This week in Country Life we discover that book collecting is fashionable again and visit the enclave of London dealers doing booming business. We also mourn the decline of pub culture, find out why classic tractors are still a farmer’s best friend, discover how art can transform a house and we learn to cook with broad beans.
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expectThe four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?
