Clean and decent: the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet, and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France, & America |
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Contents
I MAN BECOMES HOUSETRAINED | 1 |
OMNIA COMMODA | 13 |
THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY | 23 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Clean and decent: the fascinating history of the bathroom & the water closet, and of sundry habits, fashions & accessories of the toilet, principally in Great Britain, France, & America |
| Author | Lawrence Wright |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Routledge & Paul, 1960 |
| Length | 281 pages |
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