Cripps, Francis ; Griffith, John ; Morrell, Frances ; Reid, Jimmy ; Townsend, Peter and Weir, StuartMareMagnum
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1981Signed by Peter Townsend to front end paper. The author's notes alongside a few paragraphs. Crease to lower corner of front cover and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight browning to pages and no bumping to corners. 224pp. This book sets out a programme to establish Britain in full control of its own economy and trade, to secure full employment and restore the welfare state. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
1992Inscribed To Peter - Lewis Minkin on front end paper. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 681pp. For a comprehensive defence and analysis of the trades unions' relationship with the Labour Party in these difficult times. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
1988No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 195pp. A powerful study of how the leisure society evolved but how it imposes rigours of its own on those who service it. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
1986Signed by Peter Townsend to front end paper - otherwise 'fine'. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 196pp. Six months after the miners' strike of 1984-5, the author visited the north-east of England where he interviewed people on both sides of the dispute - miners, their wives, Union officials, policemen, shopkeepers, young people, Coal Board officials, schoolteachers and many others. This vivid social documents sets out their words. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
1973No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with sunning to spine, minor creasing to edges and slight browning. 234pp. Aimed at businesses and the hiring of employees this study includes case histories.
1975No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with faded but otherwise unmarked boards, minor damp effect to lower part of book, no effect on text and no bumping to corners. 330pp. A reassessment of the social role of African workers in terms of the extent to which a working class had formed.
1988Probably unread. Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight browning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 169pp. The story of four black South Africans who lived and worked in the countryside, on the highveld during the 20th century.
1993Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very slightly tanned pages in a tight binding with bright slightly rubbed boards. 152pp. The author documents the life of the hostel dwellers of Cape Town, for whom a bed is literally a home for both themselves and their families. Well illustrated.
1927Previous owner's name/address to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, sunning to part of spine, dusty top of page edges and minor bumping to corners. 282pp. Written after his death, this work comprises very detailed notes from Toynbee for a book he intended to write.
2009No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with traces of handling. 288pp. The story of the Professional Footballers' Association and how it helped shape the game of football we know today and the conditions for the players.
1986Book in mint unread condition. 48pp. Social history at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, textile manufacturing works in Cheshire from 1784.
1994No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower corner of front cover, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 158pp. A comprehensive guide to practical and theoretical issues in symbolic, non-verbal, verbal and written communication.
2004No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 189pp. A thorough discussion of evidence-based practice as applied to social work.
1987No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 55pp. A study of work and employment standards in small firms around London, including gender and colour and ethnicity issues. Very scarce. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
1998No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 248pp. A practical effective program to transform managers into skilled facilitators.
1834Professionally rebound with original boards, new end papers and spine. Name to title page and that of Professor Peter Townsend on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean slightly tanned slightly wrinkled pages in a very tight binding with roughly trimmed dusty page edges. 362 pages plus Supplement No 1 of 128pp. Official Report on the workings of The Poor Law and the Poor Law Amendment Act which led to the establishment of workhouses. From the Personal Library of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Townsend of Bristol University and the London School of Economics, Founding Professor of the University of Essex and founder of the Child Poverty Action Group. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Townsend's Collection including many of his signed and authored works.
2000No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 147pp. How to become a better communicator and make the most of your career. Very scarce.
1981No marks or inscriptions to contents. Tiny creases to two corners of covers. A clean tight copy with slightly dusty boards and page edges and rubbing to spine foot. 86pp. North West Labour History Bulletin 7, 1980-81 with six articles all by female authors on women's history, trades unions, social democracy, Enid Stacy and Mrs Cooper. Very scarce.
1999Name on half-title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Reading crease to front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, three page corners creased and no bumping to corners. 192pp. A study of gender in the workplace, comprising and comparing the experience and views of male and female childcare workers.
1980No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 44pp. A study of forty-four mainly women plus a few men who do jobs traditionally associated with the opposite sex, including Anne Nightingale (disc jockey) and Barbara Thompson (jazz artist). Very scarce.
1980No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 68pp. The fight for women's rights and equal pay.
1981Name on front cover. No other marks or inscriptions and very slight creasing adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 37pp. Women's and men's work in the home and its effects on their paid employment.
1990Name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean copy with bright unmarked very lightly indented boards and no bumping to corners. Spiral binding in very good condiyion. 140pp. Sel-help book aimed at improving meetings.
1994No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 65pp. Covering 'Naming men as men', Women in professional organizations', 'Removing macho environment', 'Hostile environment : sexual harrassment' and book reviews.
1984No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean copy with bright unmarked white card boards and spiral binding in excellent condition. 225pp. Study carried out in 1982 using a ten per cent sample of members of the Institute of Personnel Management. Typescript publication. Very scarce.
