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

LONDON.SIDGWICK & JACKSON,1993.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,with publishers flourescent green and black wrap around,1st edn. MINT/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Lightly rubbed black dw/dj.Qrto, 139pp,b/w+colour photographs by Laura Levine,includes discography, tours and guest appearances. Emerging from an abandoned church in Athens,Georgia blending impressionistic lyrics,propulsive playing,and haunting melodies,R.E.M. has built from college-radio cult heroes to become one of America's great home-grown rock star ensembles.And they've done it without selling out,lightening up,toning down their political views,or diluting their music. 'R.E.M. Behind the Mask' is a lavish document of the band's career,with hundreds of photographs that capture R.E.M's intensity and humour from the earliest days to the present.The text features a detailed… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Originally and first published 2007,henry Holt and Company,New York.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around red background with monochrome photographic immages design to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised, matt white-lettered title and strap line and black lettered author name,spine/backstrip with repeated thumbnail detail from front photograph,with similarly coloured+ lettered author name+title as front panel,and publisher's capitalised black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with critics' b/w lettered reviews and a small closed tear to rear lower edge.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – miniscule bumping to both head+foot of spine/backstrip - and apart from the one small closed tear to rear lower edge - no other nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,blue background with super-imposed b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white+orange/ yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-256pp [paginated] includes author's intro,13 chapters, profuse contemporary b/w photographs and 5 b/w maps throughout the text and the book,appendices (XII),glossary+ abbreviations and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a contents list/table.… Read More

UK,Qrto HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap,b/w photographic-montage illustrated rear wrap,in a removable protective plastic sleeve; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Top corners and head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,publisher's original plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-128pp [paginated] includes intro,author notes,hangar designs,Airfields: A-Z,profuse contemporary b/w photographs,b/w maps and illustrations, appendices(3),a bibliography,plus [unpaginated] b/w photographic illustrated title page and a contents list/table. It was Winston Churchill who summed up the… Read More

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),1st edn thus.No owner inscrptn per se; but child-like,handwritten red ink inscrptn thus: This Book Belongs to:- (blank) to front free endpaper.NFINE.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glazed,colour pictorial front board/cover with b/w lettering,black letters within orange panels to spine,and pale blue background with other 'Blake' titles in same series in black letters,and plain white eps,with both hinges solid and sound without any tears, splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges slightly toned but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with ubiquitous but minor page-edge toning,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation.UK, 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued(?),1st edn thus,3-184pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,a prologue and 16 chapters,plus [unpaginated] title page.See my book IDs' rja899820 - rja900220 inclusive for other titles from this series in same format. ITV… Read More

UK,12mo p/back.Special Overseas Export Edition,1st edn. [Wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase as MINT,and now recently discovered in an old stock box.] NMINT. No owner inscrptn,and no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Moore,illustrated front card cover with capitalised,yellow-lettered author name, capitalised silver gilt lettering with thick black outline/ shadowing to title and a critic's capitalised, white-lettered review to front cover; a white background to spine/ backstrip with capitalised black-lettered author name and capitalised,red letters with thick black outline/shadowing to title and publisher's coloured colophon to foot of same, rear cover with glossy white background with synopsis and 2 critic's red+black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits and no scoring/indents. Top+fore-edges with very light ageing/ toning despite it's storage hibernation but still clean… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject's colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with yellow, red and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with majority of any creasing,head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing; light superficial scoring and minimal impressed indents - only lightly affecting board beneath to rear panel of dw/dj. Described hard but fairly and honestly - nowhere as bad as it reads or sounds! Top edges very slightly aged with some sporadic spotting/foxing but still bright and generally clean,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt… 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,matt,montage'd colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,a similar but not exact photograph repeated to rear panel; front panel with embossed circular ring withTV credit for series and previous noevl,embossed yellow-lettered author name and bright, crisp,capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and capitalised,white-lettered best seller credit and critic's other white-lettered review; a yellow spine/backstrip with capitalised,embossed black-lettered author name+title and publisher's capitalised black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour photographic image with multiple critics' white-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Black paper-covered boards,gilt letters to spine/backstrip.Colour photographic dw/dj.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,192pp includes appendix, an index,b/w maps and photographs.Contents pristine and tight. Europe is in the throes of developing a new high speed rail network which will do for railways what the jet airliner did for air travel.Japan,too, has been among the world leaders in pushing rail speed frontiers ever higher,and in Rail 300,Hughes traces the story of the quest for higher rail speeds from its beginnings to the launch of the world's first regular services at 300km/h in 1989. His starting point is the originally magic 100mph (160km/h),at one time thought to be the practical limit for conventional railways,a speed claimed to have been achieved for the first time on the Great Western Railway… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour painting detail illustrated dw/dj panels, with black 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.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-261pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+ title pages,note on author with publisher's advert for author's other works to its reverse,a dedication,with thanks, prose extract,and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. The author's 1st book in a new series, after the 'REDMAYNE MYSTERIES', 'NICHOLAS BRACEWELL' novels and… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but a price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork,by Sally Lecky-Thompson,illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A tiny circular impression to rear,top edge of dw/dj lightly affecting the concomitant area to the board beneath, elsewhere to dw/dj some unobtrusive,light,superficial scoring to both panels.Top edges lightly dust-soiled with some minimal sporadic spotting but still clean,fore-edges brighter and cleaner - without spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually 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,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-173pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with black lettering to front,spine and rear; 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 - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,8-261pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,note on author with author's other works list to verso,a dedication,thanks,prose extract,and to the rear of the book,2pp blanks. The author's 1st book in a new series, after the 'REDMAYNE MYSTERIES', 'NICHOLAS BRACEWELL' novels… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - generally believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes the UK trade edn issues/distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,contemporary b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Dw/dj in clear,removable covering.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually 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,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes list of abbreviations,a preface,8 chapters/sections,with profuse contemporary b/w cartoons and b/w… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] Bright,crisp,clean colour+sepia montage'd photographic images illustrated dw/dj panels with black+ red lettered front; with minimal shelf-wear,bumping and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A small closed tear to top,rear corner tip; top+ lower front corners minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing as is the rear lower corner tip too,some miniscule chipping at head of spine along with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing,foot of same also minimally bumped/creased.Top edge with some partial toning at head of spine,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without toning; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.Publisher's clean, original,plain black cloth boards with 3 of the 4 corner tips bumped,with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.A cloth wrinkle (production fault?) to top edge of rear board and book is… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w photographic and colour illustration illustrated dw/dj,with b/w and brown 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 pale cream cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiipp+1- 259pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,12 chapters each with a b/w line illustrated chapter headpieces and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w line illus title page,a dedication and contents list/table.Railways have always aroused strong passions - delight and fury,fear and… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dh,1st edn.FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip - absence of publisher's price - to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - one 1/4" closed tear/nick at top,rear corner of dw/dj - no other 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 cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,5-256pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,lists of illustrations,drawings and maps,a chronology with a note,25 assorted biographies (English+Boer),a prologue19 chapters,16pp contemporary +modern b/w photographs and illustration in… 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 to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,colour pictorial artwork by Paul Kidby,illustrated dw/dj,with orange+b/w 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 - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial repeated dw/dj design to boards,a green+white striped headband,and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11-383pp [paginated] includes an exclusive story by Pratchett - Humphrey Newt's Thunderbolt Carriage,originally written for the Bucks Free Press's Children's Circle under the pen name Uncle Jim,in June 1967.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with publisher's advert to verso and following 2pp,title page,a dedication,a double-page b/w map and… 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 to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,colour pictorial artwork by Paul Kidby,illustrated dw/dj,with orange +b/w 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 - virtually pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright, clean,matt,colour pictorial repeated dw/dj design to boards,a green+ white striped headband,and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11-383pp [paginated] includes an exclusive story by Pratchett - Humphrey Newt's Thunderbolt Carriage, originally written for the Bucks Free Press's Children's Circle under the pen name Uncle Jim,in June 1967.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with publisher's advert to verso and following 2pp,title page,a dedication,a double-page b/w map and… Read More

UK,small 8vo p/back 1st edn thus. [Originally published LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1965 - see my book IDs' rja104 and rja837 for 1st edn examples.This ppaperback edn is a reissue and 1st edn thus,by this publisher,and in this format.] FINE. Wrapped and protected,so no owner inscrptn,no price removal from card cover and an unread copy other than my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt card covers with colour pictorial artwork illustration of a 18thc British naval vessel at sea [from the Bridgeman Library/V&A.] illustrated front cover with capitalised,navy-blue-lettered title and author's name in other navy-blue lettering.A navy blue spine/backstrip with NO reading creases,capitalised,white-lettered title,author's name in other white-lettering; a monochrome thumbnail illustration repeated from front cover,along with publisher's capitalised white-lettered name and blue+white illustrated colophon respectively,both to foot of spine/backstrip.Rear cover with story synopsis,2 critics'… Read More

UK,small 8vo p/back 1st edn thus. [Originally published LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1965 - see my book IDs' rja104 and rja837 for 1st edn examples.This ppaperback edn is a reissue and 1st edn thus,by this publisher,and in this format.] FINE. Wrapped and protected,so no owner inscrptn,no price removal from card cover and an unread copy other than my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt card covers with colour pictorial artwork illustration of a 18thc British naval vessel at sea [from the Bridgeman Library/V&A.] illustrated front cover with capitalised,navy-blue-lettered title and author's name in other navy-blue lettering.A navy blue spine/backstrip with NO reading creases,capitalised,white-lettered title,author's name in other white-lettering; a monochrome thumbnail illustration repeated from front cover,along with publisher's capitalised white-lettered name and blue+white illustrated colophon respectively,both to foot of spine/backstrip.Rear cover with story synopsis,2 critics'… Read More