Sara Pennell, Jon Stobart

Auctions and the Consumption of Second-Hand Goods in Georgian England

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Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of the largely unknown world of household auctions in Georgian England, arguing their importance in supplying various consumer goods to households at all levels of society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350549098
• ISBN-10: 1350549096
• Artikelnr.: 74665315

Autorenporträt

Sara Pennell and Jon Stobart

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1. Representations: events, people and places
Interlude 1. David Couty's trade card
Chapter 2. Auctioneers: careers, premises and businesses
Interlude 2. Jane Austen's writing slope
Chapter 3. Things: everyday and extraordinary
Interlude 3. George Hamond Lucy's marble table
Chapter 4. Promotion: the language of persuasion
Interlude 4. The Reverend Charles Tonyn's auction catalogue
Chapter 5. Practices: selling and buying second-hand
Interlude 5. Jane and Thomas Carlyle's 'immeasurable everlasting sofa'
Chapter 6. Motivation: necessity, thrift and distinction
Conclusion
Bibliography