Recent Arrivals from Denton Island Books

OUP, 2008. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First edition, second printing. Clean bright pages, firm binding; clean bright jacket. A nicely kept copy. A brilliant collection... If you could only ever read one science book, this should probably be it. (New Scientist) 448 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN/EAN: 9780199216802. Inventory No:… Read more about this item

Yale University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; edgewear to jacket, old price sticker on rear. What kinds of civic ties between different ethnic communities can contain, or even prevent, ethnic violence? This book draws on new research on Hindu-Muslim conflict in India to address this important question.… Read more about this item

Warren Miller Company, 2016. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. Such dynamic man with such a great life story. It's hard to grasp how much one person can experience in a life time, but Mr. Miller does a wonderful job of bringing you in to the fantastic journey of his… Read more about this item

University of California Press, 2006. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. CD included. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, bump to lower corner of rear board; clean bright jacket with minor creasing. Based primarily on one hundred in-depth interviews with current and former participants, "The Dark Tree" is the first history of the important and largely overlooked community… Read more about this item

The Collins Press, 2016. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, small nick to edge of p.245 slight wear to cover edges. The remains of over 70 Round Towers survive in Ireland, widely distributed throughout the island. They represent the only form of architecture which is unique to Ireland. Many of those that… Read more about this item

Hutchinson, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Clean unmarked pages, firm binding, bump to lower corner of front and rear boards; moderate creasing to jacket edges, "Waterstones" sticker to front. [A] playfully thought-provoking novel . . . [Towles] juggles the pieces of… Read more about this item

University of Brighton, 2007. Softcover. Good Condition. Inside of front cover has lifted from page block at hinge leaving some damage-see my image, first 4 pages protruding slightly from cover as a result, contents otherwise clean bright and unmarked. Catalogue which accompanied the 2007 retrospective exhibition of the artist's work. Fully illustrated and written by… Read more about this item

Quest Books,U.S, 2001. Hardcover. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, noticeable foxing to closed page block, as shown in image; clean bright jacket. World traveler and student of religions, Blavatsky was among the first to bring Eastern wisdom to the West. Her writings excited such luminaries as W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Gustav… Read more about this item

Picador, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, small nick to fore edge of p. 57,; clean bright jacket, "Signed Copy" sticker to front. This is another smart and finely wrought consideration of parenthood, further proof of Donoghue's significant… Read more about this item

Bloomsbury, 2018. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A nicely kept copy. Robinson's lucid, direct style works because it gives a voice to those who have taken it upon themselves to tackle Earth's most pressing problems. The book's central message is a mantra… Read more about this item

inkistan, 2015. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Inscribed by Author. SIGNED by the author, with an inscription to the previous owner. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages. 284 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inscribed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780956957771. Inventory No: dscf11843. . 9780956957771

Fourth Estate, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, foxing to upper edge as shown in image; slight creasing to jacket edges. A biography of Henry Purcell using documentary evidence, gleaned from an investigation of original documents and… Read more about this item

HarperCollins, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A nicely kept copy. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780008257088. Inventory No: dscf11842. . 9780008257088

Yale University, 2015. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. "Van Dokkum's vivid compilation of photographs is a treat for nature lovers. The accompanying text is poetically written and a fascinating introduction to the distinct characteristics of these creatures."--Library Journal, starred review 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History &… Read more about this item

Picador, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. Signed by the author. First edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, slight wear to upper closed page block, beautiful decorated fore edge; slight wear to jacket. Donoghue's prose is beautiful and beautifully controlled. Simply and without a shred of sentimentality, she… Read more about this item

Rex Natura Ltd, 2000. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Inscribed by Author. SIGNED and Inscribed by the author. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; small scraped area to front of jacket next to top of spine. 239 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; Inscribed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9780952187110. Inventory No: dscf11845. . … Read more about this item

Rizzoli, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, moderate soiling marks around middle of spine and extending slightly to rear board slight grubbiness at head of spine, 2"x1" outline and remains of partially removed sticker to lower corner of rear board adjacent to fore edge, some moderate… Read more about this item

Coronet, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, corner cease to top of p.47; slight creasing to upper edge of jacket. 'An absolute joy! Funny, witty and totally charming'ALAN CARR 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Signed by Author.… Read more about this item

Tinder Press, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fine. Inscribed by Author. SIGNED by the author and inscribed to the previous owners. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound, bright clean pages, 1" pen mark to fore edge (see image), slight wear to jacket edges. 'A gem of a book, an extraordinary tale. Ansell's rich prose… Read more about this item

John Murray, 2010. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, price-clipped jacket. A nicely kept copy. 'The Duchess is an exhilarating writer, with a great gift for storytelling, and a prose style of elegant simplicity' - Jane Shilling, Evening Standard 384 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category:… Read more about this item