The social history of Great Britain during the reigns of the Stuarts : beginning with the seventeenth century, being the period of settling the United States : with numerous engravings
The social history of Great Britain during the reigns of the Stuarts : beginning with the seventeenth century, being the period of settling the United States : with numerous engravings
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Illustrated. Binding. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. New York: Colyer, 1845. Second edition. 12mo. Maroon cloth binding, gold titles. Vol. I: 349 pp., index [ix]. Frontispiece engraving, illustrated throughout with engravings. A look at all aspects of life in Great Britain including dancing, kissing, gallantry, marriages, elegancies, taste and genius, rural sports, sporting terms, horse-racing, falconry, archery, cock-fighting and fishing, prize-fights, skating, cricket, swimming, Cotswold games, bear-baiting, gambling, festivals, bells and bell-ringing, heraldry, heirlooms, jugglers, stocks and scolding, civil wars, London companies, prisons, state trials, science and inventions, and so forth. Antique ex-library with hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate, rear pocket. Tightly bound in near fine condition. Vol. II: 324 pp. Pauperism, the armed forces, crouching meanness of the courtiers, torture, castles, coaches, canals, railroads, timber planting, damp vs. dry situations, the King's feast, drinking and recipes, Whig and Tory, tobacco and snuff, male education, church desecration, court amusements, and many other interesting and humorous topics. Volume II's boards are separated from the text block, foxing to prelims, corners quite rubbed, sold as reading copy only.
