Ancient English Houses 1240 - 1612 by Christopher Simon Sykes - 1989

Chatto & Windus, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0701131764 239pp.

Chatto & Windus, 1988-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+.

Hardback. Very Good.

Chatto & Windus, 1988. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, 10" x 10", minor cockling to the leading edges, minor surface abrasion to the verso of the front free endpaper otherwise a good tightly bound copy in a good pictorial dust wrapper, illustrated throughout in colour, 239pp. A heavy book which may, if ordered from outside the United Kingdom, attract a request for additional postage..

Good. Sold by the charity Langdon Foundation. Supporting men & women with disabilities.

Chatto & Windus, 1988. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, 10" x 10", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, illustrated throughout in colour, 239pp. A heavy book which may, if ordered from outside the United Kingdom, attract a request for additional postage..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. 239 pp, square small 4to (10" x 10"). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "Here is a richly illustrated chronicle of some of England's most beautiful houses, built between 1240 and the early seventeenth century. Hidden in spectacular countryside, often at the end of long, narrow driveways, most are privately owned. Some are lived in by the families who built them hundreds of years ago. Before Christopher Simon Sykes' work for this book, few of them had ever been written about or photographed. A medieval fortified manor, a timber-framed hall on a moated island, a seventeenth-century summer house nestling in a vast, ancient lime tree; winding turret stairs, mullioned windows, priest holes, Great Halls with hammer beam roofs, superb plasterwork, stonework and panelling - these are some of the many treasures (the author) has discovered and photographed for this delightful book." Book is slightly cocked, large gift… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. 10" wide by 10" tall. A clean, tight copy with sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a little rubbing. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped (£25.00). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Includes profiles of a wide variety of old styles from all over England: courtyard houses, majestic castles, timber framed manors, gatehouses, etc. Illustrated with full-color photographs throughout, of both exteriors and interiors, with details of plasterwork, staircases, stone carving, ceilings and paneling, topiary gardens, etc. Glossary. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Here is a richly illustrated chronicle of some of England's most beautiful houses, built between 1240 and the… Read More