbee, Joseph Everett Chandler [and others] ... Russell Hawes Kettell, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kettell, Russell Hawes, editor.

Contributor:

Allen, Frederick Lewis, 1890-1954.

Southworth-Anthoensen Press.

Rare Books Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interior decoration--United States.

Interior decoration.

Furniture, Early American.

History.

United States.

Furniture--United States.

Furniture.

United States--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Furniture, Early American--History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 200 pages, 1 leaf : color frontispiece, illustrations (including plans) plates (part color). ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Portland, Me. : The Southworth-Anthoensen press, 1936.

Notes:

At the end of each of the twelve chapters are two pages, not included in the pagination, containing newspaper items that once appeared within the dates given in the caption, reprinted in such from as will carry out the spirit of their original typography and arrangement.

"Color plates were made by Max Jaffé in Vienna; monochrome plates by Arthur Jaffé, inc., New York.".

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Mr. & Mrs. F. Keyes, 1990.

OCLC:

2519378