The Palace and Gardens of Fronteira: Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Portuguese Style Tapa dura - 1995

Antique Collectors' Club, 1995. 3. Hardcover. Good. Original blue boards, blind stamped spine, dust jacket, (full page) colour illustrations, 4to.

New York: Quetzal Editores / M. T. Train / Scala Books, 1995. Third Revised Edition. Hardbound. VG (clean and tight but with slight sunning to some page edges and slight scuffing to dj). Blue cloth; blue dust jacket with color illustration and white lettering; 142 pp. with numerous mostly color illustrations. Encompassing all that is quintessentially Portuguese, the palace was built in the 1660s. This lavish book is devoted entirely to the art and architecture on display and their fascinating history. With stunning photography by Nicolas Sapieha. "Built in the 1660s by the first Marquis of Fronteira, Joao de Mascarenhas, the Palace of Fronteira encompasses all that is most quintessentially Portuguese." "This lavish book is devoted entirely to the art and architecture on display there, and the fascinating history that lies behind them. Despite its individual character Fronteira is, in many ways, one of the most representative of Portugal's country manors. This book is an inspiration both to students… Leer más

Scala Publishers Ltd, 1999. Book. Illus. by Sapieha, Nicolas. Virtually as New. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 1/8" x 9 1/4". 142 pages, copiously illustrated in colour, plan of the garden. 'Sure to delight lovers of Portuguese art and culture'..

Wappinger's Falls, New York: Quetzal editores : M.T. Train/Scala Books, [1995]. Third revised edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 4to. 142 pp. Bound in blue boards, in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color illustrations throughout. Photography by Nicolas Sapieha. Near Fine, minor shelf wear, in Very Good+ dust jacket with some minor scuffing and wear.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Scala Books, 1995-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!