The Great Country Houses of Central Europe: Czech, Hungary, Poland
NY: Abbeville Press, 1991. Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, glossy olive and color illus. dust jacket. 380 pp. Color and bw plates; weighs nearly 7 lbs. VG-/VG (May have one torn page [181-182], but still present). Item #20026
ISBN: 9780896599420
"As glorious and compelling as the houses it celebrates, this landmark volume presents the rarely-seen treasures of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, nations that shelter a superb selection of Europe's finest country houses, built over the course of centuries for some of the continent's most distinguished families. Richly illustrated with newly commissioned photography, [this book] tells the stories of these magnificent buildings and the families that constructed them, immersing us in the vanished world of the region's aristocracy. With a wonderful combination of brisk scholarship and wry wit, Lord Michael Pratt set his discussion of the houses and their patrons against the backdrop of Central European history -- indeed so intimately were the personal lives of these families interwoven with the political and cultural lives of their countries that to proceed otherwise would be impossible." (dj) Lavishly illustrated, as you may imagine.
Price: $20.00