Washington hunt (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.25x7.50x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm ISBN 9780847818112, 084781811X OCLC 30109492 LCCN 94014245 LC NA7615.B54 B79 1994 Dewey 728.8/09756/88 ; grey cloth in color photographic dust jacket ; "The Octagon, the museum of the American Architectural Foundation." ; Produced in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the Octagon, the museum of the American Architectural Foundation. ; In the late 1880s, two supreme talentsarchitect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstedwere brought together by the Vanderbilt fortune. The result was the magnificent Biltmore Estate, explored here in archival and new color photography, sketches, and construction photos that document the entire design, development, and construction. ; "The most distinguished private place" - that is how, in 1893, the great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described Biltmore Estate, perhaps the most ambitious private building project of America's Gilded Age. It was only five years earlier that George Washington Vanderbilt purchased the first parcel of what would become his 125,000-acre estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Along with Olmsted, he commissioned the preeminent architect of the day, Richard Morris Hunt, to design the estate. The house, modeled in part on the chateaux of the Loire Valley, has become one of the greatest and most important in American architectural history. Its 255 rooms, with spectacular and finely crafted interiors, opulent furnishings (some designed by Hunt), and furniture and decorative arts objects collected by Vanderbilt from all corners of the world, have made it a rich national treasure. The estate served as the cradle of the profession of forestry in America. With Olmsted's advice and expertise, it became the first working model of a scientifically managed forest and played a critical role in the creation of our national parks. This meticulously researched book accompanies an exhibition organized by The Octagon, the Museum of the American Architectural Foundation; it chronicles Biltmore from inception, development, and construction through its Christmas 1895 opening celebrations, and into the present. Original architectural drawings, sketches, plans, presentation drawings, nineteenth-century photographs, and vibrant new color photography complete this portrait of a great landmark. Today Biltmore Estate belongs to George Washington Vanderbilt's descendants, who have opened the house to the public and have made it one of the most visited in America. ; a few nicks on dustjacket ; FINE/VG. Book.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: New. KlappentextAnnals of the Dudley Observatory Volume 1 is a historical record of the Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York, published in 1866. The book is authored by Washington Hunt, who was the president of the Board of Trustees of the .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the family or a wider audience. Such writings would presumably have been originally published as smaller, regular issues, sold for a Penny. Contains the writings of popular literary figures of the day, including fiction and poetry. Authors include, Washington Irving, Benjamin Franklin, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Leigh Hunt, Byron, Longfellow, Swift and Defoe, amongst many others. Copiously illustrated. Published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York. Undated, but from appearances, c. 1870. A very good hardback volume with brown leather spine and corners with raised bands, and tooled gilt design and black morocco title label. Buckram cloth over boards. Leather is scuffed and bumped, and boards lightly worn with a few marks. Binders ink stamp to first pastedown. Some age spotting to first few pages, but text otherwise bright, clean and soundly bound. An attractive volume with its copious illustrations. Text in English. viii + 416pp + vii + 384pp + Plates. Dimensions: Approximately: 273mm x 203mm x 51mm. Substantial - weighs approximate 2.13kg unpacked. Extra postage may be payable. more photos on request.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 135 Seiten Das Buch enthält ausgewählte Essays von englischen und amerikanischen Schriftstellern des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. Die zweisprachige Ausgabe bietet Einblicke in philosophische und humorvolle Betrachtungen. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-598-5/8-00582121 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 341. …