Florida Architecture of Addison Mizner by Mizner, Addison - 1928

New York: William Helburn, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Rust basket weave cloth, marbled boards with matching endpapers. Teg. Near fine. Folio, 38 x 29 cm. Unpaginated, 185 photogravures including frontispiece of Mizner. KARPEL B1196. "This is an extraordinary collection of plates of Spanish Colonial houses of the Gilded Age as designed by the leading exemplar of the style. Includes an introduction by Ida Tarbell." Frontispiece portrait of Mizner and 184 sepia-toned photogravure plates after photographs by Frank E. Geisler. showcases residences designed by Mizner, whose interpretations of Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles had a significant impact on architecture in South Florida. Mizner's work included the Everglades Club, the Plaza Shops on Palm Beach Avenue, Gulf Stream Golf Club, the Cloister at Boca Raton, and numerous private residences. Light rubbing to back cover.