This volume will showcase the 50 grandest estates in Southern California. Each estate will have its own chapter, with lavish colour illustrations of the house and grounds accompanied by a complete history from the home's original completion to the present day.
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This volume will showcase the 50 grandest estates in Southern California. Each estate will have its own chapter, with lavish colour illustrations of the house and grounds accompanied by a complete history from the home's original completion to the present day.
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Add this copy of Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills to cart. $350.00, new condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Rizzoli International Publications.
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New. This deluxe volume offers a meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated history of 45 magnificent estates in three of America's most prized residential districts: Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, and Holmby Hills. Lush new color photographs as well as a trove of historical images take readers beyond the front gates for an exceptional, never-before-seen view of the mansions, grounds, and gardens of these sumptuous estates, and tell the history of Los Angeles' rise from rugged paddocks and farmland to famed metropolis. Each house is explored both for its historical and architectural importance, for here are the epitome of residences and gardens reflecting the famed Italianate and California Mediterranean styles by all the leading architects of Southern California, including Wallace Neff, James Dolena, Gordon Kaufmann, Robert Farquhar, Roland Coate, and Paul Williams. They built for clients whose own stories reflect the intrigue and foibles of Hollywood society (What rich widow built one of the greatest estates, only to lose everything because of non-stop parties and gambling? Which major Hollywood star secretly took nearly 100, 000 photographs of nude starlets including young Marilyn Monroe at his estate? ). The book's final chapter, 'Gone But Not Forgotten, ' pays homage to great estates that have been destroyed or lost to history. NEW BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! !
Add this copy of The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills to cart. $997.50, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Rizzoli.
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VG+/VG (Book is like new with tight binding, pristine pages. Slipcase has light shelfwear and bumps. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by author on title page. ) Oversized tan cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering and mounted color illustration; color illustrated frontispiece; 427 pp, profusely illustrated throughout in color. Book is issued in original tan cardboard carrying case with velcro closures, black lettering and color illustration. "...Inside the front gates and behind the hedges of 50 of America's most coveted estates. Over 350 color photographs offer readers never seen before views of these mansions, their interiors, and their grounds and gardens today...(this book) reveals the fascinating histories of each estate."-rear of carrying case.
