Recent Arrivals from Dodman Books

London: Macmillan And Co, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1953 printing and a very good copy of Saintsbury's classic, in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Smart burgundy (of course) cloth, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges and toned to spine. 12mo. 228pp … Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in fine, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Smart cream boards with small dent to spine. VG unclipped d/j, also dented to spine. 8vo. xviii, 505pp

London: Calder & Boyars, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating study of 'synne', lechery and lusting in and about the City of London from Roman to Cromwellian times. All in VG+ clean and bright internal order. Small mark to fep. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to… Read more about this item

London: Socilaist Commentary Publications, 1961. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Much to enjoy in this forthright tract identifying the problems surrounding planning in Britain (some still with us) and offering staunch socialist solutions. Written by a group of prominent planners, academics and architects. Stock lightly toned and paper covers a little spotted and marked, but internally all in VG… Read more about this item

London: Macdonald, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Well written history of Newgate and the dawn of prison reform. All in VG internal order with only light marking to edge of block. No inscriptions. Grey boards, a little dulled to edges, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good clipped d/j,… Read more about this item

Bletchley: Hatfield Books, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Curious clerics, most with a Buckinghamshire connection. All in VG, clean and bright internal order. Light bump to base of spine. Light wear only to card covers. 8vo. viii, 112pp

London: B T Batsford, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Handsome large format volume "illustrated in a series of photographs specially taken by E Dockree, & measured drawings of the more important neo-classic buildings, with descriptive text". Light toning to letterpress and occasional spotting to plates, but this generally minor and rarely… Read more about this item

Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG order however, there is some highlighting and notation, so best regarded as a reading/working copy. Light wear only to smart purple boards. VG unclipped d/j. xii, 156pp

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bar light toning to page edges, all in VG clean and bright order throughout. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo. xviii, 166pp

Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, 2006. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reprint of 1974 history with post-colonial perspective. Though printed on poor quality stock all is in VG internal order. Card covers a little worn and faded to spine. 8vo. 308pp

London: Century, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Hard to find in the UK first edition. All in VG internal order, with light toning to stock and a very occasional spot. No inscriptions. Smart black boards with bright gilt tilting to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly marked only and a little faded to spine. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Woodbrdge: Wood Lea Press, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. One of 450 standard copies of this excellent survey of the work of Wadsworth. In fine internal order. Light toning to zebra-pattern paper covered boards. Slipcase (not d/j) in VG+ order with minor marking. Folio. 111pp

Edinburgh: Oliver And Boyd, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. One of the more handsome of the post-war development plans with a large number of excellent fold out maps and plans, numerous photographs, and three further maps in original envelope and pocket to rear. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise… Read more about this item

London: V & A Publishing, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Splendid collection of the work of industrial photographer Broomfield, with a foreword by his son Nick. All in fine, clean and bright internal order. Paper-covered boards are a little rubbed to surface. 4to. 144pp

London: Cassell And Company, 1907. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. K M Roberts. ND. 1907 - WorldCat. Reading copy only of this children's novel written by the sister of Leonard Woolf. Frontispiece missing. Stock toned with occasional marking. Front hinge split and loose, but holding. Pictorial boards worn to edges and marked to… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green And Co, 1943. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Unusual softbound edition of this popular survey, first produced in 1938 on the initiative of the National Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs. Well illustrated throughout with photographs. All in VG internal order. Light wear only to printed papercloth covers. 12mo.… Read more about this item

Tuanjie Publishing House, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Remarkable limited edition volume containing original and reproduction coins, banknotes and photographs of the old Leifeng Pagoda, prior to its reconstruction in 2002. Numbered certificate (no.518 from print run of 2,000 copies) in pouch to rear stating that of… Read more about this item

London: William Clowes And Sons, 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating edition of Brassey's Annual with much on the First World War and its aftermath, occupying the first half of the volume. This well illustrated throughout and with an interesting chapter on naval aircraft. Second part devoted to lists and plans of… Read more about this item

London: William Clowes And Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Much of interest in this edition of Brassey's Annual with text divided into two sections, Naval and Mercantile. Among much else, discussions on freight depression and the shipping slump, the Port of London, aircraft carriers, and more, as seems to be in… Read more about this item

Blakeney: Blakeney History Group, 1991. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good local history booklet written by members of the Blakeney History Society. All in VG order. Small label to rear of pictorial card covers. 8vo. 28pp