by John Henry Hopkins, D.D. -- Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Vermont

First Edition, Published in 1836 -- Burlington: Printed by Smith & Harrington

Original cloth cover with paper label on spine

"John Henry Hopkins was an Irish immigrant, home schooled by his mother, who became a lawyer, musician, ordained minister, bishop and author of other 30 publications. He studied gothic architecture during his time in Pittsburgh where he was charged with supervising the construction of Trinity Church. Dismayed with the unsightly designes of most churches in America, he decided to compile his information as a guide to the elements of the style and design characteristics of the Gothic. He became the most notable expert in the field and he published this work, one of the first of its kind in America, for the benefit of the local ministers charged with the building of churches in the Gothic style."

"John Pendleton, Lithographer. Born in New York State. While traveling in France he became interested in lithography and studied the arts under the best masters in Paris. Upon returning to America, he settled in Boston with his brother, a copperplate printer, and they established a lithographic establishment in 1825."

Provenance:  William Ryley of New York married Sarah Ryder, who gave birth to John Ryley (1852-1892).  He married Sophia Frances Haring (1850-1914), who gave birth to Mabel Ryley (1877-1935).  She married Wilbur Orton Polhemus and gave birth to Earle Ledyard Polhemus (1904-1969). This book belonged to his daughter, Janice Bernston Polhemus Jessup (1933-2024).