The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, by Arnold Lewis, James Turner, and Steven McQuillin. 180 Pages. Softbound. This book features all of the detailed and beautiful photos from "Artistic Houses" - known to be the best source of information and illustration for privates homes of the "well-to-do" in major Eastern cities in the early 1880's. Along with over 200 impressive photos of 97 magnificent buildings is an informative text written specially for this edition which covers the social and esthetic trends of the period, provides extensive captions for each plate, biographical comments on the house owners and their families, details present conditions of the houses...etc. This impressive survey is sure to delight anyone interested in interior design, architecture, the rich and powerful families of the Gilded Age, and the social history and architectural development of our great nation. $26.95 (BK-1082)