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Cape Cod: Gardens and Houses

Door Taylor Biggs Lewis e.a.

Categorie	Meubelen & Interieur
Boeknummer	#376411-KC25
Titel	Cape Cod: Gardens and Houses
Auteur	Lewis, Taylor Biggs & Catherine Fallin
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York : Simon & Schuster
Jaar van uitgave	1995
ISBN10	0671868594
ISBN13	9780671868598
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting	A revealing tour of the lush gardens and enchanting homes of New England's Cape Cod, in more than 400 lavish color photographs and inviting text. Well known for its glorious coastline, fabulous sailing, world-renowned beaches, and delectable shellfish, Cape Cod has a long history connected to the sea. Commercial fishermen from the Old World sought shelter on its shores even before the Mayflower Pilgrims made their first landing at Provincetown in 1620 before going on to settle at Plymouth. In contrast to the tales of merchant seamen, whaling ships and the China trade, pirates and commercial fishermen, the Cape was settled by farmers. By 1639 the towns of Sandwich, Yarmouth, and Barnstable were already incorporated, and livestock grazed on the plentiful salt marshes nearby. Now, more than ... (Lees verder)three-and-a-half centuries later, Cape Cod is home to artists and writers, fishermen and farmers, and the summer destination of generations of city dwellers -- all of whom enjoy the soft summer nights, endless beaches, and sheltered estuaries and bays abounding with succulent clams and oysters. Cape Cod: Gardens and Houses reveals the Cape's natural beauty, its rich architecture, and its magical gardens.
Pagina's	278
Conditie	Goed — Name on verso endpaper.
Prijs	€ 20,00

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