The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age Himmelfarb1985 PBk VG+

Description: The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age By Gertrude Himmelfarb Vintage Books New York January 1985 First published in hardcover in 1983 by Alfred A. Knopf. x, 595, [1] p.; 23.5 cm. (9.25 inches). Paperback, with glossy, illustrated color front cover, artwork courtesy of the Bettmann Archive. Includes Epilogue, Notes, Index, and A Note About the Author. First Vintage Books Paperback Edition "'This original and searching work traces the concepts of poverty and the poor from roughly the middle of the eighteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth. The author succeeds in recapturing 'a past that was as complicated and varied as we know the present to be,' and her retrospect shows an astonishing continuity from the Elizabethan poor laws to the present'" [Excerpt on the back cover of a review in The New Yorker] ISBN: 0394726073 Book is in Very Good Plus Condition: pages bright, clean, tight, and unmarked; back cover with upper corner crease running into several pages, not impacting the text. Front cover bent slightly upwards. Copyright 2022 All text in this listing description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking and, where they are of light weight, the order is sent free within the U.S. by First Class mail We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL, DEPENDING ON WEIGHT. Payment Methods: Paypal is preferred, but not required. Ebay is also collecting state taxes where appropriate and will be paying those state taxes rather than the sellers. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

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