Description: The book is a survey of nearly 50 London clubs including over 400 photographs and anecdotes about the club histories. It shows the environments where so much policy, business, and legal issues would be discussed (the smoke-filled rooms) as well a places for fun and debate. For example the Athenaeum was a home for literary and scientific worthies as well as high ranking churchmen, high court judges, cabinet ministers and were allowed to join (though it states in the book that there might be a 16-year waiting list for all but the most distinguished applicants). Clubs catered to many different sorts of groups. Membership in the The Thames Yacht Club or the Oxford and Cambridge Club is self-explanatory. Not all clubs were serious. Clubs The Eccentric Club was risque. This is an interesting and oft times amusing book
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Book Title: The Gentlemen's Clubs of London
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Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dorset
Intended Audience: Adults
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Vintage: Yes
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Publication Year: 1984
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1960s-70s
Author: Anthony Lejeune, Malcolm Lewis
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Features: Dust Jacket, 400+ photographs
Genre: Art & Culture
Topic: Architectural Photography, Art History, Design
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Number of Pages: 296
