Mistress of the House : Great Ladies and Grand Houses, 1670-1830
Author(s):
Baird, Rosemary
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Orion Books |
| Publication Year: | 2003 |
| ISBN: | 9780297830788 |
| SKU: | 002691 |
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| Categories: | History - British |
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History - British
xvi, 320pp plus numerous pages of colour plate illustrations. Green card covers with gilt titles to spine. Coloured endpapers. (Boards very gently rounded on upper corners). In its original dust jacket (very slightly bumped at edges in places). A study of the aristocratic women of the 17th and 18th centuries, how they aided and abetted their husbands in climbing the social and political ranks, and the importance of their grand and fashionable houses in that process.
Keywords:
Stately Homes
Aristocracy
Women's History
Women's Studies
Mistress
