Search Results: Authors starting with D from World of Rare Books

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1951. First Edition. 150 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white, colour illustrations and plates. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning and mild foxing throughout. Top text block edge dyed green. Illustrations and plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing. Small hole to spine.

London Thames And Hudson, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition. 661 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Corners are creased in places. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Orient Longmans, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. 96 pages. Un-clipped illustrated jacket over brown cloth with black lettering to spine. Contains 96 pages of text and 32 monochrome photographic plates. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine. Jacket is moderately marked and has moderate edge wear, creases, chips and tears.

Am. School of Classical, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. Unpaginated. Grey paperback book. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with rubbing and creasing. Some marking and sunning with surface tears to front.

Orient Longmans, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Edition. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains 37 plates to rear. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Light tanning and marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Edward Arnold, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 2nd Edition. 443 pages. Green jacket over blue cloth. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. With some tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners.

Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. 4th Edition. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Systematic, 1996. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairline on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G. (n.b visual grading offered). SYSX 21 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Wm evans, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 136 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial green boards with gilt lettering. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

W Hughes, 1876. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1876. 1072 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Half bound black leather with brown cloth. Book contains black and white illustrations throughout as well. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout as well. Boards have heavy rubbing and moderate bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and creases and peeling to spine and corners and book is forward leaning.

Secker & Warburg, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 283 pages. Pictorial jacket over purple boards. Light tanning to text pages with light tanning to endpapers and text edges. Small bumps to corners. Few dog eared corners. Finger marks to page edges. Sticker to front paste-down. Softening to spine with mild bleaching to spine, boards and edges. A few marks, wear and bumps to spine ends, boards and edges. Fair wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to the spine, edges and corners.

Watkins Publishing, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. 2017. 333 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial paper cover. Very good condition item, with bright and clear pages. Light thumbing to text block edges. Author's signature to title page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

J.F. Blair, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Second Printing. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Occasional thumb-marking. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Slightly bowed.

William Heinemann, 1907. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1907. 32 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut page are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some creased corners and foxing. Some internal hinge cracking, pages have remained tightly bound. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed, with some small splits and chips. With some tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

T Nelson & Sons, 1857. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1857. 130 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Heavy tanning and foxing, with marking to pages and text block edges. Moderate cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers, with small inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with heavy rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with heavy tanning overall. Few dents around edges.

Oxonii E. Typographeo Clarendoniano ., 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Latin language text. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Some annotations and marginalia throughout. Previous owner's and pencil inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Heavy black marks and scratches to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.

G. BELL, 1919. Hardcover. Good. 1919. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Churchill, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. 768 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gold lettering to spine. Ex-Library book with expected inserts, plates, stamps and inscriptions to pages and boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Hutchinson, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Contains monochrome photographic plates and illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

William Kimber, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth boards. Contains black and white frontispiece and plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have rub wear and marking with forward lean and sunning to spine. Bumping to corners, edges and spine ends. Some surface drop marking.