Period Houses

A classic vintage book featuring Horst's photographs of the homes of the great and the good of the 1960s.

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

The key monograph on the life and work of the English decorator John Fowler.

A vintage 1970s brochure for the bathroom suppliers Armitage Shanks.

The catalogue for the sale of fine furniture and works of art belonging to Hubert de Givenchy.

A scarce colour sample book intended to standardise colours across the interior decoration trade.

A beautifully produced swatch book of 136 historical colours from the Parsons paint company.

Vintage volume showcasing the brilliant and original interiors created by Hicks through his use of fabrics.

The most comprehensive book available on the life and work of interior decorator Syrie Maugham.

Michael Arlen's short story, illustrated by Cecil Beaton, to celebrate the opening of The Dorchester.

A survey of the most important and influential homes in England during the 1960s.

A signed copy of the first volume in David Hick's classic series of design volumes, with the iconic stripy dust jacket

Basil Ionides's influential book on the use of colour in interiors.

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

The baroque theatricality of the Duquettes and Dawnridge.

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

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.