Jeff Tallent (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER/ILLUSTRATOR. Fine hard cover. DJ is Good with overall wear. Gibbs, Jay (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No marks or DJ splits. About like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1992. Very Good hardback book. Very Good dust jacket. Copy is like new except for very light bump to top of spine and name of previous owner. Jacket shows just a touch of edgewear. 241pp. 4to. (V).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Near Fine (small fault). 1st Edition. Dust jacket has a small corner tear, barely noticeable within Brodart sleeve.

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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Large format hardcover, sturdy boards, [5]+v+241pp + 8 pages of colour plates, text copiously illustrated with b&w photos, glossy paper, NOT ex-library. Weight over 1.3kg. Missing the front blank endpaper. Else great shape, clean and bright, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Torn and worn dust jacket. -- Washington Terrace is a private, gated street in St. Louis, Missouri, defined by 41 historic mansions that have housed the city's financial and mercantile elite since 1892. The book provides a detailed account of these grand residences, tracing their journey from Gilded Age landmarks to their modern role within a diverse urban community. By combining architectural data with personal interviews, the text documents the lives of the families who built them (such as the Busch and Danforth dynasties), alongside the human dramas, scandals, and restoration efforts that have occurred behind the street's iconic Romanesque gatehouse. -- The book effectively functions as a biography of the street itself. It explains how a single thoroughfare became a concentrated hub of political and economic power, and how, through active housing restoration and a strong governing board, it managed to remain a preserved "urban oasis" amidst a century of surrounding city changes. -- "The naked nymphs live at number 21, protected by a serpent. A cannoneer kept his weapon at Number 38. Hidden treasure was found at Number 37. An underage liquor smuggler lived at Number 19, but he was working for the man with the nymphs. An assisted suicide before it was fashionable. Arts and artists. Murderers and the murdered. Lawmakers and lawbreakers. Moons and tycoons. Napoleon's paintings at Number 8. Architectural masterpieces. The real party animals were at number 29. Mansions and mysteries. Those ubiquitous dogs. And let's certainly not forget the ghosts! Washington Terrace, one of the most famous and elegant private places to be found anywhere in the United States, is the setting for these stories and many more. This book, based on interviews with dozens of current and former residents of the street, chronicles the birth of the street as a haven for St. Louis' mercantile and manufacturing elite, its development and decline, and transformation into the multiracial, multicultural urban oasis that it is today. Special attention is paid to the Washington Terrace Trustee Association, the governing body which has shepherded the street and its evolution over the past 100 years. Each of the 41 houses on this street is accorded its own chapter, which includes a description of architectural style, exterior and interior ornamental detailing, a history of ownership, and anecdotes gleaned from personal interviews and historical accounts. Scores of black & white and color photographs document the unique architectural features of the grand homes. The fast-paced, informal narrative style and beautiful photographs make this book good reading for anyone interested in St. Louis history, architecture, mansions, housing rehab, photography or neighborhood preservation.". Jay Gibbs (photography) (illustrator). …

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