Search Results: Authors starting with L from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with red+ silver gilt lettering to front+spine of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain red cloth bds (boards) with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w photographic cityscape illustrated eps (endpapers).UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, viipp+1-582pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,33 chapters+Aftermath,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication and Chapter 1 (extract?) of 'PRIME SUSPECT' at rear,with a separator page and 2pp permissions as last pages.… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj - as new.Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Unblemished, publisher's original,plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,sharp corners and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 515pp [paginated] includes 25 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements and 4pp blanks at rear. British film star Amanda Delany had the world at her feet.Never one for the quiet life,she'd had a string of affairs with famous actors,making perfect fodder for the tabloids.Then came a… Read more

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no
dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,
sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xipp+1-275pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,24 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram,and a dedication.
When a woman is snatched from a wood,Detective Inspector Pat North seizes… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,monochrome+ colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with black+brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Internally to dw/dj fluid-marked top+bottom edges and also to the body and vertical edge of rear,inner flap causing some minor wrinkling to concomitant areas.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,and appears unread - apart from my own collation.Due to fluid-marking to rear inner flap of dw/dj; all the pages of the index (pp221-28) and the rear free endpaper too,all have concomitant vertical wrinkling but NO discolouration to same.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic dw/dj.Slight water stained internally top edge and front bottom edge of dw/dj causing some light wrinkling; boards hardly affected.Black paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.,218pp includes b/w maps,16pp b/w photographs,appendices and an index. The Special Air Service is one of the most highly skilled and effective components of the modern British Army - yet the need for secrecy has prevented widespread knowledge of its activities.Provided here is a welcome insight into the history and unique function of the SAS since its formation.From the first raids in the North African desert in WW2 to the remarkable achievements in the Falklands,this book traces the variety of special operations which these crack troops have performed. Ladd describes the innovative and often dangerous techniques… Read more

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Owner's,neat,ink place-name+date inscrptn to top corner of ffe.Bright,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour scenic photographic dw/dj [cells at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall.]; with negligible
shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top edge minimally dust-soiled; fore-edge generally clean with miniscule marking,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Clean,dark green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xipp+1-186pp includes half-title+title pages, contents +illustrations lists,109 illus:mixture of contemporary b/w photographs,b/w illus,and 3 maps,5 chapters includes intro,best of Celtic Britain - a gazetteer - further reading and an index.
Of all the ancient people of Europe,the Celts stand out as
one of the most intriguing.In… Read more

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint edn.[Reprinted the same month+ year as the 1st edn.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj.B/w,subject portait photographic dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges.Top edge lightly dust-soiled,but with the fore-edge generally clean; contents near pristine.Brown paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint,,xi+1-236pp includes half-title+title pages,contents+illus lists,a prologue,19 chapters, an epilogue and 12pp b/w photographs between pp144/45. Robert Kennedy has become a folk-hero in his death.The bulk of this book,however,was written whilst he was still alive.Margaret Laing's portrait is therefore of the man as he was in life.It is a picture unvarnished or unbiased by the emotions that so terrible a death… Read more

.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE.Neat owner inscrptn ffe,but no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Contents bright,tight and clean.Blue paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/backstrip,pale green endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,347pp includes colour portrait frntis,profusely illustrated with b/w photographs,notes on illus and an index. This is the first biographical study of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother that Her Majesty has authorised.Beginning with a personal audience at Clarence House this book is written with full permission to see people who are in contact with the Queen Mother in a variety of ways.They have talked freely to the author both of past years and of the present.Here, then is a remarkably fresh and full portrait.The study begins with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as she is today (1966),goes back to the early 1920's when,as Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon,she was betrothed to the… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/NMINT.Small imperfection where laminate to dw/dj has peeled away from top front corner.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,191pp includes specially commissioned b/w photographs and index. Middle Wallop on a snowy winter's day:ten soldiers - Course 354 - are about to begin a punishing 12 month regime in order to earn their Wings. All of them will experience intense pressure,pain and frustration as they try to survive one of the most demanding and pressurized courses in the Army.Drawn from across the different ranks and regiments,these nine men and one woman have one thing in common:they all want to be military helicopter pilots.They must become flying tacticians,capable of performing accurately, confidently and calmly in the face of adversity. Who from Course 354 will survive? How will the only woman deal with an all-male environment? How will each of them cope with their personal crises? Who will come out on top of the… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour illustrated dw/dj,with pale blue,yellow and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A small 1" abrasion to top edge of rear panel of dw/dj - coloured layer missing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiiipp+1- 306pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,illustrations list/table,a preface,acknowledgements,an introduction,30 chapters,8pp contemporary historical b/w+colour illustrations reproductions and b/w+colour… Read more

UK,slim,rectangular 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal - absence of a published/ publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial glazed bds with black lettering to front bd+spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim,rectangular 8vo HB,no dw/dj as issued,1st edn,1-112pp [paginated] includes notes on the authors with publisher's notes to its reverse,a colour vignette (watercolour portrait of John Gould) illustrated contents list/table with a full page colour illustrated frntis to reverse,a preface by Sir David Attenborough,7 chapters,profuse contemporary colour+b/w illustrations throughout the text and the book,a bibliography and an index.… Read more

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with
white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to
edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,gilt
letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,iii-ixpp+1-182pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,a chronology,acknowledgements,a
preface,9 chapters,profuse contemporary historical b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,b/w maps+diagrams,a glossary,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] title page.
The… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject/co-author colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with pale blue+white lettering to front and spine/backstrip, white lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with faint ageing and miniscule dust-soiling but generally clean,fore- edges brighter and clean without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Top edges of colour photograph sections with minimal crinkling - dampness (?) - photographs unaffected otherwise.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain sky-blue eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvipp+1-464pp… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,colour illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Sharp-cornered with miniscule bumping to head of spine/backstrip with reciprocal creasing to dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished,publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiiipp+ 1-304pp [paginated] includes a preface,a prologue,8 chapters which includes an epilogue,8pp contemporary b/w+colour illus/ photographs between pp144/5,acknowledgements,sources,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and contents list/table.… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's black ink dedication +signature: 'To Annabel Tanya Landman' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,montage'd colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with b/w and yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green paper-covered boards with white illustration to front and bright,crisp,white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate flecked maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-317pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 9,19 and 15 chapters respectively,plus [unpaginated] half-title, author SIGNED title page,a dedication,individual Pts… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st rpt edn.[1st edn published 1995,same publisher.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,glossy, laminated colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,colour scenic photographic rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Clean,plain green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st rpt edn,4-144pp includes b/w illustrated title page,recto of which is a scenic colour photographic frntis,a colour illustrated contents list,an introduction,6 chapters a list of places to visit,and profuse contemporary+modern b/w+colour illus/ diagrams etc.,and colour photographs throughout [36 colour + 52 b/w illus],a bibliography,an index of plants and a general index. The medieval garden offered pleasure,repose and refreshment to the sense as well as food and… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap; colour scenic photographic rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Clean,plain green paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-144pp includes b/w illustrated title page,recto of which is a scenic colour photographic frntis,colour illustrated contents list,introduction,6 chapters,a list of places to visit,profuse contemporary+modern b/w+ colour illus/diagrams etc.,and colour photographs throughout [36 colour+ 52 b/w]; a bibliography,an index of plants and a general index. The medieval garden offered pleasure,repose and refreshment to the sense as well as food and medicine.From detailed manuscripts and illustrations… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour illustrated dw/dj,with black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable, but minor,superficial scoring/ indents - without affecting boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-344pp [paginated] includes a prologue,17 chapters,historical notes at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and dedication+acknowledgements (both to same page).See also my book IDs rja574615 and rja581815 for other similar examples of same… Read more

UK.COLEFORD,GLOS.DOUGLAS McLEAN,1993. UK,slim 8vo wraps,1st thus.VG++.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - wraps as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,monochrome photographic river scene illustrated upper cover with brown+green lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - some minimal reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim 8vo wraps,1st thus, 4-136pp [paginated] includes 19 sections/chapters,profuse contemporary b/w photographs throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with title page to recto,and a b/w photographic frntis. A unique pictorial and narrative account by Severn Tanker Captain Basil… Read more

UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy laminated red background with monochrome pixel subject portrait photographic illustrated front cover with white+grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn,1-298pp [paginated] includes an introduction,9 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary auto+biographical b/w+colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp90/1 and pp202/3 respectively,a select bibliography,acknowledgements,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table.See also my book ID rja680517 for Roebuck's UK,SIGNED,1st edn of 'FROM SAMMY TO… Read more