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The Customs of Mankind
by Eichler Lillian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. New Edition. Hardcover. New Edition. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt titling to the front board and spine. The spine and edges of the rear board are Very slightly faded, but only minorly and all titling clear and very legible. NO dustjacket. The page fore-edges are lightly tanned with age and have a little foxing (very light browny spots). Top edge quite 'dusty'. Overall a very good copy. Browning to the front free and rear free endpaper and it looks as if the rear internal hinge has been re-glued at some point but a sound, tight copy. Internally No Inscriptions or other Marks. Colour and b/w (half-tone) llustrations, and line drawings at the front of the book. (xvii) + (3) + 753 pp. Many illustrations from photographs, art-works and from pen-and-ink drawings by Phillip Ward. Includes chapters on: - Origin and Development of Etiquette; The Story of Speech; Debutantes of Yesterday; A Short History of Courtship; Marriage Customs; Gift-Making; Correspondance and the History of Writing; Calling Customs; Hospitality and Entertainment; The Tale of Table Manners; The Dance; Dress through the Centuries; Funeral Customs; Concerning Children; Popular Superstitions, and Survivals in Games, etc. Overall a VG tight clean copy. Quite heavy and may require extra postage for International customers only. See Images . ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000189
- Title
- The Customs of Mankind
- Author
- Eichler Lillian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Lillian Eichler Phillip Ward Customs Of Mankind Courtship Marriage Customs , Dress Through The Centuriessuperstition, Etiquette; The Customs Of Mankind;, Lillian Eichler; Anthropology; Sociology;, Myths And Legends.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Womens Interests; Social Science;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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