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A History of Five Centuries of English Diet. Specially printed by the London based Readers Union, this book features an exclusive dust jacket and a red cloth binding, available at a lower cost, but only for active members in the "Union," a sort of subscription service similar to J.M. Dent's Everyman's Library. Drummond and Wilbraham's study is a close and historical emphasis on the diet of the English century by century, beginning in the Medieval period and the era of the Tudors, with special concern given to the nutritional value of contemporary foods, the rise of agriculture in the Seventeenth Century and its effects on the availability of fruits and vegetables acorss England, as well as food preserving practices and the connection between the English diet and physique. Dust jacket unclipped. Several instances of toning across DJ, with closed tear inexpertly repaired at top edge of jacket and small red stain on inside of jacket. Red cloth boards, fully bound, with gilt title and Read
- Format: Hardback
- Author: Drummond, J.C.; Wilbraham, Anne
- Condition: Very Good
- Publisher: Readers Union
- Publication Year: 1959