including Sloan's Homestead Architectureÿby Samuel Sloan (Philadelphia, 1815-1884), Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1867, second edition, bound in original blind stamped cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, Hitchcock 1201; Old Homes Made Newÿby William M. Woollett (New York, 1850-1880), New York: Bicknell & Comstock, 1879, bound in green cloth boards, Hitchcock 1442; Civil Architectureÿby Edward Shaw, 1832, second edition; The Homes of the New Worldÿby Fredrika Bremer, 1854, two volumes; Provenance: Charles B. Wood III, Antiquarian Bookseller, Connecticut, purchased May 30, 1985, for $400 (Sloan, accompanied by original receipt); Charles B. Wood III, Antiquarian Bookseller, Connecticut, February 11, 1985, for $300 (Woollett, accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
Sloan's..ÿgood, wear at the extremities and wear at the top and bottom of the spine, spine starting to separate, toning and foxing; Old Homes..ÿfragile, this copy is very good with some wear at the extremities and some damp to the back board, light toning; two others in poor condition, Civil Architecture..ÿwith front board and two preliminaries detached but present, The Homes..ÿone spine label separating but holding