The Big House by Christopher Simon Sykes

The Big House by Christopher Simon Sykes

The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years.

‘An unusually entertaining, instructive and engaging book… this book is a treat’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A meticulously researched labour of love.’ Daily Mail

‘Romantic, accessible and absorbing…I cared passionately for every one of these people and wanted the book to continue indefinitely.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Witty, absorbing and touching…a splendid book.’ Sunday Times

Christopher Simon Sykes grew up at Sledmere, and went on to become a journalist, photographer and writer. His work has appeared in ‘Vogue’, ‘House & Garden’, the ‘Sunday Telegraph’ magazine and ‘Architectural Digest’ amongst others, and he wrote and presented ‘Upper Crust’, a six-part series on country house cookery for BBC Two. He has written six and photographed fourteen books, including ‘The National Trust Country House Album’, ‘The Rolling Stones on Tour’ and ‘The Garden at Buckingham Palace’. Christopher Simon Sykes is married with two children and lives in North London.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780007107100
ISBN 10	0007107102
Titel	The Big House
Autor	Christopher Simon Sykes
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	HarperCollins Publishers
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-07-04
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.