Edition: 1986   Binding: Paperback  Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc. (New York)  Published: 1959  Condition: Very Good.  Spine has several cracks but binding is very tight with no loose or missing pages. Front top right corner is slightly dog-eared (see photo)   Summary:  Signed by author "With Best Wishes, Kenneth Duprey."  This photographic tour, essentially an informal study of Nantucket architecture, is also a lesson in interior decoration for living.  Written for, professionals and amateurs alike, who are interested in restoration of old houses, particularly their own .  This book offers a wealth of authentic information and tasteful adaptations to modern life.  The collection of 336 photographs and 16 pages of measured drawings was started by the author, a Boston architect, some years ago as research material for the restoration of his own early cottage.  It eventually developed into this appealing portrait of a type of American town that is all too rare nowadays - unspoiled but also unselfconscience about it, preserved but comfortably lived in.

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