[English History Collection] – Sackville-West, Vita.

English Country Houses.

Fourth Edition. London, William Collins, 1945. 16 cm x 22.5 cm. 48 pages including illustrations. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Spotting on endpapers and inside cover.

Includes for example the following plates: View of Arundel Castle, Sussex / Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire / Mells Manor House and Church, Somerset / Hurstmonceux Castle, Sussex / Bramshill Park, Hampshire / Inigo Jones etc.

” This book offers a brief history of the English country house from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and of the people who built and lived in them from common squires to kings and queens.” (Amazon)

″There is nothing quite like the English country house anywhere else in the world,” the author proudly proclaims in this 1940 volume. Sackville-West here offers a history of British country homes presented in her own poetic style. The text is also buttressed with numerous color and black-and-white illustrations. Though not essential, this is a sweet little book nonetheless.” (Library Journal)

• Keywords: British Architecture · Country House · English History Collection · Garden · Library & Collection Building
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 72334AB