ISBN: 9781787331785 - noble ambitions: the fall and rise of the post-war country house (8 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. *A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 2021**Longlisted for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History*'Preposterously entertaining' Observer'Brilliant' Daily Telegraph'Rollicking' Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of The Long Weekend: a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values.As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in twentieth-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers.From the Rolling Stones rocking Longleat to Christine Keeler rocking Cliveden, Noble Ambitions takes us on a lively tour of these crumbling halls of power, as a rakish, raffish, aristocratic Swinging London collided with traditional rural values. Capturing the spirit of the age, Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change.Lavishly illustrated in full colour, with over 50 photographs. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Condizione: Very Good. 1st printing. VG condition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 406pp with colour/B&W illustrations.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in near fine condition, gift inscription on half title otherwise no signs of previous ownership, profusely illustrated, in fine unclipped dust jacket. (Book ref. 8828).

Couverture rigide. Condizione: bon. RO40049242: 2021. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 406 pages augmentées de quelques illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.