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Acanthus Press consistently celebrates the magic of America's Gilded Age architecture. By Eve M. Kahn
Art + Auction, April 2008
Have you ever glimpsed a vintage mansion behind encircling hedges and wrought-iron gates and wondered: Who built that monster? What do the rooms look like? How did it survive? Were the owners happy there? If you have, you may find the answers in a lushly illustrated volume from Acanthus Press. click here to read full article |
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