Useful Toil engages freshly and directly with the `ordinary' people of the nineteenth century. John Burnett has assembled twenty seven telling extracts from the diaries and autobiographies of working people - wheelwrights and stone-masons, miners and munition workers, butlers and kitchen maids, navvies, carpenters, potters and ship assistants to list only a few. The men and women who speak in these pages concentrate on their working experiences, though they also write about their homes and their fears. They thus reveal, often unconsciously, the essence of their attitudes, values and beliefs.
Burnett's broad and sympathetic introductions focus and contextualise the wealth of material. These stories provide the antithesis of `great name' history, yet they constantly touch on human experiences that are timeless and universal.
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP91566401
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Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. N° de réf. du vendeur wbs1295320406
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Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and in a protective cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-999100271355
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Vendeur : Westwood Books, Cramlington, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Allen Lane, London, 1976. Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Appears little read. Jacket has mild bumping. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF019037. N° de réf. du vendeur 019037
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge nicked and dust dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Overall particularly well preserved; tight, clean, strong and sharp cornered. ; 364 pages; Description: 364 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. Complete with a comprehensive bibliography. Subjects: Working class --Great Britain --Biography. Working class authors --Great Britain --Biography. Great Britain --Economic conditions --19th century. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations. N° de réf. du vendeur 19989
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Vendeur : Campbell Llibres, Barcelona, B, Espagne
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Etat : Bien. Etat de la jaquette : Aceptable. 1ª Edición. Fair condition, jacket wasted. N° de réf. du vendeur 012008
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Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge nicked and dust dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Overall particularly well preserved; tight, clean, strong and sharp cornered. ; 364 pages; Description: 364 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. Complete with a comprehensive bibliography. Subjects: Working class --Great Britain --Biography. Working class authors --Great Britain --Biography. Great Britain --Economic conditions --19th century. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations. N° de réf. du vendeur 19989
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Vendeur : Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Reprint. 364 pp , tan cloth wit gilt title, matching endpapers. Top slightly dust marked, bookplate in front otherwise a clean sound book in a clipped, sunned and slightly edge worn dust wrapper. N° de réf. du vendeur 047425
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Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, Australie
Hardback. "Useful Toil " engages freshly and directly with the "ordinary" people of the 19th century. John Burnett has assembled 27 telling extracts from the diaries and autobiographies of working people--wheelwrights and stone-masons, miners and munition workers, butlers and kitchen maids, navvies, carpenters, potters and ship assistants to list only a few. The men and women who speak in these pages concentrate on their working experiences, though they also write about their homes and their fears. Burnett's broad and sympathetic introductions focus and contextualize the wealth of material. These stories provide the antithesis of "great name" history, yet they constantly touch on human experiences that are timeless and universal. 1976, Reprint. A very good copy only marked by light age tanning of the edges and a previous owners name sticker on the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 17019361
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Vendeur : Naomi Symes Books PBFA, Warrington, Cheshire, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Lacks fly leaf, otherwise good in slightly soiled and browned dustwrapper. 364pp. N° de réf. du vendeur A2267
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