The English At Table (Britain In Pictures 42)

HARDBACK ?BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES, No 51.* Edition: 2nd.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication:1946* Publisher: William Collins* Binding and cover condition: Pictorial cover, white and dark carmine paper covered boards. White title to spine & to face, together with design showing boar?s head. Some rubs to edges and corners. Slight damage at head & tail of spine. Spine severely faded. VG* Jacket condition: No dust jacket.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY clean, crisp, bright and sewn binding tight. Small pen inscription to fep. No annotations or inscriptions to text. Some light age marks to end papers. VG+* Illustrations: 8 Plates in colour 25 illustrations in b/w* Pages: 48 pp. text. No index at rear. One of the ?Britain in Pictures? series, John Hampson writes of the long history of English social customs, from the days when in mediaeval times we had no tables, to the present day when we have no manners !! Many national characteristics are reflected in the tastes and habits of a people and the English Table reflects both our faults and our virtues. The book is full of fascinating details about many actual meals eaten, and he has made brilliant use of contemporary sources for each period. The book comes with some wonderful colour plates and illustrations. A clean copy of the second edition in this collectable series but with no wrapper.*