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ARTISTIC HOUSES: Being a Series of Interior Views of a Number of the Most Beautiful and Celebrated Homes in the United States with A Description of the Art Treaures contained therein. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1883-4. 2 volumes extended to 4, large folio, full heavy grain-stamped green sheep, covers with multiple gilt-ruled borders, lettered in gilt on upper covers and spines, g.e., some wear to spine ends and corners, joints and edges skinned in a few places; a little marginal browning to text leaves. LIMITED EDITION, number 323 of 500 sets, this set designated for Mrs. Anna Ruppert, New York, titles printed in red and black, numerous mounted photogravure plates printed on tissue. A lavish production offering a fascinating inside view of the treasure-filled homes of the most prominent Americans of the Gilded Age, including the homes of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Ulysses S. Grant, J. Pierpont Morgan, W.H. Vanderbilt, Bradley Martin, and numerous others. (4)

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ARTISTIC HOUSES: Being a Series of Interior Views of a Number of the Most Beautiful and Celebrated Homes in the United States with A Description of the Art Treaures contained therein. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1883-4. 2 volumes extended to 4, large folio, full heavy grain-stamped green sheep, covers with multiple gilt-ruled borders, lettered in gilt on upper covers and spines, g.e., some wear to spine ends and corners, joints and edges skinned in a few places; a little marginal browning to text leaves. LIMITED EDITION, number 323 of 500 sets, this set designated for Mrs. Anna Ruppert, New York, titles printed in red and black, numerous mounted photogravure plates printed on tissue. A lavish production offering a fascinating inside view of the treasure-filled homes of the most prominent Americans of the Gilded Age, including the homes of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Ulysses S. Grant, J. Pierpont Morgan, W.H. Vanderbilt, Bradley Martin, and numerous others. (4)