Barbara Jones.
Andre Deutsch. London. 1967. First edition. Hardback, quarto; purple cloth-bound boards, purple top-edge, dust jacket. 304 pages. Over 200 line drawings and 27 pages of plates. English. 255 x 195mm. 1.1kg. . Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight shelf wear, small nick at head of spine; light spotting to page edges.
Barbara Jones' examination of the trappings and trimmings of death and burial. Jones looks at customs in burials, funerals, mourning and relics in Britain and America, alongside traditions from countries such as Egypt, Peru, Mexico, Portugal, and Indonesia. The author's lively text is accompanied by her own line drawings. The macabre, the decorative and the kitsch are all here.
