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Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age
Federico Santi
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Description for Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 217 colour photos. BIC Classification: WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 610.
Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed the Queen of Resorts, has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, these vintage cards illuminate the glories of the Gilded Age, when huge mansions or cottages built by competing industrialists blossomed along Bellevue Avenue and the Cliff Walk, turning a once-quiet New England watering hole into the apex of nouveau riche destinations. This updated and expanded second edition features over 200 period images of the mansions, the beautiful beaches, and the shopping areas where the Newport Summer Colony gathered to do what they did best: spend ... Read more
Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed the Queen of Resorts, has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, these vintage cards illuminate the glories of the Gilded Age, when huge mansions or cottages built by competing industrialists blossomed along Bellevue Avenue and the Cliff Walk, turning a once-quiet New England watering hole into the apex of nouveau riche destinations. This updated and expanded second edition features over 200 period images of the mansions, the beautiful beaches, and the shopping areas where the Newport Summer Colony gathered to do what they did best: spend ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
610g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764352096
SKU
V9780764352096
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Federico Santi
Federico Santi and John Gacher moved to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1985 and established their antiques business, The Drawing Room, that same year. They are also the authors of Zsolnay Ceramics: Collecting a Culture and Art Nouveau Ironwork of Austria & Hungary.
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