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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Anyone who has or has had a love affair with a horse will love the book for that reason alone. It is filled with beautiful photographs of this unique part of our country. I bought the book because my home is decorated in "hunt style," but found that what I loved most about it was that it was replete with history about the area.
The preservation of these homes is a delight to see, especially "Welbourne" and "Oakland Green". Beautifull book. This book explores some of the "beautifull" homes in the Middleburg area. This author has captured the "essence" of old homes in the "Northern Virginia" area. The pictures are very well done and the written article on each house is superb.
When the book arrived, I was naturally able to get into it more thoroughly. Sorry to be so harsh, but the more time I spent with this book (again last evening), the more these feelings surfaced. I have been around the Blue Grass and many parts of Virginia, and much of the decorating I saw in this book didn't strike me as being so good or in keeping with the best in those areas -- which, in fact, have some of the prettiest work anywhere in the country. I briefly previewed Hunt Country Style in a store before ordering it. Frankly, I am going to give my copy away rather than keep it on a book shelf. I will say that many of the exteriors were far more fascinating than the rooms inside, and the text was insightful. Although I recognize the goal of the authors, many of the rooms were simply mediocre, the settings not so well done.
This error should have been caught in editing. The book is informative and the pictures are splendid. However, I came across a substantial printing error on page 48 that detracts. The publisher refused to acknowledge the error or do anything about it. The last sentence is not continued on page 49 or 50, so the narrative is incomplete.
This book does not disappoint in photography and text as it samples some beautiful Virginia Hunt Country homes and farms. The only fault is that on page 48 the text ends in an incomplete sentence, which appears to be a printing error. A brief historical and chronological chapter heading of each featured home is included at the top of the page. The text is interesting without being tedious and there are enough beautiful photographs of each property's interiors and exteriors to leave one completely satisfied.
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