Everyday Life Through The Ages
Pleasantville: Reader's Digest, 1992. Hardcover_pictorial boards. 10.25"x10.25" 384 indexed pgs. Pictorial boards. Marble paste downs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unmarked. Secure ship w/tracking #. Price covers extra shipping costs for weight. Fine / Fine. Item #15327
ISBN: 0276420357
Did you know that the ancient Romans filled their mattresses with rose petals, soap didn't exist until A.D. 1200, or that brown was the most popular color for Victorian wedding dresses? Filled with humorous stories, this colorful, carefully researched book covers the whole span of human history--all over the world--from the Stone Age to the present century. Over 900 photographs, drawings, maps, and specially commissioned paintings. Source: Publisher.
Price: $15.00