Strawberry Mansion First Known As Somerton The House of Many Masters
by Lowrie, Sarah Dickson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. green cloth, gilt escutcheon front cover.Teg. Near fine
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harbor Press, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth, gilt escutcheon front cover.Teg. Near fine. 224 pages. 25.5 x 18 cm. History of Somerton, an 18th century mansion near Philadelphia, occupied by Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, rebuilt in 1798, and acquired by the Fairmount Park Commission after the Civil War, restored in 1931. Illustrated with portraits of previous owners. Signed presentation copy. Bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21939
- Title
- Strawberry Mansion First Known As Somerton The House of Many Masters
- Author
- Lowrie, Sarah Dickson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. green cloth, gilt escutcheon front cover.Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harbor Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- American Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Americana; Colonial; Pennsylvania;
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Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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