Urban History from Bramcote Books Ltd

Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Comprehensive institutional history of public housing, and a broader examination of the nature and extent of public obligation to house socially and economically marginal Americans over a period of 350 years; book in overall very good condition, cream cloth boards with black lettering to spine, text… Read more about this item

Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1973. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Stapled booklet of inaugural lecture delivered by Dyos in the University of Leicester 1 May 1973; although there is some sun-discolouration to covers, this is a very good working copy with bright unmarked text; pp 28

London: Routledge, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Study of Manchester and Sheffield exploring the texture of everyday life: transport, shopping, the experiences of fear, begging and homelessness; slight scuffing to cover edges, name to top of fep, text bright and unmarked and spine uncreased; very good working copy; pp xxii, 391

Oxford: OUP, 1990. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Exploration of the idea of a class of supercities in the past and present, and in the western and developing worlds; although pages lightly tanned, this is a very good working copy with clear unmarked text and uncreased spine; pp xi, 228

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2007. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Addresses the question of how cities have been raising their profile internationally by hosting large international events throughout the twentieth century; front cover starting to curl at edge else in fine condition with bright unmarked text and uncreased spine; pp 275

Budapest: AKademiai Kiado, 1978. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Fair/Fair. Volume comprising lectures delivered at the First American-Hungarian Seminar of geographers; small patch of discolouration to top of front cover, pages lightly tanned, text clear and unmarked; d/j sun-discoloured with several tears to top edges/spine; working copy only; pp 311

Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Volume 17, a collection of ariticles offering some challenging urban vistas; front board bowed, actual text clear and unmarked; pp ix, 326

Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Volume 16, a collection of ariticles several with an international dimension; book in overall fine condition with bright unmarked text; pp x, 294

Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society, 1967. Reprint . Soft cover. Good. Stapled booklet reprinted 1967 from the Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society Volume XLI, 1965-6; 8 pp b/w plates; small white stain to front cover, a little light brown staining to page in centre, rest of text bright and unmarked; good working copy … Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1951. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Good/Good. Volume in the British Cities series with over 50 b/w illustrations; neat inscription to fep, foxing to page extremities only, slightly dusty page tops, but text clear and unmarked; d/j has sun-fading to spine, a few grubby marks to rear

London: Batsford, 1951. First Edition . Cloth on Board. Good/Good. Volume in the British Cities series with map, plan of the Minster and over 50 b/w photographs/prints of streets and buildings; neat inscription to fep, a little foxing to page extremities only, slightly dusty page tops, but text clear and unmarked; price-clipped d/j has sun-fading to spine, a… Read more about this item

Birmingham: Birmingham City Council, 1994. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Brings alive the energy, determination, hard work and initiative of Birmingham's people, with b/w illustrations throughout; signed by author, a few very light, superficial scratches to front cover; pp 145

London: Hutchinson, 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fascinating story of the development of London, with many maps, contemporary drawings and photographs; book in fine, clean condition; d/j has tear to top front edge next to spine; pp 224

London: Routedge and Kegan Paul, 1967. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Looks at the relationship between cities and their regions, case studies of Britain, France and Germany; thin clear protective cover; pp xiv, 305

London: Harper & Row, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Examines developments in research and policy on the outer city, and evaluates the strategies for dealing with rapid outer-urban change; 10 figs; pp xi, 205

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976. Reprint . Soft cover. Fine. Classic planning text, taking a historical approach, describing how the theory and practice of British planning developed in response to specific challenges thrown up by Britain's role as the first urban society; numerous illustrations, tables; pp xvii, 312

London: Routedge and Kegan Paul, 1967. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Looks at the relationship between cities and their regions, case studies of Britain, France and Germany; pp. 305.

London: Macmillan, 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Final volume of "The Making of America"; concerned with the troubles of a nation that had undergone a profound social revolution but tried to refuse to admit it; some underlining in two chapters only; pp x, 278

Pisa: Pacini Editore, 1997. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Contains the texts of the papers in the programme of the Colloquium in History/Archaeology held in Pisa 1996; in English/Italian; pp 205

London: OUP, 1967. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. 1967 reprint; pp viii, 152