Volume 2 of this excellent series on History of Private Life. Book in excellent condition with clean pages and perfect spine. A review: “Private life has always been a matter of public conjecture. This admirable book brings it intelligently into the web of social history and is a model for historians and readers like. Beautifully produced, it adds apt and rare illustrations to a text by experts who presuppose human curiosity, but no undue knowledge. Its range and level of argument will intrigue anyone who has wondered about past attitudes to such matters as sex and the family, household, social inferiors, dress, and even undress.” -The Washington Post