The perfect gentleman : the pursuit of timeless elegance and style in London / James Sherwood ; [foreword by Terence Stamp] ; principal photography by Andy Barnham and Guy Hills.
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Thames & Hudson,
[2012], ©2012.
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Physical Description: | 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 36 cm |
Variant Title: |
Pursuit of timeles elegance and style in London. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Monarchy, gallantry & debauchery : Restoration London (1666-1789)
- Fashion, revolution & aspiration : Regency London (1789-1837)
- Empire, affluence & ingenuity : Victorian London (1837-1880)
- Pleasure, excess & ostentation : Edwardian London (1880-1914)
- Modernism, frivolity & chic : London between two wars (1914-1940)
- Austerity, optimism & energy : London's new Elizabethan Age (1940-present)
- Epilogue
- The perfect gentleman's London landscape.