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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Riverboat Books, a Division of Bookhouse Group, Inc, Atlanta, GA, 2007
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Anbieter: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, USAGround Zero Books, Ltd.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. The format is approximately 11.25 inches by 10.25 inches. 256 pages. Illustrations (color). Decorative DJ. Decorative front cover. This work was presented by Beverly-Hanks Family of Companies. Asheville is a city in, and the… county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous city. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area. As we began this venture, we were aware that the multifaceted allure of Asheville, North Carolina, and its extraordinary history could never be contained in one volume. This city has maintained an into-the-future reputation since becoming an internationally famed health resort locale in the 1890s, and the luxury getaway for such famed Americans as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. From stunning attractions including the Biltmore Estates, America's largest home, to the year-round pleasures that the city and intoxicating scenery offer, it's no wonder that transplants from around the country and the world base their dwelling choice on one reason: "the quality of life." This area sometimes called "The Land of the Sky" offers a four-season wonderland with attractions to suit any visitor, and no one passes through without stopping. How could they? Asheville is the kind of place that inspires people to say, "I wish I could live here!" Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft of floor space (135,280 sq ft of living area). Still owned by George Vanderbilt's descendants, it remains one of the most prominent examples of Gilded Age mansions. In the 1880s, at the height of the Gilded Age, George Washington Vanderbilt II began to make regular visits with his mother, Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt, to the Asheville area. He loved the scenery and climate so much that he decided to build a summer house in the area, which he called his "little mountain escape". His older brothers and sisters had built luxurious summer houses in places such as Newport, Rhode Island, the Gold Coast of Long Island, and Hyde Park, New York. Vanderbilt named his estate Biltmore, combining De Bilt (his ancestors' place of origin in the Netherlands) with more (Anglo-Saxon for "moor", an open, rolling land). Vanderbilt bought nearly 700 parcels of land, including over 50 farms and at least five cemeteries; a portion of the estate was once the community of Shiloh. Red Reilly (Title page photographer), Other photog (illustrator).
Weitere BilderVerlag: Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, 1857
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, USAResource Books, LLC
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Fair. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. Title pages dated 1857. Worn. Two titles in one binding: Faithful Promiser is a series of scriptural readings, one for each day of a 30 day month; Altar Stones is a series of hymns (words but not music), one for each day of a 31 day month. Gren textured cloth, j…ust over 6 inchest tall. Covers heavily rubbed with fraying to the corners and spine ends, some cover spotting, good hinges, sound text block, very minor old dampstain to the far upper corners of the first several pages, pages have moderate to occasionally heavy foxing but are readily legible, gift notation for perfect Sunday School attendance on the front free endpaper [Bloomfield Cong Sabbath School]. . Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Verlag: Printed for the Author, Chicago, 1881
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Anbieter: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, USAThomas J. Joyce And Company
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Octavo, 673 pages, untrimmed, original black cloth, top edge gilt, rebound in modern full brown leather. Presentation copy from former U.S. Congressman and two-time Mayor of Chicago, "Long John" Wentworth, to Col. Adolpus.S. Hubbard , at the Preface, on January 1st, 1884/ Kirkland, i…n "The Story of Chicago", states that only 500 copies of this work were printed, by the Fergus Printing Company. "He prints letters, extracts, other documents, with annotations. It is an essential volume for the study of early Chicago - Jewell B10 ]. Beyond essential, it is also useful for its many facsimile autographs of her pioneers. With an inserted engraved title-page plus 7 other plates and maps, plus one folding map (p.282). [ Howes H828]. Note: Col. Hubbard is indexed several times, and at least one pencilled annotation likely was his. Also, Mayor Wentworth had published The Chicago Democrat newspaper, and he is cited some dozens of times in the Index. an inserted engraved title-page plus 7 other plates and maps, plus one folding map (p.282). (illustrator).
