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The English Interior: 1500 to 1900
by Ralph Dutton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated work onEnglish interior design, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with the inscription: "To dearest Ina with love from Ralph 4.2.49" Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-one drawings, pictures, and photographs, many of which are in colour. Collated complete. A comprehensive guide to interior design in England from 1500 to 1900, with reference to continental influences, florescence of design, the age of splendour, and the decay of taste. Written by Ralph Dutton, the 8th and last Baron Sherborne who created the gardens at Hinton Ampner near Alresford in Hampshire, England, and on his death left the house and garden to the National Trust. It is now open to the public. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 853T43
- Title
- The English Interior: 1500 to 1900
- Author
- Ralph Dutton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- English Interior Dutton Interior
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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