Holmes Malcolm J (10 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition in soft cover format in the Britain in Old Photographs series, 8vo, 128pp, photo illustrations of scenes and people with introduction and captions from MH, card covers, VG+ Copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vintage reference photograph of actress Vivien Oakland from the 1942 film. The communicative ghost of a long-dead bookie seeks justice for his wrongful murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with light edgewear and soil to the bottom right corner.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (softcover). 8vo, 128pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Original laminated wrappers. Gift inscription to the contents page, else this copy is in very good condition. ISBN 0750908580.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen; Abnutzung / Risse - deutlich. This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed.Every photograph is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical and anecdotal detail and giving life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens.Bringing together all aspects of daily life - celebrations and disasters, work and leisure, people and buildings - the collection should inspire memories, as well as serve as an introduction to visitors.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Book measures 21x30cm, 62pp. Illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers softcover. Binding with very little wear. Binding in fine condition, internally pages clean. A very good clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2002 Yale University Press hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Housing is Not Enough: The Story of St. Pancras Housing Association by Malcolm J. HolmesMalcolm Holmes, awarded an OBE for his long service at Camden�s history and archive department at Holborn Library, described the St Pancras Housing Association as �unique� and a �pioneer�, which in its early years in the 1920s spawned hundreds of other housing associations that borrowed its model. St Pancras Housing Association started in the former slums of Somers Town by Father Basil Jellicoe. In the beginning � 1924 � the founders were �faced with the impossible and produced miracles� by fundraising and finding homes for everyone, from those in debt to others with family members in prison. If the local pub was no good, the association would set up its own. For the book, Mr Holmes interviewed staff and tenants. He said: �For people living in Somers Town, there was a special affection for the housing association in their hearts.

Applied Science Publishers, London 1983. xii, 298 pp. Hardcover. Bookplate. Fine condition.

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