The Village in History de Graham Nicholson and Jane Fawcett - 1988

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0297793128 . Mostly black and white (some color) illustrations throughout. First British edition. Very near fine in like dust jacket. .

London: Guild Publishing. Very Good/Very Good. 1988. Reprint. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0297793128 Dust jacket comlete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Illustrated end papers. No ownership marks. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations and photographs. 197 pages clean and tight. THE POETIC VISION of an ancient village, of venerable cottages crowded around a tree-fringed green, dominated by the church and the manor house, the inhabitants ruddy-faced, well-fed and cheerful, is an enduring image laid down by generations of watercolour artists. But village life has never stood still. Evolving over centuries and subject to sudden cataclysms - invasions and disease, famine and fire - the fabric of the villages which stand today bears witness to a continuous process of both change and continuity. Graham Nicholson in the first section of this book tells the history of village England, from the earliest known beginnings, before Domesday Book, through the intervening… Leer más

(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988). Published in Association with the National Trust. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 197pp.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. New in New dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0297793128 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with barely detectable wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "From its first acquisition, the Clergy House in the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, the National Trust has continued to preserve many of the finest villages in England, Wales and Northern Island. In the second section of the book Jane Fawcett profiles over 120 villages, giving details of their architectural treasures and historical importance, and listing individual houses, surrounding countryside and even whole villages in the care of the National Trust." ; 10.6 X 7.6 X 1.0 inches; 198 pages .

Guild Publishing, London, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Naam en datum op achterzijde schutblad

Published by Guild Publishing, London, in association with the National Trust, 1998,reprint. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under pictorial dustwrapper. 10.75ins x 8ins, illustrated endpapers, [iv], 197pp. Illustrated throughout. Book is in two parts; starts with the history of the village and looks at what shaped their development and then part two is a gazeteer. VG / VG.