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Hardcover, large quarto in burgundy cloth and gold dust-jacket. 286 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Copiously illustrated with photographs by Christopher Little. First edition. A magnificent photo essay on America’s Age of Elegance, focusing on the historic architecture, architects and builders, arranged by neighborhood. More than an architectural history, the book is a social history of the period, outlining how these marvels of Belle Epoque exuberance came to be built and who built them. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Book as new, dust-jacket showing only one small incidental mark. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.