3656X1 First Edition. Peter Davies, London: 1967. 142 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition but there is a tear in the dustjacket. Statesmen, soldiers, artists and writers of international repute thronged Holland House in Kensington between its first building in 1605 and substantial destruction by bombs in 1940. Its garden, and a small part of the structure, remain today, less than three miles from Piccadilly Circus, and the author has succeeded in making the great house live again, not as static details of its architectural features but in terms of the fullblooded social history that was created within its shelter. Includes illustrations and an Index. $31.50USD
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