Edith Summerskill (24 results)
Published by William Heinemann 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Couple chips to top of jacket near spine.
Published by Heinemann 1967 1967
- Hardcover
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Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Panther 1957
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A polemic against the corruption and brutality of Boxing. 8vo. 110pp. Very good. From our large stock of boxing books and publications.
Language: English
Published by William Heinemann Ltd
- Hardcover
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Cover. discolouration to page edges.
Language: English
Published by William Heinemann, Great Britain 1957
- Hardcover
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Published by London: Heinemann, 1956 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. illustrated. A polemic against boxing.
Language: English
Published by William Heinemann, London, England 1956
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First printing. Frontis photo, 104 pp., photos, red hardcover cloth.Very Good condition.
Published by Heinemann 1957
- Hardcover
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Condition: Good. 1957. First Published. 205 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate ed…gewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.
Published by Heinemann, London 1967
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in plastic protected unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Wear to jacket spine and leading corners, and foxing to page block. Internally pages are clean and text is clear. AD. Used.
Published by Heinemann London 1956 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Very nice copy small octavo 104pp., frontis., b/w plates, Small chip to unclipped dust jacket o/w a nice copy.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1956. 1956
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCity Basement Books
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8vo, HB, 104pp. Good condition, in fair d/w (much repaired with tape at one stage, battered, chipped, pieces missing from lower spine and upper edge and corners, faded, rubbed, creased, grubby, and generally in a sad state!). Owner's name on ffep, lightly foxed, bumped at lower edges. The other side of boxing, which the author b…elieves to be 'a medically dangerous and morally dubious occupation which harms the participants physically and the spectators mentally.'.
Published by Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition . 1956. 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains (x), 104 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Dusty to edge. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with internally repaired tears to the edges, no…t price clipped, 10s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Boxing].
Published by William Heinemann 1956
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The author argues that boxing is medically dangerous and morally dubious - an impassioned challenge against pugilism. 8vo. 104pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed and torn with some minor loss. Internally good.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (10s 6d net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 104pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no…inscriptions. (12/3).
Language: English
Published by Heinemann 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United KingdomRichard Booth's Bookshop
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HardBack. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. 205pp. Small 1cm tear to top corner of fep and half title page. Some light foxing to endpapers. Faded spine and boards. Light wear to extremities. Signed by Author(s).
Published by HEINEMANN, LONDON 1967
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. REPRINT. Wrapper is in a protective plastic, wrapper is lightly rubbed and lightly marked, boards lightly marked. Clean throughout. Good. Book.
Published by Heinemann, London 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second impression. 8vo. Pp 258. Original cloth. The price-clipped d/w shows some edge wear and soiling. A sound copy.
Language: English
Published by Co-operative Wholesale Society, Manchester 1939
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12 books 1939, 40, 41, 42, and 1944 are hard backs 128 to 324 pp red cloth with gilt titles to spine, remainder at red paperbacks with black titles120 to 176 pp all have bw photos. All are in good condition, cloth faded, paper covers rubbed and creased, general wear and signs of age, pag…es clean and firmly held . Set over 3.5 Kg will need extra postage outside UK.
Published by Heinemann Ltd., London 1956
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bücher-Insel Antiquariat Rolf Selbert, Kassel, GermanyBücher-Insel Antiquariat Rolf Selbert
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103 S. Erstausgabe. Wertiger Band in Englisch mit packenden Boxerfotos / Kämpfen etc z.B. Hein ten Hoff, Heinz Neuhaus usw. Buchperle über das Boxen - von der Autorin (+ anderer Person, Verleger oder Boxer ?) signiert, datiert (1958) + gewidmet. Ou min. Randspuren, sonst + Buch gut (wohl ungelesen, leichte Lagerspuren).
[Edith Summerskill, physician, feminist and Labour politician.] Autograph Note Signed ('Edith Summerskill.') to 'Sir Thomas', thanking him [for the Christmas present of a diary].
Edith Clara Summerskill (1901-1980), Baroness Summerskill (1901-1980), physician, feminist, Labour politician and writer, Minister of Insurance, 1950-1951; mother of Shirley Summerskill
Published by 22 December On letterhead of the Ministry of Food to which she was Parliamentary Secretary Montagu House Whitehall London S.W.1 1947
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2pp, 18mo. On aged paper, with short closed tear to one edge. He has evidently sent her a present of a diary, and she write that it was 'very sweet' of him to remember her over Christmas, adding: 'I shall use your diary every day during the coming year.' She ends with her best wishes of the season and coming year.
More imagesPublished by William Heinemann, London 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of Dr. Edith Summerskill's compelling case against professional boxing. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In this work, Dr. Edith Summerskill presents her… argument against professional boxing, reasoning that it is a sport which harms both the participants and the spectators physically and psychologically. She offers medical data, examples of damaging beliefs concerning the sport, and her thoughts on the human instinct for violence, making this volume an interesting read as well as well-written one. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper remains bright, with chipping to the head and tail of the spine and to the front of the wrap. Spotting to the rear of the wrap. Loss to the rear of the wrap. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by Heinemann, London 1957
- Hardcover
Seller: Stephen Rench, Shipston on Stour, United KingdomStephen Rench
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [vi], 205, [1] pages. Hardback with the dustwrapper which is not price clipped. Some browning and creasing to the dustwrapper. Light browning to pages. Book.
Published by Heinemann 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United KingdomParrot Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. 1ST edition 1956.
Published by Heinemann, London 1957
- Hardcover
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Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Good Minus. Jacket has sunned spine, chipping and spotting. Board edges and spine heavily sunned, closed edges foxed, pages clean and tidy Size: 8vo.
