Old Homes Made New: Being a Collection of Plans, Excterior and Interior Views, Illustrating the Alteration and Remodelling of Several Suburban Residences

New York: Bicknell & Comstock, 1879. Cloth. Good +. The uncommon 1879 1st edition of this early guide to altering and remodeeling older homes. Solid and Good+ in the publisher's dark-green cloth, with limited staining/soiling to the rear panel and mild scuffing at the front panel. Missing the front fly-leaf, spotting and some soiling at the preliminaries, as well as light staining along a number of top-edges. Oblong quarto, 23 illustrations --including the frontispiece-- complementing William Woollett's text. (From the library at the Smithsonian, whose stamp adorns the title page).