The Art of Wealth: The Huntingtons In The Gilded Age
by Bennett, Shelley M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (scuffs & scratches to boards w/ edge-wear. dustjacket has some curling to back edges; rubbing to corners; edge-wear)
- ISBN 10
- 0873282531
- ISBN 13
- 9780873282536
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, And Botanical Gardens, 2013. Hardcover. VG (scuffs & scratches to boards w/ edge-wear. dustjacket has some curling to back edges; rubbing to corners; edge-wear). black cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. book xv, 362 pages w/ color & bw illustrations. black & tan dustjacket w/ gilt & red printing. Remains a nice, bright and sharp copy. "The Art of Wealth provides a fresh perspective on the complicated mix of public and private motives and models that characterized art collecting and philanthropy in America in the early twentieth-century. The author focuses on four remarkable individuals: Collis Huntington, who started out as a peddler and went on to found a railroad empire; his second wife, Arabella, a woman of great intelligence and taste; her son, Archer, who devoted his life to creating and supporting museums; and Collis's nephew, Henry E. Huntington, who built up an extraordinary foundation and then gave it to the public as an enduring legacy."--Amazon.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 190727
- Title
- The Art of Wealth: The Huntingtons In The Gilded Age
- Author
- Bennett, Shelley M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (scuffs & scratches to boards w/ edge-wear. dustjacket has some curling to back edges; rubbing to corners; edge-wear)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0873282531
- ISBN 13
- 9780873282536
- Publisher
- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, And Botanical Gardens
- Place of Publication
- San Marino, CA
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- American Art, Huntington Family ; Huntington Family ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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