Drinking With Pepys

Drinking With Pepys

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Oscar A. Mendelsohn
Binding: Hardback
Published: Macmillan & Co Ltd; St Martin's Press, 1963

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings

Oscar A. Mendelsohn's Drinking With Pepys is a captivating work of historical non-fiction that chronicles the fascinating world of 17th-century beverages and drinking customs. It uncovers the intricate role of various libations in daily life, drawing extensively from the renowned diaries of Samuel Pepys. The author presents a vivid and often amusing portrait of English society, detailing everything from ale and wine to more exotic concoctions. This engaging volume illustrates how drinks shaped social interactions, politics, and personal experiences during a pivotal historical period. Readers will find themselves immersed in a unique culinary and cultural journey, gaining profound insights into a bygone era.

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Description

Author: Oscar A. Mendelsohn
Binding: Hardback
Published: Macmillan & Co Ltd; St Martin's Press, 1963

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings

Oscar A. Mendelsohn's Drinking With Pepys is a captivating work of historical non-fiction that chronicles the fascinating world of 17th-century beverages and drinking customs. It uncovers the intricate role of various libations in daily life, drawing extensively from the renowned diaries of Samuel Pepys. The author presents a vivid and often amusing portrait of English society, detailing everything from ale and wine to more exotic concoctions. This engaging volume illustrates how drinks shaped social interactions, politics, and personal experiences during a pivotal historical period. Readers will find themselves immersed in a unique culinary and cultural journey, gaining profound insights into a bygone era.