SOUTHILL A Regency House -

Faber and Faber, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (boards lightly faded - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 69, illus with b&w plates (bottom corner of rear endpaper clipped; no inscriptions).

London : Faber & Faber, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Pages slightly tanned, as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 69 pp., 3 unnumbered pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates, 4 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, plans, 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction / by Major S Whitbread -- The House / by Professor A E Richardson -- The furniture and decoration / by F J B Watson -- The pictures / by Oliver Millar -- The sculpture / by M L Webb -- The library / by A N L Munby. Subjects; Whitbread (Family). Southill (Biggleswade, Bedfordshire). Architecture England. Decoration and ornament Regency style.

London : Faber & Faber, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplates of Christopher Hussey and John Cornforth. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Pages slightly tanned, as with age. Marginal pencil annotations. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 69 pp., 3 unnumbered pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates, 4 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, plans, 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Introduction / by Major S Whitbread -- The House / by Professor A E Richardson -- The furniture and decoration / by F J B Watson -- The pictures / by Oliver Millar -- The sculpture / by M L Webb -- The library / by A N L Munby. Subjects; Whitbread (Family). Southill (Biggleswade, Bedfordshire). Architecture England. Decoration and ornament Regency style.

London: Faber & Faber, 1951. Spine and board edges foxed and sunned. Closed edges and endpapers also foxed, otherwise clean and firm.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Faber & Faber, 1951. 1st Edition. . Book Book Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Faber & Faber, 1951. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. Book in good condition in green cloth which is faded to the spine area, with some wear and rubbing. Internally clean, PO's long inscription to the ffe, illustrated. 69pp. + 90 plates + 4pp. index.

London: Faber and Faber, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm, square and tight with strong joints, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: showing well, just mildly rubbed and edge-worn, but now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 250mm x 195mm. Well illustrated with numerous full page plates. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

London,, 1951. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.. Bookplate of distinguished art academic John Gere on the front pastedown. Some sunning at spine and spine area with faint rubbing and scuffing at spine ends, otherwise sound, clean, close very good.. Small 4to. pp 69, [40] plates. Original publisher's khaki coloured cloth, lettered gilt on spine and front cover. Contributors include: A. E. Richardson, F. J. B. Watson, Oliver Millar, M. L. Webb, A. N. L. Munby. Illustrated in b/w throughout.

London: Faber and Faber, 1951. First edition. Illustrated with 90 Photographic plates. 1 vols. Small 4to. Bound in full red polished calf, with the Thaw family motto stamped in gilt on the upper cover: "Ou le Sort Appelle" (Where Destiny Calls), top edge gilt. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with 90 Photographic plates. 1 vols. Small 4to. The Whitbread's Home in Bedfordshire for 5 generations.