Search Results: Journalism from Dodman Books

London: Chapman & Hall, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chancellor's well-illustrated and well written study of the Fleet Street area is in general VG internal order. Stock lightly toned with very occasional spotting, but this minor (a little moreso to endpapers). Former owner's signature neatly to fep and bookplate to front pastedown. Red cloth a little worn to edges, moreso at spine which is dulled and faded. 8vo. xi, 344pp

Mascot Media, 2023. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/New. The unmistakable voice of Carla Carlisle rings out from the pages of Another Country, her third collection of columns from Country Life. Over 320 pages, and in pieces as broad and eclectic as her life, she covers the years that began with Brexit, included Trump and Boris, a pandemic, the death of a Queen and the coronation of a King. Carla's Country Life columns have a loyal following among those in her adopted country and in the mighty nation of her birth. Born on the banks of the Yazoo River in Greenwood, Mississippi, her childhood was divided between her maternal grandparents' dairy farm in the red clay hills, and her paternal grandparents' cotton plantation in the Mississippi Delta. She dreamed of a wider world, and lived in New York, Paris and London before marrying a farmer with 1,000 acres in Suffolk. Over the past 37 years she has pushed to diversify the farm at Wyken by planting a vineyard, transforming an ancient barn into… Read More

London: Lloyd's Register Of Shipping, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Attractive volume. Ex-News Chronicle Library with stamps to that effect on early and late pages and paper label to spine. All in VG internal order, crisp and bright with gilt edging o block on all sides. Smart red cloth with gilt titling. 4to. 274pp

London: Studio Vista, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Well illustrated and wide ranging study of artists as recorders of events. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Pictorial card covers lightly worn to edges and faded/dulled to spine. 12mo. 96pp

London: George G Harrap, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edges of block a little darkened and lightly spotted, but internally all is clean and bright, barring some v light spotting to early pages. Green cloth boards slightly darkened at edges and spine, but overall good-VG copy of scarce volume.

London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG order throughout. 'From Northcliffe November 1916' on paper slip tipped on to front pastedown. Red buckram a little faded and lightly worn. A nice copy. 8vo. 288pp

London: Hutchinson, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very scarce autobiography from Cecil Hunt, one of the most prolific and successful editors and writers of his time, written at the age of 33. Much about Fleet Street and all surrounding it in the 1920s and 30s. Well illustrated with photos. In VG order throughout with occasional foxing and some spotting to block edges. Dark red boards marked to front and spine a little dulled. 288pp plus publisher's ads.

London: Jarrolds, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Internally in Vg order. Block slightly grubby to edges as is blue cloth cover. Wear to extremities.

London: Associated Business Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All clean and bright internally, VG in original black cloth with gold titling to spine. D/j faded to spine.

London: Associated Business Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. V light wear to d/j but otherwise all near fine. Interesting study of the newspaper business, just before everything changed.

London: Sheppard Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating. well-illustrated newspaper history. Fine in VG d/j.

London: Home & Van Thal, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Some wear to attractive d/j but otherwise all is clean and bright.

Dublin: The Irish Times. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND. c.1973. Entertaining collection of pieces from The Irish Times.In VG internal order. Pictorial covers lightly rubbed. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 112pp

London: Burke Publishing Co., 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Excellent survey of all aspects of press journalism well illustrated with photos. In Vg internal order, lightly toned but clean and crisp. Cream cloth a little marked, with bright gilt titling to spine. 4to. 144pp

London: Thomas Nelson, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some light spotting to block, but clean crisp and tight internally. D/j has some light wear to corners and small tear at top of spine, but still vg.

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ferdinand E Warren. Light bumping to corners an some marks to top of block but generally VG - crisp, clean and sharp internally. Bright blue cloth with gold lettering. In attractive price-clipped d/j with moderate wear to edges.

South Brunswick, New York: A S Barnes, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brilliant exposition of the art of photojournalism, extensively illustrated with excellent shots. Light edge wear to blue boards but all clean and bright inside. D/j worn to edges and torn at top of spine.

London: Allen Lane, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Dedicated by Seaton to title page: "To the Athills, love and thanks Jean". Stock toned but otherwise in VG order throughout. Light wear to covers and crease to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 360pp

Cardiff: Western Mail, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ND. c.1908. Subscription copy of this collection of cartoons, spanning 1900-1908, signed in ink by Staniforth to frontispiece self-portrait. Handsomely produced with gilt to all edges and, bar light toning to stock (moreso to endpapers), in VG internal order. Bevelled edged boards with decorated green cloth a little worn to edges with some surface wear to titling. Book weighs over 2.5kg, so postage will be quoted at cost. Oblong folio. viii, 256pp

Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Life with the Army Film & Photo Unit during WW2. All VG in original green cloth. D/j showing light wear to edges. Numerous illustrations.