Text by Polly Burroughs (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, vii, 163 pages, [4] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Edges & half-title page lightly soiled (dust spotting/foxing). Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Size: Folio.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, xiii, 222 pages, colour illustrations, colour map; 26 x 28 cm. With additional photographs by Alison Shaw, et al. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. Age toning. First Edition, First Printing. Fine DJ. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Carly Simon and James Taylor have written songs about it while others have written books about it. As much a state of mind as a place, Martha's Vineyard holds an allure both for its residents and the tourists who visit the island every year. This book looks at the houses and gardens of the island." - Publisher. Size: Oblong.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful, unread copy in like dust jacket. Signed on the front free endpaper by a member of the Eisenstaedt's family. 163 pages with many full color photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xiii, 222 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 x 28 cm ; ISBN 9780316180832, 0316180831 ; OCLC 24795073 ; green and black cloth in color dustjacket ; Carly Simon and James Taylor have written songs about it while others have written books about it. As much a state of mind as a place, Martha's Vineyard holds an allure both for its residents - celebrities such as Simon, Jackie Onassis - and the countless tourists who visit the island every year. This book looks at the island, the sweeping lawns, split-level fences and stone walls leading to the island's elegant homes and gardens. In the tradition of Nantucket the book reveals the Vineyard in all its glory - the residences of the 19th-century whaling captains, West Chop's shingle-style houses, lush gardens, rooms full of antiques, cabanas on the beach and Vinyard farms. ; Polly Burroughs has lived on Martha's Vineyard for many years.She has written many books about the area, including "Guide to Nantucket" and "Zeb" (Globe Pequot). ; FINE/FINE. Book.…