Search Results: Authors starting with V from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

UK: MACMILLAN. 1978. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library Usual Stamps Marks.; 48855 .

London: Longmans, Green and Co. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth Bound Boards. Good to Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo. A Survey of the Judean Brotherhood and Its Ideas. Loss to front flap where price once was. Fading to head and tail of spine. Dustwrap slightly torn and chipped. Translated by Kevin Smyth S J. Frontispiece-plan of the buildings at Khirbet Qumran at the time of the Earthquake. 233 pp. Index. Illustrated. Slightly foxed, mainly to e/p's. The book includes a history of the sect of Qumran and descriptions of their Teacher of Righteousness, their particular views and tenet, their organisation and way of life. The author also compares the doctrines of the Qumran sect with those of the Christian Church and while making a clear distinction between them.; 000143; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Al Ahram/Elsevier. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1984. 6th Printing. Paperback. Photographic guide booklet. Card covers, clean and bright. Colour frontis/title page. Profusely illustrated in full colour with 49 photographs, some full page. Text in English, German, French. NO MARKS OR INSCRIPTIONS. CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT.; 003117; 4to .

England: Viking (Penguin Books Ltd). Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670800651 . Illustrated with 48 pages of colour photographs (most by Taylor) Assoc with the major TV series of the same title. Remains of ex lib no's to spine of d/w. Spine faded, blending to front and back of d/w. Stain to front board, torn rear board where sellotape has been removed. Extremities rubbed, corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Usual ex lib stamps,labels etc to pastedown and e/p's. 176 pp. maps. INTERNALLY CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 003082; Ex-Library Usual stamps/marks; 8vo (large) .

Meulenhoff/Landshoff. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 9029081546 . Dustwrap slightly dusty, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Clean dark red boards with bright silver titling to spine. Inscription in Dutch to front endpaper. Text in Dutch. 320pp. Slight mark to rear endpaper. Black/white frontis. Profusely illustrated in colour and black/white. Will require extra postage. Excellent copy, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 105980; 4to Large Heavy .

London: Bantam Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0593049756 . FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the correct Printer's Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Black boards with bright silver-gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which has some tiny edgewear and some very light smudges/scratches which are only seen if held up to the light - mainly negligible. The page fore-edges/paper is VERY lightly and uniformly browning. NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xi) + (3) + 302 pp. Illustrated in b/w and colour with full page and text illustrations and b/w maps; Selct Bibliography; Index. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. " Accompanying the BBC documentary series, this volume recreates in extraordinary detail the experience of day-to-day life for soldiers in World War I. Volunteers have been recruited from the streets of Hull, exactly as the "Hull Pals" (the nickname of the… Read More

Hardcover. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1958 Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good+. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp xvi, 270, illustrated with plates from photographs. FBR9; 48240 .

London: ELliot Stock. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Edited with notes, and the Author's Life by Sarah F.Rowe....which is quite interesting! Green cloth with gilt titling to the spine and gilt titling and a Leaf motif decoration to the front board. Some light staining to the Rear board only. All Edges Gilt. There is an ink (biro) dedication on the front free endpaper "To Mrs Conway from R. Van Straalen Junr 23.8.60" No other inscriptions. There is a Greeny-blue monotone Frontis illustration and 9 other b/w illustrations - no artist listed and I am presuming that they are by the Author. 272 pp. No other copies avilable at time of listing and this looks to me very much like what we would call today a 'vanity' publication despite the accreditation of a major Publisher?. A Very Good, crisp bright and tight copy.; 108088; 8vo .

Bath: The Green Book Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1986/7. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. No Date c. 1986/7. Contents INCLUDE Scottish Art and Poetry : - Sir Robin Philipson - Jane Norrie; Joan Eardley RSA - Cordelia Oliver; On a Welsh Mountain & June - Poems by Jenny Johnson; 'Signs of Dreaming - The Work of Scottish Artist Adrian Wiszniewski' - Clive Turnbull, etc, etc. Covers very clean, full colour bright illustrations, NO INSCRIPTIONS. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'As New' copy. ; Slim 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Swansea: Christopher Davies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Wear to edges of card covers, crease to spine, clean, NO INSCRIPTIONS. Internally CLEAN, TIGHT AND BRIGHT. 123pp. Contents include R S Thomas' later poetry - 6 new poems, R S Thomas as A Mystical Poet, The Later Poetry of R S Thomas (H D Lewis); Mr Thomas's present concerns (Brian Morris); John Tripp - 5 new poems; The Poetry of John Tripp (Richard Poole review article), etc. excellent copy.; 106132; 8vo .

Haverfordwest: The Pembrokeshire Community Council.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1974. 1st Edition Paperback. Paperback. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial card covers. Picture of Orielton in 1822 on front cover. Covers are sound and complete, but spotted/stained (light yellowed foxing spots/patches). Apart from this - Internally the book is VERY Good - NO Inscriptions or other Marks. 134 pp. Contents = Foreword; Preface and Six Essays by Major Francis Jones; Owen of Orielton; A Subaltern of the 9th Foot; White of Henllan; Jordanston of Dewisland; A Pembrokeshire Squarson; Warren of Trewern. Overall, apart from the 'foxing' mentioned earlier, this is a Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Manchester: World Distributors Limited,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1966. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial laminated boards (with colour illustrations of Batman & Robin on boards) slightly bumped/rubbed to the extremities, with 2 'closed' (neatly repaired) tears to the bottom edges of the spine. Some discolouration to the laminate on the inner spine edge, but NO splitting, and overall near VG for this type of cover. Page fore-edges lightly toned with age - but uniformly. Internally excellent, with the pictorial endpapers still showing the price intact (10/6). NO Inscriptions or major marks. 93 pps. Illustrated throughout in full, 'comic primary', almost neon, vibrant colours. A fun super-hero childrens' annual, relatively scarce, and packed with colour illustrated stories featuing Batman and Robin. The book also includes a feature page on Batman's Equipment, and an unused double page board game entitled 'To the… Read More

DEAN & SON LTD ND H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD D/W V GOOD 4 COL. PLATES, SMALL REPAIRED TEAR & 2 OTHER SMALL TEARS TO D/W FBKK; 9923 .

DEAN & SON LTD ND (1930's) H/B. (1930's). Hardcover. V GOOD PLUS, SOME FOXING MAINLY TO PAGE EDGES, SL. RUBBING TO SPINE, FBNN; 10015 .

Pembrokeshire: Llanteg Local History Society. As New with no dust jacket. 2001. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. As new!!! Covers clean, appears unread, NO INSCRIPTIONS, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. 144PP. Illustrated in black/white. Excellent copy.; 106137; 8vo .

London: Granta. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. 0903141329 . 1st appearance of posthumas Carver short stories. 'Love as a temporary and permanent state of affairs; between strangers, with families; the lack, the loss and the need of it. How does it happen? Where did it go?' Authors include; Raymond Carver, Orhan Pamuk, Ruth Gershon, Keith Fleming, Aleksandar Hemon, David Malouf, James Hamilton Paterson, Daniel Meadows, W G Sebald. 256 pp. Illus in black/white, colour adverts. NO INSCRIPTIONS, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 002958; 8vo .

London: Hutchinson and Co. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Handsomely bound in the original maroon cloth boards with stamped decoration and bright gilt titling/blocking to the spine (slightly rubbed) and with the Title/other detail picked out on two bright gilt decorated blocks, to front cover. The tips of the corners and the head/tail of the spine and a couple of points on the front edge are also LIGHTLY rubbed and very slightly bumped. There is a 'Swansea National School ' Prize Bookplate to the front pastedown. No Inscriptions or major Marks. There are couple of neatly closed tears repaired with clear archive tape to the Index. Also a few of the small pinpoint 'sewn' binding holes in the main body of the book which haven't been caught up in the binding during publishing and a couple have widened and torn slightly here and there, otherwise this is an EXCELLENT COPY. (iv) + 792pp. This volume covers November 1906 to April 1907, and… Read More

Llandysul, Cardigan, South West Wales: Gomer Press. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition in Welsh. Hardcover. 1843233886 . SIGNED by the Illustrator. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial laminated boards. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket identical to the boards. All Text in WELSH. This is a Rich, Full Colour illustrated collection of magical and wonderful stories and poems about Dragons by twelve contemporary popular Welsh authors with delightful and striking colour illustrations by the very skilled artist Brett Breckon, who is now living and working in Pembrokeshire. 82 pp. Illustrated throughout in full colour with full page plates and delightful illustrative touches on every page. Signed by the Artist under his name on the Title page. No other Inscriptions or Marks. An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As New' copy. Gift Quality. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

London: Odhams Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover. 320pp, 9 pp in full colour, over 300 black and white illustrations. No date, inscription on e/p 1954. (1948? ) Full colour frontispiece. Dustwrap is chipped at edges, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Illustrated e/p's. Slight foxing to page edges. Green boards, stamp/illus of balloon man on front cover, black titling and decs to spine. Edges slightly faded. contents and contributors include; The Easter Bunny by Elizabeth Goudge, Worzel Gummidge by Barbar Euphan Todd, Septimus Septimusson by E Nesbit, The Loot of Bombasharna by Lord Dunsany etc. Artists include; Stephen Spurrier, Olga Lehmann, J S Goodall, Robin Jacques, C Walter Hodges etc etc. INTERNALLY CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 003245; 4to .

BLACKIE & SON LTD ND H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD SOME FOXING TO PAGE EDGES & B/EP BOXFBHH; 9833 .