The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors through the Camera's Eye, 1860-1917
by Seale, William
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- Hardcover
- first
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- In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition
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About This Item
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed Chinese-red cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 256, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... William Seale was an American historian and author whose work focused on historical writing and the restoration of historic American buildings, notably state capitols. He attended Southwestern University in Texas and completed his Ph.D. at Duke University in North Carolina. An independent author since 1965, he wrote extensively on the White House and participated in the restoration of many state capitols. He was the founding editor of White House History Quarterly, the award-winning quarterly journal of the White House Historical Association, and author of The Imperial Season; The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors Through the Cameras Eye; Recreating the Historic House Interior; The Virginia Governors Mansion; Temples of Democracy; The State Capitols of the USA, and many others. With the Association, he provided commentary for At Home in the Presidents Neighborhood: A Photographic Tour and authored numerous books including: The Presidents House: A History; The White House Garden; The White House: The History of an American Idea; An Artist Visits the White House Past; The Night They Burned the White House: The Story of Tom Freemans Painting, the 23rd edition of The White House: An Historic Guide; Blair House: The Presidents Guest House; A White House of Stone: Building Americas First Ideal in Architecture; and the forthcoming title Life on Lafayette Park.
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- Title
- The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors through the Camera's Eye, 1860-1917
- Author
- Seale, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - In exceptionally good condition
- Jacket Condition
- In exceptionally good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Architecture Photography Victorian
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