Chandos John (169 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Although English public schools project an image of clean, polite, and uniformed boys living together in collective worship of God, team games, and academic standards, the early years of these schools had a reality that was far different. The public school that existed before the Clarendon Commission reforms of 1862-64 was a jungle inhabited by a warlike tribe of self-governing boys, into whose social, sporting, and moral lives the masters were not admitted. Boys were chiefly educated by street fighting, poaching, and rioting, and, according to the political enemies of the schools, acquiring a taste for liquor and "a passion for female society of the most degraded kind." In this engrossing book, John Chandos examines the public schools in the last half century before their reform. Using journals, letters, and autobiographies of the time, he provides revealing anecdotes about all aspects of public school life-from academics and sports to vice, discipline, fagging, and religion. Chandos not only illuminates the harsh treatment boys experienced but also shows why parents continued to commit their sons to this system. Parents were persuaded-the fathers usually from personal experience-that the public schools gave a realistic preparation for the wicked and treacherous world that lay ahead, and that a boy who had weathered the ordeal of a public school was a confirmed survivor. Boys Together is essential reading for students of life and values in nineteenth-century England; it is also enthralling entertainment for the general reader.…

Condition: Good. 1st U.S. Edition. 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.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Although English public schools project an image of clean, polite, and uniformed boys living together in collective worship of God, team games, and academic standards, the early years of these schools had a reality that was far different. The public school that existed before the Clarendon Commission reforms of 1862-64 was a jungle inhabited by a warlike tribe of self-governing boys, into whose social, sporting, and moral lives the masters were not admitted. Boys were chiefly educated by street fighting, poaching, and rioting, and, according to the political enemies of the schools, acquiring a taste for liquor and "a passion for female society of the most degraded kind." In this engrossing book, John Chandos examines the public schools in the last half century before their reform. Using journals, letters, and autobiographies of the time, he provides revealing anecdotes about all aspects of public school life-from academics and sports to vice, discipline, fagging, and religion. Chandos not only illuminates the harsh treatment boys experienced but also shows why parents continued to commit their sons to this system. Parents were persuaded-the fathers usually from personal experience-that the public schools gave a realistic preparation for the wicked and treacherous world that lay ahead, and that a boy who had weathered the ordeal of a public school was a confirmed survivor. Boys Together is essential reading for students of life and values in nineteenth-century England; it is also enthralling entertainment for the general reader.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. HARDCOVER Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Standard-sized.

Paperback. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dust Jacket. First American Edition. small name on the front end paper; dust jacket is mylar wrapped.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. DJ with some edge wear and fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket has chipping and some small tears, Binding tight and square, Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. [412]pp [light sunning to dj spine; edgewear to dj] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. B&w plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. edgewear and chipping to dj.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear and small edgewear tear on the back. Inside pages are clean. ; 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 432 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition; First Printing. [416] Pp. Printed brown cloth binding/boards, one corner bumped, light foxing on top edges. Pages: clean, white, as new. Dust jacket: a few short closed tears.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 534 pages.…

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.

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Good Dust Jacket. First Printing. Dj chipped around edges. 412pp. Notes, biblio, index. Photo plates. Promoting global literacy for over 30 years. Size: Large 8vo. BRITISH ISLES.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean. DJ has tears and some loss to edges with faded spine.

Condition: Good. 1St Edition. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 207 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; few pencil notations on the rear free endpaper. New York: Association Press, (1962). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condition: Good. 1971. Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some shelf wear. Previous owner's ex-libris stamp to FFEP, and marks to inside front cover where an ex-libris plate has been removed. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 206 Pages.

Condition: Good. 1971. Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers showing some shelf wear. Previous owner's ex-libris stamp to FFEP, and marks to inside front cover where an ex-libris plate has been removed. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a good copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A comprehensive, scholarly account of the English public school. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket spine is sunned, but the spine lettering is clear and legible; there are a couple of short tears to the margin of the jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 412 pages.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN:0091059305. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Front hinge cracked but binding intact. Dust jacket shows edge wear with small tears; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Rubbing and edge wear, foxing of the DJ. Tear at the back bottom spine edge with paper missing. The DJ is tanned.