Useful Improvements, Innumerable Temptations: Pursuing Refinement in Rural New England 1750-1850

Deerfield, Massachusetts: Historic Deerfield, Inc, 1998. Hardcover. VG+ (WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on tp.). Color illus. boards with teal cloth spine, decorated flyleaves, 91 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Published to accompany an exhibition that explored what objects of everyday life were typical and unique in rural New England. This is a lovely reference and a relaxing guide to some of the striking and wonderful objects in this museum's collections. Well annotated, and superbly photographed. Uncommon in hardcover format. And this one is WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR.