In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences and the landscapes and homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression and getting back to the root of what makes us tick.Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the ...
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In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences and the landscapes and homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression and getting back to the root of what makes us tick.Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man's vision that informs by captivating the senses and the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas and completely engrossing - a book to spend time with.Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed and beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book - it allows you to live the dream.
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Seller's Description:
Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
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First edition (hardback). 4to (33cm by 26cm), 304pp. Illustrated throughout in colour from photographs by Andrew Montgomery. Original brown cloth, dustrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. Signed by the author on the half-title page, with his trademark flourish: "Darling Book, all my love and x's, Jasper". From the library of Priscilla Carluccio, Conran's aunt, but curiously this book does not seem to have been dedicated directly to Priscilla-there is a separate inscription that reads "with all my love, Karini". ISBN 9781840915181.
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Good Condition. 9781840916089. Photographs: Collections. VG-1st ed 2012 Octopus hardback, no jacket as issued, profusely illustrated. Bumping to corners and light shelf-wear, bright and unmarked. Size: 208\nx 257\nx 30mm. 304 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; Photographs: Collections; ISBN: 1840916087. ISBN/EAN: 9781840916089. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 084685.
