Jane Howard Foreword By (8 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Copyright © 1972. 301 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Moderate wear at bottom right corner of front cover. Light staining at bottom right corner of pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 112 pp. Please note, this is a large and somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. From Tom Barber and Jill Bauman, through Hannes Bok, Richard Corben and Frank Frazetta to Rowena and Boris, the Franks own them all and the book wanders from room to room in their home, showing the art that fills their walls. Size: 4to. Book.…

Black Cloth. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. First Edition. "The British stately home is a magnet that attracts hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and from all over the world. The immense appeal of such houses is not simply their architectural splendor or magnificent art treasures. They also fulfill a need in people to recapture something of the past, affording as they do tangible glimpses of a way of life that has vanished. Who built these great houses? What kinds of people lived in them? How did they acquire their vast fortunes, amass their fabulous art collections? Who landscaped their gardens? What became of their descendants? With a creative and imaginative approach Sibylla Jane Flower answers these questions from a new point of view. In this magnificent volume, twenty of Great Britain's most beautiful homes are depicted, chosen as particularly fine examples of their style and period, each one introduced by personal conversation with the present-day owners. The entire domestic fabric of the great houses is examined, revealing what life was like for the inhabitants above and below stairs, in their setting of grandeur and luxury. Yet in their pursuit of that luxury the rich men of fashion and powerful artistocrats who lorded it over their households were often inspired by profound knowledge and consummate taste. They were patrons of the arts on a grand scale, and what they bequeathed to their own families have over the centuries become part of England's heritage. The Debrett name, which has been a household word in Britain for over two hundred years and is synonymous wit the British aristocracy, lends further authority to this volume. Derry Moore's ability to capture the flavor of the great houses in spectacular original photography specially commissioned for the book is supplemented by paintings and photographs of some of the residents, past and present. A comprehensive appendix gives details of over 150 houses in Great Britain that are open to the public." NO EXTRA POSTAGE ABOVE OUR STANDARD RATES! Please email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Many Black & White & Colour Illustrations (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Soft cover 1999. MINOR WATER DAMAGE IS NOT AT ALL SERIOUS. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Uncreased spine. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref P5657.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt to the front, gilt back, engraved end papers. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Contains 240 pp with colour and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the spine. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARCHITECTURE.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 2nd Edition (Edition II). 406 + vii pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Colin Laverty & Jane Kleimeyer (Conceptual Development & Collation); Mark Ashkanasy, John Brash, Toby Burrows, et al. (Photos) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Asian Edition. "The first complete history in a Western language of a custom which seems utterly barbarous to the West, but which persisted for a thousand years in China." - dust jacket. "A history of probably the most singular way in which women made themselves attractive to men. Has much of the esoteric-erotic fascination of the convention." - Virginia Kirkus' Service. 352 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. Illustrated endpapers. Contents clean, tight and unmarked in original peach cloth. Moderate foxing to edges. Very heavy wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An uncommon issue of this disturbing but fascinating study.; Dust Jacket; Sm 4to. Illustrated by Harley, Mary Jane (illustrator).…