What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist - the Facts of Daily Life in 19th Century England
by Pool, Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0671793373
- ISBN 13
- 9780671793371
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 416 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings. The daily life of the average 19th century person, with references to literature of the time. Brick red cloth spine over green boards with gilt titles on spine. Very light wear to cover, with minor spotting and a litle fading at top edge, interior pages bright, binding tight. Mylar covered illustrated gold dust jacket with purple and gilt titles on front cover and spine shows a little edge wear, minor edge wrinkles, not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01719
- Title
- What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew
- Author
- Pool, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not stated
- ISBN 10
- 0671793373
- ISBN 13
- 9780671793371
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- history, daily life, literature, England,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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