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A description of every aspect of the country house both upstairs and downstairs from kitchen to carriage house and lamp room to carpentry shop.
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- PublisherJohn Murray Pubs Ltd
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0719547695
- ISBN 13 9780719547690
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages144
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Soft Cover Full Gloss. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Drawn and lettered by John Vince (illustrator). ## The Country House: How It Worked 1991 by John Vince ## ## THIS BOOK: Classified AS NEW, the 1991. This book was printed first in 1991. The cover is full gloss and laminated, with Country House items around a green panel with the title in white and yellow.### SEE THE IMAGES. There is no bumping or tanning, and the text is clean and clear. ## READ ON for more information and details.## ## Certainly! "The Country House: How It Worked" by John Vince is a book that provides a comprehensive description of the country house, both upstairs and downstairs, from the kitchen to the carriage house and lamp room to the carpentry shop. The book was published in 1991 and has 144 pages. It is a great resource for anyone interested in the history of home economics, country life, and social customs in Great Britain.## The text and drawing are all by John Vince in a beautiful. This book is unique. It recreates the lost world behind the green baise door, revealing the ingenious devices and mechanisms that made elegance and comfort possible above the stairs. Here, you can learn about the butler's pantry, the kitchen quarters and open hearth cooking, the laundry, electricity and lighting and ironing before electricity. You can survey the almost infinite varieties of bootscrapers, master folding furniture in the library and the plumb. The elegant. Intricacies of bedroom and bathroom. You can view the fire engine by visiting the Blacksmiths and the carpentry shop. and explore the greenhouses, ha-has, dovecotes, ice houses, and the Gazebos. ## ## The Country House book provides a general overview of the country house and its significance in British history, as well as the private quarters of the country house, including the bedrooms, dressing rooms, and bathrooms. Downstairs were the country house's servants' quarters, including the kitchen, pantry, scullery, and laundry. The estate surrounding the country house, including the gardens, parkland, and farm.## #### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch with me for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXL-305-enghist
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