Search Results: Authors starting with T from Renaissance Books

Dunedin. Good with no dust jacket. [1886]. First Edition. Hardcover. Front hinge broken. A couple of 1/2" and a couple of 3/8" tears to lower margins of leaves. Moderate rubbing to cloth boards. ; 7 pages. Page dimensions: 218 x 143mm. No imprint. A scarce and early local history. The Hocken Library has two copies, both bound up together with other pamphlets. Owner's label on front endpaper "M. G. Thomson. Junr." Rebound in early 20th Century? in cloth boards with marbled endpapers. Bound in also are three extracts from the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute of local interest. The first is "On the Sand Hills, or Dunes, in the neighbourhood of Dunedin" (1870) by P. Thomson (7 pages), which includes descriptions of the beaches and dunes from Brighton north to the Peninsula, and including the large sand-hill at Aramoana, with speculations on the origin of the sand being from the Clutha and Taieri rivers. The second article is "A Rock Pool and its… Read More

London: Macmillan & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine and boards rubbed. Slight fraying to cloth at ends of spine. Rear hinge broken and loose. Chip and abrasion to paper on rear board. This copy issued to "W. Downie Stewart", with his signature. Pencil marginalia by later owner Hardwicke Knight on rear endpaper and a few other leaves.; Uncommon. vii, [3], 593, [2] pages. Grey papered boards with green cloth spine. Page dimensions: 242 x 153mm. The first volume in this series concerned Canada. This second volume has "similar studies of Australia and New Zealand together with the criticisms of groups and individuals [. . .] The opportunity has also been seized of circulating to the groups studies made at Oxford, in connection with the Round Table, of the structure and working of the offices which deal with the services common to the whole Empire." Early 20th century plans for a one world government? "The price moreover for… Read More

London: Sphere Books. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. (1974). Softcover. 0722183267 . Some rubbing to edges of covers. Book exchange rubber stamps on first leaf and on lower page edges. ; Paperback reprint. 303, [1] pages + 13 illustrations on 6 plate leaves. Page dimensions: 177 x 106mm. Biography. Contents: Introduction; Author's Note; The Faith and Stature of Harry Price; The Early Years; Harry Price, Conjurer; The Whipping-Boy of Spiritualism; The Mediums 1; The Mediums 2; The Fight for Co-operation; International Psychical Research; Adventures at Home; Harry Price Abroad; Poltergeists and Ghosts; The Borley Story; No Bed of Roses; Harry Price - By His Friends; Bibliography; Index. "Harry Price was probable the most famous British psychical researcher ever. His studies of occult phenomena earned him a reputation as a painstaking scientific investigator whose findings threw new light on a fascinating subject." - from blurb on rear cover. Series: Dennis Wheatley… Read More

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 0198237138 . No signatures. Some specks of staining to top page edges.; xii, 367 pages. Page dimensions: 233 x 155mm.; Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics No. 13.; 8vo .

Auckland: Anglican Historical Society. Good with no dust jacket. (2003). First Edition. Softcover. 0958352844 . Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Wrappers laminated in clear plastic.; 80 pages. Page dimensions: 207 x 145mm. New Zealand back country bush stories, Fiordland. "The author describes his book as a work of fiction with parts loosely based on fact". "Jim tries his hand at gold panning, fishing, track work, deer shooting and whitebaiting." ; Anglican Historical Society Occassional Papers No. 5; 8vo .

Baghdad: Al-Huria Printing House. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 32 pages. Card covers. Page dimensions: 237 x 168mm. Cover title: "Summery of Babylon's History". Colour illustrations on front and rear covers. Black and white illustrations. Loosely included is a colour map "Babylon City Guide" dated 1988 in arabic numerals. Crease to this map. A silver panel on the map has printed text: "Saddam house hous for CulturaL Iactivities". .

Christchurch: Freedom to Read / Printed at the Caxton Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1979]. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. Some underlining.; 16 pages. Printed red paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 214 x 138mm. Mentions several book titles that have been censored in New Zealand, including Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving".; 8vo .

London: The Epworth Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1926]. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded. A 12mm tear at head of rear joint. Sunday School Prize label on front endpaper, dated 1930. The prize label is printed by A. H. Reed, and has a colourful design including kiwi, kowhai, puawhananga, toi-toi and a Maori design border. ; No date [1926]. 95, [1 (blank)] pages + colour frontispiece. Blue cloth board with illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 184 x 120mm. Children's novel. .

London: Jarrolds. Good with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Some insect damage to advertisement leaves and rear endpaper. Some splitting to gutter at rear hinge. Rear hinge weak. No signatures. Moderate rubbing and creasing to cloth covers. 1/2" chip to cloth on fore-edge of rear board. ; 291, [1] pages + colour frontis + 4 b&w plates + [4] pages advertisements. Illustrated red cloth covers. Dimensions: 7 1/2" by 4 7/8". ; 12mo .

London: "Girl's Own Paper" Office. Good with no dust jacket. [c1920s]. First Edition. Hardcover. No date (c. 1920's) . 288 pages + colour frontis + 4 plates. Bookstore's rubber stamp on front endpaper. Some spotting to page edges. Some foxing. Plates clean. ; 8vo .

Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (2002). Hardcover. 1559391790 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Third edition. xxi, [1], 466 pages. Grey papered boards with blue spine. Gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 228 x 150mm. "The Practice of Dzogchen is an anthology of writings on Dzogpa Chenpo (Dzogchen) by Lonchen Rabjam (1308-1363), the most celebrated writer and adept of the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism. Dzogpa Chenpo is the innermost esoteric philosophy and meditation training, which until recent decades was only whispered into the ears of heart-disceiples by the learned masters." - from dust-jacket blurb. .

UK: Allen Lane. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2018). Hardcover. 0241247470 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A nice copy of this title.; Third printing. xiii, [1], 279, [11 (blank)] pages. Grey boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 234 x 151mm. "From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibilityWhy should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we have more slaves today than in Roman times? Why does imposing democracy on other countries never work?The answer: too many people running the world don't have skin in the game. In his inimitable, pugnacious style, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows that skin in the game applies to all aspects of our lives. It's about having something to lose and taking a risk. Citizens, lab experimenters, artisans,… Read More

London: Edward Moxon. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing to ends of spine with up to 3/8" loss of leather. Rubbing to corners of boards with up to 3/8" loss of leather. Some staining marking to boards. ; x, [2], 103 pages. Half-leather boards. Red spine label and gilt decoration on spine. Page dimensions: 213mm x 130mm. ; 8vo .

Singapore: The Singapore Scout Association. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 9810454619 . No signatures. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Some rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. 1" tear at head of dust wrapper spine repaired with adhesive tape. A couple of 1/8" tears along head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; (288) pages. Green papered boards with silver decoration. Page dimensions: 310mm x 236mm. Colour and B&W illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Birmingham: White and Pike. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1886). First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-libris bookplate with Maori design, W. H. De Luen. Moderate foxing and darkening to the greyish-coloured paper.; xii, 157, [1], [1 (advertisement)], [1] pages. Page dimensions: 226 x 141mm. Rebound in later maroon cloth boards, with original green wrappers bound in. Title printed on front wrapper. "Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye (24 November 1833 – 14 October 1906) was a British manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. [. . .] Tangye travelled extensively, visiting Australia more than once and also New Zealand and America." - Wikipedia entry on Richard Tangye, accessed August 2021. [References: Bagnall 5455; Ferguson 16696] .

Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs. Fair with no dust jacket. [1934]. First Edition. Softcover. Spine chipped. Front board detached. Internally good.; [6] advertisements + [viii], 309, [1] pages + frontispiece + plates. Printed papered card covers. Page dimensions: 215 x 137mm. Illustrated. New Zealand gardening book. "Practical Gardening has been written to take the place of The Manual of Gardening in New Zealand which has been out of print for some time" - from the author's Preface.; 8vo .

Charlottesville, VA: Book Arts Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2002. Softcover. Previous owner's ex libris label, Donald J. Kerr. ; 19th revision. 370 pages. Grey printed card covers. Page dimensions: 275 x 210mm. This title is a large bibliography or list of references pointing to further reading in the subject of bibliography. It is not itself an anthology or compilation of readings. This bibliography is divided by subject into the following sections: The Scope and History of Bibliography; Bibliographical Reference Works and Journals; Printing and Publishing History; Descriptive Bibliography; Paper; Typography, Ink, and Book Design; Illustration; Binding; Analytical Bibliography. "This booklet is the ninteenth revision of a syllabus that has been distributed, in its successive expansions, to my bibliography classes at the University of Wisconsin (1963-75) and Columbia University (1980- )." - from the Preface, page 10. .

New York: Oliver Durrell. Good+ in Good dust jacket. (1949). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges. 3/8" missing to dust wrapper at corners and at ends of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; [vi], 69, [4] pages. Illustrated. "This book contains all of the instructions one needs to become a skillful fly tyer. The text and illustrations reduce the technique of fly tying to its simplest possible form. At the same time every phase of the subject, from the selection of a vise, hackle pliers, scissors, dubbing needle, wax, etc. to completion of the finished produce, is treated with detailed and refreshing clarity." - from dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo .

New Plymouth: McLeod & Slade. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1940]. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. Rusting to staples.; 23 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 242 x 185mm. Tourist souvernir guide to the Taranaki region of New Zealand. Map of Taranaki on rear wrapper. [Bibliographical Reference: Bagnall T304]. ; 8vo .

London: William Heinemann. Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Gutter broken at front hinge. Cloth boards overall fairly clean and bright. Ex-public library. Library stamps and markings.; Colonial Edition. "Heinemann's Colonial Library". [viii], [312] pages + advertisements. Illustrated cloth boards.; Ex-Library; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .