Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg (Acanthus Press ...
 LINDEBERG: Just a gorgeous book, stunning images and wonderful text. Lindeberg was know for his English style country homes. My hometown of Houston is lucky to have serveral of his wonderful homes, but his masterworks were on Long Island. Lindeberg was [... more]
$79.00
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Houses of Los Angeles, 1885-1919 (Urban Domestic ...
CALIFORNIA DREAMING: As with all the books Acanthus Press puts out this one is fantastic. The images are crisp and beautifully executed and the text is well layed out and flows well. Los Angeles is graced with many elegant pre war mansions and this book [... more]
$89.00
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Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury (Urban ...
The Rise of Chicago: Having been born in the windy city it was with great relish that I bought Mr. Harris' book. I was not disappointed. It is fascinating and full of details about the people who designed these dwellings and the people who populated them. [... more]
$75.00
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American Gardens, 1890-1930: Northeast, Mid-atlantic, ...
AMERICAN GARDENS: Acanthus Press puts out the most beautiful books and this one does not disappoint. Garden's of the american aristocracy of the northeast and midwest are put on display with gorgeous images to accompany the scholarly text. These gardens [... more]
$75.00
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North Shore Long Island: Country Houses, 1890-1950
FASCINATING ARM CHAIR VISITS: Ever imagine what it might have been like to have dinner with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, to attend one of the fabulous parties so vividly painted in his literature? Their time is often called the Gilded Age, and it truly [... more]
$80.00
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Jansen (20th Century Decorators)
Jansen Chic: A very interesting book and a nice follow up to the 1970's cheaply produced book called Jansen Decoration (if you can find that book you'll shell out a lotta clams). Anyway I have one of the 70's books and comparing the content (not the [... more]
$90.00
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Houses of the Berkshires, 1870-1930 (The Architecture of ...
Well done but not an entirely fresh view of the Berkshires: I found this to be a well researched and mostly through book covering a wide selection of architectural examples from the Berkshires. It has a good mix of numerous previously published [... more]
$75.00
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Elsie De Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration
A WOMAN AHEAD OF HER TIME: Elsie de Wolfe, born in 1865 give or take a few years, was a woman ahead of her time. She is noted for her taste in interior decoration, although she did not begin that career until after she was 40 years of age. Her earlier [... more]
$85.00
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Houses of the Hamptons 1880-1930 (The Architecture of ...
SUMPTUOUS HAMPTONS: This is yet another well researched, beautiful book put out by Acanthus Press. Ms. Surchin does the Hamptons proud, with her insightful text and wonderful period images, I had no idea that there where so many period houses in the [... more]
$85.00
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North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, ...
Boston Brilliance: This is a beautiful book and a great follow up to the book on Chicago's North Shore. These books are so luxurious and elegant, the craftsmanship is just amazing, I highly recommend both. It is wonderful to explore this well researched [... more]
$77.00
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North Shore Chicago: Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs, ...
If a book can be elegant, this one is: Very well put together from start to finish. The pages are luxurious to the touch and the binding is amazing. It even comes with a satin book mark. It hits the finest houses on the North Shore and it showcases some [... more]
$77.00
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Carrere & Hastings, Architects
CARRERE AND HASTINGS: If I could award this book ten stars I would, it's that good. Acanthus Press puts out gorgeous, well researched books and this could be their best publishing to date. Carrere and Hastings excelled in the grand Beaux Art style and it [... more]
$200.00
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