Buy this book on-line Picard, Liza : Dr. Johnson's London : Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female EducationSt. Martin's Press, New York, 2001 ISBN 0312276656
FIRST PRINTING of the First U.S. Edition (stated). A close analysis of the society and culture of eighteenth century London - the period in which Dr. Samuel Johnson penned some of his finer works - discussing labor, economics, the family, hygiene and medicine, the sciences, religion, philosophy and ideas, atttiudes commonly held, education, gender relations, cultural pursuits, the expansion of Empire and its impact on the life of the individual, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, notes, indexed, 362pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Picard, Liza : Dr. Johnson's London : Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female Education. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, out of print books, libri rari, out-of-print books and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |