Titles starting with D from Kalligraphia

London: Dorling Kindersley. Fine.. 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0751301396 A comprehensive full-colour guide to the identification, growing and training of over 75 bonsai trees and shrubs. 216 pages including Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs for Bonsai, Glossary and Index. The complete practical guide to the art of bonsai, from growing a single tree from seed to creating a landscape arrangement. A clean and Fine copy. . ... more information

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Newton Abbot: David & Charles. Very Good/Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0715398687 Well illustrated in colour and black-and-white. The book contains beautiful colour features on periods and collectibles of particular interest. 256 pages including Bibliography and Index. Here ia a book aimed at those collectors on a limited budget who want to increase their knowledge and awareness of the rich range of everyday antiques - furniture, photograph... more information

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London: Hogarth Press. Very Good.. 1942. First Edition. Hardback. With an Editorial Note by Leonard Woolf. 157pp, 28 essays in all. Essays include 'Jones and Wilkinson'; 'The Humane Art'; 'Sara Coleridge'; 'The Novels of E.M. Forster'; 'The Art of Biography'; and ''Professions for Women'. Blue cloth boards with gilt, cloth to spine and top edges of boards is somewhat faded - otherwise boards very nice and clean. Small Ex Libris label to front paste down. Very feint foxing spots to page edges, as ... more information

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London: Debrett's Peerage Ltd. Near Fine.. 2000. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall The collectable millennium edition. 126pp, + 2164pp alphabetical list of all the leading figures in British society at this time. First section contains some wonderful colour photographs and adverts plus: Foreword by Sir Jeremy Isaacs; Introduction by Dr Patrick Moore; as well as 24 articles and lists such as 'Offshore Banking - Making the Most of your Funds'; 'Antiques of the Future'; 'A Century of... more information

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London: Andre Deutsch. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1976. First Edition. Hardback. 023396793 252pp. 'The Deep' has all the drama and suspense that made Benchley's first novel, 'Jaws', a worldwide bestseller and the most successful film in history. The secret which unlocks the story lies on a coral reef off Bermuda. The unnumerable admirers of 'Jaws' will expect a great deal from this book and they will not be disappointed. Dust-jacket has bumping to top edge and a tiny chip to top corner of spine; jacke... more information

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London: Stanford. Very Good+.. 1904. Map. 9.5" x 6.75" (size of map) An antiquarian geological map of Derbyshire in full colour, from Stanford's Geological Atlas. With an 'Index to New Series, 1" Ordnance'. An attractive map in Very Good++ condition. . ... more information

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Penguin Studio. Near Fine/Very Good++. 1997. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0670860204 Beautifully illustrated. ix + 228 pages, including Index. This book examines how earthlings have perceived the planet Mars throughout human history - in mythology, religion, astrology, folklore, early scientific history, science fiction, and the modern era of scientific discovery and space travel. Profusely illustrated, this is a stunning portrait of a planet that has proven t... more information

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Exeter: A. Wheaton. Very Good.. Hardback. No date, but Preface dated May 1903, presumed first edition. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs. 263pp. 20 chapters including, for example, 'St. Winifred and Frederick of Crediton'; 'Captain John Oxenham'; 'Sir Joshua Reynolds'; 'Devonshire Artists'; 'Bishop Patterson'; 'Samuel Taylor Coleridge'; and 'Child of Plymstock'. Red cloth boards with black lettering, spine faded but not lettering. Corners bumped and small chip to cloth on spine. So... more information

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London: Reynolds. Near Fine.. 1874. Map. 9" x 7" (size of map) A hand coloured, original geological map of Devonshire, number 10 from Reynolds's Geological Atlas. Also shows railway stations and lines under construction. An attractive antiquarian map in Near Fine condition in a nice colour mount, with a backing board. Nicely presented in a loose protective cover - would make an ideal present! . ... more information

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New York: Viking Kestrel/Penguin. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1986. First US Edition. Hardback. This outstanding collection of fourteen stories heralds the American debut of an important new writer who has already earned international acclaim. V.S. Naipaul writes "I welcome this book by my nephew. I'm staggered by the talent which is already so developed: the texture of the prose, the vision, the scenes, the people, the narrative orchestration." Short black pen mark on bottom page edges. Dust-j... more information

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London: Bodley Head. Very Good.. 1969. Reprint. Hardback. Oblong 10" x 8" 370008359 Beautifully illustrated by Barry Driscoll. 32pp including list of 'Museums worth visiting for their fossil collections'. Written with an audience of children in mind, this is an attractive illustrated story about the dinosaurs. Decorative laminated boards, as issued. A few feint marks to pages 12 and 13, otherwise a nice copy in Very Good condition. . ... more information

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London: Augener Ltd. Fine.. 1911. Mounted Colour Plate. 12" x 9" This is an original painting from "Our Old Nursery Rhymes" (the original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat) dating from 1911. This charming plate is an illustration for "Ding Dong Bell". Nicely presented in a smart cream coloured mount and in a loose protective cover. Ready to frame and makes a lovely present. A Fine copy. . ... more information

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Mankato: The Child's World. Fine.. 1991. Reprint. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0895656264 With large, colourful illustrations by Diana Magnuson. 32 pages. This book describes other reptiles that were alive during the age of dinosaurs, including creatures that lived in the sea and those that flew through the skies. With suggestions for 'Dinosaur Fun' at the rear. Suitable for children aged between approximately 4 and 10 years old. Decorative laminated boards. A clean and F... more information

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Witham: Baldwin's Books. New.. 1991. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 095080634X Signed by Author SIGNED by author Stuart Baldwin on title page. 128 pages including Index. Spectacularly illustrated, mostly in colour. Contents include for example, 'Palaeontological Philately'; 'Great Britain - Owen's Dinosauria'; 'Other Countries and States, Aden - Zambia'; 'Dinosaur Cigarette and Trade Cards'; and 'References and Suggestions for Further Reading'. Very att... more information

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London: British Museum (Natural History). Very Good.. 1974. 5th Edition. Paperback. 0565055429 Revised edition. Frontispiece and 9 other vivid, full-page monochrome restorations by Neave Parker; plus 6 text figures. 47pp including Glossary, and Index. Decorative, stiff card covers with a couple of tiny marks. Otherwise a clean and Very Good copy. . ... more information

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Mankato: The Child's World. Very Good+.. 1992. Reprint. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0895656205 With large, colourful illustrations by Helen Endres. 32 pages. This book describes some significant dinosaur discoveries and what scientists can learn from studying dinosaur fossils. With suggestions for 'Dinosaur Fun' at the rear. Suitable for children aged between approximately 5 and 11 years old. Decorative laminated boards. A clean and Very Good+ copy. . ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+/Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0679433864 Well illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Illustrated endpapers showing 'Earth History Timeline'. xxpp + 204pp including Index. Foreword by Angela Milner of The Natural History Museum, London. In this book the authors give us an authentic, fantasy-free understanding of dinosaurs and their position in the great diversity of life. In words and pictures, the his... more information

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London: Angus & Robertson. Very Good++/Very Good. 1972. First UK Edition. Hardback. 0207954526 Profusely illustrated with many photographs and line drawings. xvpp + 308pp + viiipp. Includes Epilogue, Glossary, Bibliographical Notes, and Index. This is a book about the mystery and the passion, the imagination, religion, and poetry, the philosophy, the intellectual flights - and, above all, the people - that have created the science of astronomy. A history that stretches from Thales of Miletus p... more information

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London: H.M.S.O.. Good+.. 1939. First Edition. Paperback. Cmd. 6106. Miscellaneous No 9 (1939). Presented by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. xxviii + 195pp. Highly interesting. Bound in cream paper covers, slightly browned with age, one crease and tiny closed tear to front cover, two brown spots to rear cover. Overall a Good+ copy. . ... more information

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Encyclopaedia Britannica. Fine.. 1880. Map. 9.5" x 7.5" (size of map) County map of Dorset from Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. Also shows parts of surrounding counties, their roads and railways. Area of Dorset and the sea is coloured. A nice map in Fine condition in an attractive colour mount, with a backing board - all ready to frame. Nicely presented in a loose protective cover - would make an ideal present! . ... more information

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