A History of Private Life Series Volumes 1 - 4 Published in 1987 - 90

From Library Journal: These volumes, edited by Philippe Aries and Georges Duby, are aimed at both the scholar and layperson who wonder how people lived and behaved from ancient times to the present: "their thoughts, their feelings, their bodies, their attitudes, their habits and habitations, their codes, their marks, and their signs."

Beautifully produced, it adds apt and rare illustrations to a text by experts who presuppose human curiosity, but no undue knowledge. Its range and level of argument will intrigue anyone who has wondered about past attitudes to such matters as sex and the family, households, social inferiors, dress and even undress. (Robin Lane Fox Washington Post).

Published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Books in good condition. Covers show signs of age and wear.