Billy Baldwin Decorates
by Baldwin, Billy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good-
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 219pgs. Gray cloth, White lettering on spine. A touch of toning to the extremities, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. 108 illustratioins 72 in full color. Unclipped pictorial jacket has a closed tear on the upper rear panel and the front flap is detached. It heals well in a mylar sleeve. Scarce to find in this edition. Billy Baldwin decorated the homes of the famous,, including In 1952, he formed his own firm, Baldwin and Martin, with Edward Martin. They decorated the White House of John F. Kennedy, and designed the houses and apartments of many well-known people, such as Cole Porter, Mary Wells Lawrence, Billy Rose, Rachel Lambert Mellon and Paul Mellon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Mike Nichols, Harvey Ladew, William S. Paley, Pauline de Rothschild, Greta Garbo, Barbara Hutton, and Diana Vreeland... First Edition, 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034070
- Title
- Billy Baldwin Decorates
- Author
- Baldwin, Billy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition, 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- INTERIOR DECORATION KENNEDY Bookfair24, ZZZZ
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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