In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture and Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England Accurately Depicted from Photographs Specially Taken by Charles Latham -- volume 3
London: Country Life, 1909. Hardcover. "The letterpress edited and an introduction written by H. Avray Tipping." xl, 448, [4] p.: black-and-white illustrations; 40 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt stamped spine and cover titles. All page edges gilt. Dark blue endpapers. Imprint includes George Newnes in London, and Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. Title page in red and black. Contains photographs of the interiors and exteriors of 50 English and Welsh mansions and castles, including Blenheim Palace. Includes an index. Publisher's advertisements on 4 unpaginated pages following index. Former owner's name on first blank page: Harry G. Stewart. Architect Harry G. Stewart (1892-1976) worked with Horace Trumbauer and other architects in Philadelphia throughout his career. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Fair+ Condition: loss at ends of spine; cloth is torn and frayed along joints; rubbed and frayed along edges; joints are weak; closed tear of 1 cm. from lower edge of page 443; soiling in a few margins; otherwise, clean and solid. Fair +. Item #011447
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