HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS IN BOSTON OLD ENGLAND AND BOSTON NEW ENGLAND

Architecture Whitefield, Edwin. HOMES OF OUR FOREFATHERS IN BOSTON OLD ENGLAND AND BOSTON NEW ENGLAND, Boston, 1889. Original red morocco spine and corners, gilt, over fine red cloth, with gilt title, hinged leaves with 65 mounted plates, 64 in fine chromolithography and one photographic view of the Massachusetts State House with coloring added. Annotates and pictures homes and other buildings in both Bostons. An extension of the series "Homes of Our Forefathers in the Six New England States." William Crowninshield Endicott's copy, with his bookplate on the from pastedown (Endicott, 1826-1900, was a Justice of the Mass. Supreme Juscial Court, and served as Secretary of War in Grover Cleveland's cabinet). Some light wear to the leather, some very minimal foxing, else a Near Fine copy of this beautiful and important work, which documents many early buildings which no longer exist.