1882. WHITEFIELD, Edwin. THE HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS. Being a Selection of the Oldest and Most Interesting Buildings, Historical Houses, and Noted Places in Rhode Island and Connecticut. From Original Drawings made on the Spot by Edwin Whirefield. Boston: Whitefield & Crocker, 1882. 72 tinted lithographic views on 28 [of 33] plates, identified below the image, sometimes with a brief descriptive text. Small 4to., pebbled green cloth, lettered in gilt, a.e.g., bevelled edges. Ex-library, slight erasure to spine the only external mark, and a bookplate and a couple of blind-stamped seals within. Cloth bears some mild soil, with scuffing to the rear board; top edges bumped with touch of wear to cloth at extremes. Front hinge cracked, with title page starting at top-edge. Clean illustrations, and the volume is in very good condition overall, but lacks three plates.

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Seller: Boston Book Company (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 64007
Title: HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS
Author: WHITEFIELD, Edwin
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1882

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.