Deluxe limited slipcase edition. BEST ADDRESSES; A CENTURY OF WASHINGTON'S DISTINGUISHED APARTMENT HOUSES. [Washington, DC local history and architecture.]

Goode, James M. [James Moore Goode], 1939-2019.

ISBN 10: 0874744784 / ISBN 13: 9780874744781

Published by Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988., 1988

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#65 OF A DELUXE SLIPCASED FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 125 COPIES DATED, NUMBERED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xii, 597, [5] pages. Hardcover; H 31cm x L 23.5cm. Blue cloth slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Blue cloth spine with gilt stamped lettering and blue marbled boards. Endpaper maps; Frontispiece; Foreword by Carroll William Westfall; Preface; Introduction; b/w photographs by James Stafford Phillips and James F. Tetro; plans; three appendices; Glossary; Bibliographical Notes; 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. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 8.75 pounds (3.97 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. Description copyright David Hallinan, Bookseller. ISBN 0874744784.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deluxe limited slipcase edition. BEST ADDRESSES; A CENTURY OF WASHINGTON'S DISTINGUISHED APARTMENT HOUSES. [Washington, DC local history and architecture.]
• Publisher: Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874744784
• ISBN 13: 9780874744781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Regional

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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.

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.

Review

"Immensely fascinating . . . it's hard to put the book down."--Washington Post

"Goode's scholarly credentials are impeccable; but what makes you want to wallow in this book is his exuberant enthusiasm, his keen appreciation of not just architecture and history but human nature as well. He knows a good story when he hears one, and he shares it with his readers."--Washington Times

-Immensely fascinating . . . it's hard to put the book down.---Washington Post

-Goode's scholarly credentials are impeccable; but what makes you want to wallow in this book is his exuberant enthusiasm, his keen appreciation of not just architecture and history but human nature as well. He knows a good story when he hears one, and he shares it with his readers.---Washington Times