Trans by Robert Baldick (7 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. Creasing to front corner of wraps. Highlighting to first few pages.; The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Aries traces the evolution of the concept of childhood from the end of the Middle Ages, when the child was regarded as a small adult, to the present child-centered society, by means of diaries, paintings, games, and school curricula. Ironically, he finds that individualism, far from triumphing in our time, has been held in check by the family, and that the increasing power of the tightly-knit family circle has flourished at the expense of the rich-textured communal society of earlier times. Translated from the French by Robert Baldick.; 7.9 X 5.1 X 1.0 inches; 448 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 284pp, frontis, rear inner higne exposed. Pencil notes on rear endpaper, red cloth; 8.8 X 5.7 inches.

Condition: fair to good, ex-lib., fair. 344, illus., map, app, biblio, index, lib stamps, sm rough spot ins fr flylf, DJ soiled & edges worn: sm tears, sm pieces missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: very good, fair. First U.S. Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 263, index, DJ worn and soiled, tear in DJ repaired with tape. Important work by the author of "The Battle for Dienbienphu. ".

Condition: good, fair to good. First Edition. 344, illus., map, appendix, bibliography, index, bookplate, some wear & small chips to DJ edges, foxing to top edge.

Condition: very good, good. First U.S. Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 263, index, some soiling to rear DJ, some wear to DJ edges. Important work by the author of "The Battle for Dienbienphu. ".