{"product_id":"the-rebirth-of-an-english-country-house-st-giles-house","title":"The Rebirth of an English Country House: St Giles House","description":"The brilliantly restored St. Giles House, in the idyllic Dorset countryside, offers high-point Georgian architecture and interiors that bridge many historical styles.\n\nThe 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, 39-year-old Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, invites the reader into the house that his family has called home since the fifteenth century. In recent years, his award-winning restoration has brought the house back to life, transforming exquisite spaces that honor the past while being suited to twenty-first-century living. English country-house splendor, through the hands of some of the world’s top artisans and craftspeople, returns to the house in the form of re-created wallpapers, customized paints, revived furniture from the Georgian and Victorian periods, reworked antique Brussels tapestries, restored plasterwork and textiles, and a complete overhaul of the landscape, with its sunken garden, woodlands, avenue of beeches, lake, and shell-encrusted grotto.\n\nWith stories of noteworthy architecture, beautiful interiors, and centuriesof a single family’s involvement in British and world history, this book will appeal to devotees of country living, the aristocratic life, historic houses, and English interior design.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0847863204\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.0847863204.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:The Earl of Shaftesbury|Barton, Justin|Chesher, Jenny|Ashley-Cooper, Nick|Knox, Tim\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57334360080689,"sku":"GBV.0847863204.G","price":39.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/0847863204-0.jpg?v=1793916111","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/the-rebirth-of-an-english-country-house-st-giles-house","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}