first edition Hardcover
1929 · New York
by Root, Edward W.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. two-toned cloth, tan spine and dark green covers. Fine. Hooker, Philip. 242 pages. 30.5 x 24 cm. 100 illustrations. List of Drawings by Hooker and of Engravings Made From His Drawings. Bibliography. Limited edition, copy 653 of 750. KARPEL B1107. "Philip Hooker (1766-1836) was an important Greek Revival architect.....According to Talbot Hamlin, `A carefully documented biography, richly illustrated....Valuable for its background on early Albany." Bright, very fresh copy. (Inventory #: 1401)