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The Bluegrass of Kentucky
by Richard S. DeCamp
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good/Good
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
~~INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR DATED 1985 ON TITLE PAGE~~ Lexington, KY: The Rayburn Press (1st Edition, 1985). Handsome hardcover with blue boards/gilt titles, 175 pages. Dust jacket shows shelf and edge wear; small orange price sticker on back. Book itself is in very good condition: clean and unmarked, with a square, tight binding. PLEASE NOTE: Photo makes it appear that the backstrip is a lighter green than the rest of the dust jacket--it's not.
ABOUT THE BOOK: For anyone wishing to savor the unique quality of Bluegrass life from the late 18th cent;ury through the 19th century, Richard and Patricia DeCamp have prepared a handy, informative, and well-illustrated overview of distinctive houses in the central Bluegrass. THE BLUEGRASS OF KENTUCKY: A GLIMPSE AT THE CHARM OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY ARCHITECTURE provides an attractive view to a fuller appreciation of the unique Bluegrass atmosphere and style, manifested in its splendid architecture. Through this charming book, which reflects the DeCamp's lively interest in Bluegrass architecture, the history and beauty of more than 200 years of the region's architectural heritage will live on.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Richard "Dick" DeCamp (1931 - 2022) was the executive director emeritus of the Blue Grass Trust, and he was the Trust's first executive director in 1969. In 1973, DeCamp became the first head of the Lexington-Fayette County (Kentucky) historic commission, now the Office of Historic Preservation. He also served on the Urban County Council from 1996 to 2008.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Patricia S. DeCamp (1929 - 2021), wife of Richard DeCamp, was responsible for the photographs in The Bluegrass of Kentucky.
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- Bookseller
- heytotobooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 03042402AZ14
- Title
- The Bluegrass of Kentucky
- Author
- Richard S. DeCamp
- Illustrator
- Patricia S. DeCamp
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- The Rayburn Press
- Place of Publication
- Lexington, KY
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 175
- Size
- 11.25 x 8.75 x 0.50 inches
- Weight
- 2.50 lbs
- Keywords
- Historic Preservation, Kentucky, Architecture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kentucky; Historic Preservation;