Social History from Dodman Books

London: Robert Hayes, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ND. 1928 (WorldCat). As you might guess from the title, Summers does not hold back in his assessment of all that is wrong with England between the wars. Alarmingly, much of it reads as if written by some of today's more extreme commentators.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basel Blackwell, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG internal order. Minor pencil notation to early margins. Light shelfwear to smart brown boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly faded to spine and now in removable protective sleeve. 8vo. x, 336… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: W Green & Son, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Eight further cases come under Roughead's eloquent consideration. Foreword by Hugh Walpole preceded by charming note to J B Priestly apologising for "the perversion of your title" (Good Companions). Nine illustrations. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in good… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: W Green & Son, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Endpapers toned and occasional light marking, but in general all in VG if well read internal order. Book token plate to fep. Best regarded as a reading copy however, as boards well worn to edges, dulled, and marked to… Read more about this item

London: Cassell And Company, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nine further true crime cases, recounted with Roughgead's characteristic and excellent dry wit. Frontispiece and four further illustrations. A little spotting to edge of block, but this rarely intruding onto pages. No inscriptions. Red cloth marked, worn to edges and… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: W Green & Son, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. True crime writing of the highest order from Roughead. All in VG, clean and bright internal order bar light toning. Engraved frontispiece and nine further illustrations. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Light wear only to brown cloth with… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: W Green & Son, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The master of true crime writing presents a selection of cases, with eight illustrations. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Curiously, though this is the W Green & Son first printing, it is… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating study of the shift from qualitative to quantitative perception. Minor marking to top edge of block, but otherwise in VG order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart black boards with silver and burgundy titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly… Read more about this item

Stowmarket: Pawprint Publishing, 2016. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hard-to-find biography of the remarkable George Ruffels, aka Joe Whistlecraft, convicted over100 times, mostly for poaching. In fine order throughout except for light wear to rear cover and paper fault (light creasing) to one page. 8vo. 166pp

London: Artmonsky Arts, 2019. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Another excellent Artmonsky publication, with 50 years of packaging design in the spotlight here. Well illustrated throughout. In VG+/near fine condition, likewise unclipped d/j. 215x175mm 120pp

London: Hutchinson, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well regarded account of pre-gentrification Camden, Thomson's home since 1956. This is an ex-library copy with attendant stamps and missing fep. Best regarded as a reading copy. Bar toning to stock and issues mentioned, all in general good order. D/j unclipped, but worn… Read more about this item

Palma de Mallorca: Privately Published, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Three papers on Mallorca's contribution to the history of pharmacy, delivered by apothecary and bibliophile Vich at conferences of the Sociedad Farmaceutica del Mediterraneo Latino in 1960, 1962 and 1964 and published between 1960 and 1968. All… Read more about this item

Milan: Francesco Pagnoni, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The Grand Secretary Of Lovers, Or The Art Of Being Loved. Excellent and early example of the Italian publishing phenomenon of letter writing guides for lovers. Cheaply produced for popular sale, contains much advice on how to woo, and what to do next.… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fascinating history, well illustrated. In fine, clean and bright internal order. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 483pp

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent and comprehensive history of card games in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Smart blue 'Oxford' boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo.… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The troubled launch but ultimate success of innovative Leicester school. All in VG+, clean and bright internal order. Minor wear to pictorial card covers, lightly toned to rear. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing of Neville's extraordinary tour through 1960s counterculture as editor of Oz. Well illustrated. All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Light fading to bottom edge of smart purple boards with bright gilt titling to… Read more about this item

Wallington: The Religious Education Press, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nine pen portraits of remarkable religiously motivated social campaigners. All in VG internal order. Pictorial card covers dulled to edges. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 12mo. 96pp

London: Secker & Warburg, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Spotting to edge of block quite heavy, but internally all is clean and bright for this fascinating account. Grey cloth lightly faded to extremities, with bright gilt tilting to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges, a little… Read more about this item

Durham: The Memoir Club, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lively story of a Sheffield charity from the 16th century to the present day. In fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart plum boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for… Read more about this item