The House In The Country.
Fairbrother, Nan.
Place Published: New York:
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf,
Date Published: 1965.
Description: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 237 pages. The book is in FINE condition. The dust jacket is NEAR FINE with minor closed tearing/chipping. Comes with BRODART jacket cover. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. Dust jacket notes read: "In this enchanting account of a house as it grew from dream to reality, Nan Fairbrother reaffirms her own sense of perspective and balance about modern life. The house she yearns for symbolizes a need that is in all of us-the need for a place in which to strike roots; a place where the family will congregate and at the same time each member can find his own individuality; a place in which to store the past, to enjoy the present, and to look forward to retirement. Her spirited determination to create just such a house in the chalky Chiltern Hills, not far from London, makes this a richly rewarding story. As with everything she touches, Miss Fairbrother digs beneath surfaces and probes the human values, the relation of the house to the human life it contains. She ponders the unbuilt 'phantom' house, haunted not yet by ghosts of the past but by the people who will in time occupy it. Finally, she is able to express, for herself and her family, her gratitude for its being."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Back
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dj
Book Id: 7526
Price: $28.00
