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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No ...
ISBN
711276285
Publication Name
Frances Lincoln
Book Title
Great Houses of London
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group UK
Item Length
10.5 in
Edition
3
Publication Year
2022
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
James Stourton
Genre
Travel, Architecture
Topic
Interior Design / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Europe / Great Britain
Item Weight
55 Oz
Item Width
8.8 in
Number of Pages
328 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group UK
ISBN-10
0711276285
ISBN-13
9780711276284
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6057258854

Product Key Features

Edition
3
Book Title
Great Houses of London
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Interior Design / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Europe / Great Britain
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture
Author
James Stourton
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
55 Oz
Item Length
10.5 in
Item Width
8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"'""This is a truly magnificent book. The wonderful text tells the story of the architects, owners and occupants, restoration, adaptation and change. And the photographs are exceptional."" - Good Book Guide ""A treasure ... Best of all are the authors personal asides on builders and those who inspired them"" - Economist ""Stourton writes elegantly and absorbingly about both architects and owners"" - Marcus Binney, The Times ""The deft weaving of architectural, social and contemporary history will reveal unexpected pleasures"" - Art Quarterly ""Writing in a deceptively simple style, Stourton concentrates on architects and artists, on awners and occupants. Idiosyncratic and amusing, he makes you see everything in a new light."" - The Tablet ""This magnificent book, with illustrations of breathtaking beauty specially taken by Fritz von der Schulenburg, is the fullest account ever written of its absorbing subject. It will come as a revelation, even to those who think they are familiar with London . . . The book is . . . not only about architecture, but about people, whose social, artistic and political ambitions, and manner of living, are vividly brought to life . . . We are familiar with the depressing list of great houses demolished in the 20th century, from Devonshire House to Londonderry House, but this book can surely cheer us up during the recession with its visions of surviving splendour."" - David Watkin, Country Life ""This sumptuously illustrated volume...extends its reach both sociologically and chronologically... James Stourtons text is very readable, deftly mingling the architectural history and the social, and on the whole reliable, and it is completemented by Fritz von der Schulenburgs specially taken photographs."" - Historic House ""This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures." - Mail on Sunday ""The true fascination resides in the less well-known interiors"" - RA Magazine ' - '' - '' - '' - '' - '' -", "This is a truly magnificent book. The wonderful text tells the story of the architects, owners and occupants, restoration, adaptation and change. And the photographs are exceptional." - Good Book Guide "A treasure ... Best of all are the authors personal asides on builders and those who inspired them" - Economist "Stourton writes elegantly and absorbingly about both architects and owners" - Marcus Binney, The Times "The deft weaving of architectural, social and contemporary history will reveal unexpected pleasures" - Art Quarterly "Writing in a deceptively simple style, Stourton concentrates on architects and artists, on awners and occupants. Idiosyncratic and amusing, he makes you see everything in a new light." - The Tablet "This magnificent book, with illustrations of breathtaking beauty specially taken by Fritz von der Schulenburg, is the fullest account ever written of its absorbing subject. It will come as a revelation, even to those who think they are familiar with London . . . The book is . . . not only about architecture, but about people, whose social, artistic and political ambitions, and manner of living, are vividly brought to life . . . We are familiar with the depressing list of great houses demolished in the 20th century, from Devonshire House to Londonderry House, but this book can surely cheer us up during the recession with its visions of surviving splendour." - David Watkin, Country Life "This sumptuously illustrated volume...extends its reach both sociologically and chronologically... James Stourton's text is very readable, deftly mingling the architectural history and the social, and on the whole reliable, and it is completemented by Fritz von der Schulenburg's specially taken photographs." - Historic House "This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures.rdquo - Mail on Sunday "The true fascination resides in the less well-known interiors" - RA Magazine, "...thanks to sumptuous images captured by award-winning photographer Fritz von der Schulenburg along with Stourton's vivid storytelling, readers of Great Houses of London get to be lookie-loos inside 41 of the city's most dazzling dwellings, from elaborate baroque properties to futuristic visions in glass and steel."-- Frommers.com
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
728.09421
Table Of Content
Lambeth Palace; Ashburnham House; Marlborough House; 4 Cheyne Walk; 44 Berkeley Square; 1 Greek Street (House of St Barnabas); Wimborne House; 10 Downing Street ; 3 Grafton Street; Spencer House; 106 Piccadilly; 20 St James's Square; Home House; Mansion House; Dover House; Apsley House, No. 1 London; Stratford House; Soane Museum; Regent's Park houses; Seaford House; 4 Grosvenor Square (Italian Embassy); Lancaster House; Bridgewater House; Kensington Palace Gardens; Speaker's House; Leighton House; 18 Stafford Terrace; Astor House; 4 St James's Square; Tower House; Debenham House; Emery Walker's House; 46 Grosvenor Street; 54 Mount Street (Brazilian Embassy); 64 Old Church Street (Hamlyns); 2 Willow Road (Erno Goldfinger); St Leonard's Terrace (Richard Rogers); 6-9 Carlton House Terrace (Royal Society); Spitalfields; Malplaquet House
Synopsis
" Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each. ""This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures"" - Mail on Sunday The great houses of London represent one of the marvels of English architecture and yet they are almost entirely unknown. They are for the most part disguised behind sober facades but their riches within are astonishing. There are many architectural wonders, among them Robert Adams 20 St James's Square and William Burges's Tower House. Several - including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels and Titians - have held great art collections. These are houses that hold extraordinary stories: half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; and on 4 August 1914, at 9 Carlton House Terrace - then the German Embassy - young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another. With photography by the world-famous and multi-award winning Fritz von der Schulenbur, this title brings these houses to life in all their grandeur, and text from historian and author James Stourton delves into the many fascinating stories hidden behind the walls of these homes. Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest and grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners and occupants, artists and architects, their restoration, adaptation and change.", Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each., Discover the stories of some of the most breathaking and historic great houses of London, along with their secrets, in this lavishly illustrated compedium. London has a wealth of truly stunning great houses , seen by many as one of the marvels of English architecture, and yet to many their histories, their interiors and their occupants remain unknown. This book, illustrated throughout with sumptuous photography of these breathaking residences, reveals to us this secret world of riches and splendour. From the baroque and imposing magnificence of 10 Downing Street , perhaps London's most famous address, to the extraordinary Pre-Raphaelite mosaics of Debenham House to the confident, futuristic steel and glass of the Richard Rogers House in Chelsea, this book showcases these properties and details their origin as well as the many transformations they have undergone from their construction to the present day. There are many architectural wonders , among them Robert Adam's 20 St James's Square and William Burges's Tower House. Several -- including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels and Titians -- have held great art collections . These are houses that hold extraordinary stories: half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; and on 4 August 1914, at 9 Carlton House Terrace -- then the German Embassy -- young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another. With photography by the world-famous and multi-award winning Fritz von der Schulenburg , this title brings these houses to life in all their grandeur , and text from historian and author James Stourton delves into the many fascinating stories hidden behind the walls of these homes. Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest and grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners and occupants , artists and architects, their restoration, adaptation and change. Now available in a more compact format.
LC Classification Number
NA3544
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