Family Britain, 1951-1957 (Tales of a New Jerusalem) by Kynaston, David

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

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New York: Walker & Co, 2009. First American Edition (stated). 1st Printing. Hardcover. About Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First American Edition stated, 1st Printing. Hard cover 8vo. About Fine book w/ gift inscription front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; in Fine unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. 776pp inc. Notes, Index; illustrated in full-page photos on glossy paper.

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2009-11-02. Hardcover. Very Good. 6.8020 in x 23.5787 in x 16.3959 in.

Bloomsbury. Hardback. 776pp. Substantial history of the early 1950s. Two small selections of black and white plates. Very clean and neat. Very good copy in like dust wrapper . Hardback. 2007.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London England: Bloomsbury. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2009. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780747583851 Hardback Hardcover. First Edition. Family Britain. 1951-57. Very slight foxing to top edge. Britain in the 1950s. Dab-it-off, Brasso, Brillio, Livebuoy, Siverkrin, Tony Perms, Hair Nets, Head-scarves, rompers, knicker elastic, cycle clips, brogues, Clark's sandals, Start-rite, Moss Bros, tweed jackets, crests on blazers, ties as ID, driving gloves, Austin Cambridge, Morris Oxford, starting handles, indicator wings, Trioumph, Raleigh, Sturmey-Archer, trolley-buses, Green Line, I-Spy, Hornby Dublo, Dinky, Meccano, Subbuteo, Plasticine, jumping jacks, cap guns, Senior Service, Passing Clouds, cigarette boxes, Staturday-morning cinema, Uncle Mac, Mellie the Elephant, The Laughing Policeman, fountain pens, napkin rings, butter knives, vol-au-vents, sponge cakes, Garibaldis, Carnation, Edam, Sun-Pat, Marmiite sandwiches,… Read More

London England: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2009. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0747583854 Hardcover First Edition First Printing Family Britain, 1951-1957 (Tales of a New Jerusalem) As in Austerity Britain, an astonishing array of vivid, intimate and unselfconscious voices drive the narrative. The keen-eyed Nella Last shops assiduously at Barrow Market as austerity and rationing gradually give way to relative abundance; housewife Judy Haines, relishing the detail of suburban life, brings up her children in Chingford; the self-absorbed civil servant Henry St John perfects the art of grumbling. These and many other voices give a rich, unsentimental picture of everyday life in the 1950s. We also encounter well-known figures on the way, such as Doris Lessing (joining and later leaving the Communist Party), John Arlott (sticking up on Any Questions? for the rights of homosexuals) and Tiger's Roy of… Read More

London: Bloomsbury, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: [vii], 776 p., [32] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [699]-750) and index. Subjects: Great Britain Social history 1950-1959. Great Britain Politics and government 1945-1964. Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-. Great Britain Social conditions 1945-. Genre: History.