The inspiration of the past. country house taste in the twentieth century. John Cornforth ; with photographs by Timothy Beddow.
John Lewley Cornforth (1937 - 2004)
Category
Books
Date
1985
Materials
Place of origin
Harmondsworth
Collection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 3208878
Summary
Bibliographic description
233, [7]p. ill.. (some col.). 28 cm.With a small colour photograph laid in of a woman sitting in a walled garden with three small children. With a Christmas card from Paul and Ivry Freyburg dated 1988 laid in "Please come to Munstead whenever you are free". Includes references to Nymans. P. 133 which refers to a set of Chippendale sold from Birr is annotated in Anne Rosse's hand "This exquisite furniture was ruthlessly put up for sale in August 1987". Provenance: author's presentation copy. Inscribed on titlepage: For Anne, Inspirer of the future with love from John. Binding: publisher's brown cloth binding, with original dust jacket.
Makers and roles
John Lewley Cornforth (1937 - 2004), author