Mark Purcell is deputy director of Cambridge University
Library and was the former libraries curator to the National
Trust.
“A book that seems long overdue. As the former longtime libraries
curator for the National Trust, Purcell is singularly qualified to
discuss these troves.”—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post
“Magisterial (and beautifully illustrated)”—David Jenkins,
Tatler
“For those who love books and the libraries in which they are
stored this book is an essential volume to own.”—Social &
Personal
"As a whole, this book is a tremendous achievement."—John Goodall,
Country Life
"beautifully written, cogently argued and lavishly illustrated
book"—Jason McElligott, Irish Arts Review
Included in the Irish Independent end of year list for
2017.
"boundlessly informative"—David Ekserdjian, Evening Standard
"Its title is unassuming, but it constitutes, in fact, a
significant contribution to the scholarly discipline of book
history."—Alexandra Marracini, TLS
"the definitive account of the country house library in Britain and
Ireland"—Matthew Sanders, Ancient Monuments Society Newsletter
"beautifully produced and gorgeously, lavishly illustrated"—Leah
Galbraith, Fiction Fan blog
"And with 150 magnificent colour plates is it really only £45? Buy
it quickly before the publishers notice their mistake."—Stephen
Halliday, Times Higher Education Supplement
“This is a ground-breaking book […] a cracking good read.”
– John Martin Robinson, Literary Review.
“[An] all-encompassing study” —Jeremy Musson, Art Newspaper
“This book is the first major work to redress this imbalance and to
put the contents of the library into its proper context” —Robert L.
Betteridge, EBS
“Beautifully illustrated with striking new photography, together
with historical paintings and engravings, the book provides an
outstanding overview of this important and strangely neglected
subject.”—James W.P. Campbell, The Burlington Magazine
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