Search Results: Titles starting with D from BookAddiction

London, UK: William Heinemann, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 498pp. Red boards with gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Fading to spine and around edges of boards, corners lightly rounded, spine ends rubbed (cloth fraying). Some staining especially to rear board. Previous owner's details on front free endpaper but otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Collection of poems by D H Lawrence.

Puffin Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blake, Quentin. First edition, first printing. 150pp. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Black cloth covered boards with silver gilt titles. Coloured endpapers. In its original, Blake illustrated, dust jacket (just a little sunned around spine). An A-Z of amazing facts - some funny, some silly, all true - that bring to life the world's favourite children's author. Lovely, handsome volume, ideal to complement a Dahl collection or to delight young Dahl fans.

London: Hodder Children's Books, 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. Printed card-covered boards. Doodle and inscribed by author on title page 'Abracadabra...'. Oblong 8vo.

London, UK: Pavilion Books, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 672pp. Quarter bound in black cloth over green paper-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Text block edges foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear, price unclipped. 8vo. Scholarly biography which serves as the long-awaited and definitive work not only of Griffith himself, but the birth and rise of the art form that, more than any other, has shaped the way we see the world in our times. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery.

London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 312pp. [6]pp publisher's ads, [4]pp blank. Orange cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed spine ends cloth frayed. Corners rounded; cloth wearing. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Free endpapers starting to fox and tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

London, UK: Virgin Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 256pp. 600 colour illustrations. Blue paper-covered boards; blind embossed design on front, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Text block edges tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very minor shelf wear, light chipping to top edge, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to. Comprehensive guide to the world's favourite heroes, sidekicks and villains and their talented, dedicated creators.

London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 302pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Pages starting to tan. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo. Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the diplomatic scenes in what is one of the most important political memoirs of the decade.

London, UK: Seven Dials, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 224pp; illustrated throughout in black and white. Laminated printed light card covers. Spine and rear cover (near spine) sun faded. Light chipping to edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Oblong 4to. A minute-by-minute account of the D-Day landings - the greatest amphibious operation every staged.

New York, NY, USA: New York Academy of Sciences, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 472pp. White cloth over light card covers. 8vo. Crease on front cover. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

Watford, UK: Pageprint Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 240pp. Grey cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends and bottom corners. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, water mark top front corner, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to. Vivid account of war-time life, and problems of changing health/hospital care, and schooling in the post-war era.

London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 454pp. Quarter bound in black cloth over taupe paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine head. Text block edges just starting to tan. Endpapers starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. 8vo.

Manchester, UK: World Distributors, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 64pp (including endpapers), illustrated throughout. Laminated pictorial paper-covered boards. 4to. Lightly bumped spine ends, top corners rounded. Price not clipped from contents page. Internally clean, neat, bright and tight.

London, UK: Conway, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 208pp. Pictorial cloth-covered boards; illustrated throughout mainly in black and white, yellow endpapers. 8vo. Signed by author on title page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

London, UK: A R Mowbray & Co, 1943. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, second impression. 111pp. Cream paper-covered boards; tipped-in colour illustration on front, green titles on front and spine. 12mo. Boards lightly soiled and rubbed along the edges. Corners and spine ends rubbed and rounded, small loss to spine head. Back strip detached along rear joint. Text block edges lightly tanned. Internally the pages are slightly tanned with occasional light marks otherwise a neat, clean, bright and tight volume. Talks on everyday topics with a preface by the Archbishop of York.

London, UK: S P C K, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi, 154pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.

Hutchinson, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Simunek, Kate. Reissue. 96pp. Colour illustrations. In white cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Short inscriptions on front endpapers, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original illustrated dust jacket (lightly bumped along upper edge, remains of price label visible, small chips on corners). Helen Steiner Rice's poems were written to commemorate events. She often sent specially composed verses and poems to others - congratulations to a niece on her marriage for instance, or expressions of joy to a co-worker on the birth of their children, or offering solace to a grieving friend. This collection of her work provides a way to reflect on God's tender mercies, using flowers as a transforming motif. Slim 8vo.

The Daily Express, 1951. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 84pp stapled booklet in illustrated stiff card wrappers, copiously illustrated, mostly with monochrome photographic pictures. 8vo. Card wrappers lightly worn, with some spotting and soiling around edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A souvenir style programme for a flying exhibition and display promoted by the Daily Express and held at Hendon in July 1951. With a series of brief articles on aircraft history etc., details and images of the planes exhibited in the categories Pioneer Aircraft 1909-13, World War I 1914-18, Aeroplanes of 1919-1931, Aeroplanes of 1932-1939, World War II, The British Army Section, Gilders and Sailplanes, Rotating Wing Aircraft; and many contemporary related advertisements.

London, UK: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 388pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; burgundy slipcase. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase has some minor shelf wear. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to. Divided into two sections: The Physical and Moral Background of Roman Life and The Day's Routine.

London, UK: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xxviii, 388pp, two sections of photographic plates. Cloth-covered boards, wrap-around colour illustration on boards, gilt titles on spine. Maps on endpapers. Presented in a maroon, light card slipcase. 4to. A large and heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase has light shelf wear.

London, UK: Hutchinson, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 96pp. White cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spines. 8vo. Lightly rubbed bottom edges. Text block edges just starting to tan; affecting page margins. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, not price clipped.