Search Results: Authors starting with D from Byre Books

Penguin, 1976 The famed psychiatrist explores relationships, our deep worries, aggressions and puzzles through simple, biting verse. Covers rubbed and creased, date to ffep, pages yellowed, otherwise clean and sound, good.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1991 Reprint. Short stories. Loosely laid in is a postcard, handwritten and signed by the author, to Scottish academic and author David Daiches, whose signature is on the half title page. Pages yellowed, good.

Ian Daff Cape Woolamai 1983 HB An exhaustive study of the breeding lines of horses run in harness in trotting races in Australia and New Zealand. VG in VG DJ. 351pp 0

London: Samuel French, 1937 A farce in one act. Small stamp to front cover, no inscriptions, good.

Granada London 1980 HB A basic book for stockmen and students explaining the scientific principles of successful stockbreeding. VG, no inscriptions, in lightly sunned, price-clipped, but o/w VG DJ. 162pp 0

London: Faber and Faber, 1952 'The transition from the Elizabethan to the Jacobean world . . .'. Green cloth very lightly worn, eps browned, neat name to ffep, no other inscriptions, generally VG in DJ worn, marked and chipped to the edges and spine, good.

Methuen, 1991 Play collection introduced by the author. Illustrative covers worn and rubbed, small address label to front cover verso, pages yellowed with a little foxing, otherwise clean and sound, good.

Methuen London, 1986 ' - bitingly funny political plays'. Good 82pp

Pescara: Ediars, 1999 Poetry in Italian with facing English translation. VG, no inscriptions, in VG illustrative wraps.

Pescara: Ediars, 1999 Signed by the author to the half title page, with an inscription to poet John Manson, dated 2000. Poetry in Italian with facing English translation. VG in lightly worn and marked wraps.

Humphrey Milford London 1930 HB Reprint. Coloured frontis. A school story. Good - the boards are marked and sunned and the fore-edge of the boards have been nibbled in some way, prize label to ffep, grubby marks to edge of page-block and occasional grubby marks to pages, otherwise tight and sound, no DJ. 256pp 0

Quartet 1st 1979 pbk Biography and critical study authorised by Sir Terence, shortly before his death in 1977, with access to his private papers Front cover a little sunned, generally VG. 360pp 0

London: S W Partridge & Co, 1876 A single issue of this monthly anthology of religious verse and prose. Small sewn booklet, covers worn and marked, no inscriptions, sound, good.

Bournemouth / Douglas: Bournemouth University / Manx National Heritage, 2004 Large stapled booklet, light wear to covers, no inscriptions, VG.

John Murray London 1st 1952 HB His experiences as a young producer/manager. Good in DJ tattered round the edges. 162pp 0

National Extension College Cambridge 1983 PB A companion volume to The Unemployment Handbook. Cover a little worn, inscription to title verso, generally VG. 84pp 0

London: Methuen & Co, 1929 Descriptions of rare and valuable books. 16 b/w illustrations, two tipped in plates in colour, one in monotone. Covers lightly worn and marked, paper title label to cloth spine, foxing to prelims and edge of page block, name to front paste-down, tight and sound, good in grubby, edge-worn, slightly chipped, good DJ, with remains of 1 shilling price sticker to front.

Methuen London 1907 HB In the series Little Books on Art. Blue cloth, spine a little faded though gold lettering and decoration still bright, gilt on top, missing ffep, some age-mottling, some pages unopened, frontis in colour and 45 b/w illus, tight and sound, good. 174pp 0

London: MPT, 2011 VG, no inscriptions.

London: Samuel French, 1980 When the Mistress dies in her jewels, who rings the bell? Stapled booklet, stamped 'Complimentary copy' to the front cover, no inscriptions, good. 6 f.