Vintage The Living Past Of America Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr Hardcover Illustrated

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1960's Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears, small missing pieces, creases, surface soiling, and age toning, especially along the edges and spine. Boards and binding are solid; endpapers and page edges show noticeable foxing and age spotting, interior pages have general toning but text and photos remain clear and usable.

Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, United States. 1960's

Title: The Living Past of America: A Pictorial Treasury of our Historic Houses and Villages that have been Preserved and Restored.

Author: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.; nonfiction history and travel volume focused on American historic preservation.

Format: Hardcover book with illustrated dust jacket; original 6.00 price printed on the front flap.

Topics: American history, architecture, local history, historic houses, restored villages, and heritage tourism across the United States.

Contents: Organized by regions such as New England, Middle Atlantic, Southeast, North Central, Southwest, Central and Mountain, and the Pacific Coast, featuring landmarks including Plymouth, Salem, Mystic Seaport, Independence Hall, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, the Alamo, Old Santa Fe, Sutter's Mill, and many other sites.

Illustrations: Hundreds of black and white photographs and other illustrations with detailed picture credits, showing exteriors, interiors, and architectural details of historic homes and villages.

Additional material: Includes a directory of national historic preservations with visitor information, along with introductory essays and an author biographical section.

Series: Part of the Folklore Library series from Crown, presented in English for an adult readership.

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