Clothing, Society and Culture in Nineteenth Century Britain

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Collection of contemporary texts from pamphlets, books, articles, etc, touching largely on cultural aspects of clothing but including some economic aspects such as buying and selling clothes. Arranged in three volumes, viz: 1] 'General introduction, buying and selling clothes'; 2] 'Abuses and reforms'; 3] 'Working class dress'. Volume 1 comprises largely advertising materials, catalogues and other marketing material