Markun, Leo: Mrs. Grundy; A History of Four Centuries of Morals Intended to Illuminate Present Problems in Great Britain and the United States

Buy this book on-line

Markun, Leo : Mrs. Grundy; A History of Four Centuries of Morals Intended to Illuminate Present Problems in Great Britain and the United States

D. Appleton and Company. 1930. New York., 1930

First edition. Cloth. Illustrated dust wrappers. Fully illustrated by cartoons and caricatures, by reproductions of paintings and drawings, etc. 666 pages. Page sides are uncut. From the dust wrapper: "Here is a brilliant, sophisticated, and compreh ensive survey of the moral history of Great Britain since the days of Henry VIII and of the United States since the early English settlement". "Within its pages, Leo Markun has assembled an immense wealth of pertinent material, covering four complet e centuries of moral standards and practices and illuminating all of the following subjects of current discussion in light of the past: Sex morality; prudery in costume; art and literature; birth control; drinking; gambling; social manners; Sunday o bservance; freedom of utterance and worship; honesty in government and business; and in general the influence of religion upon morality".. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

Markun, Leo : Mrs. Grundy; A History of Four Centuries of Morals Intended to Illuminate Present Problems in Great Britain and the United States is listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase by Barry Cassidy Rare Books.

Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line.

Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Markun, Leo : Mrs. Grundy; A History of Four Centuries of Morals Intended to Illuminate Present Problems in Great Britain and the United States. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book.

Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri rari, livres illustrées, livres rares and collectables.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.