Victorian Panorama A Survey of Life & Fashion from Contemporary Photographs
by Quennell, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., (1937). First Edition. 8vo. viii,120pp, Index plus 30pp publisher's catalog, followed by 2pp Index. Color frontis and b&w 116 illustration, mostly photographs. Blue cloth, near fine (slight fading to both spine ends). A printed name card of Lady Doxmer (crossed through) mounted on illustrated pastedown, with inked inscription: "With love & very best wishes from Alice Gainsborough Charlie & Maureen. Dj price clipped, spine faded, some fraying and light soil, few short tears. From dj: "first pictorial survey of the Victorian Age to be compiled soley through the medium of photography." Quennell uses these images to illustrate the moral and social background of Victorian London, Family Life, Low Life, Stage, Fashion, and Taste. Jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster. ; Color frontis & 116 illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6161
- Title
- Victorian Panorama A Survey of Life & Fashion from Contemporary Photographs
- Author
- Quennell, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- England, Social History, British History, London, Victorian
Terms of Sale
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Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
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