'37-'39: Last Look Round
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Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 175 pp.+ 16 Illus Plts, Orig Grey Hardback, Elaborate Gilt Spine Title, VG-Fine, no DJ (Middle class society during the 2 years preceeding WW II). Seller Inventory # 024341
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Studies England's middle class society and culture which developed to its zenith during the last 2 years before WWII. Everyone saw the War on the horizon; these years created and reflected the dazzling images of the silver screen.175 pages. Faint foxing on top page edge, sticker scar on free front endpage; DJ edges slightly rubbed.; 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 " Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 49361
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 017933
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clean unmarked book, about new, in rubbed dj with 2 corner tears, in mylar sleeve protector; 174 pp illustrated. Seller Inventory # 16159
Seller: Jane Atwood, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Grey Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. No Additional Printings. Grey Cloth. Fine/Very Good+. No Additional Printings. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 175 pages; 5 p. index; 3 p. of Sources; illustrated with photos from the period and advertising; from the dj: "The preceding years of the Depression were overcome and overlaid by the efforts of a generation who both created and reflected the dazzling images of the silver screen: white telephones, silks and furs, foxtrots, dressing up to go shopping, the Mediterranean cruises--an age of niceties, manners and financial drama.Kate Caffrey brings vividly to life what was to be seen in the last look round before the world was plunged into war.". Seller Inventory # 001472
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. FINE IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH U.S. AND U.K. PRICES. APPEARS NEVER READ. Seller Inventory # 31046
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean with slight toning. DJ has edge wear. Seller Inventory # 9999-999100262222
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Hardback. 1st UK Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 175 pages. A study of middle class society and culture in the years preceding the second world war. Seller Inventory # 259264
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1978 Gordon & Cremonesi Hardcover 1st Edition . Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-5612448809
Seller: Greystone Books, Margate, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. VG+/VG. First edition in d/w not price clipped. Illustrated. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY BOTH THE PUBLISHERS, HEATHER GORDON AND GILLS CREMOSI. Inscription reads, 'For the thirties belle/from she who arrived/Round the end of them/& her husband/Happy Birthday & all love/Nov 18 1978/Heather & Gilles'. The author has concentrated on the years 1937 to 1939 in order to study middle-class society and culture which had developed to its zenith during the last two years before the Second World War. With Bibliography and Index. Light bruising to bottom of front cover; d/w slightly edge chipped; else a very good plus first edition, first printing in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE COPY SIGNED BY BOTH THE PUBLISHERS.D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. Presentation Copy Signed By Publishers. Seller Inventory # 19459
Quantity: 1 available