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Description: Good. GOOD++ TO VERY GOOD. SPINE W/ CREASE. COVER GLOSSY, SHARP CORNERED. GIFT INSCRIPTION ON FRONT TITLE PAGE. REMAINDER OF TEXT CLEAN, TIGHT. [SSNS-1] read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 1994-04-21
ISBN-13:9780671882365ISBN:0671882368
Description: Good. This paperback book is very clean with clean edges, has some highliting on the inside pages. The book is tight and is in very good condition. We have a 100% refund 5 day NO HASSLE return policy if you are not satisfied. -We ship daily with USPS Delivery Confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780671882365ISBN:0671882368
Description: Very Good-Used in None as issued jacket. Pages and cover have no marks, bends or tears. No shelfwear. Binding tight with one barely noticeable crease. Appears unread. Not a remainder. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER [ 1/1999]
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: GOOD. Hardcover-9780671793371 [POOL, DANIEL] WHAT JANE AUSTIN ATE AND CHARLES DICKENS KNEW FROM FOX HUNTING TO WHIST, THE FACTS OF DAILY LIFE IN 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK PINK
Publisher: Touchstone, NEW YORK, NY
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671882365ISBN:0671882368
Description: GOOD. 5 ¼ X 8 ¼ Pictorial cover: light wear, corner bumps, price sticker and date/title/verification sticker on the rear cover. Black and white illustrations. Very light soiling to page edges. _PAB_ read more
Edition: First Edition/Second Printing
Binding: Quarterbound Hardcover w/DJ
Publisher: A Simon & Schuster Publication, New York NY
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 416 Numbered Pages. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" The pristine textblock of this gorgeous cloth hardcover is perfectly clean, tight, square, carries no highlighting, underlining or marginalia, and shows only a loving gift inscription to the front free endpaper. The lovely gilt-stamped crimson and green coverboards are clean, bright and show only the most mild finish rubbing. The illustrated dustjacket is clean, bright, uncreased, and shows only light finish rubbing, mild edge ... read more
Description: Pool, Daniel., Simon & Schuster, nd (1993), c1993, 3rd printing, boards & cloth w/gilt spine titles, fine w/price clipped dj, 416 pp w/index, bibliography & glossary, B & W illus., tall 8vo, "From Fox Hunting to Whist-the facts of daily life in 19th-Century England" read more
Edition: First edition. 5th. printing..
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York..
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: New in new dust jacket. BRAND NEW. no marks no damage. pristine.. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade Wine red cloth spine, vine green boards. Title and author gilt stamped on spine.. MAIL THE SAME DAY. THANK YOU.. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life Innineteenth-Century England. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line on copyright page. Clean green boards with clean maroon spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fading, very small surface scratch on front board (1/2"). Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writingor marks. 416 pp. with index. Illustrated in black ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Date Published: 1994-04-01
ISBN-13:9780671882365ISBN:0671882368
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780671882365ISBN:0671882368
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster [1993], New York
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Review copy with review slip and promotional material laid in. 416 pages, illustrated, index. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671793371ISBN:0671793373
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Faint red stain on jacket. read more
"This is a light yet fairly comprehensive guide to the many things mentioned in 19th century English literature, so you can keep track of which duties where had by which servant and how much you could buy on a widow's annuity. This is one of those books I enjoyed because it reminded me that I already picked up most of this stuff through many years of exposure. I found it slightly odd, though, that the examples given were all from the same pool -- Austen and Dickens, mostly, and a little Trollope and some Thackery, which is all good, but if you are the kind of person who would pick up a book just to read lists of vicarages, you've probably read a lot of the more obscure 19th century stuff as well.
Grade: B+ Recommended: It pretty much does what it advertises."
"Excellent book! Very refreshing after reading so many dry history books that do nothing but list names, dates, and events. This book really shows you what it was like to live in 19th Century Great Britain, from the peasants to the upper class. It covers food, clothes, entertainment, customs, jobs, and pretty much anything relating to everyday life in this era. As a bonus, there is a glossary at the end of the book which gives detailed definitions of all the antiquated terms you might come across in the classics from that era. I plan on reading Pride and Prejudice next and I will keep this book on hand when I do."
"I have to buy this book! Not only did I enjoy reading about bizarre (at least to me) and mundane customs of 19th century England, but this would prove an invaluable resource when reading novels of the period. Throughout the book, Mr. Pool offers up literary examples of what he is explaining. This guide is full of quotes and passages from Dickens, Trollope, and Austen. (It has actually kindled within me a desire to perhaps rethink my embargo on the mighty Charles Dickens).
So many things make more sense once I read this book. There were many "OOHHHHH, that's what that meant" moments. Doubtless, a rereading of Austen's works may be required, in order to enjoy my newfound knowledge. If you like novels of the 19th century, or if you enjoy learning odd-but-interesting tidbits that may one day help you on the t.v. show Jeopardy, this book is for you."
"An indispensable companion for those interested in 19th century history or literature. Most modern readers would have no clue as to when "Oxford Term" was or even the date of Michaelmas, events that were so well known in the early 19th century so as to require no explanation. There is coverage of everything from currency, titles, clothing, servants and even things like transport and postal services. Indispensable to a 19th century enthusiast."
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