Santa Barbara Style [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Masson, Kathryn

Verlag: Rizzoli, New York, 2001

Beschreibung

Fine unread condition dark silver gray cloth boards with blindstamped front cover lettering and silver spine lettering contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Resources; and Index. Profusely illustrated with color photographs on practically every page. Signed by the author with thick black Sharpie/marker at the center of the full title page. A small 1/2 inch repaired closed tear at the upper jacket spine edge. All pages are in as new condition and the spine is in exceedingly tight as new condition (see photographs). Exceedingly rare signed first edition. "In Santa Barbara Style, author Kathryn Masson and photographer James Chen invite us to walk with them through winding and abundant gardens, onto the grounds of grand estates, and into the great houses of this region. Here we find the work of such architectural luminaries as Addison Mizner, Bertram Goodhue, and Reginald D. Johnson. We wander from the historic adobe mansion Casa de la Guerra -- built in the early-nineteenth century by town patriarch Jose de la Guerra -- to the spectacular, and aptly named, Villa Lucia (House of the Light) -- Built in 1989. We are given an intimate look at George Washington Smith's Spanish Colonial Revival masterpiece, Casa del Herrero; and a broad view of Lotusland, the thirty-seven acre horticultural paradise. With each turn of the page, we see the beauty, grace, and style of Santa Barbara." -- from the rear outer jacket. "Santa Barbara. For centuries this temperate, inviting locale has glowed with subtle but unmistakable light -- a beacon of warmth beside the profound blue of the Pacific. From the Chumash, whose predecessors can be traced to 11,000 b.c.e., to the present-day resident, vacationer, and tourist, diverse and countless peoples have been enchanted and enraptured by Santa Barbara's spell. In Santa Barbara Style, author Kathryn Masson and photographer James Chen, invoke this magic and invite us to walk with them through winding and abundant gardens, onto the grounds of grand estates, and into the great houses of this region. Here we find the work of such architectural luminaries as Addison Mizner, Bertram Goodhue, and Reginald D. Johnson. We wander from the historic adobe mansion Casa de la Guerra -- built in the early-nineteenth century by town patriarch Jose de la Guerra -- to the spectacular, and aptly named, Villa Lucia (House of the Light) -- built in 1989. We are given an intimate look at George Washington Smith's Spanish Colonial Revival masterpiece, Casa del Herrero; and a broad view of Lotusland, the thirty-seven acre horticultural paradise. With each turn of the page, we see the beauty, grace, and style of Santa Barbara." -- from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006531

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Santa Barbara Style [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Verlag: Rizzoli, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2001

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Chen, James (principal photography)

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition