Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age: Architectural Aspirations 1879-1901

Book Description

New York: St. Martins Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at front pastedown, signatures of both authors at the half title, minor/discrete notations in textblock, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, burnt umber cloth spine, beige paper boards, gilt lettering, family tree endpages. 4to. 341pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Introduction By Louis Auchincloss. Arguably the finest overview of the Vanderbilt architecture thus far produced. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given book’s subject. The presence of marginal notes or marks will be noted above and are absent if not so noted. A handsome copy, signed by both authors.

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