Clean and Decent: The Fascinating History of the Bathroom & the Water Closet and of sundry Habits, Fashions & Accessories of the Toilet principally in Great Britain, France, and America
Lawrence Wright
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960
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Third impression. Routledge, 1960. A VG hardcover copy in a VG, clipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Minimal wear to boards. Light soiling, foxing, age-toning to page edges. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked. Binding is square and tight. B&W illustrations. Seller Inventory # 12772
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Title: Clean and Decent: The Fascinating History of...
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 3rd Edition.
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Clean and Decent: The fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France & America
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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1967
ISBN 10: 0802060633
ISBN 13: 9780802060631
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Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
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Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Trade paperback, xii + 282 pages including many black-and-white illustrations throughout; cream-coloured covers age toned and lightly soiled including cup ring stains, corners bumped, spine creased including one heavy, book opens flat at pages 130/131, but interior clean and unmarked, pages surprisingly fresh and white; overall it ain't pretty, but a decent reading/working copy. Seller Inventory # 042567
Clean and Decent. The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and the Water Closet and of sundry Habits, Fashions & Accessories of The Toilet principally in Great Britain, France & America.
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London: Book Club Associates, 1971
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Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United Kingdom
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Ed. published by arrangement with Routledge & Kegan Paul. "An extremely funny and completely non-sniggering history. A social history of the most intimate and enlightening kind." Pp. 12/282, b/w illustrations throughout. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+. Seller Inventory # 23793
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Clean and decent: The fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France & America
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University of Toronto Press, 1971
ISBN 10: 0802060633
ISBN 13: 9780802060631
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0802060633I3N00
Clean and Decent : The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and the Water Closet and of Sundry Habits, Fashions ans Accessories of The Toilet, Principally in Great Britain, France and America.
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Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1960
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ist edition, 282pp, many illustrations, bound in mustard coloured cloth with dustwrapper, no inscriptions, d/s sl rubbed and chiiped top and base spine; Octavo. Seller Inventory # 60991
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Clean and Decent: The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and the Water Closet and of Sundry Habits, Fashions and Accessories of the Toilet, Principally in Great Britain, France and America
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Seller: Leopolis, Kraków, Poland
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo (22 cm), XII, 282 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj frayed at top, foxing to title). Seller Inventory # 007380
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Clean and decent: The fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France & America
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University Of Toronto Press, 1971
ISBN 10: 0802060633
ISBN 13: 9780802060631
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 45494145-20
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Clean and Decent : The Fascinating History of the Bathroom and the Water Closet and of sundry Habits, Fashions & Accessories of The Toilet principally in Great Britain, France, & America.
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Book Club Associates, 1971
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Seller: Trinders' Fine Tools, Clare, Sudbury, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8", xii, 282 pages, black and white illustrations, bibliography. 'The first fully illustrated book on the subject'. Hb in dw, bump to lower corner of upper board, otherwise a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 007007
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Clean and decent : the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet, and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France, & America / [Lawrence Wright]
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2nd impression. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 266-267. Subjects; Baths history. Toilet Facilities history. Hygiene history. Bathrooms History. Water-closets History. Toilets History. Toilet Facilities history. Toilet preparations History. Hygiene History. Sanitation History. Toilet History. Bathing customs History. HEALTH & MEDICINE. Bathrooms & water closets to ca 1930. Bathing. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 408981
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Clean And Decent: The Fascinating History Of The Bathroom And The Water Closet, And Of Sundry Habits, Fashions & Accessories Of The Toilet Principally In Great Britain, France & America
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Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club edition hardback, 1971, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges and tanned to spine (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 211444
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Clean and Decent: The fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France & America
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Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1960
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Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. THIRD IMPRESSION. Hardback 1960. FRONT END PAPER TOP CORNER IS CLIPPED. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has edge wear & several short tears. Front flap is price-clipped. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref O3366. Seller Inventory # 026510
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