Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930

"Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930" by Gary Lawrance & Anne Surchin

Please visit my Amazon store for a few books from my collection I have listed for sale. Today I have listed a copy of, " Houses of the Hamptons,1880-1930" autographed by both authors, Gary Lawrance and Anne Surchin. Copies of this book are now rare and becoming a collectible.

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Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930

Villa Mille Fiore at Southampton. Demolished

Read today's review of " Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930" on David Patrick Columbia's New York Social Diary.

Acanthus Press Publishers

Here is the new catalog for Acanthus Press. Many great books that everyone's library should have! http://www.acanthuspress.com/PDF/2012Web.pdf

The Hamptons by Charles Rigdon & Newport by Edwin Gilbert.

Here are two good old beach reads from the 1970s.

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If you get through this in an afternoon, you may also like,"Newport", By Edwin Gilbert.

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The Private Rich

Here is an interesting book which contains rarely seen photographs of the rich in their homes, resorts and just lounging about. Yachts, Tennis, Travel, Parties, Debutantes, Polo, Gardens, Horses, Fox Hunting. The world of Palm Beach, Newport, Southampton, The Riviera. It is a small book and the stories are fictitious, but intertwined amongst beautiful images of the rich at play. This book presents an authentic picture of the Downton Abbey, Gatsby and Ralph Lauren lifestyles. F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel, The Great Gatsby, said about his characters, Tom Buchanan & Daisy Buchanan, " They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully, wherever people played polo and were rich together.” This book is like a wonderful scrapbook put together by Uncle Willy and Aunt Babs.  I would recommend it for those who are real devotees of the subject.

While researching this I found this fun blog, Stuff WASPs Like.

The Private Rich, A Family Album/ Stories by Peter Rand and photographs edited by Elizabeth Bird,Crown Publishers, Inc., New York.

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" Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930"

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Click HERE to read reviews about, " Houses of the Hamptons, 1880-1930", published by Acanthus Press 2007 and written by myself and Anne Surchin.

Beautiful Gardens in America, By Louise Shelton

The Garden at Wooldon Manor, Southampton, New York

Click HERE to view this important book about many of the great gardens of the,"Gilded Age", including Southampton's, " Wooldon Manor", when owned by Dr. Peter Wyckoff, James Breese's, " The Orchard", Newport and many of the great gardens all around the country circa 1915.

Books about "GILDED AGE" Mansions and Families: The Hamptons & Long Island's Gold Coast

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