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Ann Liberman : Governors' Mansions of the South

University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri, 2008

ISBN 0826217850

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BP6 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Photographs by Alise O'Brien, Foreword by Governor Jeb Bush. 10.5"x8.75", 230 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. From the Greek Revival architecture found in Mississippi to the Queen Anne style of North Carolina, governors' mansions in the American South convey a passion for antiquity, as well as a regional elegance. Ann Liberman, author of Governors' Mansions of the Midwest, spent much of her life in Texas and admires the remarkable architecture of the antebellum South - a respect that she now brings to her newest book. Governors' Mansions of the South is devoted to the eleven states of the old Confederacy, plus Kentucky and West Virginia, and offers a brick-and-mortar reflection of the region's rich history. It includes the country's oldest governor's mansion in continuous use, in Virginia, plus two built as recently as the 1960s, in Louisiana and Georgia. These mansions reflect an architectural cohesiveness found throughout the South, as Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival styles imbue antebellum houses with a classical aura, while others built in the first quarter of the twentieth century reflect the monumental eclectic styles of the Beaux Arts era. Liberman provides readers with a room-by-room guided tour of each of the buildings as she comments on their architecture, symbolism, and lore. She places the mansions in historical context, describing how their locations were chosen, how they were designed and decorated, and how they have been preserved, lost, or transformed over the years. While focusing primarily on the buildings themselves, she also highlights those governors and their wives who played significant roles in the mansions' maintenance or renovation. Alise O'Brien's accompanying color photographs capture the lavish interiors and furnishings as well as the dignified exteriors and landscapes. "Living in the Governor's Mansion is a remarkable honor," writes former governor of Florida Jeb Bush in his foreword, "but it is also a constant, humbling reminder that the people who occupy the mansions are, indeed, the public's servants." For site visitors or architecture buffs, Governors' Mansions of the South is an enlightening introduction to these historic executive homes, reminding us that, however opulent, they provide a personal connection between the public and its government - and connect past generations to the present.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition
Signed by Author

Ann Liberman : Governors' Mansions of the South

University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri, 2008

ISBN 0826217850

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BN6 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Ann Liberman to previous owner on the top right corner of the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some some bumped corners, patch stain on the bottom of the front endpapers, previous owner's inscription written on the middle of the front free endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. Photographs by Alise O'Brien, Foreword by Governor Jeb Bush. 10.5"x8.75", 230 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. From the Greek Revival architecture found in Mississippi to the Queen Anne style of North Carolina, governors' mansions in the American South convey a passion for antiquity, as well as a regional elegance. Ann Liberman, author of Governors' Mansions of the Midwest, spent much of her life in Texas and admires the remarkable architecture of the antebellum South - a respect that she now brings to her newest book. Governors' Mansions of the South is devoted to the eleven states of the old Confederacy, plus Kentucky and West Virginia, and offers a brick-and-mortar reflection of the region's rich history. It includes the country's oldest governor's mansion in continuous use, in Virginia, plus two built as recently as the 1960s, in Louisiana and Georgia. These mansions reflect an architectural cohesiveness found throughout the South, as Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival styles imbue antebellum houses with a classical aura, while others built in the first quarter of the twentieth century reflect the monumental eclectic styles of the Beaux Arts era. Liberman provides readers with a room-by-room guided tour of each of the buildings as she comments on their architecture, symbolism, and lore. She places the mansions in historical context, describing how their locations were chosen, how they were designed and decorated, and how they have been preserved, lost, or transformed over the years. While focusing primarily on the buildings themselves, she also highlights those governors and their wives who played significant roles in the mansions' maintenance or renovation. Alise O'Brien's accompanying color photographs capture the lavish interiors and furnishings as well as the dignified exteriors and landscapes. "Living in the Governor's Mansion is a remarkable honor," writes former governor of Florida Jeb Bush in his foreword, "but it is also a constant, humbling reminder that the people who occupy the mansions are, indeed, the public's servants." For site visitors or architecture buffs, Governors' Mansions of the South is an enlightening introduction to these historic executive homes, reminding us that, however opulent, they provide a personal connection between the public and its government - and connect past generations to the present.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition
Signed by Author

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