Dodman Books

SOE IN FRANCE An Account Of The Work Of The British Special Operations Executive In France 1940-1944

M R D Foot · 1966

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office [HMSO], 1st Edition, Complete with four folding maps in pocket to rear, these pristine and indeed all else in VG+ internal order. In clean brown publisher's cloth with a little edgewear. Unclipped d/j lightly worn and faded to edges. 4to...

COLLAR THE LOT How Britain Interned And Expelled Its Wartime Refugees

Peter Gillman; Leni Gillman · 1980

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Quartet Books, 1st Edition, Fascinating history of wartime internment. In VG+ clean and bright order throughout. Smart blue boards, faded to extremities, with bright gilt titling to spine. G+ unclipped d/j, rather toned towards edges. This is a charity sale for Friends...

Knole And The Sackvilles

V Sackville-West · 1926

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Heinemann, 1st Edition, 4th Printing, Fourth printing (April 1926) of first edition (November 1922) of this history of the house and its occupants. Bar some minor spotting to block edge, rarely intruding onto pages, all is in VG clean and bright internal order....

Notes On Tea Estates In Africa

Wilson, Smithett & Co · 1954

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, Thomas Skinner & Co, 1st Edition, Well produced review of African tea growing, prompted by rapid expansion of the industry there. All in VG internal order with fold-out maps to rear. Mozambique addenda sheet laid in. Smart green bevel-edged boards with bright gilt titl...

Burial Reform And Funeral Costs

Arnold Wilson; Hermann Levy · 1938

£17.50 (€20.98 | $23.12 | ¥3,692)

London, Oxford University Press, 1st Edition, History, current practices and proposed reforms to burial practices explored by Sir Arnold and Prof. Levy. Light toning and minor spotting to page edges and endpapers, but otherwise internally all is in VG order throughout. Light w...

SCMP The First Eighty Years

Robin Hutcheon · 1983

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, 1st Edition, Well produced history of the South China Morning Post. All in VG clean and bright internal order. Smart red boards with bright gilt titling to front and spine. 4to. [8] 169pp, Very Good, No Jacket, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall, 177

Somerset Newspapers 1725 - 1960

L E J Brooke · 1960

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Privately Published, 1st Edition, This is an ex-lib copy of Brooke's scarce Somerset newspaper history, but apart from rems of issue label to fep and one or two stamps, all is in VG clean and bright order. Light wear only to smart green boards with gilt titling and accession n...

THE STAR OF THE SOUTH A History Of The Evening Star Newspaper Daily Since 1863

Ron Palenski · 2019

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Allied Press, 1st Edition, Well produced and illustrated history of pioneering NZ newspaper. All in fine, clean and bright internal order. Very light wear only to card covers. 4to. x. 194pp, Near Fine, No Jacket, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall, 204

The Great Duke [In Two Volumes]

W H Fitchett · 1917

£17.50 (€20.98 | $23.12 | ¥3,692)

London, John Murray, John Murray edition of Fitchett's Wellington biography, in two volumes. These making a most attractive set being, bar some light spotting to edge of block only intruding onto pages very occasionally, in VG, clean and bright internal order. Portrait frontis...

GLADSTONE AND PALMERSTON Being The Correspondence Of Lord Palmerston With Mr. Gladstone 1851-1865

Philip Guedalla (ed) · 1928

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1st Edition, In The Palmerston Papers series, edited, with an introduction and commentary by Guedalla. Well presented, with facsimile letters and numerous plates. Stock toned to page edges, but otherwise all in good internal order. Name of former owner...

TROY A Study In Homeric Geography

Walter Leaf · 1912

£24.75 (€29.67 | $32.70 | ¥5,221)

London, Macmillan And Co, 1st Edition, Blind stamped 'Presentation Copy' to title page. A little toning to endpapers and block edges and one or two occasional spots, but these minor, otherwise all in VG internal order. Maps and photos showing particularly well. Red boards with...

GOD'S ACRE: Or, Historical Notices Relating To Churchyards

Mrs Stone · 1858

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, John W Parker, In which Elizabeth Stone presents her "miscellaneous and wayward" researches into matters connected with the memorials of death. This copy was given to north-east journalist and editor James Clephan, by physician George Noble Clark, evidenced by a letter...

Beyond The Iron Curtain

Sir David Kelly · 1954

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London, Hollis & Carter, 1st Edition, Former Moscow Ambassador analyses the USSR's power and prospects. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in fine, crisp, clean and bright order. Smart red boards with dulled gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly toned to spine...

WAS KOSTET DIE VENUS? Künstler - Narren - Sensationen [SIGNED]

Wolf Von Schilgen · 1994

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Salzburg, Continent, 1st Edition, Gift inscription, signed and dated by Von Schilgen, to fep. In fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Fine unclipped d/j. German language. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Mors...

So Ist Das Leben - Eben!

Wolf Von Schilgen · 2008

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Salzburg, Continent, 1st Edition, Fine, clean, crisp and bright volume from the noted Austrian satirist. Smart blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Fine unclipped d/j. German language. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 216pp, F...

3 Letters On The English

Andre Maurois · 1938

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Chatto And Windus, 1st Edition, The first appearance in book form of papers read at a dinner held at the French Embassy in December 1937: Advice To A Young Man; Advice To A Young Lady Of Quality; and Notes For A French Statesman. All in VG clean and bright internal ord...

MIDLAND THIRTIES Memoirs Of A Journalist

Gwendolen Freeman · 1998

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Studley, Brewin Books, 1st Edition, Autobiographical account of a woman in the pre-war male dominated world of provincial newspaper publishing. All in VG internal order. Covers lightly worn with a small corner crease to front and fading to spine. 8vo. [4] 171pp, Very Good, No ...

RADIO HAPPY ISLES Media And Politics At Play In The Pacific

Robert Seward · 1999

£16.25 (€19.48 | $21.47 | ¥3,428)

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1st Edition, All in fine, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart card covers with small bump to spine. 8vo. x. 235pp, Very Good, No Jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, 248

THE PRESS IN INDIA A New History

G N S Raghavan · 1994

£17.50 (€20.98 | $23.12 | ¥3,692)

New Delhi, Gyan Publishing House, All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Minimal wear to boards. 8vo. vii, 245pp + plates, Near Fine, No Jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, 252

THE ORIGIN OF RUGBY FOOTBALL. Report (With Appendices) Of The Sub-Committee Of The Old Rugbeian Society Appointed In July 1895

1897

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Rugby, A J Lawrence, 1st Edition, Scarce report of the findings of the committee set up to examine and correct various erroneous statements about the origins of the game of rugby. The result is, in effect, the authorised version of the sport's beginnings. Stock lightly toned w...