Strawberry Mansion First Known As Somerton The House of Many Masters

New York: Harbor Press, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth, gilt escutcheon front cover.Teg. Near fine. 224 pages. 25.5 x 18 cm. History of Somerton, an 18th century mansion near Philadelphia, occupied by Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, rebuilt in 1798, and acquired by the Fairmount Park Commission after the Civil War, restored in 1931. Illustrated with portraits of previous owners. Signed presentation copy. Bookplate.