Search Results: Social Science from JimsOldBooks

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine have some rubbing but are still clear, original owner's name and date (April 1949) on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Culture, Society, Education, Business, and of course Politics in America in the post-War period. 785pp plus 3pp publisher's adverts.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1964. Some creasing and wear to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to ends of red cloth-covered spine and to corners of black paper-covered boards, an ink stamped address on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of extracts from the US TV show "Candid Camera" featuring conversations with young children. "Kids Say the Funniest Things" sort of thing. These children (who are all named on the last two pages) would now be in their late sixties. 182pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans Green & Co., 1951. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of blue cloth-covered boards and slight fading to spine of same, but gilt titles thereon are still bright. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book in which the authors look at how British people spend their leisure time as of the late 1940s based on interviews with 220 people. Drinking , Gambling and fornication were just as common back then as they are now. Also compares leisure activities in Scandinavia with those in Britain. Originally published in June 1951, this is a repint from September the same year. 482pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Lethley Publications, 1946. No dustwrapper, scuffing to spine ends and corners of illustrated boards, also tears to top end of spine. Otherwise a good clean copy of this hard-cover book, the first in the publisher's "Future Books" series, with articles on trade with the USSR, post-War housing, the Coal industry, and more. 104pp with mostly b&w illustrations plus 50pp adverts (in colour).. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Cambridge University Press, 1960. Some creasing and small tears to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, f/ep has been removed and there is a library ink stamp on rev of title page. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being number 7 in the publisher's ''University of Glasgow Social and Economic Studies'' series. Using the case study of an anonymous Glasgow factory, the success of a manager in bringing both industrial peace and prosperity to the manufactury is explored and charted through the use of records. 243pp, 2 b&w illustrations, numerous charts and tables.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Longmans, 1966. Ex library copy with number label on spine of dustwrapper, sellotape marks inside front and back boards, ink stamps on f/ep, title page and rev; marks on f/ep where paper label has been removed, also a later bar-code label. Some creasing and a few small tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, also some shelf-wear to bottom edge of same, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of pieces by various authors on the Economy, Social Problems and Political Problems facing the (then) Australian-administered Papua New Guinea. 290pp, 16 b&w illustrations, 10 b&w diagrams.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009. 2009 Paperback edition. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. Deal with the many social problems found among the First Nations peoples of Canada, particularly alcoholism, and at local attempts to deal with the problem. 264pp. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.