English Homes. Period III - Vol. 1 only Late Tudor & Early Stuart 1558-1649
New York: Scribners, 1922, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. lvi, 378 (1), xxii, 423 (1)pp. Original half-buckram over blue cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine and all gilt edges. Decorative endpapers. Frontispieces photographs. The influence of Early Renaissance architecture did not exhaust its message in Queen Elizabeth's lifetime, but continued and completed its evolution under the two first Stuarts. It is for this reason that this period is divided into two volumes. Profusely illustrated with striking b/w in-text photographs throughout. Vol. 1 with small library sticker on spine. Binding moderately rubbed. Small water stain to margins of block visible throughout. Penciled notes on verso of back endpapers. Binding and interior in overall good- condition. Vol. 2 binding lightly soiled with small library sticker on spine and inside front endpaper. A few penciled notations on verso of back endpaper. Binding and interior in overall good+ to very good condition. vg. Item #49758
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