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Title: The Country Houses of David Adler by Stephen M. Salny, Franz Schulze, Steven M. Salny ISBN: 0-393-73045-X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Four stars for a Great architect, but so-so publisher.
Comment: I really love David Adler. I was thrilled to find out that this book was in the making. But when I finally got my hands on it I was furious to find that there were no color plates in the entire book. All photographs are archival. The Richard Crane mansion in Ipswich is a tremendous house, and I appreciate the old view from the beach, but how does that compare to the view now that all of the landscape has come to maturation. Not including color plates and more contemporary shots was a cruel tease to play.

Rating: 5
Summary: beautiful book -- excellent gift!
Comment: growing up in Lake Forest, IL...I, too saw these beautiful country estates -- but never knew the common theme was David Adler. Such a wealth of information and history that I have to thank Mr. Salny for. We are talking an era of architecture that included not only the design of a building, but also the design of the gardens, the interiors, etc. A fabulous book -- beautiful and inspiring in so many ways!

Rating: 3
Summary: Sloppy detailing
Comment: Useful and informative, but Norton was a bit slap-dash in its production. The "newly-drawn plans" were disappointing and nowhere near the standard in architectural publishing; whoever was responsible shouldn't have been.

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