vi, [1], 459 pp. Illustrated throughout from photographs & plans. 36.5x27 cm (14¼x10½"), cloth lettered in gilt with pictorial label, all edges gilt. First Edition.
The author "describes what [he] considers to be the most interesting country residences in various parts of Italy, France, England, and America." Among the latter is Mount Vernon, once the residence of George Washington. Rubberstamps of architects Walter C. Clifford and Stephen Child to the front pastedown. Property of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Northern California Chapter, sold for the benefit of this organization.