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Nantucket Style [Paperback]

Leslie Linsley (Author), Jon Aron (Author)
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May 15, 1994
Nantucket, a thirteen-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, is more than a place-- it's a state of mind. Nantucket Style is a handsome and thorough presentation of the unique atmosphere of the historic New England island. Classic American architecture, interiors, arts and crafts, gardens, and cuisine, within an environment offering unsurpassed natural beauty, contribute to the special quality of life on Nantucket island.

Nantucket Style takes the reader on an insider's tour of over twenty-five local residences. The houses range from the exquisitely preserved eighteenth-century mansions that line Main Street to the charmingly rustic cottages that are a hallmark of towns by the sea.

Quiet, relaxed, and unspoiled, this former whaling port is a haven for artists and creative individuals whose approach to life results in striking and inviting interiors. Residents find their own personal styles within the context of the traditional New England buildings that dot the island landscape. Their design solutions are adaptable and appropriate for use by anyone whose home is a preserve of fine living.


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From Publishers Weekly

This lackluster valentine takes the reader on a tour of the architecture and interior design of Nantucket, Mass., homes, with 300 photographs, 200 of which are in color. The black-and-white pictures fail to illustrate the text adequately: they are captioned on occasion with descriptions of color, and their somber tone is at variance with Linsley's assertion that "everything is light and airy." Often photographer and writer (a husband and wife who have produced 35 style books) seem to be at cross-purposes, as when a caption refers to a claw-footed bathtub not seen in the picture, or describes details barely visible. And the text reads like a provincial gossip column, seasoned with inane or inconsequential commentary: "It's interesting that there's no shoemaker on Nantucket," or "There's nothing more traditional in a Nantucket home than an arrangement of freshly cut flowers." Devotees of the island would do better to turn to Taylor Lewis and Virginia Heard's Nantucket (Nonfiction Forecasts, May 11).
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

One of several books by this husband-and-wife team of photographer and home decorating writer, this work takes readers on a visual tour of over 25 private homes on Nantucket. Lovely color photos (plus some black-and-white images) show interiors, exteriors, local crafts, and maritime souvenirs. The text covers interesting local history, showing how the traditions of this seafaring community have blended with modern-day influences to create a unique, comfortable, and charming style. Included are a basic map and a list of sources on the island, plus brief sections pertaining to the island's crafts, celebrations, flowers, window boxes, doors, fences, and cuisine. A very enjoyable book, though it is a little disappointing to come to the black-and-white photos after viewing such beautiful color ones.
- Barbara Bartos, St. Croix Cty. Lib., Hammond, Wis.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Rizzoli (May 15, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0847818306
  • ISBN-13: 978-0847818303
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,931,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Black and White Photos!, July 8, 2006
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Wonderful book, except after the initial 24 pages of landscape pictures, half the photographs were in black and white. The ones in color were beautiful. My opinion, if you're going to do a decorating book, do it in color photography, or just make the book smaller. It was such a disappointment to turn the page and see a B&W interior photo of a lovely home, but have no idea of the color of the fabrics, carpet, walls, decoration. You just felt, well, deprived, and there were so many of these B&W pages. A decorating books should make you feel full of possibilities of what you can create and design. Save black and white photos for Time & Life pictures or Ansel Adams where they are terrific, not in a decorating book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nantucket Style, October 27, 2011
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This is one of the best of many books I have on Nantucket. Great ideas and lovely photos of the houses and their interiors.
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Though Nantucket is rooted in its unique history, it is really the relationship between its historic past and current influences that characterizes the island's appealing style-whether in interior design, arts and crafts, or gardens. Read the first page
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Main Street, Union Street, Donn Russell, Gary Knight, Kenneth Taylor, New York City, Gwynne Thorsen, Maggie Meredith, Mill Street, New England, Billy Baldwin, North Pasture, Old World, West Chester Street
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