Summerskill the Right Hon Dr Edith (4 results)
Published by Heinemann London 1956 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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
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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].
More imagesPublished by William Heinemann, London 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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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.
