Croughton Amy (5 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spine and edges faded. 1933 Hard Cover. 402 pp. 9 1/2 x 6 1/8. Numerous illustrations & maps. Contents include: Poem: Casconchiagon by Thomas Thackeray Swinburne; Foreword: Rochester Centennial; Panorama of Social Rochester by Amy Hanmer-Croughton; Post Offices and Postmasters of Rochester; The Expanding Charter Life of Rochester by W. Earl Weller; Random Recollections by William Mill Butler; The Hay Market by Myron Tuthill Bly; Building Stones of Rochester by Herman LeRoy Fairchild & J. Foster Warner; Engineering and Public Works in the City of Rochester by Edwin A. Fisher; One Hundred Years of Protestantism in Rochester by Rev. Orlo J. Price; Map of Rochester in 1814; Index.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines a bit faded with some weakening of gilt titles, boards lightly soiled, ink stamp on front endpaper of fourth volume. Bindings tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1931 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. viii, [2], 403, [1]; viii, [2], 431, [1]; vi, [2], 419, [1]; viii, [2], 483, [3] pp. 8vo. Essays and articles celebrating one hundred years of Rochester, New York, including contributions by various authors. The first three volumes include poems about Rochester, and the fourth the music for the Centennial Hymn composed for the occasion. Includes Volume 1: Beginnings, Volume 2: Home Builders, Volume 3: Expansion, and Volume 4: Jubilee.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines a bit faded with some weakening of gilt titles, boards lightly soiled, endpapers of volume three a bit foxed with top corner of front free endpaper clipped, ink stamp on front endpaper of volume four with small spot on fore edge. 1931 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. viii, [2], 403, [1]; viii, [2], 431, [1]; vi, [2], 419, [1]; viii, [2], 483, [3] pp. 8vo. Essays and articles celebrating one hundred years of Rochester, New York, including contributions by various authors. The first three volumes include poems about Rochester, and the fourth the music for the Centennial Hymn composed for the occasion. Includes Volume 1: Beginnings, Volume 2: Home Builders, Volume 3: Expansion, and Volume 4: Jubilee.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by author without inscription on half-title page. Edges and endpapers foxed, spine a bit discolored with minimal loss of gilt from titles, related materials laid in. 1944 Hard Cover. 59 pp. 16 black-and-white illustrations and 30 sketches by the author follow text, depicting numerous examples of cobblestone architecture. Numerous sketches throughout text as well. Schmidt was one of the foremost authors in this field in his time, and his works are still extremely useful because of their level of detail, and his ability to both write intelligently about, and capably draw examples of, the subject. Signed by author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Spine a bit toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1944 Hard Cover. 59 pp. 16 black-and-white illustrations and 30 sketches by the author follow text, depicting numerous examples of cobblestone architecture. Numerous sketches throughout text as well. Schmidt was one of the foremost authors in this field in his time, and his works are still extremely useful because of their level of detail, and his ability to both write intelligently about, and capably draw examples of, the subject. Signed by author.