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  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press

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    Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1962

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    Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

  • Editorial: University of Pensylvannia Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1962

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    Librería: RW Books, Strasburg, VA, Estados Unidos de AmericaRW Books

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good Minus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Very Good minus condition with light cover wear, owner's name label and name stamp inside. Content clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Dust jacket is Good, price clipped, with significant small edge chips on top and bottom. Dust jacket in new mylar protector. Thornton Oakley (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Hassell Street Press, 2021

    1015115551 / 9781015115552

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  • Idioma: Inglés

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    Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1962

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. . . . . 4to, hardcover, blue cloth. Vg condition in vg dj. NOT ex-library. Dust jacket slightly chipped; covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. 189 pp.

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    Editorial: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

    1162799374 / 9781162799377

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    Librería: California Books, Miami, FL, Estados Unidos de AmericaCalifornia Books

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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Kessinger Publishing, 2005

    1419109499 / 9781419109492

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  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1935

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    Cloth/Boards. Condición: G/NO DUSTJACKET. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1935. . Cloth/Boards. Bookplate . 4to., 191 pp, sun-bleached & soiled cover, sl. blunted spine & corners, several worn hinges (one cracked) . Black & White Illustrations (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013

    1494047403 / 9781494047405

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    Condición: New. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Literary Licensing, LLC 10/27/2013, 2013

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    Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Six Historic Homesteads. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador). Book.

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    Condición: New. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

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    Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Hassell Street Press 9/9/2021, 2021

    1014282098 / 9781014282095

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    Hardback or Cased Book. Condición: New. Six Historic Homesteads. Book.

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press

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    Condición: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Architecture, Historic Buildings) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1935

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good-. First Edition. DJ spine has faded, and some light wear around the edges, but is now in a mylar cover. ; Inscribed by illustrator on the front endpaper. Illustrated by Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1962

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Reissue. Quarto. Very good plus in very good minus dust jacket. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Chipping on spine head. Hole in middle of dust jacket spine. Small tears on edges of dust jacket.

  • Editorial: University of Pennsylvania, 1962

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Very Good Hardcover with Dustjacket, previous owner's signature. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Editorial: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1962

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    Hardcover. 191 pages. Illustrated edition with drawings by Thornton Oakley and with photographs. The Colonies lacked architects, but not the master-builders whocreated the historic homesteads detailed herein. ROOS 394. Orig. blue cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper.

  • Editorial: Univ of PA, PA, 1935

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    Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover. Illustrated by Thornton Oakley. Inscribed by the illustrator on front endpaper. Name plate inside front cover. Embossing stamp on title page. Text clean. Cover browning. Corners rubbed and bent on cover. Spine ends fraying.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Hassell Street Press, 2021

    1015115551 / 9781015115552

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    Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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    Editorial: Hassell Street Press, 2021

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    Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1962

    151280519X / 9781512805192

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    Condición: New. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

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    Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, US, 1962

    151280519X / 9781512805192

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    Hardback. Condición: New. Our colonial ancestors knew how to build houses as well as constitutions. It may even be that they built the one as enduringly as the other, for many of their mansions still stand, firm in joist and beam, having required in nearly two centuries no more serious repairs than shingles and paint. As the Constitution did not spring, a magic structure, fresh from the minds of its builders, but was a welding together of ideas as old as the Magna Carta, so the style of architecture known as Colonial was not a new creation but an adaptation of the Georgian to new material and new social conditions. While there were no architects among our early ancestors, there were master builders who had served apprenticeship to the creators of the manor houses of Georgian England or of the small chateaux of France. Accustomed to work lavishly in stone and brick, these master builders adapted their methods to wood and unconsciously developed the style we know as Colonial. They kept the type pure whether they applied it to the mansion of the East Indian merchants of New England or to the hospitable home of the owners of the plantations of Virginia and the Carolinas, but in detail they yielded to climate and personality. In this volume, Imogen Oakley meticulously examines the historical climate and the personalities that influenced the construction of six examples of colonial architecture-three in New England and one each in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: The Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Quincy Mansion, Quincy, Massachusetts The Webb House, Wethersfield, Connecticut The Jumel House, New York, New York Stenton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mount Clare, Baltimore, Maryland By relating the character of the homesteads as they stand today to the circumstances under which they were built and the personalities who built and occupied them, the author illuminates these monuments of our American past and demonstrates the relationship of their design to their function. In addition, she traces the history of these homes and shows how it happened that they still stand today, their interior decor completely preserved in every detail. With the aid of over twenty photographs, the reader is able to gain an intimate view of many of the magnificent rooms that grace these famous old mansions. This volume represents a valuable and entertaining contribution to American colonial history and the study of an architectural style that has withstood the vicissitudes of time and taste. It will also prove of great interest to the antique enthusiast, who will be able to see many of the finest examples of colonial interior design in their original setting and thus gain a picture of a style of living that reflects the unique personality of a hardy and practical society and which compares favorably with so much of what has grown up around and threatened to displace it. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: De Gruyter, 1962

    151280519X / 9781512805192

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    Gebunden. Condición: New. No detailed description available for Six Historic Homesteads .&Uumlber den AutorImogen Oakley was Chairman, Civil Service Division, of the General Federation Women s Clubs.KlappentextrnrnThe romantic histories.. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1962

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    Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 200 pages. 10.00x8.00x9.61 inches. In Stock. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

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    Editorial: University of Pennsylvania Press, US, 1962

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    Hardback. Condición: New. Our colonial ancestors knew how to build houses as well as constitutions. It may even be that they built the one as enduringly as the other, for many of their mansions still stand, firm in joist and beam, having required in nearly two centuries no more serious repairs than shingles and paint. As the Constitution did not spring, a magic structure, fresh from the minds of its builders, but was a welding together of ideas as old as the Magna Carta, so the style of architecture known as Colonial was not a new creation but an adaptation of the Georgian to new material and new social conditions. While there were no architects among our early ancestors, there were master builders who had served apprenticeship to the creators of the manor houses of Georgian England or of the small chateaux of France. Accustomed to work lavishly in stone and brick, these master builders adapted their methods to wood and unconsciously developed the style we know as Colonial. They kept the type pure whether they applied it to the mansion of the East Indian merchants of New England or to the hospitable home of the owners of the plantations of Virginia and the Carolinas, but in detail they yielded to climate and personality. In this volume, Imogen Oakley meticulously examines the historical climate and the personalities that influenced the construction of six examples of colonial architecture-three in New England and one each in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: The Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Quincy Mansion, Quincy, Massachusetts The Webb House, Wethersfield, Connecticut The Jumel House, New York, New York Stenton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mount Clare, Baltimore, Maryland By relating the character of the homesteads as they stand today to the circumstances under which they were built and the personalities who built and occupied them, the author illuminates these monuments of our American past and demonstrates the relationship of their design to their function. In addition, she traces the history of these homes and shows how it happened that they still stand today, their interior decor completely preserved in every detail. With the aid of over twenty photographs, the reader is able to gain an intimate view of many of the magnificent rooms that grace these famous old mansions. This volume represents a valuable and entertaining contribution to American colonial history and the study of an architectural style that has withstood the vicissitudes of time and taste. It will also prove of great interest to the antique enthusiast, who will be able to see many of the finest examples of colonial interior design in their original setting and thus gain a picture of a style of living that reflects the unique personality of a hardy and practical society and which compares favorably with so much of what has grown up around and threatened to displace it. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: University Of Pennsylvania Press Jan 1962, 1962

    151280519X / 9781512805192

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    Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Our colonial ancestors knew how to build houses as well as constitutions. It may even be that they built the one as enduringly as the other, for many of their mansions still stand, firm in joist and beam, having required in nearly two centuries no more serious repairs than shingles and paint. As the Constitution did not spring, a magic structure, fresh from the minds of its builders, but was a welding together of ideas as old as the Magna Carta, so the style of architecture known as Colonial was not a new creation but an adaptation of the Georgian to new material and new social conditions. While there were no architects among our early ancestors, there were master builders who had served apprenticeship to the creators of the manor houses of Georgian England or of the small chateaux of France. Accustomed to work lavishly in stone and brick, these master builders adapted their methods to wood and unconsciously developed the style we know as Colonial. They kept the type pure whether they applied it to the mansion of the East Indian merchants of New England or to the hospitable home of the owners of the plantations of Virginia and the Carolinas, but in detail they yielded to climate and personality. In this volume, Imogen Oakley meticulously examines the historical climate and the personalities that influenced the construction of six examples of colonial architecture-three in New England and one each in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: The Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire The Quincy Mansion, Quincy, Massachusetts The Webb House, Wethersfield, Connecticut The Jumel House, New York, New York Stenton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mount Clare, Baltimore, Maryland By relating the character of the homesteads as they stand today to the circumstances under which they were built and the personalities who built and occupied them, the author illuminates these monuments of our American past and demonstrates the relationship of their design to their function. In addition, she traces the history of these homes and shows how it happened that they still stand today, their interior decor completely preserved in every detail. With the aid of over twenty photographs, the reader is able to gain an intimate view of many of the magnificent rooms that grace these famous old mansions. This volume represents a valuable and entertaining contribution to American colonial history and the study of an architectural style that has withstood the vicissitudes of time and taste. It will also prove of great interest to the antique enthusiast, who will be able to see many of the finest examples of colonial interior design in their original setting and thus gain a picture of a style of living that reflects the unique personality of a hardy and practical society and which compares favorably with so much of what has grown up around and threatened to displace it. Oakley, Thornton (ilustrador).