This seminal work on the hallmark architectu ral style of San Francisco combines Randolph Delehanty''s aut horitative text with the photography of Richard Sexton. '
A photographic tribute to New Orleans celebrates the city's Old World elegance and lush culture with images of such subjects as balcony-lined streets, French-style parks, Caribbean-inspired gardens, orate public buildings, and unique private homes. 15,000 first printing.
A book of photographs that captures the exteriors and details of the Victorian and Queen Anne housing to be found in San Francisco. The book is concerned only with the exterior never the interior.
National parks are a distinctively American idea. But it takes people to make them happen. This unique, insider's account tells how Bay Area activists forged bipartisan local and national support for an unprecedented campaign to create a great new national park. In 1970, beginning with the former Army lands originally reserved to protect San ...
San Francisco is famous for its distinctive and well-preserved Victorian architecture. Victorian architectural historian and longtime SF resident Randolph Delehanty and photographer Richard Sexton provide a pictorial and historical overview of this timeless look. "In The Victorian Style" traces the development of Victorian architecture-influenced ...
This revised edition of an old favorite for visitors and residents alike is filled with insider information of a city with many secrets. Features easy-to-follow maps for 16 self-guided walking tours organized around key historic sites, museums, and interiors. Tips on parking and public transit, dining recommendations, restaurants, shopping, and ...
Presents an overview of the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and an illustrated time-line relates the town's architectural and social histories. Stories of 19th-century Natchez society are woven into details of the lives and lifestyles of those who live there today.
The lush, seductive, nostalgic elegance of New Orleans' streets, parks, and public buildings, as well as the fanciful, nuanced interiors of some of its most beautiful private home and gardens, are insightfully revealed in this comprehensive photographic homage to the "Venice of North America". 200 full-color photos.
A New Orleans resident explores all the hidden byways and meandering alleys, with details on where to stay and what to see, local anecdotes, food tips, and regional drinks.
Here are 237 images--oils, watercolors, drawings, photographs, and sculpture--from the Ogden Collection, one of the most comprehensive collections of Southern art in the world.
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