Elizabeth Meg Schaefer (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

Large Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. 2005 Large Hardcover. 304 pp. "A jewel of early 18th-century house museums, Wright's Ferry Mansion is also Pennsylvania s best-kept secret, tucked away along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Columbia, PA. Built in 1738 for the dynamic English Quaker Susanna Wright, the house has been restored and furnished by The von Hess Foundation. This beautiful volume tells the fascinating history of the house and its original owner Susanna Wright, who was a friend of Benjamin Franklin and other luminaries of early Pennsylvania. It is the only Pennsylvania English Quaker house furnished exclusively to the first half of the 18th century. The collection includes important Philadelphia William and Mary and Queen Anne furniture and English ceramics, metals, glass, and needlework, all pre-dating 1750. The appendix contains the original text of numerous letters, wills, inventories, poems, and two treatises by Susanna Wright and her brother James. Author and art historian Elizabeth Meg Schaefer has been curator of the mansion since 1982. Color photos. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Grayish green cloth in cloth slipcase. 204, 416 pp. Color photos throughout. A two volume work devoted to the Wright's Ferry Mansion, a house originally built in 1738 and now restored to the year 1750. The books look at the house and its architecture, its original owner, English Quaker poet Susannah Wright, its furniture, decorative arts, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some fading to the spines. Minor bumping along the edges. Some offsetting to the slipcase, with minor soiling. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 11.10x8.70x1.30 inches. In Stock.

HC. ISBN 0974420247 THE HOUSE, 304 pages; ISBN 0974420263 THE COLLECTION, 416 pages. fine, gray cloth (hardcover) in fine slipcase. color illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. 2 vols. Sage-green stamped cloth, housed in matching sage-green stamped cloth slipcase, 304 + 416 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color; weighs 9 lbs. Two-volume set that outlines the full extent of Wright's Ferry Mansion in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Volume 1 is devoted to the house, and Volume 2 covers the collection. Exquisitely done -- and either an enticement to visit the mansion in person, or delight in the fact that you can make a vicarious visit. (Mullen Books sits only four blocks from the mansion. Why not make the trip?) Each volume has an ISBN. VG Significant fading to spines and slipcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two oversized hardcover volumes in slipcase. Green cloth over boards with blind stamping on front covers and black lettering on spine. Green cloth slipcase. Title pages not dated. Copyright pages dated 2005. Vol I: 304 pages. Vol II: 416 pages. Near Fine condition. (PLEASE NOTE: due to the size and weight of this book it will require additional charges for overseas and expedited shipping.). …