Distils the ideas of half a dozen C20th conservative (small 'c') intellectuals. The imperfection of the Westminster parliamentary model, and democratic systems at large, was one of the few t... read more
The two great cabinet-makers worked together for nearly half a century; their clientele and influence were on a par with those of their more famous contemporary, Thomas Chippendale. This mag... read more
First volume of Freud's letters - irreverent, affectionate, scurrilous - reproduced in facsimile. Many illustrations and beautifully produced in dun cloth.
Garcia has converted a Baroque monastery near Noto in Sicily: there are pearls around some of the gilded doorways and a large temple in the garden. Not for the austere or faint-hearted. Spl... read more
Skims through a dozen gardens in all their glory, green or golden, all over England. Nichols is a fabulous photographer of gardens and this will be a visual feast.
A sumptuous reprint of d'Hancarville's catalogue of Hamilton's Greek vases, with its fabulous hand-coloured engraved plates splendidly reproduced. First published in Naples in the 1760s, the... read more