Mrs Grundy: studies in English prudery
by Fryer, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: London House & Maxwell, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Handsomely bound in two-tone, salmon-colored paper over boards, light gray cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. A detailed and absorbing study of English prudery (defined as interference in other people's pleasures). Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 368 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351300
- Title
- Mrs Grundy: studies in English prudery
- Author
- Fryer, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London House & Maxwell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- England English social history sexuality Peter Fryer Mrs. Grundy erotica Victorian England
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