Search Results: Authors starting with D from Church Street Books

New York: Ives Washburn, 1930. Fifth printing, a month after the first edition. Orange covers with blue lettering to front and spine. Rough-cut edges a little dusty and foxed. Overall a very reasonable copy. No DJ. Ref:06806. Fifth Printing. Cloth. G++/N/a. 14cmx21cm.

London: Methuen, 1968. First edition, ex-library so usual stamps etc, but in sound condition. Ref:06300. First Edition. Cloth. G+/Good. Illus. by H Fernandez. 16x22cm.

London: T. C. And E. C. Jack In the "Shown to the Children" series. Black covers with gilt lettering and rules to spine and front which has a picture of a discus thrower statue laid in. ND but c1920, 111pp with 47 b/w plates, rough-cut fore and lower edges. Covers have light wear and rubbing to extremities - moreso to head and foot of spine - but are basically very sound. Page edges are dusty and ffep has previous owner's name. Ref:082574. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 12.5x16.5cm.

Toronto: The Charlton Press, 2003. A Cahrlton Standard Catalogue, card covers, 476pp inc index with colour illustrations. Tiny rub and light crease to lower fore corner of front cover, no spine creases and overall almost in new condition. Ref:092856. Seventh Edition. Card Covers. Almost Near Fine/N/a. 18x23cm.

Boulder, Colorado / Oxford: Westview Press, 1999. Comprehensive study of 20th Century philosophy in the continental tradition. In the Dimensions of Philosophy series. Card covers, 267pp inc index. Book has no obvious faults - looks unead. Ref:114659. First P/back Edition. Card Covers. As New/N/a. 15x22.5cm.

London: The Folio Society, 1985. Grey cloth covers with glt on brown spine panel with monochrome illustration on upper cover, 144pp inc index with deckled endpapers. Numerous illustrations, mainly in colour inc frontis. Book has no obvious faults, in illustrated slipcase with modest shelfwear. A VG copy. Ref:114975. First Thus. Cloth. Almost as New/VG. 16x24cm.

London: Sceptre, 2001. Debut novel by the American author. Uncorrected bound manuscript. Card covers, 620pp. Minor creasing to corners of lower cover, otherwise only light shelf wear. Ref:114711. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Card Covers. VG+/N/a. 15.5x23.5cm.

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1951. Reprint (1st 1949), follows same author's "Stories from the Opera". Blue covers with gilt, 486pp inc index, with b/w photographs and colour frontis. Covers have only modest wear, bumping to head and foot of spine and damp marks at lower fore corners - this has not affected the text bloc. Page edges dusty and foxed, as are prelims. Otherewise internally clean and tight. Price-clipped DJ has photograph (frontis repeat) laid in, sunned spine and just modest general wear. Overall a decent copy. Ref:114728. Reprint. Cloth. G+/G+. 13x19cm.

London: Longmans Green, 1954. Revised third edition of this identification guide. Green covers with black lettering to spine and front board, 120pp inc index with 50 b/w illustrations. Book has light foxing to top page edges, otherwise no obvious faults. In similar DJ which is in a protective jacket. A VG copy. Ref:082603. Third Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG+. 14.5x22cm.

London: Routledge, 1991. Sociologists focus on social work from different perspectives including child abuse, family therapy. probation interviewing, race and gender. Signed by editor on patterned ffep. Black covers with silver lettering to spine. 259pp (inc index). Book's only fault is very mild (2cm) glue damage to ffep. DJ has 1cm closed (repaired) tear at head of spine, otherwise a very nice copy. Ref:07831. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. VG+/VG. 14.5x22.5cm.

London: Allen Lane / Penguin, 1998. New theories on one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Black covers with gilt lettering to spine, 260pp inc index. Apart from very light bump to foot of spine, book has no obvous faults, in similar, intact, DJ. Ref:982426. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 16x24cm.

Surrey: Andrew George Elliott / Right Way Books, 1952. Sound, basic angling advice from 40-years experience. Light-khaki covers with black lettering, 189pp inc index, plus 3pp adverts and b/w illustrations. Covers have virtually no wear, but slightly sunned spine and edges. Dusty page edges slightly foxed, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has modest edge wear and slightly dulled spine. Page of related fly-fishing ephemora slipped in. Ref:104560. First Edition. Cloth. VG/VG-. Illus. by W. E. Davies. 13x19cm.

London: George G Harrap, 1959. Children's story involving travel, camels and magic and the author as "Captain Bill". Book is very clean and tight with very minor foxing. Very colourful DJ is bright with minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and address on ffep. Ref: 06409. First Edition. Cloth. VG/VG-. Illus. by W R Lohse. 15cmx23cm.

New York: Galaxy / Oxford University Press, 1964. Includes some previous works by Davis. Probably inscribed by author on half-title. Card covers, 292pp. Previous owner's library sticker inside front cover, spotting and discolouration to page edges, modest wear to extremities and mild spine creasing, otherwise a clean, solid copy. Ref:082019. First P/back Edition. Card Covers. G++/N/a. 13.5cmx20cm.

London: Methuen, 1986. Lavishly illustrated oversized p/back. 320pp. Very nice condition with only minior bumping to extremities and fift inscription on title page. Ref:06570. First P/back Edition. P/back. VG. 20.5x25.5cm.

London: Virago, 1992. Collection of "feisty, bawdy, erotic, irreverent" poetry by female writers. Virago 1st editon. Card covers, 176pp inc index. Covers have only lightest shelfwear, no spine creases. Page edges lightly tanned with light foxing to top edges. Internally clean and tight. Ref:124999. First Edition. Card Covers. VG/N/a. 14.5x21cm.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. In Chatto's "The Queen's Classics - Certificate Books" series. Light-blue covers with gilt, 88pp inc notes. Covers have virtually no wear or bumping, a couple of tiny marks on top edges. Dusty page edges slightly foxed, otherwise internally very clean and tight. A VG copy. No DJ. Ref:114939. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/N/a. 12.5x19cm.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. Turquoise covers with silver lettering to spine, green page top edges, 93pp. Very light foxing to prelims and page edges, otherwise book has no obvious faults. Yellow and white DJ has a sunned spine, a couple of modest marks and very small nicks and a 1cm closed (repaired) tear at foot of spine. A good copy. Ref:071651. First Edition. Cloth. VG/G+. 14x20.5cm.

Club Des Libraires De France Illustrated facsimile of the 1838 Paris edition, in French. Vignette on title page, and b/w illustrations throughout, with 16 contemporary pull-out (double-page) illustrations at rear, 402pp, plus illustrations, and afterword by D'Albert Beguin. Black covers with white lettering to spine and decoration to front and rear. Silk bookmark. Rear cover shows water damage, which has affected endpapers and edges of last quarter of book, but has not damaged illustrations or text. Spine is sunned, but majority of text bloc is clean and bright. Ref:082091. Reprint. Cloth. G+/N/a. 14cmx20cm.

London: The Girl Guides Association, 1944. Story of the founder of the Boy Scout movement, with foreword by his wife, Lady Baden-Powell. Illustrated grey covers with red lettering on spine and upper cover (boxed), 94pp inc dateline, with b/w illustrations and illustrated endpapers. Covers have bumping to extrems and grubby edges. Previous owner's name and address on front pastedown and name on half-title. Binding strained in a couple of places, but still solid, otherwise internally clean. Unclipped DJ has general wear with several sizeable losses, creases and a couple of marks. Ref:114675. First Edition. Cloth. G/Poor. Illus. by Detmold (DJ). 13x19cm.