Artist and the Country House by Harris, John - 1979

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns, 1979-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 11.7000 11.0000.

Sotheby's. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London, England: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979. Hardcover. VG/VG (rubbed shelf-wear to boards; indentations to back upper board edge; light scratches/wear to boards. dustjacket scuffed & scratched; lower corner torn & rubbed; plastic cover creased & rippled). Forest green cloth, gilt letters on spine. 376 pp., many BW illus. pictorial & green dustjacket w/ black printing; protective Adaptaroll plastic cover. "The tradition of country house and garden view painting, or 'estate portraiture,' began in the sixteenth century and was based upon Continental precedents. In this comprehensive volume, John Harris presents the first extensive analysis of the subject since the work of the same title by John Steegman and Dorothy Stroud in 1949. He studies from these beginnings the growth of the tradition in Britain and Ireland up until the mid Victorian period, illustrating a remarkable variety of the paintings which he discusses. View painting, by virtue of its subject matter, embraces many other genres; and the… Read More

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet / Thames & Hudson, 1979. This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out. This is a survey and history of the English country house, from 1540 through 1870. With particular attention to the English landscape painters of the period. Select bibliography. 26 color plates + 420 black & white illustrations. 12" high X 11" wide, 376 pages. Heavy item, foreign shipping extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

[London]: Sotheby Parke Bernet, [1979]. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Over 420 black-and-white and color plates of historic paintings of British country houses and gardens. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine stamped in gilt and ivory endpapers. 12 x 10 3/4 inches. 376 pages.

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979. Book measures 30.5x28.cm. xiii, 376pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers grey cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth very lightly bumped, slight lean on spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket, nicked, clean. Internally, pages clean. A nice clean copy. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto.

Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns, 1979-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0856670537 . Near Fine in near fine+ dust jacket; Corner bump on text block; 376 pp. .

London (Russell Chambers, Covent Garden, W.C.2): Philip Wilson for Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Robin Shield with his personal bookplate. Physical description: xiii,376 p.[24] p. pf plates : il(some col.), ma p., ports. ; 31 cm. Bibl.: p.366. - Index. Subjects: Painting, British. Country homes in art. Gardens in art. Landscape painting, British. Manors in art. Manors - England In art. Country homes - Great Britain ; Pictorial works.