Search Results: Titles starting with T from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

UK,slim,small 8vo card wraps,1st edn thus.VG++.No owner inscrptn. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,thin RAF blue card stapled covers with black lettering and Society's logo/trademark to front cover,rear cover plain RAF blue; with negligible shelf-wear,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both card covers have an identical vertical central crease - production fault? Top+fore-edges very lightly toned; contents bright,tight;clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners' - virtually pristine and would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo wraps,1-9pp [paginated] covers excluded,monograph with references and notes on their sources,and [unpaginated],Lawrence's b/w portrait photographic frntis (Taken in early 1935 and from 'Lawrence of Arabia and his world' pp108) and [unpaginated] reverse of pp9 with a note on the Kipling Society with Kipling's b/w portrait photograph. The T. E. Lawrence Society is a registered… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - these generally believed to be export edns,that are released before the trade edns distribution in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,pale blue background with background facsimile reproduction of T.H. White's correspondence with L.J. Potts and a superimposed sepia contemporary photograph taken by Mary Potts of Potts and White,with White wheeling a young child in a wheelbarrow,to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,white-lettering with a dark blue shadowed part-title,other blue lettered sub-title and black lettered other strap line to front panel of dw/dj: spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title as front, dark and dark green-lettered Editor's name, publisher's dark green thumbnail lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel with pale blue background and no text or illustration.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Collector's Edition.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,colour imaged matt background with author's glossy,colour headshot photograph superimposed to colour artwork body illustrated dw/dj with author's glossy,embossed capitalised black-outlined yellow-lettered name,and glossy,embossed capitalised orange-lettered part-title [T.V.] and glossy,embossed capitalised red-lettered sub-title [BIG ADVENTURES ON A SMALL SCREEN] to front of dw/dj; spine/ backstrip with thumbnail colour photograph image from front to its head; repeated glossy but flat printed coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon and name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj withauthor's childhood portarit colour photograph of him outside Granada TV's s and white-lettered prose extract. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around black background with 4 grey capital letter T's of decreasing size transposed to dw/dj front with a larger bright,crisp, embossed gilt lettere T over the other four Ts and capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered author name and other,glossy,embossed white-lettered title; black spine/backstrip with flat-printed capitalised,glossy white-lettered author name,capitalised,gilt lettered T at start of title the remainder of same in flat printed,glossy white lettering,publisher's name in capitalised silver gilt lettering to foot of same,rear panel with author's portrait colour photograph and a single critic's white-lettered review/ quote. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound -… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NFINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with bright, crisp,embossed gilt lettered author surname and capitalised,white-lettered author name; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front and thumbnail colour illustration detail as front,and publisher's white-lettered colophon,to foot of same,rear panel with author's b/w portrait photograph.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners,a tiny pinprick to front's facing spine/backstrip's gutter's fold crease,but without penetration or damage to concomitant spot of board – no other nicks,tears or splits present.Spine/backstrip with light sunning/fade - as usual/normal.Top edges with light toning and minimal blemish,fore-edges slightly brighter and cleaner with 4 light and faint, small droplet-shape blemishes,but no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Includes excerpts from Philby's 'My Silent War' and Penlovsky's 'The Penkovsky Papers with respective publisher's permissions.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These edns are generally believed to be export edns and precede the trade edns issues and distribution in the country of origin.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around navy blue background with capitalised red-lettered author name and capitalised white-lettered title and beneath the title,montaged thumbnail,8 contemporary b/w portrait photographs of 8 of the 9 spies discussed.The ninth - Major William Martin was a persona invented by British Military Intelligence for 'Operation Mincemeat',the WW2 deception plan that lured German forces to Greece prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily.Also known as "The man who never was".Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured lettering from front panel and with black-lettered publisher name within a rectangular white panel at foot of… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.Previous owner's black ink initials to top corner of ffe and price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy green+white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Corners,along with head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and slight rubbing,top front corner minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,clean,crisp,generally sharp-cornered publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate - owner initials excepted - plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-245pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters+epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, another title separator… Read More

UK,square 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, dw/dj unclipped - no price! Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - as new.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Dw/dj design repeated to glossy boards,with immaculate,glossy,plain yellow endpapers.UK,square,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-119pp [paginated] includes 5 chapters+list of contributors,profuse b/w+colour (majority) photographs throughout the text and book,a glossary and bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,colour photographic frntis,and contents list/ table. Bold,bright hand-painted designs and outrageous shapes are the hallmarks of Clarice Cliff's ceramics.She had a genius for the… Read More

UK,slim,rectangular Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from the cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt white background with wrap-around matt+part glossy,colour pictorial illustrated paper-covered boards with capitalised,black-lettered title,author name and award listing lettering on front board,light tan+light blue segmented spine/backstrip with capitalised black lettered author name+title respectively to colour panels and publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear board with capitalised,black-lettered synopsis and a pair of critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips ,appears unread other than my own collation,and immaculate,clean repeated illustrated endpapers.… Read More

UK,slim 24mo HB,centennial 1st edn thus.[First and originally published by Frederick Warne,1902.This special and exclusive variant centennial edition with reset text and new reproductions of Beatrix Potter's illustrations,is the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council - product group from well-managed forests,controlled sources and recycled wood or fiber.) centennial edn also published in 2002.A limited,gift edition celebrating the centenary of one of the best-loved children's books in the world; was also simultaneously published - see my book ID rja466514 - by Frederick Warne.] FINE.No owner inscrptn.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,pale green paper-covered bds with multi-shaped leaf/leaves silhouetted background,printed onlay colour illustration of Peter Rabbit to front board with black ink printed lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Rear board has the FSC logo and strap line 'Peter Rabbitt Naturally Better - Kinder to the environment and the people who live in it.' accompanied an… Read More

UK,slim Qrto French wraps+Audio CD+sealed wallet,1st edn thus. [Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914,but she did not find time to illustrate it and it remained unpublished.Now, over 100 years later,Quentin Blake has brought Kitty and the story to life.The first appearance,with Blake`s wonderful watercolour drawings capturing the charm perfectly,was a UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,[London],Frederick Warne,2016. This then,is the first softback edn/appearance with the Audio CD,read by Helen Mirren.] FINE+. No owner inscrptn - the publisher's printed bookplate untouched and no price removal from card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,sharp -cornered,wrap-around cream French card covers with glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustrated card covers by Quentin Blake,with capitalised,glossy,black-lettered title, author name and illustrator's other black-lettered name credit to front cover; spine/backstrip with no reading creases and with similarly coloured+lettered title,author and illustrator as the front's,a… Read More

LONDON.DOBSON,1969. UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/VG+. Owner inscrptn to front free endpaper and with price-clipped dw/dj. Lightly grubbed dw/dj with some minimal creasing+ rubbing to bottom dw/dj edge.There is also some minor rubbing to head+foot of dw/dj spine/backstrip, with miniscule loss to foot of same.To top right front corner of dw/dj,residual traces of removal of a label/sticker with evidence of slight subsequent loss as a result.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,36pp [unpaginated] with colour,some full-page, illustrations by Ralph Steadman.A Doomful Tale of Hope or A Hopeful Tale of Doom. Driver Grope drove a steam engine.He and his train were greatly loved by everyone,and, indeed,people came for many miles around to have a ride with him,because his train was clean and comfortable,though it was rather old-fashioned.As time went by,more and more of the people who used to ride on Driver Grope's train bought motor-cars,and fewer and fewer of them would go to see him.But there came a time… Read More

US,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork by John Lawrence,illustrated dw/dj, with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark green paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+6-267pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,Pts I-III comprising 7,4 and 8 chapters respectively,a lapine glossary; plus [unpaginated] 1pp blank with publisher's advert to it's reverse,a half-title,a b/w line illus vignette by John Lawrence illustrated title page,a dedication,grateful thanks,author's introduction,a… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn present,previous one though,amateurishly removed from colour pictorial world map illustrated front free endpaper,with slight detrimental effect.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone,illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present,both internal endpaper hinges without cracking,solid and sound - but hinge to to pp8/9 cracked - no others affected.Head+foot of spine/backstrip and all corner tips, minisculely bumped with reciprocal rubbing and miniscule loss and very minimal,minor superficial scoring/indents to either board.Top+ fore-edges inevitably aged/toned; contents bright and tight,crisp, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued, 1st edn,6-53pp [paginated] includes part (the… Read More

UK,slim 12mo p/back reprint.[First UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn was by Sidgwick and Jackson,(London),1972 and that was preceded by the US,p/b 1st edn,from Ballantine Books, New York (1957).First UK,p/b 1st edn,also by Sidgwick & Jackson(London),1973.No prior publication's history indication within this issue of 1980,of that 1st p/b edn nor of any subsequent reprints.] Near MINT.Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/purchase.No owner inscrptn, no price removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork by David Conner, with white lettering,black spine with white letters and pale blue ISBN,rear cover with full-length colour photograph of author and blue lettered preamble blurb.Only noticeable fault: a couple (2) minor abrasion rubs with miniscule colour loss to front-facing edge of spine.Minimal ageing/ toning to edges; contents pristine,internally,firmly bound - unread,apart from my collation.UK,slim 12mo p/b reprint, 6- 156pp [paginated] includes author preface,15 short… Read More

US,slim 12mo wraps,p/back original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are either the only format,or published prior to any other format.] VG. No owner inscrptn and no price removal (50c) to cover.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, colour pictorial artwork by Jack Gaughan,illustrated front cover with green,yellow and white lettering,rear corner with black+red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and no noted reading creases to spine/backstrip.Both top+lower front corners with minimal diagonal corner creases,and a few of indents/impressions and also,very faint,partial residue of incomplete cup-rings.Top+fore-edge with ubiquitous but light toning; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners… Read More

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by Pauline Baynes,illustrated dw/dj with blue and black lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Some inevitable but minor,superficial scoring/indents to both panels of dw/dj - but without penetration or affecting the boadsr beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean and without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped fluorescent blue gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w map illustrated endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,10-87pp [paginated] includes 9 separate stories all written in verse - each with a b/w line… Read More

UK,Demy 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.[One of the later titles (No. 48),first published in this Children's Illustrated Classic series,by DENT and now,later by DENT/DUTTON,and all illustrated by famous artists.Bound in Sundour cloth with special designs for the binding,end-papers and jackets by ALEXANDER H.WILLIAMSON.] VG-/VG-.No owner inscrptn,but blue ink written,dated (Xmas 1960) gift presentation inscrptn to half-title page,and price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial illustrated upper wrap with some shelf-wear and sellotaped external repairs to rear,top edge and foot of spine/backstrip due to chips and tears - no major loss though.Rear wrap,towards top edge has a couple of small punctures to it,through to boards beneath.Else,bright,clean beige+black illustrated, patterned cloth boards with bright,red ink stamped letters to upper board+ spine/backstrip,the board's design repeated to endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear to edges, minimally bumped to all corners,spine/ backstrip still bright and… Read More

UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [First trade edn. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE.No owner inscrptn - virtually as new.Bright,clean, sharp-cornered,paper-covered illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners, with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB, no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,xi-xviipp+3-108pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a note on footnotes,5 short stories b/w line illustrations +page edge decorations by J.K.R,a message from Baroness Nicolson of Winterbourne MEP (co-Chair of CHLG); plus unpaginated,half-title,b/w illustrated title page, and contents list/table. Contains five richly diverse fairy tales,each with its own magical character,that will variously bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril. Additional notes for each story penned by Professor Albus Dumbledore will be enjoyed by Muggles and wizards alike,as the Professor muses on the morals illuminated by the… Read More

UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. [First trade edn. Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE.No owner inscrptn - virtually as new.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,paper-covered illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,with immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,xi-xviipp+3-108pp [paginated] includes introduction,a note on footnotes,5 short stories,b/w line illustrations+page edge decorations by J.K.R,message from Baroness Nicolson of Winterbourne MEP (co-Chair of CHLG); plus unpaginated,half-title,b/w illustrated title page,and contents list/table. Contains five richly diverse fairy tales, each with its own magical character,that will variously bring delight,laughter and the thrill of mortal peril. Additional notes for each story penned by Professor Albus Dumbledore will be enjoyed by Muggles and wizards alike,as the Professor muses on the morals illuminated by the tales,and reveals… Read More