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	ALLEN, NEIL Taking the Plunge London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Barker, Colin. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "When did man first swim? When he emerged as homo sapiens? We do no know, but there must have been individual attempts to swim from the very earliest times - if only because accident and disaster must sometimes have forced men into the experiment.." The history of water sports. Allen was a sports reporter for a national newspaper when he wrote this and several other sports-related THBs including ones on Boxing and on the Olympic Games. During his long career he has reported 14 Summer and Winter Olympics from Melbourne 1956 to Atlanta 1996 for The Times, London Evening Standard and, finally, the New York Times. He currently writes for Boxing Monthly and other publications. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000058 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	ARLOTT, JOHN Crime and Punishment London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Perry, Clay. 16pp - No, not the Dostoevsky novel, but another in the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Crime and Punishment, when we read about them in the papers, can seem dramatic - even spectacular. But when crime comes into our own lives it is surprisingly hurtful.." Leslie Thomas John Arlott led a rich and varied life, which began in 1914 and ended in 1991. His working life began as a clerk in a mental hospital, and proceded to an 11-year career as a police offcer and eventually detective in Southampton. He was also a published poet with Of Period And Place. He succeeded George Orwell as a BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50), and then became an instructor at the BBCâ€™s Staff Training School. He continued his writing career with Concerning Cricket and as the writer, co-author or editor of some 80 books. He first broadcast on VE Day as a police representative, and began cricket commentary during his time as a producer, covering Indiaâ€™s visit to England in 1946. In 1968 he became cricket correspondent of The Guardian. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Basingstoke Boy. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 000053 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	ARLOTT, JOHN Crime and Punishment London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Perry, Clay. 16pp - No, not the Dostoevsky novel, but another in the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Crime and Punishment, when we read about them in the papers, can seem dramatic - even spectacular. But when crime comes into our own lives it is surprisingly hurtful.." Leslie Thomas John Arlott led a rich and varied life, which began in 1914 and ended in 1991.His working life began as a clerk in a mental hospital, and proceded to an 11-year career as a police offcer and eventually detective in Southampton. He was also a published poet with Of Period And Place. He succeeded George Orwell as a BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50), and then became an instructor at the BBCâ€™s Staff Training School. He continued his writing career with Concerning Cricket and as the writer, co-author or editor of some 80 books. He first broadcast on VE Day as a police representative, and began cricket commentary during his time as a producer, covering Indiaâ€™s visit to England in 1946. In 1968 he became cricket correspondent of The Guardian. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Basingstoke Boy. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 001717 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BAREAU, PAUL Protecting the Pound London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1959, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Kenny, Peterjohn. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Although written in 1959, this one is as current today as it was then. With all the talk about whether the UK should join the Euro, those opposed believe the poind "must be protected". But what exactly does it mean to "Protect the Pound"? After WWII, Bareau was part of the team which, under Lord Keynes, negotiated the Anglo-American loan. He later became economic correspondent for the News Chronicle and a regular contributor to The Economist and wrote several other THBs. He was also author of The Future of the Sterling System in 1958 for The Institute of Economic Affairs. Very Good -/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 001731 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BARRY, RON Safe at Home London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1962, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Wetherbee, Margaret. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Barry talks about how housewives (we didn't have househusbands back then) can stay safe at home. He discusses the proper and safe methods of moving things, lifting them, carrying them, and more. Barry was an industrial journalist specialising in safety issues. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001748 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BETJEMAN, SIR JOHN (WRITING AS FARRAN, RICHARD M.) Ground Plan to Skyline London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Kenny, Peterjohn. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Architecture and its vital relationship to town planning. Richard M Farran is one of several pseudonyms of the poet, Sir John Betjeman, who also just happened to be a student of architecture, especially that of the 19th and early 20th centuries. This scarce title by the former Poet Laureate is immaculate. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 55 US$ 82.7 \| JP¥ 7114] Book number: 000049 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLACKABY, FRANK T Figures are Facts London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1962, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "A society that relies as much as ours does on precise measurement, and the use of figures that goes with it, needs to know something about the way figures are collected, interpreted and used. Without making misleading generalisations about 'lies, damned lies, and statistics', we also need to be aware of the ways figures can be used to bamboozle and confuse -- especially when used in a scientific-sounding context.." At the time of writing this pamphlet Blackaby was a senior research officer at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research where he edited the National Institute Economic Review. A staunch campaigner for peace and against nuclear proliferation, he later became director of the Stockholm International Peace Institute. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 000054 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLOOMFIELD, PAUL His Father's Son London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Tigwell, Anthony. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "In a general way like begets like. Parents of one species have children of the same species. All the races of man can interbreed. When the Spaniards first set eyes on red men in America they thought these could not be descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth -- the sons of Noah, and the legendary ancestors of the Semitic, dark, and northern peoples.." A study of heredity and its affects. Writer, broadcaster, historian, Bloomfield was a vice-president of the Eugenics Society in the '50s. Some of his writings include: The Eugenics of the Utopians, Uncommon People: A Study of Britain's Elite, The Ideal of an Elite and A Note on Malthus. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000067 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLOOMFIELD, PAUL His Father's Son London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Tigwell, Anthony. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "In a general way like begets like. Parents of one species have children of the same species. All the races of man can interbreed. When the Spaniards first set eyes on red men in America they thought these could not be descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth -- the sons of Noah, and the legendary ancestors of the Semitic, dark, and northern peoples.." A study of heredity and its affects. Writer, broadcaster, historian, Bloomfield was a vice-president of the Eugenics Society in the '50s. Some of his writings include: The Eugenics of the Utopians, Uncommon People: A Study of Britain's Elite, The Ideal of an Elite and A Note on Malthus. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001716 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLYTHE, RICHARD Do You Think You Can Manage? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Edwards, Lawrence. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. On managing to stay safe and prevent accidents. Blythe was editor of THBs and wrote many of them on a variety of subjects. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001746 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLYTHE, RICHARD How Do You Know? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Chalmers, David. 16pp - Undated, but the British Library catalogue lists it as 1958. One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Blythe discusses how we know what we know through out senses, what the senses are and how they work. Blythe was editor of THBs and wrote many of them on a variety of subjects. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001761 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BREMNER, MARJORIE Why Does Crime Thrill London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Toy, David. 16pp inc illustrations. Undated, but the British Library lists it as 1957. One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. "We are violent by nature - all of us. We like thrills. but if this is true of thrills, why should crime be so exciting? It is. Well why is it?" Bremner was born in the U.S. and educated in psychology and social sciences at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. In 1946 she came to London to work on her Ph.D. in political science. Here she became a researcher for the Hansard society, lecturer, journalist specialising in social and political problems, reviewer and author of detective stories. Cover edgeworn and corners slightly worn. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000016 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	O'BRIEN, STANFORD Can Computers Think? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - From the days when computers were still thought of as "those uninteresting-looking grey cabinets.. were laboratory rarities". They had, by now, "become part of the 'furniture of industry.. not yet as common as typewriters and telephones." Just think. Only T minus 40 years and they're at least as common as typewriters and telephones and are nearly replacing both. One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. O'Brien was a scientist and technical writer. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000062 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BROWN, CLEMENT Computers Now London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Hewison, B. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. All about computers, but not the desktop, laptop or palmtop wonders of today. More like the ones that took up entire rooms and had to have air conditioning going full speed all the time to keep them cool. Brown was an R&D person who moved into writing and editing, mostly of technical publications. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000042 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BUCHAN, ALASTAIR Defence Matters London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp inc illustrations. One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. This volume deals with the British Isles and their defences and strategic alliances. Alastair Buchan was the son of the novelist John Buchan (author of The 39 Steps). During WWII he served in the Canadian Army, taking part in the Dieppe Raid in 1942. He had been a Liberal candidate, editor of The Economist, Washington correspondent for The Observer. In 1958 he became the first director of The Institute for Strategic Studies in London and later, Professor of International Relations at Oxford University. He was co-author of Arms and Stability in Europe co-authored with Philip Windsor. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 001705 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BURKE, MARY The Commonwealth Now London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1966, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "The Commonwealth is less than twenty years old. It is totally different from the old British Empire. Nothing like it has happened before in the history of the world." Burke was director of the Commonwealth Institute from 1954 until at least 1966 when she wrote this THB and wrote and lectured extensively on Commonwealth issues. Fine -/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 000029 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAHILL, MICHAEL Dear Me and You Too, Sir! London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. The art of letter writing in 16 pages. "We, in the twentieth century. can explain things over the telephone. Rather than talk at all, we can sit down and write a letter." Cahill had been a barrister before changing robes, er, roles to become a business executive. When he wrote this booklet he was on the Council of the British Asociation of Industrial Editors and was the author of various short stories and articles published here and in the states. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000298 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAMPION, SIDNEY Press Gallery London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly 300 newspaper, radio and television reporters and commentators daily tell the nation and the world what is said in the Houses of Parliament. How is this done?" For many years head of the Press and Broadcast division of the GPO, Campion was author of several THBs. Earlier in his career he had been a journalist found regularly in the parliamentary Press Gallery. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 000033 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAMPION, SIDNEY Press Gallery London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly 300 newspaper, radio and television reporters and commentators daily tell the nation and the world what is said in the Houses of Parliament. How is this done?" For many years head of the Press and Broadcast division of the GPO, Campion was author of several THBs. Earlier in his career he had been a journalist found regularly in the parliamentary Press Gallery. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 001712 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CARRINGTON, RICHARD The Age of Man London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Wilson, Maurice. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "We humans are inclined to be rather self-centred. Living in our well-organised cities, with television sets and washing machines, we often take it for granted that we are the lords of creation.." Man and how he evolved. Carrington, a zoologist, also wrote the THB, Chips Off the Old Block. He was a Fellow of The Zoological Society of London, The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute, as well as a member of the Institute of Archaeology and the Mammal Society of the British Isles. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 000048 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Holidays Abroad London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. 16pp. - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. "Nearly five million British holiday makers crossed to the continent last year, many for the first time. The flow increases yearly. What are the lures which persuade so many of us to desert Southend, Windermere or the Isle of Man for the far-flung Costa Brava, Lucerne and the Isle of Capri?" Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Unusual Holidays booklet. Fine -/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000021 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Holidays Abroad London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp. - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly five million British holiday makers crossed to the continent last year, many for the first time. The flow increases yearly. What are the lures which persuade so many of us to desert Southend, Windermere or the Isle of Man for the far-flung Costa Brava, Lucerne and the Isle of Capri?" Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Unusual Holidays. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001720 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Unusual Holidays London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp - "This book contains our ideas on how you might set about arranging an unusual holiday for yourself; but your travel agent may have even better ideas - for even more unusual ones."Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Holidays Abroad. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000057 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Unusual Holidays London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp - "This book contains our ideas on how you might set about arranging an unusual holiday for yourself; but your travel agent may have even better ideas - for even more unusual ones."Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Holidays Abroad. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001723 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CATCHPOLE, LESLIE Running the Risk London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Cooper, John. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Catchpole, in an easy-going and humourous manner describes the history of the four major classes of insurance - fire, life, accident and marine. He then goes on to describe the need for and benefits of insurance and the state of the insurance industry at the time. the author was fire manage of Eagle Star Insurance and had written many articles for the national press and magazines as well as having broadcast pieces about various insurance subjects. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001757 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.

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	ALLEN, NEIL Taking the Plunge London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Barker, Colin. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "When did man first swim? When he emerged as homo sapiens? We do no know, but there must have been individual attempts to swim from the very earliest times - if only because accident and disaster must sometimes have forced men into the experiment.." The history of water sports. Allen was a sports reporter for a national newspaper when he wrote this and several other sports-related THBs including ones on Boxing and on the Olympic Games. During his long career he has reported 14 Summer and Winter Olympics from Melbourne 1956 to Atlanta 1996 for The Times, London Evening Standard and, finally, the New York Times. He currently writes for Boxing Monthly and other publications. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000058 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	ARLOTT, JOHN Crime and Punishment London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Perry, Clay. 16pp - No, not the Dostoevsky novel, but another in the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Crime and Punishment, when we read about them in the papers, can seem dramatic - even spectacular. But when crime comes into our own lives it is surprisingly hurtful.." Leslie Thomas John Arlott led a rich and varied life, which began in 1914 and ended in 1991. His working life began as a clerk in a mental hospital, and proceded to an 11-year career as a police offcer and eventually detective in Southampton. He was also a published poet with Of Period And Place. He succeeded George Orwell as a BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50), and then became an instructor at the BBCâ€™s Staff Training School. He continued his writing career with Concerning Cricket and as the writer, co-author or editor of some 80 books. He first broadcast on VE Day as a police representative, and began cricket commentary during his time as a producer, covering Indiaâ€™s visit to England in 1946. In 1968 he became cricket correspondent of The Guardian. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Basingstoke Boy. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 000053 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	ARLOTT, JOHN Crime and Punishment London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Perry, Clay. 16pp - No, not the Dostoevsky novel, but another in the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Crime and Punishment, when we read about them in the papers, can seem dramatic - even spectacular. But when crime comes into our own lives it is surprisingly hurtful.." Leslie Thomas John Arlott led a rich and varied life, which began in 1914 and ended in 1991.His working life began as a clerk in a mental hospital, and proceded to an 11-year career as a police offcer and eventually detective in Southampton. He was also a published poet with Of Period And Place. He succeeded George Orwell as a BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50), and then became an instructor at the BBCâ€™s Staff Training School. He continued his writing career with Concerning Cricket and as the writer, co-author or editor of some 80 books. He first broadcast on VE Day as a police representative, and began cricket commentary during his time as a producer, covering Indiaâ€™s visit to England in 1946. In 1968 he became cricket correspondent of The Guardian. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Basingstoke Boy. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 001717 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BAREAU, PAUL Protecting the Pound London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1959, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Kenny, Peterjohn. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Although written in 1959, this one is as current today as it was then. With all the talk about whether the UK should join the Euro, those opposed believe the poind "must be protected". But what exactly does it mean to "Protect the Pound"? After WWII, Bareau was part of the team which, under Lord Keynes, negotiated the Anglo-American loan. He later became economic correspondent for the News Chronicle and a regular contributor to The Economist and wrote several other THBs. He was also author of The Future of the Sterling System in 1958 for The Institute of Economic Affairs. Very Good -/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 001731 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BARRY, RON Safe at Home London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1962, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Wetherbee, Margaret. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Barry talks about how housewives (we didn't have househusbands back then) can stay safe at home. He discusses the proper and safe methods of moving things, lifting them, carrying them, and more. Barry was an industrial journalist specialising in safety issues. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001748 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BETJEMAN, SIR JOHN (WRITING AS FARRAN, RICHARD M.) Ground Plan to Skyline London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Kenny, Peterjohn. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Architecture and its vital relationship to town planning. Richard M Farran is one of several pseudonyms of the poet, Sir John Betjeman, who also just happened to be a student of architecture, especially that of the 19th and early 20th centuries. This scarce title by the former Poet Laureate is immaculate. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 55 US$ 82.7 \| JP¥ 7114] Book number: 000049 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLACKABY, FRANK T Figures are Facts London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1962, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "A society that relies as much as ours does on precise measurement, and the use of figures that goes with it, needs to know something about the way figures are collected, interpreted and used. Without making misleading generalisations about 'lies, damned lies, and statistics', we also need to be aware of the ways figures can be used to bamboozle and confuse -- especially when used in a scientific-sounding context.." At the time of writing this pamphlet Blackaby was a senior research officer at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research where he edited the National Institute Economic Review. A staunch campaigner for peace and against nuclear proliferation, he later became director of the Stockholm International Peace Institute. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 000054 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLOOMFIELD, PAUL His Father's Son London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Tigwell, Anthony. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "In a general way like begets like. Parents of one species have children of the same species. All the races of man can interbreed. When the Spaniards first set eyes on red men in America they thought these could not be descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth -- the sons of Noah, and the legendary ancestors of the Semitic, dark, and northern peoples.." A study of heredity and its affects. Writer, broadcaster, historian, Bloomfield was a vice-president of the Eugenics Society in the '50s. Some of his writings include: The Eugenics of the Utopians, Uncommon People: A Study of Britain's Elite, The Ideal of an Elite and A Note on Malthus. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000067 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLOOMFIELD, PAUL His Father's Son London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Tigwell, Anthony. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "In a general way like begets like. Parents of one species have children of the same species. All the races of man can interbreed. When the Spaniards first set eyes on red men in America they thought these could not be descended from Shem, Ham and Japheth -- the sons of Noah, and the legendary ancestors of the Semitic, dark, and northern peoples.." A study of heredity and its affects. Writer, broadcaster, historian, Bloomfield was a vice-president of the Eugenics Society in the '50s. Some of his writings include: The Eugenics of the Utopians, Uncommon People: A Study of Britain's Elite, The Ideal of an Elite and A Note on Malthus. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001716 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLYTHE, RICHARD Do You Think You Can Manage? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Edwards, Lawrence. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. On managing to stay safe and prevent accidents. Blythe was editor of THBs and wrote many of them on a variety of subjects. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001746 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BLYTHE, RICHARD How Do You Know? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Chalmers, David. 16pp - Undated, but the British Library catalogue lists it as 1958. One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Blythe discusses how we know what we know through out senses, what the senses are and how they work. Blythe was editor of THBs and wrote many of them on a variety of subjects. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001761 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BREMNER, MARJORIE Why Does Crime Thrill London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Toy, David. 16pp inc illustrations. Undated, but the British Library lists it as 1957. One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. "We are violent by nature - all of us. We like thrills. but if this is true of thrills, why should crime be so exciting? It is. Well why is it?" Bremner was born in the U.S. and educated in psychology and social sciences at the University of Chicago and Columbia University. In 1946 she came to London to work on her Ph.D. in political science. Here she became a researcher for the Hansard society, lecturer, journalist specialising in social and political problems, reviewer and author of detective stories. Cover edgeworn and corners slightly worn. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000016 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	O'BRIEN, STANFORD Can Computers Think? London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - From the days when computers were still thought of as "those uninteresting-looking grey cabinets.. were laboratory rarities". They had, by now, "become part of the 'furniture of industry.. not yet as common as typewriters and telephones." Just think. Only T minus 40 years and they're at least as common as typewriters and telephones and are nearly replacing both. One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. O'Brien was a scientist and technical writer. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000062 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BROWN, CLEMENT Computers Now London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Hewison, B. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. All about computers, but not the desktop, laptop or palmtop wonders of today. More like the ones that took up entire rooms and had to have air conditioning going full speed all the time to keep them cool. Brown was an R&D person who moved into writing and editing, mostly of technical publications. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 11 US$ 16.54 \| JP¥ 1423] Book number: 000042 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BUCHAN, ALASTAIR Defence Matters London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp inc illustrations. One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. This volume deals with the British Isles and their defences and strategic alliances. Alastair Buchan was the son of the novelist John Buchan (author of The 39 Steps). During WWII he served in the Canadian Army, taking part in the Dieppe Raid in 1942. He had been a Liberal candidate, editor of The Economist, Washington correspondent for The Observer. In 1958 he became the first director of The Institute for Strategic Studies in London and later, Professor of International Relations at Oxford University. He was co-author of Arms and Stability in Europe co-authored with Philip Windsor. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 US$ 20.68 \| JP¥ 1779] Book number: 001705 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	BURKE, MARY The Commonwealth Now London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1966, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "The Commonwealth is less than twenty years old. It is totally different from the old British Empire. Nothing like it has happened before in the history of the world." Burke was director of the Commonwealth Institute from 1954 until at least 1966 when she wrote this THB and wrote and lectured extensively on Commonwealth issues. Fine -/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 000029 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAHILL, MICHAEL Dear Me and You Too, Sir! London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. The art of letter writing in 16 pages. "We, in the twentieth century. can explain things over the telephone. Rather than talk at all, we can sit down and write a letter." Cahill had been a barrister before changing robes, er, roles to become a business executive. When he wrote this booklet he was on the Council of the British Asociation of Industrial Editors and was the author of various short stories and articles published here and in the states. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000298 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAMPION, SIDNEY Press Gallery London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly 300 newspaper, radio and television reporters and commentators daily tell the nation and the world what is said in the Houses of Parliament. How is this done?" For many years head of the Press and Broadcast division of the GPO, Campion was author of several THBs. Earlier in his career he had been a journalist found regularly in the parliamentary Press Gallery. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 000033 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CAMPION, SIDNEY Press Gallery London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly 300 newspaper, radio and television reporters and commentators daily tell the nation and the world what is said in the Houses of Parliament. How is this done?" For many years head of the Press and Broadcast division of the GPO, Campion was author of several THBs. Earlier in his career he had been a journalist found regularly in the parliamentary Press Gallery. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 001712 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CARRINGTON, RICHARD The Age of Man London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1960, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Ill.: Wilson, Maurice. 16pp - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "We humans are inclined to be rather self-centred. Living in our well-organised cities, with television sets and washing machines, we often take it for granted that we are the lords of creation.." Man and how he evolved. Carrington, a zoologist, also wrote the THB, Chips Off the Old Block. He was a Fellow of The Zoological Society of London, The Royal Geographical Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute, as well as a member of the Institute of Archaeology and the Mammal Society of the British Isles. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 US$ 9.92 \| JP¥ 854] Book number: 000048 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Holidays Abroad London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Stapled Wraps. 16pp. - One of the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. "Nearly five million British holiday makers crossed to the continent last year, many for the first time. The flow increases yearly. What are the lures which persuade so many of us to desert Southend, Windermere or the Isle of Man for the far-flung Costa Brava, Lucerne and the Isle of Capri?" Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Unusual Holidays booklet. Fine -/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000021 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Holidays Abroad London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1965, First Edition. Soft Cover. 16pp. - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Nearly five million British holiday makers crossed to the continent last year, many for the first time. The flow increases yearly. What are the lures which persuade so many of us to desert Southend, Windermere or the Isle of Man for the far-flung Costa Brava, Lucerne and the Isle of Capri?" Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Unusual Holidays. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001720 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Unusual Holidays London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp - "This book contains our ideas on how you might set about arranging an unusual holiday for yourself; but your travel agent may have even better ideas - for even more unusual ones."Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Holidays Abroad. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 000057 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CASH, SEBASTIAN Unusual Holidays London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1964, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Anthony, Gail. 16pp - "This book contains our ideas on how you might set about arranging an unusual holiday for yourself; but your travel agent may have even better ideas - for even more unusual ones."Cash was a prolific travel writer for numerous national magazines and operated a holiday advice bureau. He wrote the THB Holidays Abroad. Fine/No Jacket. GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 US$ 12.41 \| JP¥ 1067] Book number: 001723 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.
	CATCHPOLE, LESLIE Running the Risk London, Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd. 1961, First Edition. Soft Cover. Ill.: Cooper, John. 16pp - One of the very collectable and scarce "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. Catchpole, in an easy-going and humourous manner describes the history of the four major classes of insurance - fire, life, accident and marine. He then goes on to describe the need for and benefits of insurance and the state of the insurance industry at the time. the author was fire manage of Eagle Star Insurance and had written many articles for the national press and magazines as well as having broadcast pieces about various insurance subjects. Very Good +/No Jacket. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 US$ 8.27 \| JP¥ 711] Book number: 001757 Click here to order or inquire at Books at Star Dot Star.