Search Results: Authors starting with D from BookAddiction

London, UK: Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated, preface dated 1944. 104pp, single black and white plate, numerous black and white illustrations. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Slightly cocked. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket some small closed tears and some loss including on front cover. 12mo.

London, UK: Marshall Brothers. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated, (circa 1920s). 88pp. Turquoise cloth-covered boards, gilt titles with silver and green design on front, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine ends, corners rubbed and rounded, board edges rubbed. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges lightly tanned. Endpapers tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. The author writes , 'I can only invite my readers to come with me into this garden of delights while we discourse together of His sweetness and His lowliness, His majesty and might, of the riches of His glory. Yea, He is Altogether Lovely.'

Paris: N D Phot, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. c 1917. Vivid red, highly decorated pebble cloth boards with gilt lettering. All edge gilt (boards just slightly rubbed on corners and spine. Internally there is a previous owner's gift inscription on the front endpaper, dated 1917, and a tad of toning at page edges on prelims and first image only. A collection of 36 magnificent photographs of Paris City scenes from the first 15 years of the 20th century all by the acclaimed photographer brothers, Etienne and Louis-Antonin Neurdein, who together founded the N D Phot publishing house in around 1885. Beautiful volume, reminiscent of a time gone by and a treasure house for Paris lovers and those interested in the history of photography. Oblong.

London, UK: Collins, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 192pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Top text block edge sprayed black. Illustrated endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed/bumped spine ends. Top text block edge foxed, fore-edge foxing, all edges starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket tanning, has very light shelf wear and chipping to edges, not price clipped.

London, UK: Macmillan and Co, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii, 168pp, [4]pp publisher's ads, some black and white plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt design on front, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded and rubbed at spine ends;, some rubbing to spine cover. Top text block edge dusty and foxing, remaining edges tanning and foxing. Endpapers tanning. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Foxing throughout- intensity varies greatly, otherwise neat and tight. Dust jacket tanning, lacks spine, has tape marks, small areas of loss, closed tear bottom rear edge, chipping to edges, not price clipped.

London, UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, 190pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. In fine condition throughout. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, not price clipped.

Gillingham, Dorset, UK: Printed by T H Brickell & Son, 1935. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Shaw, Hannah. 132pp, with occasional black and white illustrations. In limp card covers, illustrated with black lettering and titles. 12mo. Covers a little worn and creased, bumped at edges, slightly sunned around spine and edges, with previous owner's name neatly written at top of the front panel. Corner crease on first leaf. A few pages have flat creases, else internally neat, clean and tight. A thematic history of the county of Dorset to c1900, which focusses on matters such as the history of farming, industry, smuggling, faith, education, local customs and folklore, witchcraft and flora and fauna. A hard to find title.

Privately Printed, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 52pp. Stiff card covers (very gentle rubbing on upper corner, mild scuff mark on back cover). Slim 8vo. Neat, clean, bright and tight. A detailed history of the Holy Rood Preceptory, in the masonic Provincial Priory of East Anglia, with information on members and officers as well as the consecration of the Preceptory at the Red Lion Hotel in Cambridge, its development and major events. Hard to find; no copies on LHD.

London, UK: I B Tauris, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 252pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine heel. Lightly bumped top front corner. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. 8vo. Explores the pivotal role of the intellect in the legal, theological, philosophical, and mystical traditions of Islam, and of its continuing relevance in the efforts of the contemporary Muslim world to address the challenges of modernity. Published in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies.

London, UK: J M Dent & Sons, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xxiv, 62pp colour plates, 216pp. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt design on front, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Very lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Page margins just starting to tan else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped.

St. Albans, UK: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First British edition. 250pp. Grey cloth-covered boards, red titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Top and outer text block edges starting to fox. Some pages tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, price unclipped. 8vo. Attempts to answer some of the fundamental and perennial questions about this troubled star in order to reveal the source of the crushing anguish which haunted her throughout her life. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

Puffin. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blake, Quentin. Four of Roald Dahl's ever-popular stories for children, all illustrated by Quentin Blake. 214pp, 230pp, 56pp, 70pp respectively. All in laminated, illustrated card covers. All in near fine condition; Danny, The Champion of the World has a light bump to the upper corner. 8vos.

London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blake, Quentin. First edition, second printing. 80pp, richly illustrated. In red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Cloth a little rubbed and rounded at spine ends, perhaps a tad faded. Previous owner's initials neatly penned on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated, price clipped dust jacket, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends, mildly sunned over spine, with a short mild crease on the inner front flap. Jacket now in a protective Mylar-style wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.

London, UK: The Folio Society, 2011. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Smithson, Helen. 768pp, glossy colour illustrations throughout (inc. frontispiece). Colour illustrated cream coloured boards, red titles on spine. Black endpapers. 8vo. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for oversea delivery. Creased across the top corner of the half title page, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Black slipcase has slight scuffing and some white marks, slight sun fading around edges front and rear.

Puffin Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blake, Quentin. First edition, first printing. 150pp. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Black cloth covered boards with silver gilt titles. Coloured endpapers. In its original, Blake illustrated, dust jacket (just a little sunned around spine). An A-Z of amazing facts - some funny, some silly, all true - that bring to life the world's favourite children's author. Lovely, handsome volume, ideal to complement a Dahl collection or to delight young Dahl fans.

Ann Arbour Paperbacks, 1967. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kearns, James. xii, 179pp; [1]pp publisher's ads, 42 black and white illustrations. Pictorial laminated light card covers, stapled. 8vo. Covers protected with self-adhesive plastic. Scuff from previous label on half-title page. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

New York, NY, USA: Doubleday & Co, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xlvi, 330pp. Navy blue cloth-covered boards, blind-embossed design on front, silver titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed corners and spine ends, cloth wearing; bottom corners bumped. Top text block edge has stain, all edges tanning, fore edge starting to fox. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Previous owner's details and bookseller's label on front pastedown, large crease to front free endpaper. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

London, UK: Oxford University Press, 1930. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii, 50pp. XX. Pictorial light card covers. 8vo. Sun-faded, light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Signed and inscribed on half-title page 'To Philipp on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah with best wishes from Dr. Samuel Daiches & ... and dated August 5, 1931. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

London (105-06, Great Russell Street): Andre Deutsch, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 200pp, illustrated. In orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers. (Boards are strong, square, bright and clean). There is a small mark on the leading text block edge, else neat, clean and bright throughout. In its original dust jacket (very slightly rubbed on one corner, lightly bumped at spine head). A celebration of the richness of whisky drinking in Scotland, and its part in the social and cultural life of the people of Scotland, as seen through the literature of the nation. With selections from Neil M Gunn, Robert Burns, Edward Topham, Lord Cockburn, John Galt, Sir Walter Scott, James Hogg, Hugh Foulis, W S Graham and many others. Tall 8vo.

New York, NY, USA: Facts On File, 2005. 4th Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In publisher's shrink wrap. Printed paper-covered boards. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Revised and expanded edition containing more than 3,000 cross-referenced entries that explain, clearly and concisely, the most frequently used terms in modern chemistry.