In the second volume that focuses on the great New York City town houses, Michael Kathrens continues to explore magnificent residences, both celebrated and less well known, including the art- and treasure-filled houses of Henry O. Havermayer and Jeannette Dwight Bliss, the Murray Hill residence of James D. Lanier, and architect Ernest Flagg's own house that once stood at 109 E. 40th Street. AUTHOR: Michael Kathrens is an independent scholar specialising in American residential architecture and interior decoration of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He has published several book. Mr. Kathrens leads walking tours and lectures extensively on American domestic architecture of the Great House era. SELLING POINTS: ?A lavishly illustrated survey of some of the greatest New York City townhouses ?38 in-depth profiles of houses, with photographs of interiors, exteriors, floor plans, and social history ?A companion volume to the acclaimed 2005 publication, Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930 ILLUSTRATIONS: 30 colour T300 b/w
