Bath / by Edith Sitwell

Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964)

Verlag: London : Faber and Faber, 1932

Beschreibung

Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 288 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; "First published in MCMXXXII . Second impression, July MCMXXXII." Includes index. Contents; The arrival of Beau Nash -- The rise to fortune -- The rules of Bath -- The ghosts of a long summer day -- The balls at Bath -- Games of hazard -- The religious revival in Bath -- Splendours and miseries -- The old age of Beau Nash -- Ralph Allen and Prior Park -- Fashionable intelligence -- Society in Bath -- The theatre in Bath -- Some men of war. Subjects; Nash, Richard 1674-1761. Nash, Beau Richard 1674-1761 Studies. 1700-1799. Manners and customs. Health resorts England Bath History 18th century. Bath (England) Description. England Social life and customs 18th century. Bath (England) History. Great Britain Social life and custom. Bath (England) Social life and customs. Bath (England) Description and travel. Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century. England Social life and customs 18th century. Avon Bath Social life 1680-1850. Avon Bath Social conditions 1680-1850. Avon. Bath. Social life. Avon Somerset History Description 18th Century Eighteenth. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 418576

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Bath / by Edith Sitwell

Verlag: London : Faber and Faber

Erscheinungsdatum: 1932

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 2nd edition.