1700 : scenes from London life
2000, 1st edition. London : Hodder & Stoughton. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #390046
ISBN: 0340739665
Physical description: vii, 388 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index. Contents: Marriage -- Childbirth -- Childhood -- Disease -- Death -- The home -- Fashion -- Food and drink -- Coffee-house, clubs, alehouses and taverns -- Amusements -- The working city -- The poor -- Huguenots and other strangers -- Religion and superstition -- Prostitution and vice -- Crime and punishment. Subjects: 1600-1699; 1700-1799; 18th century; Manners and customs; Medicine History 18th century; Cities history; Huguenots England London; London; Middlesex; Surrey; London (England) History 17th century; Everyday life.
Price: €10.95