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199260384London: The Bibliographical Society 1992. stiff paper wrappers. Vergil. 8.5 x 11.75 inches. stiff paper wrappers. 124 pages. Foreword by Lotte Hellinga. Introduction by R.C. Alston. Occasional Papers number 7. 185 entries described. Distributed for the Bibliographical Society. The Bibliographical Society unknown books
2013177480London: The British Library 2013. Hardcover. VG. light foxing to pg edges; back cover flyleaf. dustjacket has scratches & edge-wear. brown cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 168 pgs w/ color illustrations. glossy pictorial dustjacket. content as follows: For over a hundred years 1714 - 1830 a King George sat on the British throne. It was a time of transformation as cities grew industry thrived and trade expanded round the world. New prosperity was celebrated in great country houses and beautifully landscaped gardens while taste and elegance drove social etiquette and fostered a new consumer boom. Travel became easier from Grand Tours for the rich to journeys by stagecoach or private carriage for others encouraging the spread of fashions and ideas. An explosion in print culture also brought new horizons as an increasingly literate society devoured newspapers satirical pamphlets magazines and the newly emerging novel form. Yet what do we really know about the people of this Augustan age whose beliefs and preoccupations have so influenced our own 'Georgians Revealed' explores the realities of their daily lives through a fascinating variety of objects from playbills to porcelain architects' plans to fashion plates. The British Library hardcover books
