Wikipedia:British and Irish Historic House books recently published

British and Irish Historic House books recently published is a list of books, in publishing date reverse chronological order, on the subject of historic houses, stately homes, palaces, castles, country houses, manor houses, mansions or their gardens or follies, located in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.

Each book entry lists the book’s title (in italics), author(s) or editor(s) names, publishing company, hardcover or paperback, length of the book (in pages), the date published, and the ISBN 10 and 13 digit codes, plus details of the connection of the book to historic houses if not obvious from the title. This comprehensive list is intended to be a quick reference guide to the latest publications and research, for both scholars and amateurs, to ensure that all relevant literature is known and read. Books on individuals or families, if integral to a house’s history or the research into historic houses, may occasionally be included in this list. A reprint or paperback issuing of an earlier hardcover will not be listed separately, unless it is a revised edition, then the original entry is removed and incorporated into the later entry. The Future sections lists books, in title alphabetical order, which are currently being written, but have not been assigned an ISBN number and fixed publishing date (for ease of tracking them and reviewing for ISBN allocation), with an estimated date of publishing, if known.

2011

Future

• Buildings of England: Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough, Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press (revision of 1968 first edition ISBN 0300095813).
• Gwylfa Hiraethog: The House on the Denbigh Moors, Mark Baker.
• Historic Gardens of Warwickshire, Timothy Mowl and Diane James, Redcliffe Press, March 2011.
• Survey of London Volume 48: Woolwich, Yale University Press.
• Survey of London Volume 49: Battersea, Yale University Press.

ISBN known

• none at present

2010

Future

• Buildings of England: Cumbria, Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press (revision of 1967 Cumberland and Westmorland first edition ISBN 0300095902).
• Buildings of England: Hampshire: Winchester and North, Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press (the 2nd in the splitting into 3 of the 1967 first edition Hampshire & The Isle of Wight ISBN 0300096062; the 1st being the 2006 Isle of Wight ISBN 978-0300107333).
• Survey of London Monograph No.18: Charterhouse, Yale University Press.

ISBN known

• The Smythson Circle: The Story of Six Great English Houses, David N. Durant, Peter Owen Publishers, paperback, 300 pages, 1 July 2010, ISBN 0720613442, ISBN 978-0720613445 (on Chatsworth, both Hardwick, Wollaton, Bolsover and Longleat).
• The Buildings of England: Berkshire, Geoffrey Tyack, Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner, Yale University Press, hardcover, 800 pages, 31 May 2010, ISBN 030012662X, ISBN 978-0300126624 (revision of 1966 first edition ISBN 0300095821).
• Historic Gardens of Somerset, Timothy Mowl and Marion Mako, Redcliffe Press, paperback, 288 pages, 10 May 2010, ISBN 1906593566, ISBN 978-1906593568.
• The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, Sinclair McKay, Aurum Press, hardcover, 368 pages, 25 April 2010, ISBN 1845135393, ISBN 978-1845135393.
• Tintagel Castle, English Heritage Guidebooks, paperback, 40 pages, 28 February 2010, ISBN 1848020139, ISBN 978-1848020139 (revision of the 2000 edition by Brian K. Davison).
• Lost Country Houses of Suffolk, W. M. Roberts, Boydell Press, hardcover, 240 pages, 21 January 2010, ISBN 1843835231, ISBN 978-1843835233.

2009

• Carlton Towers, London 4 November 2009, Sotheby's auction catalogue L09795, paperback, 96 pages (119 lots of surplus furniture, silver, ceramics, rugs, clocks and paintings).
• Lasting Elegance, English Country Houses 1830-1900, Michael Hall, Monacelli Press, hardcover, 192 pages, 27 October 2009, ISBN 1580932568, ISBN 978-1580932561. Note: This book is the same as The Victorian Country House below.
• The Victorian Country House, From the Archives of Country Life, Michael Hall, Aurum Press, hardcover, 192 pages, 25 October 2009, ISBN 1845134575, ISBN 978-1845134570. Note: This book is the same as Lasting Elegance above.
• The English Country House, From the Archives of Country Life, Mary Miers, Rizzoli International Publications, hardcover, 484 pages, 10 September 2009, ISBN 0847830578, ISBN 978-0847830572.
• James Lees-Milne, Michael Bloch, John Murray Publishers, hardcover, 416 pages, 3 September 2009, ISBN 0719560349, ISBN 978-0719560347 (biography; he worked for the National Trust transferring country houses from private ownership during 1936-50).
• The Music Room, William Fiennes, Picador, hardcover, 224 pages, 3 April 2009, ISBN 0330444409, ISBN 978-0330444408 (fictionalized memoir of his childhood at Broughton Castle); paperback ISBN 0330507591, ISBN 978-0330507592.
• The Country Houses, Castles and Mansions of East Lothian, Sonia Baker, Stenlake Publishing, paperback, 96 pages, 25 Mar 2009, ISBN 1840334576, ISBN 978-1840334579.

2008

• The Country Houses of John Vanbrugh, From the Archives of Country Life, Jeremy Musson, Aurum Press, hardcover, 192 pages, 14 November 2008, ISBN 1845130979, ISBN 978-1845130978.
• William Robinson: The Wild Gardener, Richard Bisgrove, Frances Lincoln Publishers, hardcover, 256 pages, 11 September 2008, ISBN 0711225427, ISBN 978-0711225428 (with Robinson’s home, Gravetye Manor, on the cover).
• Country Houses of the Cotswolds, From the Archives of Country Life, Nicholas Mander, Aurum Press, hardcover, 192 pages, 1 May 2008, ISBN 1845133315, ISBN 978-1845133313 (with the author’s home, Owlpen Manor, on the front cover).

Classics

A selection of significant past books worth reading, due to their wide coverage, ground braking contents or author's prominence:

• Series from the archives of Country Life.
• Pevsner Architectural Guides.
• Survey of London volumes.
• Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens – annual guidebook.
• Burke's Guide To Country Houses, Volume I, Ireland, Mark Bence-Jones, Burke's Peerage, hardcover, 324 pages, 17 March 1978, ISBN 0850110262, ISBN 978-0850110265 (general editor Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd).
• Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, Peter Reid, Burke's Peerage, hardcover, 245 pages, 1 January 1980, ISBN 0850110319, ISBN 978-0850110319 (general editor Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd).
• Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III, East Anglia, John Kenworth-Brown, Peter Reid, Michael Sayer, David Watkin Burke's Peerage, hardcover, 288 pages, 1 January 1981, ISBN 0850110351, ISBN 978-0850110357 (general editor Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd).
• England's Thousand Best Houses , Simon Jenkins, Allen Lane inprint of Penguin Books, hardcover, 950 pages, 30 Oct 2003, ISBN 0713995963, ISBN 978-0713995961.
• In Search Of The Perfect House: 500 Of The Best Buildings In Britain And Ireland, Marcus Binney, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, hardcover, 880 pages, 30 Aug 2007, ISBN 0297844555, ISBN 978-0297844556.
• Historic Houses of Britain, Mark Girouard, Artus, hardcover, 1 Jan 1979, ISBN 0688034675, ISBN 978-0688034672.
• The Destruction of the Country House, Roy Strong, Marcus Binney, and John Harris, Thames & Hudson, 1974.
• A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Bernard Burke, Hurst and Blackett, 1852-5.
• Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, John Preston Neale and Thomas Moule, Sherwood, Jones and Co, 1823-6.
• Vitruvius Britannicus (the British Architect), published by Colen Campbell in three volumes between 1715 and 1725.

Sources

• Aurum Press – forthcoming titles
• Phillimore & Co – new titles
• Rizzoli International – recently published

See also

• Country Life (books)
• List of historic houses
• Pevsner Architectural Guides
• Survey of London

External links

• Country Life Picture Library – publications listing
• Pevsner Architectural Guides – click on work in progress in the lower part of the text
• English Heritage – guide books
• English Heritage – Survey of London
• British History Online – Survey of London Online
• Jeremy Musson – books
• Mark Baker – books from Country House Biographies
• Destroyed country houses – books from Lost Heritage
• Historic Gardens of England book series from Timothy Mowl
• The DiCamillo Companion – database – house search by book title or author’s name