A Passion for Interiors A Private Tour
by Roehm, Carolyne
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307719995
- ISBN 13
- 9780307719997
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-044: Potter Style. Very Good. 2010. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Clarkson Potter, New York. 2010. 288 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In her most personal book, Carolyne Roehm shares her lifelong love of classical architecture and design, graciously inviting us into her favorite spaces in three remarkable homes: her own dazzling Manhattan prewar duplex, her antique-filled Colonial-era stone house in Connecticut, and a special friends Aspen residence evocative of eighteenth-century Sweden. Each is an architectural showpiece as well as a superlative example of her polished style: never fussy, always graceful and enticing. Even as a young design assistant to Oscar de la Renta, Carolyne Roehm was a devotee of the eternal virtues of artistry. Now, having lived in several residences, she has gathered her knowledge, enthusiasms, and extraordinary collections to make these three homes quintessential examples of the Roehm style. Each is individualyet all showcase her classical leanings and devotion to the beauty and grace of authentic craftsmanship. The New York apartment, with its selection of antique busts and objects and superlative artwork and furnishings; the stunning double-height great room, beautifully finished in handcrafted neoclassical details, that forms the heart of her Connecticut residence; Aspens colorful, abundant interiors, light-flooded from 78 windowsall express the special, satisfying harmony that can exist between timeless architecture and the artisans atelier. EB; 10.1 X 1.15 X 12.3 inches; 288 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65678
- Title
- A Passion for Interiors A Private Tour
- Author
- Roehm, Carolyne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307719995
- ISBN 13
- 9780307719997
- Publisher
- Potter Style
- Place of Publication
- E-044
- Date Published
- 2010
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