Classical Swedish Architecture and Interiors, 1650-1840

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover. VG (With no marks or blemishes to interior. DJ has very light edgewear.). White canvas cloth, pastel yellow & color illus. dust jacket, 270 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color. "The beautiful, often breathtakingly lavish architecture and interiors of Sweden between the 1600s and early 1800s have been among the art world's best-kept secrets. ... The path of visitors to Sweden -- scholars and laymen, travelers and armchair explorers alike—will be forever changed and expanded by this book. Stops at the more familiar sites will be informed with knowledge of the who, when, why, and how of each antechamber and pavilion, while the lucid text and abundance of brilliant photographs, complementing such historical documents as engravings and architectural renderings, will open roads to rural corners and coastal retreats where Swedish royals, nobles, and privileged commoners basked in the calm of their country mansions and warmed themselves before their handsome Swedish tile stoves." (dj).