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

Medieval Decorated Tiles in Dorset by A. B. Emden (Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1st edition 1977). From the dustwrapper blurb... "Dr. Emden has spent up to 30 years in making a comprehensive study of all the surviving medieval tiles in the county, of which over 250 are illustrated in this book". Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [viii], 100, [101-144] b/w illustrations, plus 1 colour plate and 1 b/w plate. 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (220mm x 142mm). Dustwrapper foxed and with age tanning. Some foxing to pages to pages 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Trianon Adventure: A Symposium by A. O. and M. E. Gibbons, Joan Evans, Guy W. Lambert and C. Harold Ridge (Museum Press Limited, 1st edition 1958). A discussion on the ghosts of Trianon.Hardback. Publisher's green cloth with gilt title to spine. Lacking a dustwrapper. pp xiii, 106, plus b/w plates. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (222mm x 144mm). Cloth a little rubbed and worn, some spotting; faded and discoloured to spine; small bump to upper corner of front board. Endpapers foxed and with offsetting; age-toning and occasional foxing but generally pages clean throughout. Overall, showing some 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.*

Sons of the Sea by A. M. R. Wright (London: The Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd, [1928]*). The Readers Library published affordable editions of popular fiction in the period 1924-35, cheaply produced but very attractive with their wrap-round dustwrapper artwork. Novelisation by Anna Maria Rose Wright (1890-1968)* of the 1926 Paramount film 'Old Ironsides' starring Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston and Wallace Beery, directed by James Cruze (IMDB). Originally published in the US by Grosset & Dunlap (c1926), this copy from Readers Library was published with the film's UK release title of 'Sons of the Sea'. Hardback in dustwrapper. 252pp. Size: 6.75 x 4.25 inches approx. (169mm x 106mm). Dustwrapper a little worn and creased; worn with small loss to spine ends and corner tips, short tears to head of spine; nibbles to bottom edge of front flap; dusty and marked in places, some foxing evident to verso. Light shelf wear to spine and boards, short split to front hinge at spine head; gilt dulled to… Read More

The Ferry of Souls - Fantasies, Sketches, Realities and Dreams by A. L. Salmon (Tartarus Press, 1st edition 2022).
Includes 'The Ferry of Souls' (1927) and 'Waysides & Byways' (1928) both originally published by Foulis. This hardback edition from Tartarus is limited to 300 copies.
Hardback. Illustrated boards in a dustwrapper; sewn-in ribbon page-marker. pp [4], x, [2], 262. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (238mm x 163mm).
A nice, clean copy.
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The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason (John Murray, reprint 1959). Originally published in 1902, a popular work and reprinted many times. This copy with the distinctive dustwrapper by Dick Hart (1920-?), which to my knowledge only appeared on the 1959 and 1965 printings. Hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper with over-printed price. 316pp. 7.5 x 5.25 inches approx. (190mm x 133mm). Dustwrapper tanned to edges and folds; some light spotting/foxing to reverse side; a touch sunned/tanned to spine. Spine slightly cocked; endpapers with heavy foxing and offsetting; foxing to preliminaries and final pages but generally clean throughout; spotted and tanned to edges of page-block especially to top edge. Overall, showing wear commensurate with sitting on a bookshelf long term otherwise a nice, clean copy – attractive and very uncommon with this dustwrapper design. Ref. The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators by Alan Horne (Antique Collectors' Club, 1994).*International shipping rates are… Read More

The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason (John Murray, reprint 1965). Originally published in 1902, a popular work and reprinted many times. This copy with the distinctive dustwrapper by Dick Hart (1920-?), which to my knowledge only appeared on the 1959 and 1965 printings. Hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper. 316pp. Size: 7.5 x 5.25 inches approx. (190mm x 128mm). Light wear and rubbing to dustwrapper, no tears; toning to spine and rear panel; lightly foxed and stained to rear panel; price label adhesive stain to front flap. Cloth dusty in places. Booksellers ticket to front paste-down; ghost of price label to lower corner of front free endpaper; edges of page-block age tanned. Overall, showing light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy – attractive and very uncommon with this dustwrapper design. Ref. The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators by Alan Horne (Antique Collectors' Club, 1994). *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order… Read More

A Ribble Sketchbook by A. Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, [reprint] circa 1980s/90s).
"A collection of seventy-eight drawings of scenes in the valley of the Ribble Valley", by Alfred Wainwright (1907-91).
Originally published 1980, this copy being a later printing.
Hardback. Green rexine boards, in a glossy (unpriced) dustwrapper. [Not Numbered]pp, including b/w illustrations. Size: 7 x 9 inches approx. (179mm x 234mm).
A lovely, clean copy.
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A Fifth Lakeland Sketchbook by A. Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, 1st edition [1973]). "A fifth collection of eighty ink drawings in the English Lake District", and the final volume in the Lakeland Sketchbook series by Alfred Wainwright (1907-91). Hardback - grey cloth with title in gilt to spine and front board, in dustwrapper priced £1.05 to flap in script style. [Not Numbered]pp, including b/w illustrations. Size 7 x 9.5 inches approx. (181mm x 242mm). Light wear and rubbing to dustwrapper; sunned and age toned; a touch dusty in places; a few short edges tears with neat pasted paper repairs to verso. Cloth clean and bright. Pages a little age toned, occasional dustiness or handling mark, but generally clean throughout. Overall, a particularly nice, clean copy. ref. [17.1] Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International… Read More

Wainwright in Lakeland by Alfred Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, [second edition] amended and republished 1985, but likely a later printing). Originally published by Abbot Hall Art Gallery in 1983, this copy being the second edition published by Westmorland Gazette and with a foreword by lakeland writer A. Harry Griffin. Hardback in dustwrapper. [Not Numbered]pp including b/w illustrations plus folded map in pocket at rear. 9 x 11 inches approx. (225mm x 278mm). 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.*

Ex-Fellwanderer – A Thanksgiving by A. Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, 1st edition 1987†). From the dustwrapper blurb – 'The book is written as an autobiography, recalling the years of childhood in a mill town and the transformation in his life caused by a first visit to the Lake District…'. †'Original Impression' text box to reverse of title page, £7.50 price sticker to dustwrapper flap.Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [Not Numbered] including b/w illustrations. Size: 5.75 x 9 inches approx. (227mm x 147mm). Dustwrapper a little sunned/tanned; a touch bruised to upper corners. Boards lightly knocked to upper corners. Pages lightly age toned to edges. Overall, a nice copy of the first edition. *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 Bowland Sketchbook by A. Wainwright (Westmorland Gazette, [reprint] circa 1980s/90s).
"A collection of seventy drawings of scenes in the Bowland area, south-east of Lancaster, with accompanying notes", by Alfred Wainwright (1907-91).
Originally published 1981, this copy being a later printing.
Hardback – green rexine boards, in a glossy (unpriced) dustwrapper. [Not Numbered]pp, including b/w illustrations. Size: 7 x 9 inches approx. (179mm x 235mm). A lovely, clean copy.
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Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941 by Robert C. Mikesh and Shorzoe Abe (Putnam, 1st edition 1990). Well illustrated study. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp. ix, 293, including b/w illustrations. 11 x 8.25 inches approx. (277mm x 207mm). Wear and creasing to top and bottom edges of dustwrapper 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.*

Tell Freedom by Peter Abrahams (Faber and Faber Limited, 1st edition 1954). South African novelist Peter Abrahams' autobiographical account of growing up in the slums of Johannesburg. Dustwrapper design by Berthold Ludwig Wolpe. Hardback in dustwrapper. 311pp. 8.25 x 5.5 inches approx. (208mm x 140mm). Dustwrapper worn and creased along top edge; light wear to spine ends; maybe a touch sunned/tanned to spine; a little dusty and marked in places but generally very clean. Offsetting to endpapers; age tanned and foxed to margins but pages generally clean, some waviness to edges. Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy in its strikingly designed dustwrapper. *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.*

Ian Hamilton Finlay - A Visual Primer by Yves Abrioux (Reaktion Books, 2nd editon 1992), with introductory notes and commentaries by Stephen Bann. Well illustrated throughout. Originally published in 1985, this second edition is revised and expanded. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp x, 318, including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 11.25 x 8.5 inches approx. (286mm x 216mm). 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.*

Adriane - My Life With Ayrton by Adriane Galisteu (APA Publishing, 1st edition [1994]). A personal view of Ayrton Senna by his girlfriend Galisteu written shortly after the driver's untimely death and a little different to the usual Senna biographies. Hardback - glossy pictorial boards. 96pp including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 11.75 x 8.5 inches approx. (300mm x 215mm). Light shelf wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy - uncommon. *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.*

Little Malvern Letters - I: 1482-1737 edited by Aileen M. Hodgson and Michael Hodgetts (The Catholic Record Society/The Boydell Press, 1st edition 2011). Catholic Record Society Publications - Records Series Volume 83. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xlvii, 245. Size: 8.75 x 5.75 inches approx. (222mm x 143mm). Light knock to head of spine 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.*

Me and Catharine Susan earns an honest penny by Kathleen Ainslie (London: Castell Brothers Ltd / New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1907]†). One of a series of charming books about the adventures of two Dutch peg dolls published circa 1903-11 and illustrated throughout in colour. Other titles in the series include Me and Catharine Susan [1903] and Votes for Catharine Susan and Me [1910]. Card covers, with silk tassels. [24]pp including colour illustrations. 5.75 x 4.75 inches approx. (144mm x 123mm). Covers rubbed and worn, especially to spine; foxed/spotted, mainly to front; a touch grubby/dusty and marked; light creasing. Pages a little dusty/grubby with occasional mark; some foxing/spotting throughout especially to margins/edges. Nonetheless, showing wear commensuate with age and handling but remains a reasonably nice copy - attractive. † [RB 823.912 AIN] Newcastle University Library Special Collections*International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order… Read More

Noblesse Oblige - An Enquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy by Alan S. C. Ross, Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh, 'Strix', Christopher Sykes and John Betjemen (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, reprint 1978). A collection of humourous essays, with illustrations by Osbert Lancaster.Hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper. 114pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 8 x 5.25 inches approx. (204mm x 133mm). Dustwrapper lightly bruised to spine ends and corner tips; a little creased to top edge of front panel. Boards lightly knocked to lower corner; spine-ends lightly turned in. Overall, light handling and shelf 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.*

Hutton – A Millennium History by Alan Crosby (Carnegie Publishing/Hutton Parish Council, 1st edition 2000). Well illustrated study. Hardback in dustwrapper. 164pp including b/w illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. 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.*

Sunderland in Old Picture Postcards Volume 2 by Alan Pickersgill (European Library, 1st edition 1990). Postcard views with descriptive text. Hardback - glazed boards. pp [4], 1-140, including b/w illustrations. Size: 6 x 8.25 inches approx. (150mm x 209mm). 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.*