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Carolands
by Michael Middleton Dwyer
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0978525906
- ISBN 13
- 9780978525903
- Seller
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Pacifica, California, United States
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About This Item
Redwood City, California: San Mateo County Historical Association, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Publ. San Mateo County Historical Association. Stated first edition, 2006. Color separations by Color Communications SRL. Printed and presumed bound in Italy. 13.5 x 10.25 inches. Medium blue cloth binding, with crisp gilt-stamped design to the front board and lettering to the spine. Text block firmly bound in. Unbumped spine head and tail, and sharp corners. Decorative pastedowns. With 144 and lxiii numbered pages of text, The text coverage includes a bio of Harriett Pullman; several American stately houses; architects and landscapers; the construction process of Carolands; the finished mansion and grounds; and relatively recent interior decoration. Also with notes, select bibliography and index. With more than 250 color plates, many of which are full-page, and 100 duotone or sepia-tone illustrations. There are 5 gatefolds [double-facing pages] of drawings; i.e., each set folds out to the equivalent of four sheets. The gatefolds reproduce original drawings and plans by Ernest Sanson, Achille Duchêne and Willis Polk. Heavy, semi-glossy stock throughout. An immensely clean and bright copy. Almost certainly unread. Full-pictorial glossy paper dust jacket. The DJ is unclipped and appears unrubbed.The DJ is in a new Brodart clear protective wrapper. An As New copy in an As New DJ. Gift quality. 4 lbs. 13 oz. weight. This book is from The Classical America Series in Art and Architecture, produced by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classic America. "Carolands is among the grandest American residences. The 65,000 square foot, 98-room château was designed by Ernest Sanson, the celebrated French architect, for Harriett Pullman Carolan, heiress to the Pullman railroad car fortune, and built between 1912 and 1916 on a 500-acre estate at one of the highest points in the exclusive township of Hillsborough, California." Many of the photos in this book reflect the redecoration efforts of Mario Buatta.
Synopsis
Includes reproductions of original drawings and plans by Sanson, Duchêne, and Polk, letters among the three on the design and construction of Carolands, and archival photographs of the interiors and furnishings. Includes bibliographical references (p. lx-lxii) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Marc Sena Carrel
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008003
- Title
- Carolands
- Author
- Michael Middleton Dwyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0978525906
- ISBN 13
- 9780978525903
- Publisher
- San Mateo County Historical Association
- Place of Publication
- Redwood City, California
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Great America estates Harriett Pullman
- X weight
- 4.8 lb
Terms of Sale
Marc Sena Carrel
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Marc Sena Carrel
Biblio member since 2022
Pacifica, California
About Marc Sena Carrel
I deal principally in rare and fine books. I also sell antique prints, including Japanese ukiyo-e. I have eclectic and wide-ranging interests and my collection generally emphasizes art titles. Areas of book specialization include: Art, Architecture, Design, Antiques, Antiquities, Small Press/Fine Press. As for prints, I am chiefly interested in ukiyo-e, ornithologicals, iconography and churches. I have a small but choice selection of books and prints available for the discriminating collector/buyer. My goal is to establish and maintain a stock in trade of a few thousand fine books and a few hundred noteworthy prints.
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