Search Results: Authors starting with F from Ariel Books

London, United Kingdom: E & F N Spon, 1959. Revised and enlarged. Burgundy bds with Crisp Silver title (fresh and unworn) pp 189 with numous illus. Tight and very clean with age toned eps and small name to front paste down.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Morocat, 2009. "The Tiny Triplets, Whangarei, Whakatane and Phellington - are anchored in Port Perfect. They are waiting for the wind to blow them over the curve of the Earth to far distant seas, where highly prized Giant Plastic Bags can be found. Huge sea serpents and foul-mouthed enemies lie in wait for the Sailing Boats of Saggimau." The Author is a musician, poet, broadcaster and sailor. He is also an active Dad to two boys and has woven all these familiars into a delectable story about kids in boats. 37 pages with wonderful illus both in colour and sketches through the test. Aimed a 3 to 7 year olds.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/N/A. Illus. by Burnett, Jeff . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Pegasus Press, 1966. A. R. D. (Rex) Fairburn was one of the most influential poets and independent thinkers of 1930s, 40s and 50s New Zealand. He was a central part of the group of writers sometimes referred to as the ‘Phoenix generation’. He contributed to all of the significant literary and cultural magazines of his day. Forward by Denis Glover. CONDITION 219 pages. Nice crisp copy with name inside front, light edge wear and crease top rear cnr. #New Zealand Literature#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Internal Affairs, 1950. Scarce Official History of New Zealanders in the Second World War. Contains a map and b/w photo plates, 32 pages CONDITION Cover toned with the odd mark and rusting staples, internally clean. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Zealand: Cape Catley, 1990. Covers social history particularly in 1920s, 30s and 40s. Covering Picton, Havelock, Blenheim, schooling and excursions to the various stations, social occasions etc. CONDITION Card wraps, 64 pages with sketch illus. Very crisp and clean copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Bell & Daldy, 1870. The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. Apple Green bds with Black borders and ornate decoration, bright Gilt titles, very slight shelf wear, pp 239 with nice engraved vignettes and floral decoration, a nice tight copy with browned eps and light foxing, not inscribed.. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, 1936. Australian & New Zealand Natural History. Cream card wraps, pp 157 with b/w photo illus and many maps including colour fold out to rear. Age toning to covers with small tear top rear at spine, internally very bright with odd fox spot, map to rear is partially torn at joint with spine not effecting map, staples rusting #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Self Published, 1959. The McIntosh family of Kaiapoi. Stapled wraps, unpaginated (approx. 20 pages) nice quality production printed on glossy paper with photos and genealogy charts. Copy is very nice and bright with additions to lineages added in pencil, one cancellation in text (correction?) . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Putnam, 1936. Discusses the Palestine-Israeli situation from an unbiased perspective. CONDITION Red bds (unworn, bumped front bottom cnr) map eps, pp x 286 with half tone photo plates, crisp copy with light foxing to ends and edges, Price clipped at top of half title, note in hebrew at front. DJ is toned with moderate waer to spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Cassell, 1933. The cheif of the French 'Special Brigade' during the crucial times after the war, and the guiding hand that helped solve many famous French criminal mysteries, some of which are told here. CONDITION Blue bds with bright Red title (fresh with sl wear to spine ends, cnrs sharp) pp 259 a tight copy with bright text block, some foxing to ends and fore edges, not inscribed. Original Scarlet DJ is fresh with chips due to paper quality mainly to spine ends.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U S A: Princeton University Press, 1938. Reconstructed from Al-Kamali's edition and the manuscript in the Garrett Collection Princeton University Library. A mojor source od information on Arabia, providing a valuable anthology of South Arabian poetry as well as much geneological, topographical, and historical information. Describes the pre-Islamic antiquities of Yemen. CONDITION Black cloth (top front cnr very slightly crushed) 119 pages with illus of the original Arabic script. Tight and clean copy with name inside front, very light toning at ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Williams & Norgate, 1919. Blue bds with Black title (fresh and unworn, cnrs sharp) pp 255 with illustrations, a nice tight copy, noit inscribed, page browning due to paper quality.. 2nd Impression Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1964. He was a space-age castaway--an explorer stranded on an unknown planet. He encountered a giant plant, highly evolved, seemingly with intelligence of its own. It fed him and cared for him. Red bds with gilt title (dulled) couple of small marks to front, 189 pages. Foxed at ends and edge, book plate of Seafarers EducationService to front pastedown, and stamp of ship Oriana to rear pastedown. Mostly bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Ward Lock & Co, 1912. The World Library Series. Forrest Green bds with blind embossed front and bright heavily gilt spine in the Nouveau style. Morris eps with peacock in Green, pp 320 in tight clean unread condition. Original wrapper is fresh in two pieces missing rear. An Excellent copy not worn or inscribed.. Cloth. Fine/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Edward Arnold 11th Impression. Green bds with Black title (mostly very fresh, sl. fading to spine, cnrs sharp not worn) This copy has been misbound and has 2 each of title page and List of plates and only partial contents list, pp 303 tight and pristine interior with 12 illus plates (not inscribed) Original Brown wrapper has price clip to spine, one short tear and sl. chips to extremities (very fresh, not scuffed) An excellent copy.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: London Stamp Exchange , 1986. Limited Edition of 1,000 copies. First definitive casualty roll for the Second Afghan War. Lists over 3,000 British and Indian officers and men by regiment giving the precise nature of casualty wherever details are available. Facsimiles of the main dispatches for Ali Musjid, Peiwar Kotal, Charasaiah, Kabul, Ahmed Khel, Maiwand, Deh Khojah, Kabul-Khandahar march and the Khandahar battle. Full citations for gallantry awards, VC, DCM and IOM cross referenced to casualties. CONDITION Red bds with Gilt tile (fresh and unworn) 189 pages bright and crisp copy. DJ unworn with slightest foxing to interior. Overweight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Victor Gollancz, 1937. 2nd Impression before publication. Black bds with title rubbed to spine, cnrs not bumped, pp 320 is not inscribed, end pages and fore edge are foxed.. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Victor Gollancz, 1944. 15th imp. reset. Blue bds with Gilt title (bds fresh and unworn title sl oxidised) pp 373 with double page map. Very tight and clean given war economy paper with light age toning to edges, not inscribed. Original DJ is price clipped at top front and spine else unworn with some age browning.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: The Gawthorn Press, 1952. Not Dated. 1952 (NZNB F146) CONDITION Papered bds with cloth spine (bright and fresh with sl buffed cnrs) name to ffep, printed on high gloss paper, pp 52 with full colour frontis, numerous b/w illus and photo's showing traditional Maori life. Interior condition is clean and unmarked. #Maori#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Atlantic Books, 2006. "Explains not just who each philosopher was and what he thought, but exactly how he came to think in the way that he did. Philosophy is presented as a collection of tools - from Ockham's Razor to Hume's Fork - each of which can be brought to bear on a variety of predicaments. Written in short chapters, each readable during the journey to work, "Zeno and the Tortoise" provides a course in intellectual self-defence. It aims to arm the reader with the perfect cognitive weapons to tackle any situation." CONDITION Pp xii 193. Bright and crisp as new apart from crease to bottom front cnr. . First Trade. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.