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1	The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters more books like this by Gordon Dahlquist It begins with a simple note: Roger Bascombe wishes to inform Celeste Temple that their engagement is forthwith terminated. Celeste is determined to find out why her fiance should have thrown her over so cruelly. Adopting a disguise, she follows him to the forbidding Harschmort manor, where she discovers a conspiracy so terrifying as to be almost ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Birdcage more books like this by Mrs. Marcia Willett Written with shining honesty and compassion, "The Birdcage" is a multi-generational story of a bittersweet love affair with far-flung repercussions. Martin's Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Guynd: A Scottish Journal more books like this by Belinda Rathbone "Rathbone nails down a little bit of the Scottish soul in all its stark splendor."--"New York Times Book Review" This memoir offers an American woman's uniquely privileged view into the pastoral Scotland of today. By turns funny, heartwarming, and occasionally sad, it is the author's account of her marriage to a Scottish landowner and of the ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Classic English Interiors more books like this by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill Classic English Interiors is a sumptuous showcase for a distinctive style that is now as popular in Manhattan as in the country houses of England. Written by The Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the book is divided into two parts. The first half reveals the private and the pubic side of Blenheim Palace, her ancestral home, explores the country ... see all copies from $14.05! new only from $14.05! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Gunpowder Plot more books like this by Carola Dunn A magazine assignment takes a murderous turn for intrepid sleuth, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, in this delightful new addition to Dunns mystery series, set in 1920s England. Martins Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Wedding Rows more books like this by Kate Kingsbury Sitting Marsh, a World War II town threatened by invasion, is overdue for a celebration. But when a stranger appears at a wedding--and is stabbed--sleuth Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton is on the case, and there's no shortage of suspects. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Farm Fatale: A Comedy of Country Manors more books like this by Wendy Holden Rosie and her live-in boyfriend Mark move from their London flat to a cottage in the country so that Rosie can indulge her romantic dreams of rural life. But things, needless to say, are not quite what she expected: bad plumbing, noisy neighbors, and--worst of all--conflicts with Mark about everything from the flower garden to the idea of being ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
8	Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions 1150-1400 more books like this by H S Bennett (Preface by) An account of the daily and yearly round of the English peasant in the Middle Ages. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Berried Alive more books like this by Kate Kingsbury As respected guardian of Sitting Marsh, Elizabeth Harleigh Compton must discover who poisoned four American servicemen--and why--before another soldier succumbs. Original. see all copies from $6.75! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
10	The Last Country Houses more books like this by Clive Aslet The magnificent country houses built in Britain between 1890 and 1939 were the last monuments to a vanishing age. Many of these great mammoths of domestic architecture were unsuited to the changes in economic and social priorities that followed the two world wars, and rapidly became extinct. Those that survive, however, provide tangible evidence ... see all copies from $4.92! new only from $47.22! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Love Knot more books like this by Rebecca Brandewyne On her way to the estate of the Earl of St. Aubyn, where she is to be the new governess, Verity Collier is delayed when her coach is attacked by a highwayman. She soon comes to believe her employer is the notorious rogue. What's worse--she falls in love with him. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12	Manor Houses of England more books like this by P H Ditchfield see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.50! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	English Country House Murders more books like this by Thomas Godfrey (Editor) Nothing could seem more civilized, more orderly and sedate than a weekend at one of Great Britain's country estates. Yet these staid, conservative houses play host to a wider variety of murders than do the mean streets of America's darkest cities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Earlham more books like this by Percy Lubbock At Earlham Hall, a Norfolk home of his maternal kin, the Gurneys, Mr. Percy Lubbock used to spend his summer holdiays when he was a little boy. He has written a book about Earlham and those summer holidays. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $21.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery more books like this by Dana Cameron, PH.D. In her third mystery, archaeologist Emma Fielding joins a dig at an 18th-century house in Stone Harbor, Massachusetts. When a pair of freshly-slain corpses are unearthed and a young local is murdered, Emma begins to dig in the town's secrets. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Cabins, Cottages & Villas: Breezy Manors & Waterside Homes more books like this by Sater Design Collection see all copies from $2.50! first editions
17 view cover	Modern Manors: Welfare Capitalism Since the New Deal more books like this by Sanford M Jacoby In light of recent trends toward corporate downsizing and debates over corporate responsibility, historian Sanford Jacoby offers a timely, comprehensive history of 20th-century welfare capitalism, that is, the history of nonunion corporations that look after the economic security of employees. Based on extensive research, MODERN MANORS greatly ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $24.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	The House: A Portrait of Chatsworth more books like this by Deborah Vivien Freeman- Devonshire, Duchess see all copies from $3.22! new only from $81.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Polite Tourist: Four Centuries of Country House Visiting more books like this by Adrian Tinniswood Rebecca's Manderley, Jane Eyre's Thornfield, Pride and Prejudice's Pemberley -- just the names of these fictional English estates conjure up romantic images of majestic architecture, sweeping gardens, impressive artworks, and lavish interiors. This illustrated volume takes readers on a grand tour of the real-life counterparts to these fictional ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.55! \| first editions
20 view cover	Gaywyck more books like this by Vincent Virga Originally published in 1980, Gaywyck, the first gay gothic romance both honors and reinvents the classic style. Vincent Virga creates a world as authentic as anything penned by DuMaurier, retaining the creaking ancestral mansion and mysterious and brooding master of the manor, while replacing the damsel in distress with the young and handsome ... see all copies from $3.39! new only from $55.25!
21	The English country house : an art and a way of life more books like this by Olive Cook see all copies from $4.49! first editions
22 view cover	English Manor Houses more books like this by Nicholas Cooper, Marianne Majerus Following the success of English Country Houses and earlier titles in this well-established series, English Manor Houses presents exteriors and interiors of historic houses from the Dorset coast in the south to the Yorkshire moors in the north, 130 color illustrations. see all copies from $2.14! new only from $201.06! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Old Herbaceous: A Novel of the Garden more books like this by Reginald Arkell, Michael Pollan (Editor), Penelope Hobhouse (Introduction by) In Victorian England, young Bert Pinnegar is an orphan who loves plants. Under the tutelage of a woman named Mary Brain, Bert becomes not only a famously knowledgeable flower-show judge but a horticultural expert who can conjure strawberries in April. This novel is a long-time favorite, and, in addition to its sparkling story (a favorite of the ... see all copies from $3.31! new only from $6.51! \| SVS
24	The Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor more books like this by James de Rothschild, Mrs see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Great houses of England & Wales more books like this by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Christopher Simon Sykes Presented here are thirty-two notable buildings and their estates that represent a characteristically English combination of architectural splendor and domestic comfort. This chronological selection presents a panoramic history of the evolution of the great house from Elizabethan through Edwardian times and up to the present ongoing battle for ... see all copies from $10.53! new only from $21.89! \| first editions \| SVS

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