Shops and Shopping 1800-1914 - Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes

First published in 1964, Alison Adburgham's Shops and Shopping, 1880-1914: Where and in What Matter the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes is a rightly celebrated and groundbreaking contribution to the social history of retail selling.