first edition Hardcover
1922 · New York
by Keefe, Charles S.
New York: U. P. C. Book Company Inc, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. poor to vg. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 1/2"). 24, [2]pp (Text), 219pp (Photographs). Original tan cloth, with gold lettering to front cover. Upper part of front free endpaper handsigned by Charles S. Keefe, dated September 1923. Title vignette.Splendidly illustrated throughout with no less than 219 plates with b/w photographic reproductions depicting outside and inside views of newly built homes, as well as floor plans.The plates are divided into seven sections, including five on the architectural style (Colonial, Georgian, Italian, Spanish, French, and English). The remaining two sections are: Interiors and Doorways.Binding darkened, age-toned, and rubbed along edges, with upper spine cut out and missing. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Minor and sporadic foxing / age-toning throughout. Binding in overall poor to fair, interior in good+ to very good condition.
(Inventory #: 43659)