Author: Craven, Wayne
Title: Gilded Mansions: Grand Architecture and High Society
Description: New York, W.W. Norton & Co, 2008. Paperback. Publisher's Proof Copy; colorful photo-illustrated wraps with white lettering; 375 pp.; richly illustrated in b&w. This is a publisher's copy. All illustrations are in b&w. This book was not released in paperback. "The Gilded Age of America (1865-1918) saw the sudden rise of the country's first High Society, including such prominent families as the Astors, Whitneys and Vanderbilts. As an aristocracy based on fortunes recently acquired, these families endeavoured to live like Europe's nobility, shedding Puritan restraint as they joyously flaunted their new wealth - especially where their homes were concerned." "This lavishly illustrated history of the opulent art and architecture of the Gilded Age presents the fascinating story of America's first millionaire society, the way they lived and partied, and the lush artistic and cultural legacy they established"-- hardcover dust jacket. VG (Wraps are lighly edgeworn; interior is clean; binding is solid.) .

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