Consuming Passions: Being an Historic Inquiry Into Certain English Appetites
by Pullar, Philippa
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Fine/Very Good+
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Boston: Little Brown, 1970. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Very Good+. Stated First American Edition. Very clean marbled beige boards with clean unfaded black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 278 pgs. with index. Illustrated in black & white. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with one 1/3" closed tear at top spine corner edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Publisher's review slip, typed review, and article on book laid in. With style and humor, the author surveys the progress of civilization in England, starting with the Roman conquest, including some bizarre oddities. 8vo. Great Britain..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016725
- Title
- Consuming Passions: Being an Historic Inquiry Into Certain English Appetites
- Author
- Pullar, Philippa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Stated First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- ENGLAND ENGLISH CIVILIZATION CULTURE TRADITIONS GREAT BRITAIN HISTORY
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- Great Britain; Society;
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