Mitchell, Henry; Washington: Houses of the Capital
NEW YORK, THE VIKING PRESS, 1982 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: GOOD
To the White House, whose recently redecorated rooms are shown. Pictorial dust jacket, shelf wear, creases on back cover. Gilt title on spine. Black and white and color photographs. Frontispiece. Here is a lavishly illustrated tour of Washington's extraordinaril varied architecture, from the austere yet homey Lindens, the oldest house in the city (moved brick by brick from Pennsylvania), to the indonesian Embassy, with its dazzling fin de siecle staircase, . The entertaining text, rich in historical facts and anecdotes, traces the development of the city from Colonial times to the present. Includes an Index. (Key Words: Washington D.C., Derry Moore, Historic Buildings, Henry Mitchell, Gore Vidal, Houses, Architecture, Embassy Buildings, Woodrow Wilson House, Thomas Jefferson, White House). First Edition (Unstated).
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