Johnson's England: an account of the life & manners of his age / edited by A.S. Turberville. Complete in 2 Volumes
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933. 1st edition. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth; elevated motifs to the front board. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #314087
Physical description: 2 volumes: illustrations, maps, plans, facsimiles; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: V.I: Preface -- The age of Johnson / by G.M. Trevelyan -- The Church / by the Rev. N. Sykes -- The navy / by Admiral Sir Herbert W. Richmond -- The army / by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue -- Exploration and discovery / by James A. Williamson -- Travel and communications / by H.L. Beales -- London and the life of the town / by M. Dorothy George -- Town-life in the provinces / by G.D.H. Cole -- Industry and trade / by H. Heaton -- Agriculture and rural life / by C.S. Orwin -- Poverty, crime, philanthropy / by J.L. Hammond and Barbara Hammond -- Manners, meals, and domestic pastimes / by Dorothy Marshall -- Sports and games / by E.D. Cuming -- Costume / by Talbot Hughes -- v. II: Taste /; by Osbert Sitwell and Margaret Barton -- Painting and engraving / edited by the Hon. Andrew Shirley -- Sculpture / by Mrs. A.J.K. Esdaile -- Architecture and the garden / by Geoffrey Webb -- The interior of the house / by Oliver Brackett -- The drama and the theatre / by W.J. Lawrence -- Music / by Sir Henry Hadow -- Education, schools, and universities / by Sir Charles Mallet -- Science, mathematics, and astronomy / by E.J. Holmyard -- Medicine / by Sir D'Arcy Power -- The law and the lawyers / by Sir Frank MacKinnon -- Authors and booksellers / by R.W. Chapman -- The newspaper / by D. Nichol Smith. Subjects: Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 Homes and haunts England. Authors, English Homes and haunts England. Civilization. Homes. Intellectual life. Manners and customs. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
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