FOUNDATION STONES.

New York: Privately Printed, 1952., 1952. Fine. - Quarto, 10-3/8 inches high by 7 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in marbled boards backed with a red cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine. The book is housed in a speckled brown slipcase. 179 & [1] pages, printed in 2 colors, with numerous illustrations. Near fine. Limited edition of 700 copies printed by the Printing-Office of the Yale University Press. "This volume attempts to intrigue your interest in certain American historical nuggets. A great part of the books of first importance relating to America and published before 1821 are herein described. Instead of giving data concerning the size of page, the errata, the list of advertisements and other similar particulars, I have endeavored to tell briefly the story of each book and to include from each a reproduction of some page of interest." -- From the author's preface.