Jim stoddart (3 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£20.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks almost unread. 399pp. The remarkable story of a unique series of studies that have touched the lives of almost everyone in Britain today. In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children. Today, they are some of the best studied people on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parent and die. This is the tale of these studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them. Touching almost every person in Britain today, they are one of our best kept secrets. Quite a scarce book. Jacket by Jim Stoddart (ilustrador).…

Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Card wraps. 175 pp. Colour illustrated throughout with many examples of Penguin covers. Near as-new with just lightest rubbing to covers. NEAR FINE.