First edition, first impression. xii, 340pp, with a few black and white illustrations. White cloth-covered boards with metallic blue lettering on the spine. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, not price clipped, dust a little bumped on extreme edges.
A lively and insightful account of the everyday lives of ordinary people in the immediate post-war period, from the negative experiences of poor housing to the benefits of the NHS, full employment and seaside holidays.