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London: Frances Lincoln, 2009. 1st Frances Lincoln ed. Hardcover. VG+/G(Boards show mild shelfwear at both ends and corner; DJ shows moderate shelfwear with small tears at both ends; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid). Grey boards with silver lettering; Illustrated DJ with light pink and white lettering and illustration; colorfully illustrated; includes DVD, laid-in on interior back cover; illustrated endpapers; colorful frontispiece/photo; 258 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color). "Includes DVD of a virtual tour of the house and garden, with a commentary by the author...John Saldino's powerful new book is nothing less than a master class in interior and garden design by one of the world's most distinguished architectural designers." -- Dust Jacket.

London: Frances Lincoln, 2009. First printing. Near fine. Large, square quarto (13-1/4"). 260pp. Index. Black & white photo dust jacket with black spine lettered in lavender and white, over gray cloth, spine lettered in silver. The Villa, both inside and outside, is profusely illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, including a few architectural transparencies (elevations and ground plans). This work is divided into 4 parts: Architecture; Interiors; Landscape; and Entertaining. The final chapter on Entertaining includes recipes for dishes to be served at parties. The book chronicles how Saladino designed and redesigned an old house he had bought in the California hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Mounted on the rear pastedown is a 15 minute DVD disc produced in 2008 by the Saladino Group, Inc. to augment the book. This is a heavy book with the slightest hint of shelfwear along the bottom edge, otherwise a fine, as new copy. "John Saladino's powerful new book is nothing less than a master… Read More