An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork by Sledge, John S.; Hagler, Sheila [Photographer]

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2006. Cloth, xv, 109 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Ornamental cast iron in Mobile, Alabama. "The 'iron lace' that graces the businesses, homes, squares, and cemeteries of Mobile, Alabama, is as vital a part of that southern port city. Looking at how ornamental cast iron defines Mobile's heart and soul, this work explains how the local iron industry developed and then fiercely competed with big northern foundries." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Ancient echoes (Woodrow Wilson); Ornamental cast iron in American architecture; Flowering: Mobile iron to 1861; Postwar trade: brokers, mongers, builders; Legacy: romance, ruin, renaissance.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

University of Georgia Press, 2006-09-15. hardcover. Used: Good.

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