Life in the English country cottage / Adrian Tinniswood
1995, 1st edition. London : Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #429349
ISBN: 0297832743
Physical description; 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans ; 28 cm. Notes; Illustrations on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index. 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. Architecture, Domestic. Cottages. Country homes. Housing, Rural. Manners and customs. Architecture, Domestic England.
Price: €12.95