Historic Houses of Virginia: Great Plantation Houses, Mansions, and Country Places
"...authoritative yet accessible tone...Brooke's color  pictures offer a close, exceptionally rewarding encounter with each  house." --Feb ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST"Knowledgeable text accompanies extraordinary full-color  photos of the state's great plantations, mansions, and country places - all  architecturally rich and historically important." "Stunning and  inspirational." --Jan OLD HOUSE INTERIORS"Well-researched text offers a broad view of how the gentry  lived. It's a perfect book for that Queen Anne coffee table." --Sep 06 WASHINGTON POST"Whether you're planning your first trip to Italy or you've  visited dozens of times, Dreaming of Tuscany is one book you won't want to  leave without." --Oct 06 COUNTRY LIVING"a coffe table book created for dreamers" --12/10/06 CHICAGO SUN-TIMESFrom the Tidewater region of its Atlantic Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia is home to some of the most architecturally rich, and perhaps the most historically significant, houses in America. The treasures showcased in Historic HOuses of Virginia... include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon... all depicted in new, specially commissioned photography. --Home & Design May 2007