Clean and decent : the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet, and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France, & America / [Lawrence Wright]
by Wright, Lawrence (1906-)
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London : Routledge & Paul, 1960. 2nd impression. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 266-267. Subjects; Baths history. Toilet Facilities history. Hygiene history. Bathrooms History. Water-closets History. Toilets History. Toilet Facilities history. Toilet preparations History. Hygiene History. Sanitation History. Toilet History. Bathing customs History. HEALTH & MEDICINE. Bathrooms & water closets to ca 1930. Bathing.
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- Title
- Clean and decent : the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet, and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France, & America / [Lawrence Wright]
- Author
- Wright, Lawrence (1906-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- 2nd impression
- Publisher
- London : Routledge & Paul
- Date Published
- 1960
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