Search Results: HISTORY/Social History from William Robertson

A fascinating catalogue of the world's forbidden places; secret bases, spy headquarters, terrorist hideouts, or just plain remote. Hours of entertainment for the armchair traveller/adventurer or the simply curious. Contains 255 pages and illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Fine condition. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Viking , 1998. Hardcover. Good/good. History and guide to Althorp, ancestral home and burial place of Diana, Princess of Wales. Written by Diana's brother, this lavishly illustrated book takes the reader inside the house and shows its treasures in beautiful colour photographs. Includes photos of Diana's memorial temple and her last resting place. Size, 25.5 x 20cm, 168 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Green cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Bloomsbury, 2002. Paperback. Good. Good/-. Welcome to the wonderful world of Tama Janowitz, New York's wittiest social chronicler. Her book is littered with idiosyncratic delights and oddities, including her hilarious account of Andy Warhol's eighties blind-date club; her brief moment of celebrity as an elderly teenage extra in a ZZ Top video; the day her sweat turned green; and testing as mentally retarded on an IQ test. Alongside revealing tales of New York life, its parties, its restaurants and fashion, Janowitz gives us her unique low-down on hairless dogs and ferrets, babies and Brooklyn, big hair days and bad hair days. Contains 336 pages, 19.5 x 13.5cm. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Pictorial, laminated, card covers in good condition. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Century, 1991. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Published to celebrate the breakthrough of the service tunnel under the Channel, this is the complete story of this mamoth engineering project. Tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about how the Channel Tunnel was designed and built, including the histroy of this (and earlier) projects; the problems encountered; the men and machines that built the Tunnel; the terminals; the environment; and the future of the system in the 21st Century. A fascinating read for civil engineering students or simply anyone wishing to know more about this amazing achievement. Contains 144 pages, 27 x 24cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, plus plans and special graphics. Pictorial card covers in very good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

London: Century , 1991. Hardcover. Good +/good. The building of the Channel Tunnel: history; design; construction; etc. Includes dozens of colour photos of the various construction stages and the men and machines used. Size 27.5 x 24cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos, maps and diagrams. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing slight crinkle to jacket edges and faint scratching, otherwise in Good condition. Internally Good+: generally clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: New English Library , 1984. First UK edition. Good +/good. Moving and sometimes disturbing stories of children caught up in war zones around the world. Based originally on an article for 'Time' magazine. Contains 212 pages, 22 x 14cm, with 8 pages of b&w photos. Navy-blue cloth boards in Good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows gift inscription in ink on front endpaper, otherwise Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardback. Reprint. Good/No Jacket. The 1906 reprint of this charming little book, first published by Macmillan in 1903 Seven separate chapters tell us the history and customs of some of the main coaching routes in olde England, namely, the Bath, Exeter, Portsmouth, Brighton, Dover, York, and Holyhead roads. Packed full of details of coaches, coachmen, passengers, inns and inn-keepers, etc. Accompanying the text are numerous fine pen-and-ink drawings by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, depicting people, places and buildings encountered along the routes. A fascinating read for historians or simply anyone with an interest in the romance of the coaching era. Contains 376 pages, 17.5 x 11cm. Scarlet cloth boards in good condition with gilt titles and decor on front and spine, and gilt top edge. Internally, in very good condition: clean and bright with no markings, with tissue-protected… Read More

London: BBC, 1991. Hardcover. Good/good. Good/Good. Published in conjunction with the major BBC television documentary series of the same name. The author was given unprecedented access to the lives and work of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) special agents, America's 'frontline troops' in the war against the Latin-American drug cartels. With insightful and often harrowing detail, we follow the dangerous, frustrating and obsessive nature of their work, and find out why law enforcement alone can never win the war against drugs. Size, 24 x 16cm, 228 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos and 4 maps. Scarlet cloth boards in good dust jacket showing slight wear at corners. Internally good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London/New York: W.W.Norton, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. An unusual look at the Titanic disaster. Here, the author shows the cultural impact the loss of the ship had on America. Down through the years just about every social group - feminists, radicals, reformers, capitalists, communists, racists, xenophobes, critics of technology and modern life, editorial writers, folk singers, preachers and poets, etc, etc - has found something in the Titanic tragedy to champion their cause. The 'Titanic story' continues to crop up in the modern day, sometimes in very peculiar - even bizarre - ways. Fascinating stuff for social historians or anyone with an interest in this undying legend. Contains 300 pages, 21.5 x 14.5cm, with 16 pages of b&w illustrations. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: generally clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

London: Ebury Press, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A fascinating look at how housework and life in the home have changed over the last 75-years. Using reprints of articles and advertisements from 'Good Housekeeping' magazine, the author gives a decade-by-decade description of the major gadgets and appliances which have had such a huge impact on our family life and leisure. Pure nostalgia for social historians, housewifes (and househusbands!). Contains 144 pages, 28 x 21cm, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and artwork. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Illustrated, laminated boards in very good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Robert Hale, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Good/No Jacket. The full story of how the charity 'Guide Dogs for the Blind' selects and trains its dogs. A fascinating look at the essential work of this organization. Size, 21 x 13cm, 16 pages of b&w photos plus diagrams and chart. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Pictorial laminated boards, showing moderate shelf wear. No dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Queen Anne Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good/fair. Between December 1968 and December 1972 twenty-four men went to the moon: no one has been there since. Lest we forget Mankind's greatest adventure, here is a collection of interviews with the astronauts, revealling as never before their innermost thoughts and feelings as they embarked on their historic voyages. A truly memorable, moving and thought-provoking read. Contains 352 pages, 23.5 x 15.5cm, with 16 pages of b&w and colour photos, charts, tables and spacecraft diagrams. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in Fair illustrated dust jacket. Internally Good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

Salisbury: Frith Book Company Ltd, 2001. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good +. Part of the world famous Frith Collection of 19th Century photographic archives. This volume concentrates on the Lake District of England, covering towns and villages, mountains, lakes, people and transport. Mostly 19th Century views but with several 20th Century as well. A fascinating glimpse into a bygone era. In very good laminated pictorial boards. Internally, shows the words 'Strand Court'; in red ink on front endpaper and contents page, otherwise in Very Good+ condition: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. If not for the aforementioned wording, would have classified this as Near Fine.

Glasgow/London: Collins, 1987. Paperback. Fine. Near Fine/-. A beautifully produced guide to the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park, illustrating more than 600 objects out of the thousands of treasures contained in the building. An introduction by Alasdair Auld, Director, Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, gives a brief history of the collection and of Kelvingrove itself, whilst individual chapters cover natural history; archaeology; ethnography; history; decorative art; and fine art. Further sections look at other branch museums in Glasgow, together with a gallery plan of Kelvingrove plus a full index. A fascinating glimpse of this important cultural, historical and scientific treasure-house. Contains 190 pages, 26 x 19.5cm, and illustrated throughout with numerous colour photos and art reproductions. Pictorial card covers in fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Batsford , 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. A comprehensive survey of the English Gothic style, at its truest expression, in architecture and music. This extraordinary national spirit is not confined to the Gothic age, but is found before and since in all its warm geniality and grotesqueness. The author traces its history from its beginnings and gives us many fine examples in the form of buildings, plays and musical compositions. An essential reference work on first publication, this volume has remained an important tool for scholars and enthusiasts for many generations. Contains 242 pages, 215 x 15cm, with 6 colour and 170 b&w illustrations, plus 172 figures. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Russet-red cloth boards in Very Good condition. No dust jacket (as issued). Internally, Very Good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

Basingstoke: Macmillan , 1994. Third edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Comprehensively revised new edition which provides an authoritative assessment of the current state of Britain's National Health Service. The author places the problems of the NHS in a historical perspective, charting the many changes and reforms since its birth in 1948. He argues that none of these initiatives, by any government, have effectively resolved the funding shortfall and that this will be the major challenge for policy-makers throughout the 1990s (and beyond?). With an ever widening gap between what medical advances can achieve, and what it is possible to fund, the debate about how health care will be rationed is an urgent necessity. This book provides a framework for such a debate. Size, 21.5 x 13.5cm, 286 pages, 37 figures and tables, list of abbreviations, fully indexed and sourced, with reading list. Ex-library, all pages intact, single library marking on endpaper. Card covers in near fine condition.… Read More

London: Batsford, 1986. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fair/fair. A look behind the scenes for a deeper understanding of the social, economic and technical changes which caused the unprecedented revolution in attitudes to dress in the 20th Century. Now established as a standard work for fashion students, this Third Edition takes the story into the mid-1980s, including 30 new illlustrations and added chapters covering the fashion upheavals of the late '70s/early '80s. Contains 278 pages, 25 x 19cm, and 282 b&w photos and drawings. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Red cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket, showing slight fading to spine, otherwise in Fair condition. Internally, shows invisible tape reinforcement to front and back hinges, otherwise in Fair-to-Good condition: generally clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

London: Oliphants , 1970. Hardcover. Good +/fair. The moving and shocking story behind the creation of the housing charity, SHELTER, written by one of its founder members. Devoid of political rhetoric or 'holier-than-thou' sentiments, this takes us into the real world of poverty and homelessness in Britain. A gritty and powerful account of neglect, yet raising hope for the future. Size, 19 x 12.5cm, 255 pages, 16 pages of b&w illustrations. Black cloth boards in fair pictorial dust jacket, showing moderate shelf-wear. Internally, good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

New York: Harper & Row , 1989. Paperback. Fine. Very Good+/-. A fascinating collection of everyday gadgets from America's past, from the mid-1800s to the turn of the century. Designed to stir your brain-cells as you try to guess the function of each gadget, then turn over the page for the answer. Dozens of objects and hours of fun for readers of all ages. Size, 23.5 x 15.5cm, illustrated throughout with sepia tinted b&w photos and line drawings. Illustrated card covers in very good condition. Internally fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Boston: Little, Brown , 1991. Hardcover. Good/good. Beginning with Edward Jenner and his battle against smallpox and concluding with today's cutting-edge research, this is the history of mankind's struggle against, and fascination with, these powerful organisims. Includes candid and colourful comments from leading scientists in the field and written in an accessable manner for the lay reader. A fascinating insight into a dangerous line of research that affects us all. Size, 24 x 165cm, 415 pages, 16 pages of b&w illustrations plus 10 line drawings by Kendal Morris and 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in good illustrated dust jacket. Internally, shows repaired binding, otherwise good: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings.