The British as Art Collectors: From the Tudors to the Present by James Stourton - 2012-08-08

Scala Arts Publishers Inc, 2012-08-16. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x11. 2012; black paper covered boards with silver titles; matte illustrated paper jacket; wear around edges; book is slightly warped; corners a bumped; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 352 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

London: Scala Publishers, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Fine./Fine.. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/2'' X 9 1/2''. 352pp. With index. Includes 383 illustrations.

London: Scala Publishers Ltd, 2012. Hardcover. F/F. Black binding with silver lettering on spine. Color illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endsheets. 352 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. "A comprehensive survey of British art collectors down the centuries."-- publisher. "To see the great private and public art galleries, housed in stately homes and museums throughout Britain today, is to witness the rich story of the British as art collectors, a narrative that mirrors the history of the country. In this landmark new book, James Sourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a survey of British collectors down the centuries" - from dust jacket.

Scala Publishers, 2012 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 352 pages. Hardback in the original binding, with the dustwrapper. Just light signs of use. This is a heavy volume and extra postage may be required to send it outside the UK.

London : Scala Publishers Ltd. , 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337) and index. Contents; Partial contents Royalty: collecting at court. Precursors: collecting and patronage in the Tudor age -- Jacobean antiquarians -- Earl and Countess of Arundel -- Charles I and the Whitehall circle -- Dispersal and commonwealth -- Restoration (1660-88) -- Aristorcracy: the country house boom. Grand Tour: the first phase -- Town and country in the early 18th century -- Grand Tour: high Summer -- Horace Walpole and antiquarian taste -- Archaeology and antiquity -- Plutocracy: metropolitan apogée. Orléans collection and Napolean's bonanza -- Tastemakers -- Champions of the British school --… Read More

Scala Publishers. New. 2012. Hardcover. 1857597494 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 352 pp. ; 383 illus. (324 in color. ) -- with a bonus offer-- .