677 résultats
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.
1981Name to front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. Creasing to lower corner of front covers. A very clean very tight copy with purple card covers and no bumping to corners. 77pp. Gender in the workplace and how trade unions play a vital role.
1980Name inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 248pp. A significant contribution to the literature on black migrant labour.
1987No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, slight marking to front cover and bump to spine foot. 28pp. Accounts of disturbing social conditions involving young children working in Litton Mill and Cressbrook Mill in Derbyshire in the first half of the 19th century. Typescript publication with some illustrations.
1965Jackdaw no 17. Contents sheet and a complete set of documents in wallet. A few marks to dusty container wallet. pp. Folder containing a collection of contemporary facsimile documents relating to the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819. Excellent teaching material. Extremely scarce.
1984No 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. 240pp. An in-depth historical study of the industry of cotton and the involvement of workers in Britain, India and the southern plantations of North America.
1990Inscribed by Edwina Currie to half-title page. Appears unread. No other marks or inscriptions. Crease to spine and to upper rear corner. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 282pp. A collection of essays from experts of all political shades on women's position in society and practical guidance to women on the challenging issues of today.