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Sold by Chesil Books, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since July 11, 2016
Used - Soft cover
Condition: Used - Good
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Chesil Books, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since July 11, 2016
Condition: Used - Good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketAssociation for Consumer Research, London, 1957-1960; 27 issues of the iconic magazine from Number 1 (Autumn 1957) consecutively through to the issue for December 1960, issues 1-6 being published quarterly and from 7 on monthly; approximately 170 x 220mm and 32pp, self-covered and stapled; extensively illustrated throughout and in good condition; some markings here and there and with the numbers of the earlier issues written neatly on the front covers. . . . Following an idea proposed by Michael Young (Lord Young of Dartington, and proposer of what became the Open University, among other sociological initiatives) the magazine was launched under the editorship of the consumer advocate Eirlys Roberts. The aim was to inform consumers honestly about the comparative qualities of the increasingly available consumer goods. The Association later became the Consumers' Association and in 1970 set up labs to do comparative testing of consumer products which were bought rather than donated by manufacturers, in the process nominating "Best Buys" and "Don't Buys" as well as offering comment on a wide range of products. . . . This is an opportunity to obtain a number of the very first issues of the magazine which, by their ephemeral nature, are difficult to obtain, particularly in good condition.
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