Search Results: Titles starting with F from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing - no nicks or tears present - miniscule bumping with reciprocal creases to head of spine/backstrip which also appears unfaded.Top edge lightly dust-soiled,fore-edge generally clean and bright; contents bright,tight and very clean.Dark blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped,silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-209pp includes half-title+title pages,contents+illustrations lists,18 chapters, 16+ 8pp b/w photographs between pp56/7 and pp120/21 respectively,2pp glossary and a blank to rear. Like the Sopwith Camel and the Spitfire,time has given to the McDonnell F4 Phantom the qualities of a classic - that collection of… Read more

UK.POOLE,DORSET.BLANDFORD PRESS,1984.UK,12mo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,paperback original,p/back 1st edn.[Softback/paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Colour photographic upper wrap,white text to black rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing or bumping to edges.Spine/backstrip has creases indicating a read copy.Top+fore-edges slightly aged but clean,contents bright,tight and very clean.UK,12mo (approx 7" tall x 4.25" wide) paperback original,p/b 1st edn,7-285pp includes half-title+title pages,contents list,an author introduction,22 chapters including a 500 question 60's quiz. The Sixties - from… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.Very slightly grubbed,price-clip to dw/dj.B/w line illus,by FAITH JACQUES.Classical myths drawn from various sources and styles.Homer,shortened translation of Antigone and Agamemmemnon follow Sophocles+Aeschylus, Anaes on Aeneid, Golden Ass on Apuleis - to Andrew Lang, A.J.CHURCH and even LAMB. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.15 full-page colour illus+colour chapter head+tail pieces by JUAN WIJNGAARD.(KATE GREENAWAY AWARD winner). Choice of 26 best loved fairy tales - ranging from GRIMM to PERRAULT,JOSEPH JACOBS and the elaborate fantasy of ARABIAN NIGHTS.Translated from the French version which introduced these tales to Europe. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/MINT. Want more Lynne Reid BANKS titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS and CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogues. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[19 stories from his 1888 and 1892 collections. 1865-1895 was the period of his most intense interest in folklore.] FINE/NFINE.Owner's inked name to ffe but no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by P. J. Lynch,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white+yellow lettering,rear panel with oval black+ yellow vignette illustration; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners,minor,light,superficial scoring/indents to both panels of dw/dj but without any penetration or affecting bds (boards) beneath. Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original,sharp-cornered,dark green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to… Read more

UK,12mo wraps,p/back original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.This example,at the time (1961),was the ONLY British format preceding both the UK+US HB+ dw/dj,1st edns published simultaneously in 1973. There was a US edn/issue but only in 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn also published in 1961,by Random House.] FINE-. Neat,black ink owner name to top internal edge of card cover and no price removal to cover.Bright, crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,matt,multi-coloured repeated geometric design illustrated covers with black lettering to front and author's thumbnail b/w portrait and black lettering to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and appears no reading creases to spine/backstrip - though there is one diagonal corner… Read more

UK,8vo wraps,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn thus.NFINE.No owner inscrptn and appears an unread copy,lacking any spine/backstrip creasing.Rackham colour pictorial decorated upper wrap with black letters,black letters listing of other HARRAP illustrated classics to rear wrap.Minimal shelf-wear to edges with top+fore-edges clean, contents bright and pristine.UK,8vo wraps,1st edn thus,7-287pp includes Rackham b/w illustrated half+title pages,illustrator note, contents+ illustrations lists/tables,b/w chapter and other head+tail pieces(9),b/w illustrations in text (50),12 back to back full-page,full-colour plates all called for.An anthology of twenty-four fairy tales from the 1932 edn.
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.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Please contact
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour illustration+colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable,light scoring/indentations to both panels of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, solid and sound,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-205pp [paginated] includes author's note,a prologue,31 chapters+epilogue (South Georgia+Ascension),annexes A-G,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp82/3 and pp114/5 respectively,6 b/w maps,and a b/w sketch.Plus, [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents+illustrations+maps lists/tables,foreword by Sir… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Colour illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Approx 1" closed tear to head of spine/backstrip,and similar to upper,front corner,chipping and rubbing to head of spine/backstrip also,and rubbing to spine/backstrip front+rear edges.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and aged/toned,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright, tight,solid and sound and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w proprietary library bookplate pastedto front pastedown - no other library notation - rear endpapers also bright and clean.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xpp+1-193pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters; plus [unpaginated] novel precis,title page,and dedication.Author's debut novel. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes -… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Sepia and b/w illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to dw/dj's edges - no nicks or tears present - miniscule bumping to head+foot of spine/backstrip and corners with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - contents bright,tight and clean.Clean,blue paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-341pp [paginated]. Author's debut novel,stimulated after meeting Ruth Rendell,whilst he was defending a murder case in 1993.A barrister specialising in criminal defence, representing people disadvantaged by poverty and discrimination. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Sepia and b/w illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to dw/dj's edges - no nicks or tears present - miniscule bumping to head+foot of spine/backstrip and corners with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/ toned - as usual/ normal - contents bright,tight and clean with pp45-52 having perforated edges - amateurishly opened or production fault? [as uncut/untrimmed from original production?]. Clean,blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-341pp [paginated]. Author's debut novel, stimulated after meeting Ruth Rendell,whilst he was defending a murder case in 1993.A barrister specialising in criminal defence,representing people disadvantaged by poverty and discrimination.… Read more

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Slight shelf-wear dw/dj extremities.8vo,263pp,b/w photographs. The British Royal family are the most talked about family in the world. Because of their unique role - they are the longest-surviving functional monarchy in the world today - their responsibilities and duties as ambassadors for Britain expose them to constant public scrutiny,both at home and abroad.They are an intensely close-knit and loyal family who can only relax and be themselves in the company of each other and that small band of relatives - the Queen's "Second Eleven" - and intimates who know and understand the rigorous demands made upon them by the Court Calendar,their own high standards,centuries of tradition,and by our changing society which now puts a sometimes… Read more

UK,slim,small 8vo HB,facsimile,1st thus. [Originally and first published London,Sands & Company,1901. Facsimile of the original book held in the Science Museum Library.Complete number line 13 14 15 16 17 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT.No owner inscrptn,and no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's red brick decorated cloth bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt and b/w ink printed pictorial design to upper board with black-outlined white lettering to same and to spine/backstrip also,a red+gold striped headband and immaculate plain charcoal grey endpapers.A wrap-around but vertical bellyband pasted to rear board and internally to rear pastedown.No shelf-wear,bumps,nicks,tears or spilts - pristine. Top+fore-edges unblemished,bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean, solid and sound and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo HB,facsimile,1st thus,6-115pp [paginated] includes a preface,contents… Read more

US,12mo p/back Original,p/b 1st edn.[Paperback/softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] MINT.Wrapped,protected from day of issue/purchase.No owner inscptn,and no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,glossy covers with subjects' thumbnail,colour photograph portraits illustrated front cover with red+white lettering,rear cover with red,white and orange lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present,and no reading creases to spine. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without toning or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - unread,apart from my own collation.US,12mo p/back Original,p/b 1st edn,vi-xivpp+2-224pp [paginated] includes contents list/table Editor's… Read more

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st illustrated edn thus.[Originally published Geo Allen & Unwin,1970,then Viking,1996,this edition,completely re-illustrated with new illustrations by Quentin Blake.] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,no clip
to dw/dj - no publisher's price - possibly an export edn? Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj by Quentin Blake; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top third of rear wrap minimally creased/wrinkled.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned,but generally bright and clean;contents bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2-80pp [part paginated] includes 18 chapters,profuse part+ full-page b/w illus by Quentin Blake throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated]… Read more

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st,2nd imp,illustrated edn thus.[Originally published Geo Allen & Unwin,1970,then Viking,1996,this edition, completely reillustrated with new illustrations by Quentin Blake.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price - possibly an export edn? Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj by Quentin Blake; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges lightly aged,but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Light accidental do-ear creasing to lower corners of pp27-58 and also some vertical & diagonal creasing to rear free endpaper - other pages fine and unaffected.Unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2nd imp,illustrated edn thus,2-80pp [part paginated] includes 18 chapters,profuse part+full-page b/w… Read more

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st,2nd imp,illustrated edn thus.[Originally published Geo Allen & Unwin,1970,then Viking, 1996,this edition, completely reillustrated with new illustrations by Quentin Blake.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price - possibly an export edn? Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj by Quentin Blake; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges lightly aged,but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Light accidental dog-ear creasing to lower corners of pp27-58 and also some vertical & diagonal creasing to rear free endpaper - other pages fine and unaffected.Unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 2nd imp,2-80pp [part paginated] includes 18 chapters,profuse part+ full -page b/w illus by Quentin… Read more

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st thus.[BCA edn - Book Club Associates,so no price,no ISBN either.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn.Pictorial colour decorated dw/dj with small closed tear to top front corner and spine/ backstrip slightly sunned/faded,and with light creasing dw/dj edges.Tan paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,127pp includes foreword by Isaac Asimov,profuse full- colour,full- page illustrations of Vallejo's artwork. Vallejo discusses in depth the techniques of a personal style which has placed him among the leading international fantasy and science fiction artists of today (1985).His work has illustrated such writers as Edgar Rice Burroughs and Frederick Pohl,and has also appeared in the well-known series Conan,Tarzan and Doc Savage.In this book the artist has produced more fabulous paintings.He describes how he creates them from the initial concept,through the subtlety of every stage of painting, specifying the media he… Read more