The Macaroni Parson: The Life of the Unfortunate Dr. Dodd by Howson, Gerald - 1973

Hutchinson, London, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 550 g; 264 pages, with 6 pages of black and white illustrations, appendix, bibliography and index. Illustrated dustjacket. The front fold over flap of the dustjacket has been increased, and there is faint offset tanning of front and rear free end pages. No other damage to describe. This book can be read on different levels: as a bizarre picture of social life at a time when the Church was in its darkest period of lethargy and craft; as a tragi-comedy of a man who, in a profession supposed to devoted to things of the spirit, was obsessed with personal ambitions and status symbols; or as a carefully documented history of the event which started the long process of liberalisation of our laws, including the whole campaign against capital punishment, that has lasted down to the present. -- Dustjacket blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to… Read More

London: Hutchinson of London. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0091151708 . Index, unclipped jacket. 550gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages .

Hutchinson, 1974. First Edition. Hard Back. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. 264 pages illusrtrated. A fresh fine copy in a crisp complete dust jacket. No previous ownership markings

Hutchinson, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion & Theology; ISBN: 0091151708. ISBN/EAN: 9780091151706. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 3223. . 9780091151706

London: Hutchinson of London, 1973. First. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. (15) 264. slight edge wear, previous owner's name penned on fep.

HUTCHINSON, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. This is an ex library copy with associated bookplates, stamps and marks. Wrapper is in a protective plastic, taped to the front board. Wrapper is rubbed and lightly marked, boards lightly marked. Clean throughout. Good.

London : Hutchinson, 1973. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 264 p., [10] p.of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.253-256) and index. Subjects: Dodd, William 1729-1777; Church of England Clergy; Church of England Clergy; Biography; Great Britain Social conditions 18th century; Crime; Forgery.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.