Presence of the Past: A History of the Preservation Movement in the United States Before Williamsburg by Hosmer, Charles B., Jr. (SIGNED) - 1965

NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965 FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. SIGNED and dated 1965 by author. His rare inscription reads: "Nov. 22, 1965, to Dean and Mrs. Russell. Barry has been kind enough to ask me to include a message, and it is simply a hope that this book may give you a new view of the rich architectural heritage here in the U.S., Charles B. Hosmer, Jr." One top corner of the rich crimson cloth boards is gently bumped, otherwise as-new in all respects. The unclipped DJ has edge wear, short tears, chipping, now nicely protected in mylar. - This is a lively, accurate and provocative account of the preservation movement and the dedicated pioneers who saved such historic buildings as Monticello, Mount Vernon, the Lee Mansion, Fort Ticonderoga and many others. Includes well-researched accounts of Ann Pamela Cunningham of South Carolina, William Sumner Appleton of Boston, militant architects Charles F. McKim and Fiske Kimball, the Pell, Levy, and Touro families, the legislature of New York, the City of Philadelphia, the legions of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West.. Hard Cover.