Some Cotswold Country Houses Tapa dura - 1987

The Dovecote Press. Very Good. 0946159459. 1987, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 1987. Hardcover.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Wimborne, Dorset, UK: The Dovecot Press. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles to spine, this dated 1987 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket(unclipped). 158pp with introduction and 28 Houses described and photographed. Condition all VG. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1987.

Dovecote Press, Wimborne, first edition, 1987. Cloth, 4to,. 157 pp, ills. From the blurb: "No one could be a more knowledgeable or entertaining guide to the country houses of the Cotswolds than James Lees-Milne. He was brought up in their shadow, for a while lived in one of the houses included in this book, and now lives beside the gates of another. As Adviser on Historic Houses to the National Trust, for whom he worked for thirty years, he became an influential authority on the history and architecture of the English country house. ..In his Introduction, James Lees-Milne remarks that 'Most, but not all, of the houses in this book I have known over a lifetime'. It is a lifetime that nearly spans the century, and it is this familiararity with the houses and friendship with many of the owners that makes him so sympathetic and engrossing a guide. Architecture and anecdotes mix happily together. The tastes and eccentricities of those who have occupied the houses leaven the scholarship. The… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Wimborne : Dovecote Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 157 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm. Subjects; Country houses England Gloucestershire. Architecture, Domestic England Cotswold Hills. England Gloucestershire. Country homes-England-Cotswold Hills

Wimbourne, Dorset: The Dovecote Press, 1987. This is from the dustwrapper: "No one could be a more knowledgeable or entertaining guide to the country houses of the Cotswolds than James Lees-­Milne. He was brought up in their shadow, for a while lived in one of the houses included in this book, and now lives beside the gates of another. As Adviser on Historic Houses to the National Trust, for whom he worked for thirty years, he became an influential authority on the history and architecture of the English country house. Reviewing one volume of his diaries in The Observer, Maurice Richardson described him as 'a naturally graceful writer, he is as observant as a fly and a master of detail who knows exactly when to stop.' Alas, in this book at least the stops come all too soon. In his Introduction, James Lees-Milne remarks that 'Most, but not all, of the houses in this book I have known over a lifetime.' It is a lifetime that nearly spans the century, and it is this familiararity… Leer más

Dovecote Press, 1987. Signed to title page. Very lightly rubbed with light edgewear to DJ, else excellent.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard. Near fine/Near Fine. 4to.

The Dovecote Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!