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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Trade paperback. Couple of very slight creases to cover. A celebration of Britain's rich heritage of historic houses and the families who live in them. Features more that 200 castles, palaces and great houses across Britain still occupied by their owners and regularly open to the public, including Althorp, Arundel Castle, Chatsworth, Glamis, Harewood House, Kentwell Hall, Traquair, Warwick Cadstle and Woburn Abbey, as well as many lesser-known treasures. Full descriptions of the highlights of each house, with stories and legends, and many personal views offered by the people who live in and care for them. Hundreds of colour photographs, plus six specially commissioned cut-away illustraitons to give you a peep inside - Blenheim Palace, Holkham Hall, Haddon Hall, Carlton Towers, tredegar House and Blair Castle. Illustrated. 224 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).