Roger Smithells — Modern Small Country Houses

London , Country Life Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A charming volume of Modern Small Country Houses which is richly illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. This book is a simple survey of contemporary country houses in the 1930s, detailing with a different house per chapter. Including photographs and architectural plans of the houses.Many of the houses within this volume are in the Art Deco style with smoothly finished surfaces and geometrical motifs that led to a more streamlined and less ornamented style of architecture. This volume is edited by Roger Smithells.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and a few marks to the boards. A previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1945. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .