"Philistines At The Hedgerow: Passion And Property In The Hamptons" 1998 GAINES, Steven (SIGNED) Orientalia

"Philistines At The Hedgerow: Passion And Property In The Hamptons" 1998 GAINES, Steven (SIGNED) OrientaliaGAINES, Steven Signed on half title page [326] pp. Little, Brown and Company 1998 First Edition 9 1 2" x 6 3 8" As one of America's most fabled communities long a magnet for artists, celebrities, the very rich, and their respective hangers on the Hamptons have been a scene of constant collision among the established old guard, New Money, and the local families who farmed and fished the region for generations. In serving up three centuries of Hamptons

He entered Christ Church

It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre

business and pleasure

wintering at Villa Leopolda in Villefranche-sur-Mer

Jean Berain the Elder (1640-1711) was a draughtsman and designer

Lovely Vintage Pictorial Calendar with Illustrations

14 3/4" x 11"

Cecil Aldin and G

prairies to woodlands

The first Templeton still exists today as a events venue

whose chief offense may be that she is a 'damnably efficient' gardener

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