Victorian sensations / by Horace Wyndham
1933, 3rd impression. London : Jarrolds. Previous owner's signature. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #339470
Physical description: 288 p. incl. front. plates, ports.,facsims., 25 cm. Contents:
Colonel Valentine Baker.--Birch and block at Eton.--"Bloomerism" in Britain.--The "maiden tribute of modern Babylon" [William T. Steady]--Poetry and passion [Adah Isaacs Menken]--The Wicklow peerage claim.--Sir William and Lady Wilde. Subjects:
Baker, Valentine 1827-1887. Bloomer, Mrs. Amelia Jenks 1818-1894.
Stead, W. T. (William Thomas) 1849-1912. Menken, Adah Isaacs 1835-1868. Trials Great Britain.
Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century.
Great Britain Social life and customs. Genre: Biography.
Illustrated.
Price: €32.00