Author: Campbell, Margaret [b. 1898] - Author. Fine, A[enry. b. 1928] - Designer
Title: AMERICAN HOME LIFE. 1650 ... 1905. American Adventure Series No. I. Text Booklet (only)
Description: El Monte, California: Latin American Village, 1948. 1st edition. Not located on OCLC. Printed off-white paper wrappers, stapled. 24 page booklet with explanatory text. Bibliography, p. 24. Printed at La Puente Valley Journal. 11-7/8" x 8-3/4". VG+. "'American Home Life' is the first of serveral series of color plates dealing with the history of the United States and to be known as 'The American Adventure.' .. Our selection of rooms has been for the sake of variety and with some consideration of the importance of different parts of the house at different periods of history." This set starts with New Amersterdam (Dining Room) - 1650, proceeds to Virginia Colony (Parlor) - 1720, to Mohawk Valley (Common Room) - 1760, to Pennsylvania Dutch (Kitchen) - 1790, to Boston (Library) - 1810, to Charleston (Ballroom) - 1820, to New Orleans (Veranda) - 1840, to The Prairie (Bedroom) - 1855, to Illinois (Kitchen) - 1870, to Chicago (Boudoir) - 1880, to finally, Los Angeles (Veranda) - 1905. Please note, this is just the booklet, no illustrations accompany this item.

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