Originally published in 1979 by Eyre Methuen Limited, a humorous observation of the English class system by the author of RIDERS and APPASSIONATA.
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"Witheringly funny, illuminated by astonishing brilliance" (Observer)
"Enormously readable and very funny" (Cosmopolitan)
"Highly entertaining, acerbic and wickedly observant... certain to become as much part of the verbal shorthand as was Nancy Mitford's U and Non-U, a generation ago" (The Economist)
The devastatingly funny exposé of the English class system!
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Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Drawings By Timothy Jaques (illustrator). Clean and tight and square with sharp corners. Green boards with gold lettering on the spine. 283 pages. 3rd printing. Very little shelfwear. The dust jacket is in new mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Social Attidtudes. Seller Inventory # 052164
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 288p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Social classes Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 255858
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 288p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Social classes Great Britain. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 255858
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jaques, Timothy (illustrator). 2nd Reprint. 283 pages. Illustrated, price clipped. Plastic wrapper. Seller Inventory # 6314
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001728341
Quantity: 7 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR001727171
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001749319
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # rev4031988648
Quantity: 7 available
Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Theo Bergstrom, illustrations by Timothy Jacques (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, third impression published later the same year, a tribute to the author's popularity. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners bruised, not price clipped (£4.95),no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 287pp. Describing herself as 'upper middle class', Jilly claims that snobbery is very much alive and thriving! Meet her hilarious characters! People like Harry Stow-Crat, Mr and Mrs Nouveau-Richards, Samantha and Gideon Upward, and Jen Teale and her husband Brian. Roar with laughter at her delightfully horribly unfair observations on their everyday pretensions, their sexual courtships, choice of furnishings, clothes, education, food, careers and ambitions. For they will all remind you of people that you know! Of its time! Seller Inventory # 012490
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # 11L6_3_0413373606