Harold Donaldson Eberlein “The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley” First Edition Vintage Hardcover 1924

The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley

A masterwork of regional architectural history, Harold Donaldson Eberlein’s 1924 monograph meticulously documents the grandeur and legacy of early Dutch, English, and colonial estates along the Hudson River.

Featuring over eighty detailed photogravure and doubletone plates, this work captures historic manors—from Van Cortlandt to Philipse Manor Hall—many of which have since been altered or lost to time.

An indispensable volume for architectural historians, genealogists, and collectors of New York and colonial Americana.

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#### **Book Details**

* **Author:** Harold Donaldson Eberlein

* **Illustrator:** Harold Donaldson Eberlein (Photographs); Photogravure frontispiece and 81 doubletone illustrations

* **Publisher:** J. B. Lippincott Company

* **Binding:** HARDCOVER

* **Edition Points:** First Edition, 1924 stated on title page and copyright page with no additional printings indicated; printed at the Washington Square Press, Philadelphia.

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#### **Condition Report**

* **Overall Grade:** Very Good (VG)/Very Good+ (VG+)

* **Cover & Spine:** Original tan cloth boards with blue framing, black titling, and oval color pictorial design on the front board. Spine shows light softening at head and tail with faint age-toning; corners lightly bumped with minor rubbing to extremities. Front board design is sharp, clean, and vibrant.

* **Dust Jacket:** None present.

* **Text Block & Pages:** Gilt top edge largely intact with mild surface dulling; fore-edge and bottom edge deckled and untrimmed. Pages are clean, supple, and predominantly cream/off-white with minimal toning to extremities; tissue guard intact over the photogravure frontispiece. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing.

* **Binding:** Hardcover binding is solid, square, and firm; inner hinges tight and uncracked.

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