Softcover
1955 · Springfield, Mass
by Lipman, Jean (editor)
Springfield, Mass: The Pond-Eckberg Co, 1955. Softcover. G+ (Has average wear and some slight soiling to covers; pages are clear.). Green and white stapled wraps. 85 pp. Numerous bw plates. One single issure of this periodical, featuring articles on "Restoration Villages." Articles are: Restoration Villages / Abbott Lowell Cummings -- Shelburne Museum: Folk Art / Electra H. Webb -- Colonial Williamsburg: Problems in Architectural Restoration / Singleton P. Moorehead -- Old Sturbridge Village: Demonstration Crafts / Frank O. Spinney -- The Farmers' Museum at Cooperstown: Education through the Outdoor Museum / Louis C. Jones -- Old Deerfield: A Living Community / Henry N. Flynt -- Mystic Seaport: The American Martime Tradition / Edouard A. Stackpole. With a checklist and map of restoration villages. A nice resource, even though it's dated.
(Inventory #: 17404)