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STRONG,[Sir] ROY**: : COUNTRY LIFE 1897-1997: THE ENGLISH ARCADIA.[Author SIGNED copy.]**

LONDON.COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS and BOXTREE,1996.

ISBN 0752210548.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj - author's big,bold,black felt-tip ink signature - without dedication - to title-page.Bright,clean, matt scenic colour photographic dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges - no bumping to corners and no nicks or tears present - almost as new.Top+fore- edges bright and unblemished; contents bright,tight and pristine.Immaculate unmarked publisher's original dark green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with immaculate cream b/w line illustrated eps,headband and dark green silk bookmark ribbon sewn in.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,4-224pp [paginated] includes half-title page, author SIGNED title-page,scenic colour photographic frntis [Chapel at Gibside, Northumberland],contents list,colour scenic photograph opposite author preface [Garden at Plas Brondanw,Gwynedd],double- page sepia scenic photograph [Chiswick House and Gardens,London,1897] before the author intro,5 chapters/sections - Arcadia -1897-1918,Reaction -1918-1945,Austerity - 1945-1965,Heritage - 1965-1985,and Landscape - 1985-1997,profuse single + double-page contemporary sepia photographs throughout the text and the book with some colour photographs in the latter sections/ chapters,an index and picture references, and a bibliography. This is the story of English rural life in Britain as seen through the pages of Country Life.It is an account of the aims and ambitions of generations of actual and would-be country dwellers inspired by the idyllic vision presented by the magazine. Country Life has become a publishing phenomenon,evolving within the context of a century of changing rural values.In 1897 the magazine set out to bring the countryside to its predominantly urban- based readership:its vision of life led in the country,of the buildings,the people and their farming and craft traditions,has influenced the heritage culture central to British life. The magazine has always insisted on the highest photographic excellence when commissioning its pictures,and its visual content established a classic tradition in the field of architectural and landscape photography.Many magnificent examples, taken from the extensive Country Life archive,are reproduced on these pages.The single-mindedness of the magazine's editorial and photographic perspective has been nurtured during a rapidly changing century, where its traditional values have encountered the rigours of modernism - be it in terms of new architectural approaches,social and legislative reform, industrialisation in farming methods,or the onslaught of motorised transport.Above all,the magazine has striven to voice its concerns about the preservation of the nation's countryside and its architectural heritage in what is an increasingly distracted and variable media culture. A superb copy and uncommon to be found author SIGNED. See my other book ID's for other titles by this author; rja25187,rja584015 and rja829719. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item - slightly in excess of 1.5 Kg unpackaged,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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