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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Hardback--book perfect--dust cover slight edge wear”
- ISBN
- 9780393732160
- Book Title
- Harbor Hill : Portrait of a House
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Item Length
- 12.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Regional
- Item Weight
- 42.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393732169
ISBN-13
9780393732160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57386631
Product Key Features
Book Title
Harbor Hill : Portrait of a House
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Regional
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
42.2 Oz
Item Length
12.3 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-025479
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Fully illustrated look at this marvelous house and...surrounding structures...along with an in-depth look at the families who've called it home., Wilson has compiled a riveting life story of...a prominent turn-of-the-century family…[and] their impressive mansion...that was intended to be remembered, Wilson turns this chronicle of what reporters at the time called 'Heartbreak House' into a page-turner....entertaining, enlightening cautionary tale., Wilson has compiled a riveting life story of...a prominent turn-of-the-century family...[and] their impressive mansion...that was intended to be remembered
Dewey Decimal
728.809747245
Synopsis
A "palace" ruled by a "queen," Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, wascommissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wifeof one of the country's wealthiest men., A "palace" ruled by a "queen," Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country's wealthiest men. The mansion along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." An extravagant product of the desire for social acceptance, the portrait encompasses western mining and old versus new wealth, religious differences and the building of a church, art collecting, and the many people, from the architects, builders, and workers to the servants and staff who ran the house and gardens. Harbor Hill's story includes elements of farce and tragedy; in a sense it is an American portrait. 9 color, 219 b&w illustrations, The story of a grand estate erected at the turn of the last century, an embodiment of the excess of the Gilded Era.A "palace" ruled by a "queen," Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country's wealthiest men. The mansion, along with its magnificent furnishings, art, and gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, Harbor Hill's architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." Detailing the extravagant product of the owners' desire for social acceptance, the story encompasses western mining and old versus new wealth, religious differences and the building of a church, art collecting, and many people--from the architects, builders, and workers to the servants and staff who ran the house and gardens. Harbor Hill's story includes elements of farce and tragedy: in a sense an American portrait. 175 duotone and 8 color photographs., The mansion along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." An extravagant product of the desire for social acceptance, the portrait encompasses western mining and old versus new wealth, religious differences and the building of a church, art collecting, and the many people, from the architects, builders, and workers to the servants and staff who ran the house and gardens. Harbor Hill's story includes elements of farce and tragedy; in a sense it is an American portrait.
LC Classification Number
NA7615.H37W55 2008
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