Search Results: Authors starting with S from D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA

The Stained Glass in the Churches of The Anglican Diocese of Carlisle - A Catalogue and Gazetteer by Leslie N. S. Smith (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, 1st edition 1994), Extra Series XXVI. A detailed study.Hardback in dustwrapper. pp viii, 180, [16] colour plates. 9.75 x 7.5 inches approx. (250mm x 188mm). A nice, clean copy.*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Scientific Rambles Round Macclesfield by J. D. Sainter (The Silk Press, 1999). A work originally published in 1878, this copy being a limited edition reprint (#412/750 copies) from The Silk Press with an introduction by Alan Garner. Hardback in dustwrapper. 157pp including b/w illustrations, with illustrated endpapers. 8.5 x 7 inches approx. (216mm x 174mm). A nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Strength and How to Obtain It by Eugen Sandow (London: Gale & Polden Ltd, revised edition [1900]*).
A self-help book to improve health and strength by strongman Eugen Sandow [Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (1867-1925)]. Originally published 1897, this copy being the revised edition published 1900* (also the second edition: "…nearly two years since the first edition").
Hardback. Publisher's red cloth over bevelled boards; black titling to spine and illustration to front board; pale yellow endpapers. pp viii, 148, [12] adverts, including b/w illustrations plus a large fold-out chart to rear. Size: 7.25 x 5 inches approx. (185mm x 128mm).
Cloth dusty and grubby in places; light wear to corner tips and spine ends, especially head of spine; sunned/faded to spine and with uneven fading to boards; boards a touch knocked to corner tips. Free endpapers dusty and spotted, especially to rear where chart is placed; pages dusty and with occasional stain or mark, some thumbing and wear/creasing in places, but… Read More

The Rocks & Minerals of the World by Charles A. Sorrel and George F. Sandstrom (William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1st (UK) edition 1977). A useful guide, well illustrated in colour throughout.Hardback in dustwrapper. 288pp including colour illustrations. Size: 7.75 x 4.75 inches approx. (197mm x 120mm). Light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

'We Are But Women' - Women in Ireland's History by Roger Sawyer (Routledge, 1st edition 1993). An interesting study. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xix, 210. Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (240mm x 161mm). Dustwrapper showing some tanning/sunning. A nice, clean copy.*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Salmon Sunday - When the Fish come up from the Sea by Sydney Moorhouse (Carnforth: Yealand Studio, [No Date] circa 1950), with hand-coloured illustrations by Margaret L. Hilton. One in a series of children's books produced by Yealand Studio. Card covers with onlay illustration to front. [8]pp including colour illustrations. Size: 9.25 x 7.75 inches approx. (234mm x 196mm). Covers worn and torn, some creasing; some fading, stained and grubby in places. Pages a little dusty and with light handling creasing, staples rusting, but generally clean. Overall, showing wear but otherwise remaining a reasonably nice copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Longton in the Nineteenth Century by Marjorie Searson (Carnegie Publishing, 1st edition 2004). Well illustrated study. Hardback in dustwrapper. 188pp including b/w illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (240mm x 163mm). A nice, clean copy.*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Old Devonshire House by Bishopgate by Margaret Sefton-Jones (The Swarthmore Press Ltd, 1st edition 1923). Hardback in dustwrapper. 160pp including plan frontispiece plus one b/w plate. 8 x 5.5 inches approx. (205mm x 140mm). Dustwrapper sunned/faded to spine; bruised to spine ends; age tanned. Cloth covers clean and bright; offsetting to endpapers; light foxing to preliminaries and foxing/spotting to page edges but generally clean throughout. Overall, a particularly well preserved copy - nice. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Speciation in Wrens of the Genus Campylorhynchus by Robert K. Selander (University of California Press, 1st edition 1964).University of California Publications in Zoölogy - Volume 74. Card covers. pp iv, 305, including b/w plates. Size: 10.25 x 6.75 inches approx. (259mm x 172mm). Light wear and rubbing to covers, some creasing to corners; previous owner's rubber stamp to front cover. Pages a little dusty and marked but generally clean throughout. Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Textile Mills of Pendle and their Steam Engines by Geoff Shackleton (Landmark Publishing, 1st edition 2006).
A substantial work, well illustrated throughout.
Hardback in dustwrapper. 432pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 10 x 7.25 inches approx. (253mm x 184mm).
A nice, clean copy.
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St Anne's on the Sea - A History by Peter Shakeshaft (Carnegie Publishing Ltd, 1st edition 2008). Well illustrated throughout. Card covers. pp xx, 331, including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (243mm x 170mm). A nice, clean copy in new condition. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The History of Freckleton by Peter Shakeshaft (Carnegie Publishing, 1st edition 2001). Well illustrated village history. Hardback in dustwrapper. 294pp including b/w illustrations plus colour plates. 9.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (240mm x 162mm). A lovely, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Night Walk by Bob Shaw (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1st hardback edition 1976).
Originally published as a paperback by Avon 1967.
Signed by Bob Shaw with inscription to title page.
Hardback in dustwrapper. 187pp. Size: 8 x 5.25 inches approx. (202mm x 133mm).
Boards a touch knocked to upper corner.
Nonetheless, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy.
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The Working Longdog by Frank Sheardown (Dickson Price Publishers, 1st edition 1989). A good study. Hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper. 153pp including b/w illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (240mm x 162mm). Light wear and tanning to dustwrapper. A bookseller's rubber stamp to lower corner of front free endpaper; light toning to page margins and occasional grubby mark but generally clean throughout. Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Purleigh in Wartime by B. W. Shepheard-Walwyn (Chelsmford: J. H. Clark & Co. Ltd, 1st edition (1946)). A detailed little study of the Essex village of Purleigh and its wartime experiences 1939-45. Paper covers. 53pp plus fold-out map at rear. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. (213mm x 136mm). Covers faded and discoloured; light wear and corner creasing. Staples rusting. Ocassional spotting and dustiness but pages generally clean throughout; some corner creasing and wear. Overall, showing some wear commensurate with age and handling but otherwise a reasonably nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*

An Illustrated History of Cranes by Hinton J. Sheryn (Ian Allan Publishing, 1st paperback edition 2000).
Very well illustrated throughout. Originally published 1997 as a hardback, this copy the first paperback edition.
Card covers. 128pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 9.25 x 6.75 inches approx. (234mm x 172mm).
Light shelf and handling wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy.
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Species Formation in the Red-eyed Towhees of Mexico by Charles G. Sibley (University of California Press, 1st edition 1950).University of California Publications in Zoölogy - Volume 50, Number 2. Card covers. pp colour frontispiece, [4], 109-193, including b/w plates. Size: 10.25 x 6.75 inches approx. (259mm x 172mm). Wear and fading to covers; previous owner's rubber stamp and a name in ink to front cover; wear to tail of spine. An ownership inscription in ink to title page; some foxing/spotting to pages; page block a little bumped and creased to upper corner. Overall, showing wear from use but otherwise remaining a reasonably nice copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Frank Sidgwick's Diary and other material relating to A. H. Bullen & the Shakespeare Head Press at Stratford-upon-Avon (Basil Blackwell for the Shakespeare Head Press, 1st edition 1975). Edition limited to 1000 copies.Hardback in dustwrapper, pages with top edge gilt. pp xii, 13-90, [4] b/w plates, plus 16pp booklet in rear pocket. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inches approx. (237mm x 158mm). Light wear to dustwrapper, a little dusty and marked. Boards bumped to corners; spotting/foxing to edges of page-block with some encroachment into margins. Overall, light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

A History of Edenfield & District by John Simpson (Helmshore Local History Society, 1st edition 2003). A good study, well illustrated. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [x], 316, including b/w illustrations. Size: 10.25 x 7 inches approx. (261mm x 182mm). Dustwrapper worn and creased to extremities; foxed/spotted to verso. Bumped to spine ends and board corners. Occasional foxing or handling mark but pages generally clean throughout. Overall, showing wear from being handled and read but otherwise a reasonably nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Spirit of Haslingden and Helmshore - The 20th Century in Photographs by Chris Aspin and John Simpson (Landmark Publishing, 1st edition 2002). Photographic study with detailed captions. Hardback in dustwrapper. 159pp including b/w illustrations. 10 x 7 inches approx. (252mm x 180mm). Dustwrapper showing light wear with some scuffing to tail of spine. Boards with sharp corners; tail of spine slightly knocked. Overall, a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*