Chippy Irvine

From a patrician penthouse on Park Avenue to a campy loft in Soho, the domicles depicted on the pages of Private New York are as diverse in style and distinct in personality as the people who call the city home. 190 full-color illustrations.

The English Room takes you on a room-by-room exploration of the English home, contrasting town with country life, rooms designed for pleasure with those for more practical needs, and rooms meant to receive visitors with those that are private retreats. Country cottages and London flats, drawing rooms and kitchens all …