Some 125 color photographs mark a charming tour through eighteen of Charleston's most legendary houses, discussing how a wide variety of styles blend beautifully to become a distinct, and sometimes eccentric, regional style with unique features such as huge piazzas. 10,000 first printing.
“Beautiful as a dream, tinged with romance, consecrated by tradition, glorified by history, rising from the very bosom of the waves, like a fairy city created by the enchanter’s wand.” ~ Arthur Mazyck