Description: Click here to see our other books! Sir John Harington's A New Discourse of a Stale Subject Called the Metamorphosis of Ajax Sir John Harington; Elizabeth Story Donno 1962 Routledge & Kegan Paul : London 9" by 6" xi, 278pp. SUMMARY A critically annotated edition of this treatise on the invention of the flushing toilet. Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION A critical annotated edition. A treatise on the invention of the flushing toilet, with commentary on society at the time including an allegorical attack on Queen Elizabeth's Court. Written by Sir John Harington, an English author, courtier, and translator known best as the inventor of the flush toilet. He was known as the "saucy Godson" of Queen Elizabeth I. Annotated by Elizabeth Story Donno, an American scholar and editor. CONDITION In the original blue paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Social Science
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Author: Sir John Harington; Elizabeth Story Donno
Binding: Hardback
Subject: Society & Education
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: None
Signed: No
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1962
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
