HISTORIC HOUSES OF BRITAIN

Mark Girouard

St. Michael 1980

Britain’s country houses are famous all over the world for their architecture, their treasures and their history. In this lavishly illustrated book Mark Girouard, who is he leading authority on the subject, selects twenty-four historic houses, all open to the public, and brings them vividly to life.

From the high great chamber of Hardwick Hall to the kitchens of the Royal Pavilion, he describes how these houses were designed and decorated, and  how people lived in them. He deals with Kings, crooks, cooks, mistresses and millionaires, and moves from dukes to dolls’ houses, from prams to prime ministers, from Henry V111’s wives to the Duke of Wellington’s under-clothes. The resulting stories are packed with beauty, incident and history.

The book is large format and is beautifully illustrated in full colour. Both the book and the dust jacket are in very good condition. It is therefore rather a heavy item and parcel or surface mail might be an option