Life in the English country cottage / Adrian Tinniswood
1995, 1st Edition. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #334383
ISBN: 0297832743
Physical description: 216 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans; 28 cm. Contents: Introduction: hearth and home -- 1. To the manor born 1066-1500 -- 2. The great rebuilding 1550-1690 -- 3. Miserable hovels 1690-1790 -- 4. A cottage of gentility 1790-1840 -- 5. The deserving poor 1840-1900 -- 6. Looking for a new England 1900-1950 -- Postscript: a place in the country. Subjects: Cottages England History. Country homes England History. Architecture, Domestic England History. Housing, Rural England History. Great Britain Social life and customs. Great Britain Rural conditions History. Working class Dwellings England. Genre: Bibliography. History. Illustrated.
Price: €12.95