Cruel Habitations, Enid Gauldie — 1st Edition

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Cruel Habitations, Enid Gauldie — 1st Edition

Name: Cruel Habitations, Enid Gauldie — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6473
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Publication: London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1974

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 364.

Condition Report: Near Fine; Very Good dust jacket. The black cloth boards are firm, sharp, and exceptionally clean, retaining bright silver gilt lettering to the spine. Internally, the text block is tight, and the pages remain crisp and bright, completely free from previous ownership inscriptions. The top edge of the text block is lightly stained as issued, with only the faintest trace of shelf-wear and a few negligible spots to the bottom edge. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the net publisher's price to the flap, and presents well with some minor surface rubbing, mild toning to the margins, and slight wear to the extremities. A remarkably well-preserved, handsome copy of this important text.

Catalogue Note: First edition. Hardcover. A comprehensive and widely cited historical study exploring the decay of British towns and the squalid realities of working-class housing from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the end of the First World War.

Original 1974 hardback first editions of this work, particularly those retaining a sharp, unclipped dust jacket, have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, as the title is more frequently encountered as a modern print-on-demand reprint or a heavily handled ex-library paperback.

Cruel Habitations provides a detailed and uncompromising examination of working-class housing in Britain. Enid Gauldie traces the roots of urban decay, exploring the transition from pre-industrial rural homes to the overcrowded slums of the Victorian city. The work critically assesses the various attempts to solve the housing crisis, from philanthropic model dwellings and early public health campaigns to the gradual, often reluctant, intervention of government legislation. A foundational text for understanding the social, economic, and architectural history of British housing.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Enid Gauldie

Book Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 364

Book Publication Year: 1974

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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