Search Results: Authors starting with A from James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.

London: Hogarth Press, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK edition. The top right hand corner of 3 pages has a crease (probably a binding fault) and a few marks to the fore-edge otherwise a VG copy in a VG+ D/W with the usual browning to the spine and to the edges of both the front and back cover. A Booker short-listed novel

1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (Moscow: AO Kapital i Kultura, 1990). Hard Cover. ISBN: 5-86976-003-8. A fine copy in like D/W. Parallel text in Russian and English. A stunning illustrated volume of Russian national relics including icons, crowns, robes, arms, tableware and jewellery. Illustrations are from an original Russian volume published in the mid 19th century. Colour illustrations throughout. Bound in original brightly decorated pictorial boards. Housed in dark blue pictorial D/W with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Heavy item, will require postal supplement.

London: Gollancz, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. VG indeed (top edge a little dusty, spine tips lightly pushed, minor damp-marks/ spotting to the boards only visible when held at an angle to the light). The dustwrapper is also VG indeed with fraying/minuscule loss at the head of the spine and age-toning to both the front and verso of the dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is priced 8/6 net to the spine (as called for) and is cleaner than normally seen. Looks nicer than it sounds. The Citadel was ground-breaking in its treatment of the contentious theme of medical ethics. It has been credited with laying the foundation in Britain for the introduction of the NHS a decade later. The novel was based upon the author's own experiences practising medicine in the coal-mining communities of South Wales. In the United States, it won the National Book Award for 1937 voted by members of the American Booksellers… Read More

London: Bantam Press, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's dark blue boards with white spine lettering. A very fine copy in like D/W. As new. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DIRECT TO THE TITLE PAGE. DEBUT thriller set in Bradford. Signed by Author. The Film rights to A. A. Dhand's "gritty" Bradford-based thriller Streets of Darkness have gone to FilmWave, the producers behind the adaptation of JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy for the BBC and HBO. Streets of Darkness has previously been described by its UK editor as "doing for Bradford what The Wire did for Baltimore". Laid in is a postcard produced by the author's own website with photographs of the first 3 books in the series and with reviewers' comments. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Bantam Press, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. A SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND DCI HARRY VIRDEE NOVEL. Publisher's black boards stamped in silver on the spine. A very fine copy in like D/W. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A lovely copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. Set in Bradford.

London: Bantam Press, 2018. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. A SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF THE THIRD DCI HARRY VIRDEE NOVEL. Publisher's black boards stamped in silver on the spine. A very fine copy in like D/W. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A lovely copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. Set in Bradford.

New York: Kinsey, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (New York: H.C. Kinsey & Company 1936). Publisher's yellow boards with brown lettering (and necklace design) to the front board and spine. A very nearly fine copy in a near fine D/W rubbed to the spine tips. Very clean boards and back panel. The NY Times was particularly scathing as to its review of this book: "The Case of the Two Pearl Necklaces is confused in its narrative, stereotyped in its characters and disappointing in all but the bare skeleton of its plot and the bare outlines of its background". Ouch! Uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Macmillan, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher’s original blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Spine slightly faded otherwise a clean VG copy. In the RARE D/W priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap as called for. The D/W is a near fine example with two tiny triangular chips - one to the top edge of the back panel and the other to the top left hand corner of the spine removing the HE of THE. Still a lovely copy in D/W. Uncommon.

London: Macdonald, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher’s original blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. A VG copy (very slightly darkened to the top edge), very minor foxing to the fore-edge, and a neat name and date on the front free end-paper. The D/W (priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap) is also in VG condition with minor wear to the extremities.

London: Methuen, 1927. Hard Cover. (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd Sixteenth Edition 1927 [First published in November 1924). RIVIERE BINDING. Illustrations by E H Shepard. A VG copy in full, orange, polished leather with all edges gilt. Hubbed spines with 5 raised bands richly tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments over contrasting maroon spine label. Brown marbled end-papers. The binding is stamp-signed (Riviere and Son) to the bottom edge of the second free end-paper. The front and back boards are in attractive condition. The front board is blocked with 5 gilt vignettes taking from E H Shepard end-paper illustrations. The spine is in near VG condition with rubbing to the edge, a little loss to the maroon spine label. It is possible that there is a second label missing from the spine with the author's name. The interior of the book is in fine condition. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Methuen, 1931. First Edition. (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd and D P Bent, Ltd 1931). First UK Edition. A Softcover. A Play. Based upon the Chapters II and VII of "Winnie the Pooh" by A A Milne. # 5 in the Story-Folk Series. 14.3 X 18.7 cm. Publisher's dark blue soft covers with white vignette (of Pooh and a rabbit) and white titles to the front cover. [viii] 23[1]pp. An attractive near fine copy with rusting to the staples and a tiny rub to the spine. Very clean and bright internally with NO INSCRIPTIONS and NO BOOK-PLATES. A lovely collector's copy of a VERY SCARCE BOOK. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London, 1927. (London: International Music Company Ltd. n.d. [1927]). First UK Edition. A softcover. Set to music by H. Fraser-Simson. Publisher's original pictorial wraps. Some light foxing to the front and back covers but overall a nice VG+ copy. Not issued with a D/W.

London: Methuen, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Words by A.A. Milne; Music by H. Fraser-Simson; and decorations by E.H. Shepard. Publishers original chocolate-brown boards with an ochre binding strip for the spine. Cream-coloured paper label to the front board lettered in dark blue showing Christopher Robin walking along carrying a fishing rod. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers and an attractive "This Music Belongs To" Label affixed to the front free end-paper overall a VG+ copy. The sea-green D/W is priced seven and sixpence net to the front cover as called for. The VG+ D/W is complete with no wear, tears or pieces missing and is foxed and darkened to the spine and to the bottom inch or so of the front panel. . Rare in this condition. Photographs/scans available upon request

London: Methuen, 1928. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Publisher's Salmon cloth-covered boards, gilt decoration to front board, top edge gilt, pink end-papers. A nice VG+ copy (without its D/W) with a modestly darkened spine and offsetting to both sets of end-papers. A former owner's book-plate on the verso of the FFEP (which has ghosted onto the half-title). A nice, clean copy. No D/W.

London: Methuen, 1927. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. DELUXE ISSUE. Original soft red leather, titles to spine gilt, pictorial decoration in gilt to spine, gilt vignette of Christopher Robin carrying his fishing rod on the front board, all edges gilt, pink pictorial end-papers. A touch of wear at the spine tips, spine very slightly darkened, a former owner's book-plate on the verso of the FFEP (which has ghosted onto the half-title which also has a contemporary gift inscription). A nice VG copy. Lacking the publisher's box.

London, 1928. (London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd 1928). First UK Edition. A Softcover. VG. Three songs written by A A Milne and set to music by H Fraser-Simson. "Christopher Robin is saying his prayers", "Christopher Robin alone in the dark" and "Christopher Robin at Buckingham Palace".

London: Methuen, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Words by A.A. Milne; Music by H. Fraser-Simson; and decorations by E.H. Shepard. Publisher's original chocolate-brown boards. Cream-coloured paper label to the front board lettered in dark blue showing Christopher Robin walking along carrying a fishing rod. A near fine (or better) copy (some foxing to the early/late pages of the book) and offsetting to both the front and rear end-papers. The sea-green D/W is priced seven and sixpence net to the front cover as called for. THE DUST WRAPPER IS A STUNNING FINE EXAMPLE and is EXCEEDINGLY UNCOMMON IN THIS UNTOUCHED COLLECTOR'S CONDITION. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Methuen, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Words by A.A. Milne; Music by H. Fraser-Simson; and decorations by E.H. Shepard. Publishers original chocolate-brown boards with an ochre binding strip for the spine. Cream-coloured paper label to the front board lettered in dark blue showing Pooh Bear reading a newspaper on the ground. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers and an attractive "This Music Belongs To" Label affixed to the front free end-paper overall a VG+ copy. The sea-green D/W is priced seven and sixpence net to the front cover as called for. The VG+ D/W is complete with no wear, tears or pieces missing and is just faintly darkened to the spine. Rare in this lovely condition. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Methuen, 1928. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Words by A.A. Milne; Music by H. Fraser-Simson; and decorations by E.H. Shepard. Publishers original chocolate-brown boards with an orange ochre binding strip for the spine. Cream-coloured paper label to the front board lettered in dark blue showing Pooh Bear doing his sums at a white-board and Christopher Robin sitting on a stool reading a book. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers overall a VG+ copy. The good D/W is priced seven and sixpence net to the front cover as called for and has a medium-sized piece missing from the bottom right hand corner of the back panel and has several short edge tears.

London: Methuen, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Full page and in text black & white illustrations throughout, publisher's original green pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, Spine tips slightly pushed and a couple of minor bumps to the boards. No names or inscriptions and very clean internally and externally. No fading to the gilt spine lettering or to the gilt vignette to the front board. Light foxing to the fore-edge. Boards really bright and clean. A very nice VG++ copy. Lacking the D/W. Photographs/scans available upon request.