Search Results: Titles starting with D from Renaissance Books

Christchurch: The Caxton Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Softcover. Moderate rubbing and foxing to covers. Crease to corner of front cover. Previous owner's name on title page. Moderate foxing.; [16] pages. Page dimensions: 214 x 139mm. Illustrated blue paper wrappers. [Reference: Bagnall G396 - "Personal impressions of the invasion of France."] .

Guildford, Surrey: Dennis Bros.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c1970]. First Edition. Softcover. "Station Officers" in ink on front wrapper. Small 1/4" tears at ends of folds.; Brochure for the Dennis Bros. "D" Series of fire-fighting trucks. Page dimensions: 297 x 209mm. "For more than 60 years, Dennis Brothers have been designing and manufacturing fire fighting vehicles." .

New York: Twayne Publishers. Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 132 pages. Red boards with gilt titles on spine and front board. Series title: "Twayne's World Authors Series. A Survey of the World's Literature. TWAS 205". Ex-library (Reference) . Library stamps and markings. 1/2" chip in front panel of dust wrapper. D'Arcy Cresswell was a New Zealand poet. ; Ex-Library; 8vo .

Paraparaumu: Hawk Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures.; [12] leaves. Card covers with printed dust wrapper. Page dimensions: 234 x 158mm. This copy is number 174 of an edition of 300 copies. New Zealand poet. Hand-set in Perpetua type, printed by Alan Loney.; 8vo .

London: George Philip & Son. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. [c1913]. Softcover. Some foxing and creasing to covers. Folding sheet has some small 15mm tears at ends of some folds. ; No date [c1913]. 1 large folding sheet, in printed card covers. Dimensions of covers: 205 x 122mm. Dimensions of unfolded sheet: 883 x 568mm. The illustrations on the sheet are: 1. Birds-Eye View of Canal; 2. Plan of the Canal; 3. Map of Panama Isthmus; 4. Ship Canals of the World; 5. How Distances are Affected; 6. Comparative Table of Routes; 7. The Culebra Cut; 8.The Gatun Dam; The Locks, &c. Front cover with printed price of 1/- net, also advertised are Cloth in Case (2/6 net), Cloth and Varnished, on Rollers (3/- net) and Cloth and Varnished, with Metal Ledge for hanging (2/6 net). .

London: "Geogrpahia". Very Good- with no dust jacket. First Edition. Soft Cover. Heavy rubbing along paper spine, with much of outer layer missing. Heavy rubbing to corners of wrappers. Creasing to top edge of front wrapper. 1/4" tear to paper at head of spine. Booksellers' sticker to front wrapper. Map very good. ; Printed card wrappers. Includes parts of France, England, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Switzerland and Germany. Map dimensions approx: 755mm x 1002mm. No date. ; 8vo .

Dunedin: Mills, Dick & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Softcover. Covers rubbed and worn, with tears along spine. 12mm chip at lower corner of front cover near spine. Rusting to staples. Internally good. ; 80 pages. Printed blue card covers. Page dimensions: 183 x 120mm. Cook book. Includes advertisements. .

Auckland: Ferner Gallery. Good with no dust jacket. [c1995]. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. Some creasing to corner of wrappers. Some rusting to staples.; No date [c1995]. Cover Title: "Frances Hodgkins Two Outstanding Oil Paintings The Culmination of Hodgkins' Artistic Development". Unpaginated [2] leaves. Dimensions: oblong 298 x 211mm. Includes colour illustrations of the two paintings, and a list of exhibitions, literature references, reviews, and similar works for each of the two paintings. ; 4to .

Italy: Arnoldo Mondadori. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. Ends of spine slightly bumped. Creasing and small 1/4" tear to head of dust wrapper spine. 1/8" tear to bottom of front spine fold.; 273, [12], pages. Brown papered boards. Translated by Salvatore Quasimodo. Text is in Greek and Italian.; 8vo .

Wanganui: Wanganui River Association Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Rusting to staples. Moderate rubbing and fading to wrappers.; Ephemeral pamphlet relating to efforts to preserve the Wanganui River from being damned. [4] pages. Original blue paper wrappers, with title "The Dam" printed on front wrapper. Page dimensions: 211 x 139mm. Contents: How the Association was Formed; The Forgotten Valley; Displacement of People; Loss of Production; Destruction of Scenery; Loss of Historic Places; Wishful Thoughts; A Serious Thought; In Conclusion. ; 8vo .

London: Evans Brothers. Good in Good+ dust jacket. (1951). Hardcover. Photocopy of newspaper clipping about the 617 squadron taped to front endpaper. Rear hinge broken with spine mull visible at gutter. Chips and tears to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; Second printing book in third impression dust-jacket. 269, [3 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 17 illustrations on 6 plate leaves. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 214 x 136mm. With a Foreword by Lord Tedder. Military history, World War Two. "Early in 1943, 617 Squadron was formed for just one special job - to smash the Moehne and Eder Dams. That epic affair made the R.A.F.'s newest squadron also its finest, the 'special duties squadron.' They went on to do many more unusual and perilous tasks, won two V.C.'s and over 150 other decorations, and were described as the most effective unit of its size the British Forces ever had." - from… Read More

London: Methuen & Co. Fair with no dust jacket. (1905). Hardcover. Signature to title page. One plate detached. Location of 2 plates differs from List Of Illustrations. Gutter broken at title page. ; 385 pages + plates + in-text illustrations + advertisements. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Colonial Library edition. Page dimensions: 190mm x 120mm. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Auckland: Heinemann Reed. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1989). First Edition. Softcover. 0790000482 . No signatures. Some marks to wrappers.; 78 pages. Large format softcover book. Numerous b&w photographic illustrations of New Zealand dancers. Page dimensions: 298 x 207mm. "Too often the high standards of dance in New Zealand are underrated. At last we have a book that celebrates the achievement and quiet dedication of this country's dancer." - from blurb on rear wrapper. ; 4to .

London: The Literary Press. Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. No date (c. 1930) . 248 pages + 4 pages advertisements. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Front free endpaper missing. ; 16mo .

Auckland: Vintage / Random House. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (2004). Softcover. 1869415647 . Some creasing to spine and corner of front cover. No signatures.; 2004 reprint of a title first published in 2003. 480 pages + plates. Page dimensions: 233 x 151mm. Illustrated. "This title is based on the story of five diverse yet closely connected New Zealanders touched by fate in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung. It is the story of a group of Rhodes scholars who went to Oxford, but couldn't come home again: James Bertram, Geoffey Cox, Dan Davin, Ian Milner and John Mulgan." .

London: C. Arthur Pearson. Good in Fair dust jacket. (1951). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Browning to dust wrapper spine. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Series of 1/4" tears along tail of dust wrapper spine. 3/4" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. 1 1/4" x 1/2" chip at head of dust wrapper spine. ; 220 pages + frontis + plates + advertisements. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 197mm x 125mm. "It is a book of practical instruction for the enthusiast in search of near-perfection, and it covers the subject in thorough detail. It will be treasured by those who know and love the accurate art of ice-dancing - a book to read and re-read during training and tests." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Knock and 1/2" crease to upper corner of front board. Some foxing. Dust-jacket with dust stains and some spots of foxing. 1/2" tears and chips at corners of dust-jacket and ends of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 200 pages + 12 colour plates + 4 black-and-white plates. Cream buckram cloth baords with gilt on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 253 x 193mm. Text in English, the 1657 translation of George Thornley. .

London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. No signatures. A couple of leaves opened roughly, with chip to blank margin of 1 leaf. Some minor foxing. ; 200 pages + 12 colour plates (including frontispiece) + 3 black and white plates. 4 black and white in-text illustrations (headpiece vignettes at the beginning of each of the four books.) Cream cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, small gilt illustration at corner of front board. Page dimensions: 251 x 191mm. Text in English, translated from the Greeek by George Thornley in 1657. Illustrations by John Austen. .

Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Quite heavy foxing and staining to papered boards. Paper spine label foxed and chipped at margins. Heavy offsetting to the fly leaves adjacent to the free endpapers. A couple of dents and knocks to rear board.; Number 316 of an edition of 450 copies. 108, [3] pages. Papered boards with hessian spine. Title page printed in two colours. Initials and some headers printed in contrasting blue-green colour. Page dimensions: 252 x 185mm. "The Sophist sees a picture of curious interpretation in the Island Lesbos. And he describes it in four Books." - page 15. ; 4to .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1924. Hardcover. Some fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. 4mm loss of cloth at tail of spine. Fading to spine. Previous owner's signature "G A Pallin / Major F. A."; 1924 second US edition (the first edition was 1919). xiii, [3], 361, [1 (blank)] pages. 8 maps on 7 leaves within the pagination. (Map VIII is a small inset map on the same page as Map VII; Map I also has 2 small inset unnumbered maps.) Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 220 x 142mm. Military history, World War One. Contents: The Initiation of the Campaign; The Naval Attempt to Force the Dardanelles; The Organisation of the Military Expedition; The Military Problem Presented by the Dardanelles; The Landing; The Consolidation at Helles and Anzac; The General Strategical Situation Produced by the Landings; The First Three Months at Helles; The First Three Months at Anzac; Possibilities of Success; The Great… Read More