Search Results: Titles starting with S from BookAddiction

London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 64pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Top edge or boards discoloured, small white marks on both boards. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun faded, has shelf wear, chipping to edges, some closed tears, price unclipped. 8vo. The author develops his powers of award-winning dramatic narrative to recall a symbol of a tragedy of the times. Seldom has a tale of the shipwreck been surpassed in tension and excitement, in richness of evocative detail, or pervading sense of horror and of pity.

London, UK: Andre Deutsch, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 174pp, 7pp photographic plates (colour frontispiece). Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Text block edges starting to fox. Previous owner's label on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has small amounts of loss at spine ends, tear top of rear, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The author pleads the rhino's case with justice and feeling, describing the animals and their lives with infectious enthusiasm and deep knowledge.

Moscow, RU: Foreign Languages Publishing House. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated (circa 1960s). 336pp. Grey cloth-covered boards; two colour design on front, black titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed corners and spine ends. Text block edges just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has 3cm closed at top front, minor loss, shelf wear, chipping to edges.

UK: Leo Cooper, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 188pp. Illustrated with black and white plate pictures. In browb cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine (Boards strong, clean, very slightly offset). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (lightly rounded at spine ends). Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality mylar sleeve which is not adhered to the volume or the jacket. Kessler examines the story of Jochan Peiper, once the dashing leader of one of the most well-known German Army Units, but tried and imprisoned by the allied forces for the Malmedy Massacre during the Ardennes Offensive, ultimately to be assassinated in 1976. Leo Kessler was one of the pen names of second world war veteran and historian, Charles Whiting, who also wrote under the names Ian Harding, John Kerrigan and others. Almost always writing on a war or military… Read More

London, UK: Longmans, Green & Co, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition 120pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Cocked. Top text block edge sprayed blue. Endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Adventure on the high seas as the 'San Pedro' sets sail from Hoboken pier with a million dollars in gold for the banking houses of the Argentine.

Endeavour Parish Magazine. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 25pp. Pictorial glossy paper covers, stapled. Light wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo.

New York, NY, USA: Balentine Books, 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition. 216pp, [4]pp publisher's ads. Pictorial light card covers; text block edges sprayed yellow. Chipping and light wear to covers, page margins just starting to tan else internally, neat, clean and tight.

London, UK: Cassell & Company, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 320pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed bottom corners and spine ends. Some wear to cover. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Endpapers just starting to fox and tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. The story of how a mother's help Kirstie gradually gets under the skin of her employer - Mrs Dunbar.

London, UK: Eveleigh Nash, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 48pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; black and gilt border on front, gilt titles on front and spine; top text block edge gilt, remaining edges untrimmed. 12mo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges tanning and fox. Previous owner's nameplate on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, and tight with some foxing.

UK: Century, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 186pp. In pale brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. (Boards strong, clean, sharp and square). Internally neat, clean, and tight, with some mild page toning. In its original dust jacket (very gently rounded at spine ends). Second novel in the Major John Bold historical military series, set in India in 1823. Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality mylar sleeve which is not adhered to the volume or the jacket. Charles Whiting, second world war veteran and historian, Charles also wrote under the names Leo Kessler, Duncan Sterling, Ian Harding, John Kerrigan and others. Almost always writing on a war or military theme, whether fact or fiction, by the time of his death in 2007, Whiting was known as a phenomena of the publishing industry, with more than 350 titles to his (several) names, most associated with… Read More

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Mottled spine and boards. Text block edges foxing. Free endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 12mo. Pablo Oroya, a painter visiting his wife Ines in hospital, finds himself in a wrong room, where another patient lies in an advanced stage of cancer. Next morning, the staff discover that this patient has been healed. Shortly after, Dr John Sparling, a leading consultant at the hospital, is told that he himself is mortally ill with Hodgkin's Disease. Against the violent opposition of his wife, herself a doctor, he goes out to Crete, where the Oroyas live, in the hope that Pablo may perform another miraculous cure. But soon after his arrival there, John and Ines fall in love: how can he ask Pablo to help him now? The painter's fierce dislike for any publicising… Read More

London, UK: Bene Factum, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Vitalie, Rosa. x, 182pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some very light shelf wear. 8vo. Charts how the revival of Daoism is turning China's ecological crisis around.

London, UK: Bene Factum, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Vitalie, Rosa. x, 182pp. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. Signed and inscribed by author to his publisher on front free endpaper, 'For Anthony, Thanks for a most wonderful cooperation! Allerd. March 20 2014'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some very light shelf wear. 8vo. Charts how the revival of Daoism is turning China's ecological crisis around.

London, UK: Andre Deutsch, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 316pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Couple of small stains on front board. 'Map' endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear and chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo. A major step in remedying the failure that the West and parts of the Arab world have failed to understand - the phenomenon that is the Shia 'revolution'.

New York, NY, USA: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. 1st US Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st US edition, first printing. [4], 270pp. In blue cloth-covered boards with black titles front and spine. 'Red Badge Detective' logos on endpapers. 8vo. Cloth is heavily worn, stained around upper leading corner, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine tips, sunned over spine. Text block edges a little toned. Some very occasional, faint spotting internally but generally neat and clean. Very slightly loose. The covers have been protected in a plastic wrapper, fitted without adhering to volume, but the wrapper itself is a little old and worn. A decent but not pretty US first edition copy of this Hercule Poirot mystery from the Queen of Crime. Not in collectible condition but may serve to fill a gap in a collection until a better copy can be sourced and afforded.

London, UK: Macmillan, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 350pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Green endpapers. Pages tanning, Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, price unclipped. 8vo. Creates a detailed and fascinating picture of the dictator, from a childhood marred by taunts of 'bastard' to his first failed coup in 1959 onto the wilderness years when he built the infrastructure which would allow him to hold on to power, despite several attempts on his life.

New York, USA: iUniverse, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 52pp. Printed laminated card covers. Bottom corner slightly dog-eared. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo.Hard-hitting commentary on the threats facing America at the outset of the 21st century.

Chatham, UK: Kent Reliance Building Society, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, 124pp, section of colour photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, chipping to edges.

London: Columbus Books, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lang, Steve. 116pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Lightly chipped covers. Pages tanning. Likely unread. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo.

Steaming Publishing, 2008. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 54pp. Laminated card covers. In as new condition throughout. A common sense guide intended to give confidence to those who work in difficult circumstances to promote the best interests of children, particularly in knowing when and how to remove them from families and carers.