Offers an insight into Nantucket style with illustrations and photographs of the 18th- and 19th-century houses and the gardens, both natural and cultivated. The book covers town mansions, rose covered cottages in Sconset, contemporary beach houses and grand country estates.
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Heard, a longtime Nantucket resident, offers brief descriptions of Lewis's ( Christmas in Williamsburg ) 350 color photographs of houses and gardens of Nantucket, concentrating on names of bushes and flowers, and on the provenance of some of the many antiques pictured in the interiors of the houses. The gracious homes seen here range from small cottages to mansions, dating from the mid-17th century through today. The gardens vary in size, formality and function, with plantings ranging from wildflowers to English perennial borders. The pictures competently, often dramatically, document architectural points of interest, decoration schemes, etc. Numbing as a start-to-finish read, this is nevertheless an attractive reference/coffee-table book for those familiar with the island or those interested in a unique facet of New England design.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Nantucket: Gardens and Houses,
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A beautiful collection of 300 full-color photographs of Nantucket's gardens and houses. The author and photography is able to capture the unique vegetation and landscape that adorns the historical houses. I was impressed with the photography of the interiors of some of the most famous homes on the island. A quality collection of homes, gardens, history and culture. I would recommend for anyone who enjoys traveling to Nantucket. A perfect gift to bring home for the cofee table.
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Nantucket from the Interior,
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The photography in this book is beautiful. However, if you are looking for pictures of outdoor Nantucket scenery, then you may want to choose another book. This book shows a lot of the inside of homes & their backyard gardens. It is a great background reference. It is clear the author did a lot of research of historical Nantucket when writing this book. Overall, there are a handful of really nice pictures of Nantucket, but mostly of the inside of older or newly renovated homes on the island. Great for decorating ideas!
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Great book! Great condition! Author Virginia Heard is a friend of mine and she was touched to see this book again.
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A living museum, Orange Street contains houses that date from about 1755. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Greek Revival, Main Street, Orange Street, Queen Anne, Brant Point, Jacqueline Kilvert, Nantucket Sound, Paul Evans, Atlantic Ocean, Charles Kilvert, Grace Grossman, Hummock Pond, Lisa Rand, Mary Cross, Billy Baldwin, Maxcy's Pond, Robert Stark, Virginia Reiner New!
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A living museum, Orange Street contains houses that date from about 1755. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cutting garden, boat basin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greek Revival, Main Street, Orange Street, Queen Anne, Brant Point, Jacqueline Kilvert, Nantucket Sound, Paul Evans, Atlantic Ocean, Charles Kilvert, Grace Grossman, Hummock Pond, Lisa Rand, Mary Cross, Billy Baldwin, Maxcy's Pond, Robert Stark, Virginia Reiner New!
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- Water Garden by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Nantucket Island by Robert Gambee in Back Matter
- Grass Roots by Roscoe Coleman Martin in Back Matter
- The decorative arts and crafts of Nantucket by Charles Hope Carpenter in Back Matter
- Illustrated Book of Herbs by Storey Publishing in Back Matter
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