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Private Newport: At Home and In the Garden

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Author: Bettie Bearden Pardee
Creator: Mick Hales
Publisher: Bulfinch
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$40.00~~
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 264281

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.9 x 1

ISBN: 082122848X
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.8097457
EAN: 9780821228487
ASIN: 082122848X

Publication Date: April 14, 2004
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Book may be a little dusty/dirty along its edges and dj has either large or small tear. Pages are crisp and clean. This is a new book that received the above wear during its delivery. Has remainder mark.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Newport, Rhode Island-celebrated 'City by the Sea' and home to America's elite-has a deeply rooted history, both architectural and otherwise, that makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. The famous properties of the Preservation Society of Newport County, the annual Flower Show, the Jazz Festival, the Tennis Hall of Fame, and corporate retreats all bring a steady stream of tourists to Newport each year. Featuring 275 full-color photographs, this is the first book to reveal the privately owned mansions and gardens of Newport that are closed to the public and not part of the tours given by the Preservation Society. Never-before-published photos of these homes, which have been designed by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year old-world architectural heritage.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

A Pack of Newport-Lights August 22, 2008
Classicdude (River City)
Despite the potential of the interesting subject matter, 18 private homes and their gardens, PRIVATE NEWPORT is light on details. Author/flower-arranging judge Bettie Bearden Pardee treats it more like a cocktail party of a book with some name-dropping and a few anecdotal stories. Every property is architecturally significant with some fine furnishings and an interesting history, but do not count on much more than just small talk here. Photographer Mick Hales does a better job of presenting the substantial homes, not the so-called cottages of the Gilded Age but mansions none-the-less. All the photos are color and appear to be taken expressly for the book. In addition to an Introduction and an Index, there is a Forward by Marion Oates Charles. Best for those who already love Newport, one of the lovliest towns in the U.S.

5 out of 5 stars

Newport's Attitude of Grace & Beauty! October 26, 2006
Southern Review (USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful

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This is an exquisite look at Newport Rhode Island by Betty Barden Pardee, a contributing editor to Bon Appetit, who, with her husband is a year-around resident of Newport. Ms. Pardee takes the reader inside the mansions for a private look at the interiors and gardens of this community from a bygone era.

Photographer Mick Hales, whose work has appeared in House and Garden, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, and Town and Country does an extraordinary job capturing the light, mood and character of Newport.

Designers, decorative artists, and landscape designers will especially enjoy these pages.

5 out of 5 stars

A great book about Newport December 10, 2005
emg55
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

I used to live in Newport and I recognize many of the houses in this book. You will not see these private interiors and gardens any other way. The photography and writing are excellent.

5 out of 5 stars

A Beauty of a Book! October 5, 2004
Veronica Sanders (New York, NY United States)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Private Newport features page after page of gorgeous homes--those that only we mere mortals can only dream about! The photography is spectacular and I love the way the exterior of the homes and their grounds are included, as well as the amazing interiors. This is a great gift for anyone who has visited Newport or who desires to. You won't see these homes on the mansion tour as they are privately owned and not open to the public.

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