The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral Since 1450
Julian Litten
Published by Robert Hale, London, 1991
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Cloth
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The first edition of this fascinating illustrated work on the history of British funerals by Julian Litten, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and many monochrome vignettes and thirty colour illustrations. Collated complete.This work was written by Julian Litten and provides a fascinating historical account of English funeral traditions from 1450. The work covers embalming techniques, coffins, shrouds, burials and more.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only remnants from a label to the front free endpaper. The wrap is very smart with sunning to the spine, slight marks and the slightest shelf wear. Light spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages with light age toning to the extremities. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 917Z11
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Title: The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral...
Publisher: Robert Hale, London
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: Various
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral Since 1450
Published by
Robert Hale Ltd, 1991
ISBN 10: 0709043503
ISBN 13: 9780709043508
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: slightly edge-worn and a little darkened, even so still showing well. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks, save a previous owner's inscription at the endpaper. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Numerous illustrations throughout. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition. Seller Inventory # 207387
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The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral Since 1450
Published by
Robert Hale Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0709047770
ISBN 13: 9780709047773
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Amnesty Bookshop London, Shoreditch, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Softcopy, 254pp. Dr. Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority on funeral customs, leads us from the pomp and panoply of the post-medieval funeral to the clinical anonymity of present-day obsequies. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Seller Inventory # ABES3F15Y242
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The English Way of Death: The Common Funeral Since 1450
Published by
The Crowood Press Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1991
ISBN 10: 0709043503
ISBN 13: 9780709043508
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The author takes the reader from the pomp of the post-medieval funeral to the anonymity of present day obsequies. The book examines the rise of undertaking as a trade and the changing etiquette which governed burial - lavish parades for the rich and interment in a woollen shroud for the poor. 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 # GOR002175559
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