Christopher Simon Sykes

Estelle Ellis

Caroline Seebohm

Presents the personal libraries of forty bibliophiles and offers ideas for library design

How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries

At Home with Books

The Life and Times of Condé Nast

The Man who was Vogue

This lushly illustrated book tells the amazing story of the rise, fall, and rebirth the Untermyer Garden, one of the most extravagant and celebrated 20th Century gardens.

The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden

Paradise on the Hudson

The whole world was about to change, and no one would be affected more deeply than Dorothea and Iris Crosby, sisters—identical twins—born to the wealth and social standing of New York City's Park Avenue. It was 1914, and while life in Manhattan seemed to center on grand balls and exotic parties, in Europe everything was coming undone. World War I was about to explode, and when it did it would involve many thousands of young Americans already heading overseas. Aroused by the perils of the rest of the world, Dorothea and Iris decided to join the American Red Cross in France. Sent immediately to the battlefront, they became immersed in a daily struggle to help save lives, and when that wasn't possible, to at least make death less terrifying for the young French soldiers in their care. Beautiful and mysterious, the twin sisters were dubbed les anges, the angels, by the wounded men. They charmed the Americans as well, among them a fighter pilot with whom Iris fell in love—the first threat to the singular bond that held the sisters together. As the losses mounted, however, the link between the sisters grew stronger. Finally, when the battles ended, they awoke to the reality that the world they had known was forever gone, and home seemed a distant and alien place. A powerful story of spiritual awakening, of innocence lost, and of the emotional toll of war, The Innocents is sure to appeal to readers of such outstanding historical novels as Regeneration by Pat Barker, Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks, and Rebecca West's classic The Return of the Soldier.

A Novel

The Innocents

A nostalgic study of the architecture of the New Jersey shore combines personal accounts, historical anecdotes, and photographs that document a wide array of great mansions, quaint cottages, and unusual bungalows of the region.

Cottages and Mansions of the Jersey Shore

An intimate portrait of Marietta Tree follows the life and times of the political activist and society doyenne who knew Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Marilyn Monroe and who fought for both civil rights and women's rights. 30,000 first printing. Tour.

The Life of Marietta Tree

No Regrets

Peter Woloszynski

More than two hundred full-color photographs capture the rich beauty of the old homes and plantations of the American South, accompanied by a vivid look at the history of the families who have owned these antebellum treasures for generations, providing a poignant, elegant look at a vanishing way of life. 15,000 first printing.

The Last Great Houses of the Old South

Under Live Oaks

Living in England's Private Houses

English Country

Nina Campbell

Combining a survey of contemporary interior design with a portrait of the innovative work of Elsie de Wolfe, this illustrated study highlights the seminal contributions of the designer to the world of home decorating. 20,000 first printing. Tour.

A Decorative Life

Elsie de Wolfe

Set in the old world of England and the new world of America, this novel tells the story of four privileged young women--Alice, Louisa, Penny, and Daphne--from their meeting at Oxford in the early 1960s to their lives ten years later

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