ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSES

MID GEORGIAN

1760-1800

CHRISTOPHER HUSSEY

First Edition complete with Dust Jacket

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Published 1956 by Country Life Ltd, London

Large Format measuring about 9 and a half x 12 and a half inches

Over 500 illustrations, most of which are photographs of interiors but also with plans and drawings

255 pages. Good quality semi-gloss paper throughout

"This volume of English Country Houses ... covers one of the great periods of English architecture: that of the 'Neo-classical synthesis' achieved by the  Adam and Wyatt brothers, James Payne and Henry Holland .... The book contains many finely illustrated descriptions, with much new historical material, of twenty-nine outstanding country houses, half of which have not previously been covered in any comparable book. The unclude Uppark, Arbury, Harewood, Kedleston, Shugborough, Claremont, Downton Castle, Crichel, Newby, Heveningham, Berrington, Attingham, Althorp, Farnley and Ickworth .... A valuable appendix lists alphabetically the architects of ountry houses with their principal works during the period." ~ from jacket notes.

No inscriptions. Hinges firm and intact. Gilt top edge a little dulled. Some yellowing to page edges and also to edges of text block. Age-spotting to green endpapers and facing white endpapers.

Well bound with straight and sturdy linen-bound hard green boards with bright gilt titling to front and spine. Corners are sharp and without bumps although the points are rubbed. Spine is without nick or fraying although edges are a little shelf rubbed.

Dust-jacket: not price-clipped; well produced from rather stiff paper and with a large tipped in (pasted on) colour photograph at front; edgewear, particularly at top edge whch also has some chiping; small piece lost over tail of spine and also at front near head of spine; a couple of half-inch closed tears, one at front bottom edge, the other at rear bottom edge; obvious yellowing to formerly white areas and generally; rear is marked as though from being in contact with a much darker surface;  the reverse side (ie. the side in contact with the boards) is foxed and much age-toned.

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