About this title: About 2000 country houses - all of them large and opulent and surrounded by extensive estates - remain more or less intact in England today. Whether in public or private hands, they have become a magnet for British and foreign visitors each year, and have been called "England's one important contribution to art history". However they are in danger of disappearing in an inhospitable economic and political climate. This book describes in detail the present state of these houses, those that continue to serve as family houses, as well as those that have been converted into National Trust museums, ...
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Edition: 1st ptg.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: Book: Good. DJ: Good. 4to. 344 pp. 7 1/4 x 10 1/4. Blue cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Glossy white dj. Light wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First printing of this look at the past and present of many English country houses, privately owned and publicly visited. Book is in Fine condition in Fine dustjacket with lightest edgewear at spine. read more
Edition: 1st Printing.
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: Small 4to (10.25 inches tall) 344 pages. Index, notes, appendix. Description: Illustrated with b&w photographs by Sheila Littlejohn. Between 3500 and 4000 country houses--large, often elegantly furnished and surrounded by extensive estates--remain more or less intact in England today, although frequently converted to non-residential uses. Whether in public or private hands, the best known of them have become a major magnet for tourists. The author describes the past glories and troubled present ... read more
Description: Photographs By Sheila Littlejohn. Very Good+ in Near Fine d/j jacket. Small 4to (10" tall). Top rear corner bumped causing light crease lines near tip, bookplate on front pastedown, 1/2" tall embossed initials on title page. D/j slightly surface scratched on front panel, mostly showing in reflected light and top front edge slightly curled. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. 344 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1997
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: HB. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition. Sm4to from 9" to 11". xv, 344 pp, blu cloth covered boards, dj glossy blue w/ligth yel-gilt lettering w/color illustrated front & back. Between 3, 500 & 4, 000 country houses, large, elegantly furnished & surrounded by extensive estates, remain more or less intact in England today. The author describes the past glories & troubled present conditon of "the stately homes of Englad, " both those that serve as private houses, & those that have been turned ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: Sheila Littlejohn. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. This book has a blue dj with yellow spine lettering and a color cover illustration. Mild dj rubbing; some edgewear to book; mostly a clean, tight copy. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos, this book looks at what has become of some of the English countryside's most venerable country homes. 344 pages, including index; approx. 7"x9". read more
Description: Good. Dust Jacket present. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780195088762ISBN:019508876X
Description: New/slightly shelfworn dust jacket. ships immediately. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 p. Audience: General/trade. NEW book w/ shelfworn dust jacket. read more
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