The Polite Tourist: Country House Visiting Through the Centuries
by Tinniswood, Adrian
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: National Trust, 1998. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. [8], 9-224 pp. Plentiful black-and-white and full-color illustrations. The Table of Contents lists: Country homes --History --Historic buildings --Conservation and restoration. Manors --Art appreciation --England. Stated Reprint Edition, having been first published in Great Britain in 1989 by Basil Blackwell Ltd under slightly different title. Superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 349986
- Title
- The Polite Tourist: Country House Visiting Through the Centuries
- Author
- Tinniswood, Adrian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Adrian Tinniswood|country houses|social history|architecture|tourism|English country houses|sociality
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