Book Title ~ Meetinghouse & Church In Early New England ~ The Puritan Tradition As Reflected In Their Architecture, History, Builders & Ministers
Author ~ Edmund W. Sinnott
Photographic Collaborator ~ Jerauld A. Manter
Publisher ~ Bonanza Books, New York.
© Date ~ 1963, probably a First Edition but not stated, no other date present. Number Line A B C D E F G H.
Cover ~ Light blue cloth hardcover with black decoration on the front cover and black lettering on the spine. With mylar protected Dustjacket.
Number of Pages ~ 243 pages with Index.
Illustrated ~ Yes, with some drawings and lots of photographs.
Book measures about ~ 10 inches X 7 1/8 inches X 1 inch.
Condition ~ Very Good. NOTE ~ Most of the "white" in the cover photos is a reflection! The Book is in Like New condition! The Dustjacket has some edgewear, some small faint spots (foxing), and a few small edge tears. Otherwise the DJ is in Good condition!
About the Book ~
"In this beautifully and profusely illustrated volume, Dr. Edmund W. Sinnott describes the character and history of some two hundred of the most interesting and important of the meetinghouses and churches built during the first two centuries after the settlement of New England.....In addition, all the surviving ecclesiastical structures built by 1830 ~ more than 500 in all ~ are listed in the Appendix, giving the most important facts about each."