BEST ADDRESSES; A CENTURY OF WASHINGTON'S DISTINGUISHED APARTMENT HOUSES. [Washington, DC - District of Columbia architecture and architectural history.]

Goode, James M. [James Moore Goode], 1939-2019. Carroll William Westfall (Foreword). James Stafford Phillips and James F. Tetro (photographers).

ISBN 10: 0874744768 / ISBN 13: 9780874744767

Published by Washington, D.C. [Washington, DC] and London: Smithsonian Books [aka Smithsonian Institution Press], [2002]., 2003

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Second printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xxxviii, 597, [5] pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.25cm. Black dust jacket rubbed; slight scratches to rear panel; slight bumping and some minor scuffs at edges; remnant of peeled price sticker at front flap's top right. Gray boards; spine ends lightly bumped. Author's four-line ink inscription "For Roz, | With best wishes, | James M Goode | 11 May 05" upon the half-title page; faint impression of author's inscription carried through to underlying title page; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Although specified as a second printing, the book is technically a second edition for the addition of "Preface to the Second Impression" on pages ix-xxviii (the book's first printing has its prefatory Roman-paged section concluding at xxii) and the 1988 first was bound in a more sturdy black cloth and the first limited which was in blue cloth and a blue cloth slipcase. With endpaper maps, frontispiece, Foreword by Carroll William Westfall, two Prefaces, Acknowledgements, Introduction, approx. 690 b/w photographs (most by James Stafford Phillips and James F. Tetro), plans, three appendices, Glossary, Bibliographical Notes, and Index. James Goode reviews the history and design of 162 Washington, DC area apartment houses and condominium buildings, most of which are located within the city's downtown, waterfront, and upper Northwest neighborhoods but several suburban developments in Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia and Chevy Chase, Maryland are included as well. All of James Goode's books were impeccably researched and are absolutely de rigueur for any Washingtoniana collection. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 7.75 pounds (3.51 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. ISBN 0874744768. Seller Inventory # CVA-01821

Bibliographic Details

Title: BEST ADDRESSES; A CENTURY OF WASHINGTON'S ...

Publisher: Washington, D.C. [Washington, DC] and London: Smithsonian Books [aka Smithsonian Institution Press], [2002].

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

A century ago, the popularity of early Washington landmarks like Stoneleigh Court and the controversial Cairo (which, at a soaring twelve stories, shocked District officials into enacting the city's height limit) made it clear that apartment living was here to stay. By the 1920s, Beaux Art and Art Deco palaces offered residents all the luxuries of a first-class hotel: barbershops, ballrooms, rooftop terraces, and indoor pools. Soon other innovations in apartment living--the garden complex, the cooperative, and the mixed-use building--put Washington at the forefront of urban planning. Today the resurgence of the historic heart of the nation's capital has created an apartment boom rivaled only by that of the 1920s. <p/>Through residents' personal recollections, original floor plans, and more than 690 photographs, Best Addresses offers an intimate tour behind the facades of 162 remarkable buildings. Some have already been destroyed or disfigured beyond repair, making their preservation here especially valuable, while others continue to set the standard for elegant living in the nation's capital.

About the Author:

James Goode is the winner of Washingtonian magazine's prestigious "Washingtonian of the Year" award. He is the author of Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings, Second Edition and lives in Washington, DC.