'Polarisation of the second hand market for furniture in the nineteenth century' in J Stobart & I van Damme (eds), Modernity and the Second Hand Trade. European consumption patterns and practices, 1700-1900

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Author(s) Edwards, Clive D, & Margaret Ponsonby
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2010
Pages pp93-110
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Place Published Basingstoke

Topics:

Name Consumption, consumerism & associated ethics

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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'Explores the markets for and the meanings attached to second hand and antique furniture in Britain in the nineteenth century' with a notable focus on consumption issues. Has sections: 'The market for secondhand furniture'; 'The emotional value of second hand furniture'; 'A taste for antique furniture'