All 5 books are pre-owned and in a very good / good collectable and or usable condition.
All books have been used, I have given a general idea of each books condition, there might be a few points that I might have missed but the details below will give you a general idea of each ones quality.
Visions of Yesterday by Jeffrey Richards, hard cover with dust cover. Book Club edition, this edition published by Purnell Book Services Limited, London.
Contents: Film is an important source of social history, as well as having been a popular art form from the early twentieth century. This study shows how a society, consciously or unconsciously, is mirrored in its cinema. It considers the role of the cinema in dramatizing popular beliefs and myths, and takes three case studies American populism, British imperialism, German Nazism to explain how a nations pressures, tensions and hopes come through in its films. Examining the American cinema is accomplished by analysing the careers of three great directors, John Ford, Frank Capra and Leo McCarey, while the British and German cinemas are studied by theme. The analysis of the British Empire as seen in film broke exciting new ground with a pioneering account of the cinema of Empire when it was first published in 1973.
With full filmographies and a carefully selected bibliography it is an outstanding work of reference and its lively approach makes it a delight to read.
Condition: This book is in a splendid pre-owned condition and I was surprised to see that it has stamped on the front fly marker that it is a withdrawn library book. Faults I found are: On fly marker page, two words written with a date - see image. Fly page has a small tear and a few marks.
Small tear - between the lines left edge of page
An Illustrated History of Modern Europe 1789 - 1984 7th ed 20th impression 2006 by Denis Richards. ISBN 0-582-33204-4 Pages 377 including index - last page is printed on the inside of the back cover. Softcover in excellent pre-owned condition, minimal light rubbing (scuffing) to edges. Page size 240 x 190 mm.
Europe Since Napoleon by David Thomson, Penguin books 1990, softcover. ISBN 978-0-14-013561-9 1004 pages incl index. In excellent pre-owned condition, crease marks along outer cover along spine and some bending to both sides of cover corners.
Dublin by Peter Somerville-Large A Panther softcover book published by Granada Publishing Ltd 1981 ISBN 0 586 05236 4330 pages incl index. Good pre-owned condition: Pages light foxing, cover creases and marks, slight curl to page corners.
Emergent Africa by W.E.F. Ward - 20th century histories, published London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd, no publication date, research has it dated as 1967.
This is the 3rd book of the 4 book series, soft cover. Good pre-owned codition, outer spine a bit scuffed and page edges lightly discoloured as well as front fly marker. 231 pages including index.
Contents: Beginning with Africa as it was in 1800, the author described European beginnings in the north and west, south and east Africa. He then follows the events pertaining to the country, up to the year 1966.
