The National Trust Guide: A Complete Introduction to the Buildings, Gardens, Coast, and Country Owned by the National Trust

Greeves, Lydia; Trinick, Michael; National Trust (Great Britain)

ISBN 10: 0707801036 / ISBN 13: 9780707801032

Published by National Trust/Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1989

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• Title: The National Trust Guide: A Complete Introduction to the Buildings, Gardens, Coast, and Country Owned by the National Trust
• Publisher: National Trust/Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0707801036
• ISBN 13: 9780707801032
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: Fourth Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel & Geography

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In this revised and updated second edition (the first edition appeared in 1990), collaborators Greeves, an author of books on London and English country houses, and Trinick, a National Trust employee, cover most of the National Trust's gardens, historic homes, and coastland in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Their arrangement is practical and easy to use; the entries are arranged in alphabetical order, and several maps pinpoint their locations. Each entry provides the historical background and a detailed description of a property; more than half include a color photograph. The book also contains a listing of properties not described in the text. What the work lacks, however, is information on visiting hours, admission costs, and handicapped access. For that, you have to go to the National Trust Handbook (Trafalgar Square, 1997). Nonetheless, the guide is useful to those planning a tour through the British countryside. Recommended for public libraries.?Kathleen A. Shanahan, American Univ. Lib., Silver Spring, Md.
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