Great Days of a Country House
by Goodall, John S.,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719549256
- ISBN 13
- 9780719549250
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray Publishers Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to 0719549256 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Black cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Previous owner's neat inscription on ffep. Full page colour illustrations through out. From Tudor times to the present day, the story of a great country house unfolds. No dry history this, instead in John S. Goodall's exquisite pictures, banquets, balls, dinners and house parties spring to life; the everyday activities of the household bustle across the page. The changing fortunes of the house are intimately recorded, from destruction by fire and rebuilding, through Regency elegance and Victorian heyday, to wartime use and restoration in the twentieth century. Great Days of a Country House captures flawlessly the spirit of bygone eras in paintings of nostalgia and subtlety which show the unmistakable Goodall touch. This is a book to dip into, pore over and return to, and it cannot fail to give endless pleasure to people of all ages. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141377
- Title
- Great Days of a Country House
- Author
- Goodall, John S.,
- Illustrator
- Goodall, John S.
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0719549256
- ISBN 13
- 9780719549250
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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