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Title details for Nothing New: a History of Second-hand by Robyn Annear - Available

Nothing New: a History of Second-hand

by Robyn Annear
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'Given the way we live now,' writes Robyn Annear, 'it would be easy to suppose that newness has always been venerated.' But as this wonderfully entertaining short history makes clear, modern consumerism is an aberration. Mostly, everyday objects—from cast-off cookware to clothing worn down to rags—have enjoyed long lives and the appreciation of serial owners.
Nothing New is itself an emporium: a treasure store of anecdotes and little-known facts that will intrigue and enlighten the devoted bargain-hunter and the dilettante browser alike.
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Publisher: The Text Publishing Company

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  • ISBN: 9781925923018
  • Release date: November 5, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781925923018
  • File size: 842 KB
  • Release date: November 5, 2019
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History Nonfiction

Languages

English

'Given the way we live now,' writes Robyn Annear, 'it would be easy to suppose that newness has always been venerated.' But as this wonderfully entertaining short history makes clear, modern consumerism is an aberration. Mostly, everyday objects—from cast-off cookware to clothing worn down to rags—have enjoyed long lives and the appreciation of serial owners.
Nothing New is itself an emporium: a treasure store of anecdotes and little-known facts that will intrigue and enlighten the devoted bargain-hunter and the dilettante browser alike.
Expand title description text
History Nonfiction