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THE WORKHOUSE: A STUDY OF POOR-LAW BUILDINGS IN ENGLAND
Written by Kathryn Morrison.
Stock no. 1823445
Published by English Heritage; Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Recognising that an undervalued and poorly understood category of building was in danger of simply being lost, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England has attempted to make a record of these structures against their historical background. A story of the student of social history, as much as for the professional architectural historian. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Previous owner's address label to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, lightly faded to spine & worn at top of same, minor scuffing to rear panel. ISBN: 1873592361. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Previous owner's address label to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, slightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- BUILDINGS
- SOCIAL HISTORY
A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Felicity Goodall.
Stock no. 1823344
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Conscientious objectors recount their experience of living out their pacifist convictions against a background of hostile incomprehension. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750907401. Light stain to rear board. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, grubby mark to front panel, verso to rear panel has corresponding damp stain (not visible to front).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- WORLD WAR I
- WORLD WAR II
THE POACHER'S BRATS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE RAF CRANWELL AIRCRAFT APPRENTICE
Written by Frank E. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2136271
Published by The Raf Cranwell Aircraft Apprentices Association.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
White cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951361201. Some browning and creasing to covers.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RAF
- AVIATION
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LINCOLNSHIRE
THE POACHER'S BRATS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE RAF CRANWELL AIRCRAFT APPRENTICE
Written by Frank E. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1823219
Published by The Raf Cranwell Aircraft Apprentices Association.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
White cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951361201. Brown spot to top corner of front cover and also a diagonal crease. Text block and page browning. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RAF
- AVIATION
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LINCOLNSHIRE
VILLAGES OF VISION
Written by Gillian Darley.
Stock no. 2136074
Published by The Architectural Press.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851397050. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with small nicks to couple of corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HOMES AND HOUSING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING IN SCOTLAND
Written by Douglas Niven.
Stock no. 2135919
Published by Croom Helm Ltd..
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0709901593. Page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine and small nicks to edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- SOCIAL HISTORY
VICTORIAN HOMES
Written by David Rubinstein.
Stock no. 2135657
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The homes of all social classes both inside and out, in towns and countryside. ISBN: 071536765X. Bumping to spine. Stains to some page edges and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HOMES AND HOUSING
IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON SOCIAL LIFE
Written by E.S. Nadal.
Stock no. 2135015
Published by Scribner Armstrong And Company.
1st USA
1875.
Good condition.
Red/brown cloth with gilt title to spine. With Other Papers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping and loss to top and tail of spine. Stitching has broken in a couple of places (especially between pages 48-49), so contents are starting to come loose. A reading copy only!
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- ANTIQUARIAN
SOCIETY IN THE NEW REIGN
Written by T.H.S. Escott.
Stock no. 2134951
Published by T. Fisher Unwin.
1st
1904.
Good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Spine is browned with chipping and fraying to cloth at top and tail. Corners are worn with some bumping. Small part of a newspaper cutting stuck to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. A few margin marks. Some page edge nicks. Contents are generally still very good.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE HERMIT IN LONDON; OR, SKETCHES OF ENGLISH MANNERS (3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134508
Published by Henry Colburn And Co..
Circa
1821.
Almost very good condition.
A new Edition in 3 volumes. Leather spines and corners. New binding. These items have been rebound, so have extra endpapers; a few pages are strengthened with paper tape at spine. Wear and rubbing to spines and corners. Bookplates to front pastedowns of each volume. Ink stamp to one prelim. Foxing and page browning.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LONDON
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
FIFTY YEARS OF LONDON SOCIETY 1870-1920
No author listed.
Stock no. 2134068
Published by Brentano's.
1st USA
1920.
Good condition.
Cloth spine with title label. Brown mottled covers. American edition. SIGNED by Hamiliton Hadden (Polo player) to front endpaper, with his bookplate to front pastedown. Grubby marks to spine. Bumping and chipping along cover edges. Half-title page has a couple of inch tear next to spine at top. Page edge browning.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- SOCIAL HISTORY
JIPPING STREET: CHILDHOOD IN A LONDON SLUM
Written by Kathleen Woodward.
Illustrated by Leon Underwood.
Stock no. 2134066
Published by Harper And Brothers.
1st USA
1928.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth spine and corners; paper covered boards. Tipped-in frontis by Underwood. American edition. Paper title label to spine is starting to unstick. Browning. Bookplate to front pastedown. Wrapper is torn and chipped with some pieces of loss; browned with some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)