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295 pages, Hardback 270x300mm, Landscape
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ISBN-10: 190676820X ISBN-13: 9781906768201
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The Gentlemen's Clubs of London
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First published in 1979, Lejeune's The Gentlemen's Clubs of London rapidly established itself as a widely sought-after and quoted work around the world among those intrigued by and participating in the rarefied world of the famous clubs of London society.
Extensively updated, the book lays forth the histories of the clubs, why and how each came into being, who belongs and belonged to which, how members are chosen, and how the clubs have changed down the generations - if indeed they have. This work tells of the ambience and grace of the clubs, their privacies and eccentricities, and of the yarns, disputes and scandals to which they have given rise.
Here are new and archival photographs of the clubs' interiors, ranging from the elegant to the snug, premises which are sometimes secret and quirky and sometimes grand, each unique and fitting the character and contributing to the needs and lives of its members.
With thanks to Altea Antique Maps and Old Charts for use of antiquarian maps and prints.
Follow this link for an entertaining BBC piece on clubland. |
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| Anthony Lejeune - Award winning broadcaster, journalist and author, read classics at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was an exhibitioner in Greek.
Related title(s): The Dictionary of Foreign Quotations By Anthony Lejeune Quote Unquote - French By Anthony Lejeune (Editor) Quote Unquote - German By Anthony Lejeune (Editor) Quote Unquote - Italian By Anthony Lejeune (Editor) Quote Unquote - Spanish By Anthony Lejeune (Editor) Quote Unquote - Latin By Anthony Lejeune (Editor)
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