Creating Paradise

DOUBLE-SIGNED First Edition: Creating Paradise by Richard Wilson & Alan Mackley (Hardcover, 2000)

Item Overview

• Authors: Richard G. Wilson & Alan L. Mackley

• Title: Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880

• Publisher: Hambledon and London, UK / New York (2000)

• Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

• Edition: True First Edition, First Printing 

• ISBN-10: 1852852526

• ISBN-13: 9781852852528

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Key Features for Collectors

• Double Autographed: Authentically hand-signed by BOTH co-authors, Richard G. Wilson and Alan L. Mackley, on the interior leaf. Features a warm personal inscription. 

• True First Printing: Confirmed by the original, un-stated subsequent print block and stated 2000 first publication mark.

• Essential Architectural History: A highly cited, definitive text analyzing the architecture, financing, and cultural history behind England's grand country houses.

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Condition Report

• Overall Condition: Very Good (Collectible State)

• Pages: Exceptionally clean, crisp, and tightly bound. Free of marginalia, student highlighting, or text underlines. Printed on premium acid-free paper stock.

• Binding: Spine is straight, completely firm, and structurally sound. Hardback cloth boards show only minimal shelf wear.

• Dust Jacket: Included. Complete jacket with vivid colors and sharp graphics, showing only minimal edge wear from careful shelving. (Please review all high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic details).

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