STOWE: HOUSE AND SCHOOL by Macdonald, Alasdair (signed by the author - 1951

1951. First Edition. London, W.S. Cowell, 1951. 23 x 29 cm. 78 pages with several photographic illustrations. Original Hardcover. Original cloth / In protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with several signed dedications to the previous owner, Stowe - pupil Antony Miall, throughout the book. The dedications are written by several former classmates of the recipient of this monograph. The book deals with: The House at Stowe / The Family / The Gardens and Grounds / The First Lustre / Stowe in War and Peace / The Ten Years' Grace // Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was opened on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 schoolboys. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools' Group. The headmaster, Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, was recognised as Tatler's Headmaster of the Year in 2007. The school was shortlisted for the 'most beautiful… Read More