The story of life in New England from before the American Revolution to the twentieth century. Windows on the Past will take you on a tour of four centuries of home building, with fascinating interiors and furnishings; family ties to a wide variety of homes; advances in cooking, heating, plumbing, and lighting; the evolution of dining rituals; and classic landscapes, flower and kitchen gardens, and working farms. The book has been updated with new, richly illustrated chapters on the changing roles of servants in running the ...
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The story of life in New England from before the American Revolution to the twentieth century. Windows on the Past will take you on a tour of four centuries of home building, with fascinating interiors and furnishings; family ties to a wide variety of homes; advances in cooking, heating, plumbing, and lighting; the evolution of dining rituals; and classic landscapes, flower and kitchen gardens, and working farms. The book has been updated with new, richly illustrated chapters on the changing roles of servants in running the New England household and on the Historic New England Stewardship Program, which protects more than seventy-five privately owned historic properties. Through these windows on the past, discover Historic New England. Lavishly illustrated with 275 color and historic black-and-white photographs.
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David Bohl Photographs. As New in As New jacket. NEW copy. Fresh tight strong clean jacket boards text. Appears unread. No remainder or other markings. 275 photographs. Fancy. Find the ancestor256 home! !
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Like New. Size: 9x9x11; Archetype Press and Historic New England; Boston, 1998. Hardcover. Second Edition. A Near Fine, illustrated boards, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, mild spine lean, trace handling marks, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, a hint of sunning to flap margins, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 239pp., appendices, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.