England's Thousand Best Houses

Simon Jenkins

ISBN 10: 0713995963 / ISBN 13: 9780713995961

Published by London: Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 2003

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Condition Notes: Just a hint of fading to the spine of the dust wrapper, a decent copy otherwise; ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.1kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (2.1 kg); pp (xl) 950; Index; Includes: List of principal periods of English domestic architecture; Colour photographs; Coloured maps; Colour frontispiece; Glossary; 2-column text; Ribbon markers (1); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #204155 ||.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: England's Thousand Best Houses
• Publisher: London: Allen Lane The Penguin Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0713995963
• ISBN 13: 9780713995961
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Quintin Wright (photos.)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

‘A hymn to good architecture, an ode to authentic domestic interiors … buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy to keep in the car. No other book (apart from his 1,000 Churches) will prompt so many joyous detours’ Christopher Hudson, Daily Mail

England’s houses are a treasure trove of riches and a unique, living record of the nation’s history. Simon Jenkins’s magnificent guide selects the finest palaces, mansions, halls, castles and cottages throughout the land, from the stately to the humble, in a glorious celebration of English life.

About the Author

Simon Jenkins writes a twice-weekly column for The Times and a weekly column for the London Evening Standard. In the course of his career he has edited both the Evening Standard and The Times, and has written books on politics and the history and architecture of London. He has been deputy chairman of English Heritage (1985-90) and chairs the Buildings Books Trust, sponsors of the Pevsner guides.