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- PublisherStein and Day
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0812814126
- ISBN 13 9780812814125
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages182
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Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.45. Seller Inventory # G0812814126I4N01
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Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
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Dirt - A Social History Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt.
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New York, Stein and Day., 1971
ISBN 10: 0812814126
ISBN 13: 9780812814125
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Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
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Octavo. IX, 182 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. A Scene of Pomp and Luxury / The Dance of Death / Sweete Themmes Run Softly [About the River Thames]/ etc. A study which speaks about Infection and Clkeanliness, Roman BathsOutbreak of last "Plague in Britain" in London in the years 1665-1666, caused by Rats / ". most of the epidemic diseases at the timetended to start from the "Great Wren" / Bristol as a filthy city / Terence McLaughlin's delightful study of dirt covers much cultivated and uncultivated ground. The historical perspective begins with the Romans' answer to body odor (Baths) and the early Christians' rejection of Roman values, including cleanliness. Following mankind down the dusty road of civilization, the author leaves us where we are now; surrounded by what all seem to agree is dirty air, dirty water, dirty landscapes, and dirty cities. (Publisher's Info on the front flap of the dustjacket) Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 29844AB
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Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
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Stein and Day, New York, NY, 1971
ISBN 10: 0812814126
ISBN 13: 9780812814125
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vertically oblong first edition quarto in very good plus condition. Yellow paper covered boards with quarter black cloth on the spine. The spine is slightly rubbed and faded, with light wear at spine tips, and there is an owner bookplate on the ffep. The dust jacket is very good with some edge and crease wear and one tiny chip at the bottom front corner edge. A social history and study of dirt, in all of its shapes, sizes, colors, textures and smells, and the many ways in which humans deal with and control, or don't, the dirt in their lives.182 pp. Seller Inventory # 008549
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Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
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ISBN 10: 0812814126
ISBN 13: 9780812814125
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Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
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Stein and Day, 1971
ISBN 10: 0812814126
ISBN 13: 9780812814125
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