Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place
New York: Rizzoli, 1994. Hardcover. Navy blue boards with gilt spine lettering. Color-photographic dj with orange lettering. 157 pp. full of color and bw images. VG+ (one small mark to ffep) / VG+ (light rubbing along part of spine on back). Item #146341
ISBN: 9780847818112
Modeled after French chateaux, with 255 rooms, and set on 125,000 acres, the Biltmore estate is not only most "distinguished" and most architecturally important buildings in the US, it also became the "first working model of a scientifically managed forest and played a critical role in the creation of our national parks." History, plans, exterior, interior, organization, materials and techniques, and ornamental details, all in text and illustrations. With an introduction, epilogue, notes, and bibliography. Beautiful color photos.
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