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Covers faintly mottled; small mark at front hinge of backstrip; otherwise very good condition in lightly edge-worn dust jacket. ]. 198p. Illus. Quarto.

This 1961 first edition is bound in green cloth with gold print on the spine and is signed with a gift inscription by the author. The book is tight and bright with no markings, some age discoloration along the edges, especially bottom of back cover. The unclipped ($15.00) dust jacket is very good--colorful and complete with wear along top edge, now in protective cover. The author, whose wife's family had lived in Bermuda since the 1600s, has compiled information and 458 photographs of the furniture and silver he describes.

198 pages. "The first comprehensive study of Bermudian Antiques 1612-1830. As cedar was indigenous, most furniture was made of it until Mahogany was imported c. 1700...Includes 458 black and white photographs and measurements from homes all over Bermuda. These show that although the English, Americans and Spanish influenced Bermudian design, the Bermudians made furniture and silver distinctly and charmingly their own."-from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Numerous spots of fading near and along top and bottom edges of green cloth-covered boards. (the only other copy of this title we have seen was similar in appearance. ) Bright gilt lettering upon spine. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart, bears above-average wear and several closed tears. A sound copy.; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall; Bermuda's Antique Furniture and Silver Cedar Mahogany Photographs Architecture Cabinetmakers Joiners Chairs Setees Sofas Cradles and Beds Tables Sideboards Chest-On-frame Tallboys Chests of Drawers Desks Secretaries Presses Cupboards Clocks Silversmiths A.