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Ghosts Along the Mississippi: An Essay in the Poetic Interpretation of Louisiana's Plantation Architecture
by Clarence John Laughlin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/Good +
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Bonanza Books , 1961 Bonanza Books, New York. 1961. Hardcover. Later Printing (O). Book is tight, square, and unmarked. New Revised Edition. Book Condition: Good +; light shelfwear to board edges; light foxing to textblock edges and endpapers. DJ: Good +; rubbing to panels; closed tear to bottom of front flap fold; light toning to DJ reverse. Black cloth over boards with gray overlay on the spine with bright black lettering on the spine. Unpaginated [224 pp by count] Folio. This book contain 100 B&W photographs of 42 of the plantation houses in ruin or remaining that demonstrate the style called the Louisiana Plantation style. Each of the plates has facing texts that contain factual data along with the author's comments. This book demonstrated the grandeur and graciousness of these homes in their heyday and preserves on paper this piece of American architectural heritage. No International Sales. Priority mailing will require additional postage. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016605
- Title
- Ghosts Along the Mississippi: An Essay in the Poetic Interpretation of Louisiana's Plantation Architecture
- Author
- Clarence John Laughlin
- Illustrator
- Clarence John Laughlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Louisiana Plantation homes, Pre-Bellum Louisiana homes, Louisiana Architectural style, Old Houses of Louisiana, slavery, The Old South, cotton plantations, architecture, Louisiana plantation culture, lower Mississippi Valley, photography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Architecture/Design;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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