Keith Thomas 

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2020

ISBN: 978 0 300 25152 4

 Based on the glowing reviews on the back of the book, this recent publication is something of a tour de force by Sir Thomas, historian of early modern Britain. Dip deeper into these reviews online and Thomas' book still comes highly recommended, in particular, by the review in the Guardian:

From terrible table manners to defecating in public to ideals of civilisation as a class weapon ... a brilliant work by a consummate historian.*  Fara Dabhoiwala

*Not the quote used on the back cover! 

Softcover (13 x 20 cm) in very good condition, slight crease in top right corner of the cover, minuscule fraying to bottom right, with xvi, 457 pp. and an extensive section of notes (pages 350-441) and detailed index (pages 442-457).

 For sale by Priory Books, Warwickshire County Record Office's secondhand bookshop