Search Results: Authors starting with N from David Edward Hellawell

London: Headline, 2008 9780755336210. Softcover. First edition. Trade paperback. Fine. No inscriptions or annotations. 280 pages. It's 29 December 1940, the night that Hitler has chosen to destroy London under a barrage of flaming incendiary bombs. Their main target - St Paul's cathedral - is where Francis Hancock is sheltering from the onslaught. But the First World War veteran doesn't just have bombs to contend with on this night. A young girl, who was also sheltering in the cathedral, mysteriously goes missing. Then some of those charged with protecting the building are brutally murdered. Francis must face both his own demons and fears in his struggle to catch those responsible and bring them to justice. £5.00.

London: Headline, 2008 9780755336210. Trade paperback. First edition. First printing. Number 1. VG. No inscriptions or annotations. 6" by 9.25".by 1". 280 pages. The third in the Francis Hancock detective series. 280 pages. As the German Luftwaffe bomb the capital, undertaker Francis Hancock suddenly finds himself caught up in the middle of a terrifying abduction plot. It's 29 December, 1940, the night that Hitler has chosen to destroy London under a barrage of flaming incendiary bombs. Their main target - St Paul's cathedral - is where Hancock is sheltering from the onslaught. But the First World War veteran doesn't just have bombs to contend with; a young girl, who was also sheltering in the cathedral, has vanished. Then some of those charged with protecting the building are brutally murdered. Hancock must face his own demons and fears in his struggle to catch those responsible and bring them to justice.

London: Faber and Faber, 1999 0571192130. First edition. Trade paperback. VG/VG in pink and rose printed blue wrappers in light and dark blue and yellow and blue printed pink unclipped DW slightly creased on front edge. pp. 308. The third Artie Cohen novel. .

London: Dent ,1954. First edition. Hardback. VG/G in unclipped DW which is stained on the back and worn at the edges. No inscription. 198 pages. .

London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1964. First edition. Hardback. VG/VG (but DW is price-clipped and curled at one inside edge). No inscription. 88 pages. .

London: The Folio Press, 1997 0712345175. First edition. Hardback in beautifully illustrated original slip case with collage by Paul Nash. Fine. No inscriptions or annotations. Grey cloth. Over 9.75" by 12". Gilt embossed lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated with 32 colour plates and numerous B/W drawings. 331 pages including index. Nine introductory essays by distinguished contributors. A superb reference book covering details of all the books produced by The Folio Society in its first 50 years. An invaluable guide for collectors.This is a heavy volume which will require extra shipping costs. .

London: RKP, 1973 0710076797. First edition. Hardback. Ex-university library with usual stamps etc. Some pencil annotations. Otherwise a VG reading copy in VG mylar-protected and unclipped DW. 138 pages including index. A classic study of the self-fulfilling prophecy at work in education. .

Harmondsworth: Penguin Twentieth Century Classics, 1978. UK paperback edition. Good. This is a bright, tight copy. Some creasing to covers. 370 pages including index. "Neruda's life story (is) of truly universal reach and significance, as well as the richest account we have of Latin American history, politics, art and literature." .

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1967. First edition. Hardback. Ex-library with usual stamps etc. Bumped at top of spine. Tatty but unclipped DW. 224 pages. A reading copy only. .

Sussex, England: Book Guild Publishing, 2007 9781846241437. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Signed by author on title page and dedicated to 'Norman'. No other inscriptions or annotations. Size: 4to - over 9¾"; includes dustjacket. 143 pages. "The ancient language of Ogham appeared on standing stones mostly in Ireland, as long ago as the fourth century. Find out how to apply the language today with this instructive guide." .

London: Victor Gollancz, 2000 0575071117. First edition. First printing. Signed by author. No other inscriptions. Slight bumping at top and bottom of spine but otherwise as new. So VG/VG. Unclipped. Almost 9.5" by 6". 298 pages. It 'gloriously skewers the pretensions both of the literary life and of the insanity business.' .

London: The National Trust and the National Trust for Scotland,1986 0540053988.. Hardback. Second revised edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A nice tight clean and bright copy. DW is not price-clipped. Large 4to. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No annotations or inscriptions. Foreword by Nigel Nicolson. Chapters on the various parts of Britain. Index to properties, maps, and list of architects and craftsmen. .224pp including index and list of NT properties. Navy textured paper boards, gilt lettering, marbled endpages, frontispiece. .

London: Penguin/Viking, 2007 9780670915644. Fifth printing of first edition in year of publication. Hardback. Fine/Fine. No inscriptions or annotations. Unclipped Dust Wrapper. Sticker on front cover of DW: "As Heard On BBC Radio 4's Book Of The Week." 312 pages. 6" by 9.5". "Vivid with historical detail, and heart-breakingly honest about a generation of women's real human fortitude." Lynne Truss .

London: Methuen & Co, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 391pp.including index. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Foxing to numerous pages. Some bumping to top and bottom of spine. No DW. Otherwise a very acceptable reading copy. .No inscriptions or annotations. Frontispiece of Marx. An early comprehensive study of the life of this economist and political activist. .

London: Cambridge University Press, 1963. First edition. Hardback. Over 9" - 12" tall. Ex-university library with usual stamps but apparently never taken out and in otherwise pristine condition except for worn patch inside front cover. So VG/VG in mylar-protected and unclipped DW. 243 pages including index. Over 100 b/w illustrations. This is a heavy item so extra postage may be required. .

London: Readers Union:Constable, 1948. First hardback edition thus. No DW. Good. No inscriptions. First few pages have a crease but for a book of this date this is in good condition. 312 pages including index. Book is dedicated to Anthony Eden. . .

London: Collins, 1980 0002163047. First condensed hardback edition with some new material. VG/VG. Unclipped. No inscriptions. 436 pages including index. Nearly 9.5" by 6". Nicolson was a man who straddled literature and politics. As an MP from 1935 to 1945 and as a novelist, critic and biographer, he provides insights into the various worlds in which he moved. He was the father of Ben and Nigel Nicolson and the husband of Vita Sackville-West. .

London: Wordsworth Classics. 2008 9781840225914. Softcover. VG. No creasing to spine.but some creasing to covers. No annnotations or inscriptions etc. First publication as Wordsworth Classic of World. Literature. 720 pages. Human, All Too Human (1878) marks the point where Nietzsche abandons German romanticism for the French Enlightenment. At a moment of crisis in his life (no longer a friend of Richard Wagner, forced to leave academic life through ill health), he sets out his views in a scintillating and bewildering series of aphorisms which contain the seeds of his later philosophy (e.g. the will to power, the need to transcend conventional Christian morality). The result is one of the cornerstones of his life's work. It well deserves its subtitle `A Book for Free Spirits', and its original dedication to Voltaire, whose project of radical enlightenment here finds a new champion. Beyond Good and Evil (1886) is a scathing and powerful critique of philosophy, religion and science. Here Nietzsche… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 2012 9780701186753. First Edition, first impression, with printing sequence line '24681097531'. Fine/Fine. Like new. No annotations or inscriptions. DW is not price-clipped. Collectible. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, and bottle-green endpapers. 164 pages. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall. Collectible. An intense story of self-destructive and blighted love, this first novel by the author of 'Suite Francaise' by the Russian émigré Irène Némirovsky (1903-1942) is also a satire of French society in the aftermath of the First World War. "Written when the author was just 21 years old and published 2 years later, 'The Misunderstanding' shows remarkable understanding of the mysteries of the human heart and the social, familial and economic pressures that pull two lovers apart, even as passion draws them closer. The two central figures are exquisitely drawn, with Yves, in particular, a remarkable portrait of the deep pain and wounded pride of a man… Read More

London: Blandford Press, 1969 0713700807. First edition. Hardback in the series 'Railways of the World in Colour'.. DW price-clipped but otherwise Fine/Very Good. 186 pages with profuse colour illustrations. .