A History of Private Life (5 Vols. Complete)

Ariés, Philippe, Georges Duby, Paul Veyne, Roger Chartier, Michelle Perrot, Antoine Prost, Gérard Vincent (Edited by), Arthur Goldhammer (Translated by). A History of Private Life (5 Vols. Complete). Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1987-1991. Quarto. Vol. 1: (ix), [3], 670 pp. Vol. 2: (xiii), [2], 650pp. Vol. 3: [6], 645 pp. Vol. 4: [7], 713 pp. Vol. 5: [6], 630 pp. Original illustrated dust jackets, white lettering on covers and spines. Black buckram over brown, green, tan paper boards + Black buckram over blue buckram on one binding. Gilt lettering on binding spines.

This 5 book set, published sequentially in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 & 1991, spans from the Roman Empire to Modern times. Vol. 1: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium, Vol. 2: Revelations of the Medieval World, Vol. 3: Passions of the Renaissance, Vol. 4: From the Fires of the Revolution to the Great War, Vol. 5: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times. All volumes illustrated throughout in b/w and color.

Dust jackets with minor rubbing to extremities. Two dust jackets with very minor tear. Dust jackets in very good+, bindings and interiors in very good+ to near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. (45516) $95