Period Houses

A sumptuous look behind-the-scenes of Beverly Hills' finest residences.

An extensive illustrated study of the work of Oliver Messel.

The second volume in David Hick's classic series of design volumes, with the iconic stripy dust jacket.

Auction catalogue documenting the magnificent collection and home of Carlos de Beistegui.

The baroque theatricality of the Duquettes and Dawnridge.

Auction catalogue of Princess Margaret's jewellery collection and the contents of her Kensington Palace apartment.

The auction catalogue for the American fashion designer's remarkable collection.

The influential book on the destruction of country houses in Britain.

A personal account of Vita Sackville-West's ancestral home and her ancestors.

The trilogy of books recounting Beverley Nichols' restoration of the Georgian house, Merry Hall.

Architectural historian John Harris's memoirs, capturing the romatic-tragic world of England's lost houses.

Rena Gardiner's privately-printed guide book to Hardwick Hall.