Ice Palaces by Anderes, Fred; Agranoff, Ann - 1983

Macmillan of Canada, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean sound copy. Unmarked text. previous owners library imprint and inscription written neatly on the ffep. Secure boxed packaging! n2.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1983. 132 pp, oblong (9 1/8" H x 10 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, architectural drawings. "The magical buildings illustrated in this pioneer study of a virtually unknown architectural phenomenon were truly built of ice, and they were said to shimmer with color and fire reminiscent of sapphire, topaz, and opal. In style they recalled medieval castles, Gothic cathed-rals, Russian palaces, and Art Deco fantasies. Many were huge, reaching as high as a 14 -story building and extending as long as a football field, but, of course, there's no physical trace of them. Nevertheless, the authors have discovered dozens of historic photographs, lithographs, postcards, paintings, and drawings of these fabulous but ephemeral constructions, as well as mementoes of the winter activities and sports surrounding their creation. (They) relate the history of ice castle building and examine about thirty in detail.… Read More

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada [0-7715-9857-2] [1983], 1st edition. (Oblong 4to hardcover) 132pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Frontispiece, black and white and color illustrations and photographs, notes, bibliography, index. Locale: Leadville--Colorado; Montreal--Quebec; Ottawa--Ontario; Quebec City--Quebec; Sapporo--Japan; St. Paul--Minnesota. (Architecture, Ice Carving, Ice Castles).