Nantucket Style - Softcover

Linsley, Leslie; Jon Aron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847818306 ISBN 13: 9780847818303

Publisher: Rizzoli, 1994

Synopsis

Nantucket, a thirteen-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, is more than a place-- it's a state of mind. Nantucket Style is a handsome and thorough presentation of the unique atmosphere of the historic New England island. Classic American architecture, interiors, arts and crafts, gardens, and cuisine, within an environment offering unsurpassed natural beauty, contribute to the special quality of life on Nantucket island.Nantucket Style takes the reader on an insider's tour of over twenty-five local residences. The houses range from the exquisitely preserved eighteenth-century mansions that line Main Street to the charmingly rustic cottages that are a hallmark of towns by the sea.Quiet, relaxed, and unspoiled, this former whaling port is a haven for artists and creative individuals whose approach to life results in striking and inviting interiors. Residents find their own personal styles within the context of the traditional New England buil

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About the Author

Leslie Linsley and Jon Aron, a well-known husband-and-wife team specializing in books on crafts and design topics, have produced over forty top-selling volumes, including Key West Houses. Linsley, a writer on home decoration subjects, and Aron, a graphic designer and photographer, contribute regular features to the major shelter magazines. Linsley also writes a weekly newspaper column called "Homestyle." The couple has lived on Nantucket Island for over twenty-five years.

From Publishers Weekly

This lackluster valentine takes the reader on a tour of the architecture and interior design of Nantucket, Mass., homes, with 300 photographs, 200 of which are in color. The black-and-white pictures fail to illustrate the text adequately: they are captioned on occasion with descriptions of color, and their somber tone is at variance with Linsley's assertion that "everything is light and airy." Often photographer and writer (a husband and wife who have produced 35 style books) seem to be at cross-purposes, as when a caption refers to a claw-footed bathtub not seen in the picture, or describes details barely visible. And the text reads like a provincial gossip column, seasoned with inane or inconsequential commentary: "It's interesting that there's no shoemaker on Nantucket," or "There's nothing more traditional in a Nantucket home than an arrangement of freshly cut flowers." Devotees of the island would do better to turn to Taylor Lewis and Virginia Heard's Nantucket (Nonfiction Forecasts, May 11).
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About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0847818306
• ISBN 13: 9780847818303
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288