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ARNOLD **, CATHARINE: : CITY of SIN: London and Its Vices

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER,2010.

ISBN 9781847373519.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour painting [A Rake's Progress III: The Rake at the Rose-Tavern, William Hogarth (1697-1764).] illustrated dw/dj with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with slight, partial toning and a smudge,fore-edges brighter and clean also - no foxing/spotting etc.; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white ensdpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-373pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,14 chapters each with silhouette of Eros(?) illustration, contemporary b/w illustrations,b/w reproductions and b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text,a Bibliography,notes,illustration credits, an Index,a note on author; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table,and acknowledgements. See also my book ID rja1026322 'NECROPOLIS: LONDON AND ITS DEAD.' for UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp by same author. If Paris is the city of Love,then London is the city of Lust.For over a thousand years,England's capital has been associated with desire,avarice and the sins of the flesh.Richard of Devises,a monk writing in 1180,warned that 'every quarter [of the city] abounds in great obscenities'.As early as the second century AD,London was notorious for its raucous festivities and disorderly houses,and throughout the centuries the bawdy side of life has taken easy root and flourished. In the third book of her fascinating trilogy ['NECROPOLIS: London and Its Dead,' and 'BEDLAM: London and Its Mad.'],award-winning popular historian Catharine Arnold turns her gaze to the city's relationship with vice through the ages. From the bath houses and brothels of Roman Londinium,to the stews and Molly houses of the 17th and 18th centuries,London has always traded in the currency of sex. Whether pornographic publishers on Fleet Street,or fancy courtesans parading in Haymarket,its streets have long been witness to colourful sexual behaviour. In her trademark accessible and entertaining style,Catharine Arnold takes us on a journey through the fleshpots of London from earliest times to present day.Here are buxom strumpets, louche aristocrats,popinjay politicians and Victorian flagellants - all vying for their place in London's league of licentiousness.From sexual exuberance to moral panic,the city has seen the pendulum swing from Puritanism to hedonism and back again.With latter chapters looking at Victorian London and the sexual underground of the 20th century and beyond,this is a fascinating and vibrant chronicle of London at its most raw and ribald. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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Arnold, Catharine : City of Sin: London and Its Vices

Simon & Schuster, United Kingdom, 2010

ISBN 9781847373519

[2010] First Edition British Edition. Hardcover and dustjacket. This is the desirable issue, since the book was first published in United Kingdom. Deep red hardcover, gilt lettering, Illustration of prostitutes and client shown on first panel of dustjacket. Condition: New, never read. Free of stickers, bookplates, writing in text, and page tears. Free of smelly humidity stains and the smell of a previous smoker. Not a library book. In gift-giving condition. Price on dustjacket has not been clipped (D.J. protected in Mylar cover.) Very collectible. For over a thousand years, England's capital has been associated with desire, avarice, and the sins of the flesh. This is the author's book on vice through the ages. From bath houses and brothels of Roman Londinium, to the stews and Molly houses of the 17th and 18th centuries. London has always traded in the currency of sex. The author takes the reader on a journey through the fleshpots of London from earliest times to present day. The book includes chapters looking at Victorian London and the sexual underground of the 20th century and beyond. Raw and ribald. Fascinating. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

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