Search Results: Titles starting with D from Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller

London: William Kimber, 1980. Pp. 310(last blank), 12 plates, 2 text maps, further reading, index; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in gilt, lower fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly worn, backstrip faded; inner bottom edge of some leaves lightly bruised; William Kimber, London, 1980. First edition..

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1950. An appreciation. Pp 32, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations; small 8vo; printed glazed paper wrappers, stapled, lightly worn, wrappers slightly foxed and soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, some foxing, mainly to inner wrappers and outer leaves; Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1950. First edition..

N: Penguin Books, 1950. An appreciation. Pp 32, illustrated; printed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly foxed and worn; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1950. First edition. *Issued free to purchasers of the complete set of the Penguin Commemoration Edition of D. H. Lawrence (l0 volumes).

Melbourne: Macmillan, 1981. Pp. xiv+130, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, index; small med. 8vo; pale orange boards, spine lettered in white, the top fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised, spine faded; dust wrapper, backstrip faded; tiny red ink mark to fore-edge of a few leaves; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. *D. H. Lawrence visited Australia in 1922. 'Although his stay was brief and passed largely unnoticed, it led to two major novels, a poem, a number of letters and an influence that touched several of his subsequent works' [wrapper blurb].

N: N, 1739. bey genauer Zusammenhaltung mit den ersten und achten lateinischen Editionen.... [Text in German]. Pp. [1558], printed double column (each column numbered), the title page printed in red & black, 2 decorative headpieces; thick f'cap. 4to; early calf, the spine ruled in gilt around raised bands, with gilt lettered black leather title label, boards with single gilt rule border, lightly worn and grazed, with a few light scratches and a couple of tiny worm holes; attractive hand-coloured floral patterned pastedowns, lightly worn; title page detached and lightly worn, with several edge chips and splits, a few corners slightly creased, some small marginal damp stains and wormholes, scattered light foxing, occasional creasing and soiling; Madgeburg, Johann Justinus Gebauer, 1739. *Comprehensive comparison of Luther's interpretation of Genesis, with various latin versions. Johann Georg Walch (1693 -1775) was a German theologian whose edition of Luther's works was printed in 24 volumes from 1740 to 1753. Read More

London: Bantam Press, 2004. Pp. [xii]+468(printed in red & black, last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; post 4to; black boards, spine lettered in bronze; dust wrapper; Bantam Press, London, 2004. Fifth printing. *The basis for the 2006 film of the same title.

London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1951. Pp. 250(last blank), title page vignette, text illustrations, tall f'cap 8vo; red papered boards, spine lettered in black, upper board lettered and decorated in blind, slight bruise to top edge of upper board adjacent to spine, small faded spot to spine; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and lightly foxed on reverse, with star-shaped price-clip to backstrip, edges lightly rubbed and split, a couple of tape repairs on reverse; bookseller's stamp on upper pastedown, free endpapers slightly offset, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1951. Seventy-fifth impression. *First published in 1912.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1990. Pp. 144, illustrated in colour and black & white; impl. 8vo; pictorial laminated boards, dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1990. Second printing..

Newcastle upon Tyne: HarperCollins, 1998. [Edited by Elizabeth Hammill]. Pp. 30, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white, addendum slip loosely inserted, bibliography; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, fore-corners a trifle creased; HarperCollins/The Centre for the Children's Book, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1998. *Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name. Includes Pigs, pirates, and preposterous pictures: Making friends with Colin McNaughton, by Brian Alderson..

London: Duckworth & Co, 1959. Foreword by Bernard Darwin. Pp. 176, frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations; roy. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split, with a couple of closed tears, the front panel creased near bottom edge; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Duckworth, London, 1959. First edition. Donovan & Murdoch 31390.

Tokyo: N, 1943. Dai Nihon Kaiyo Bijutsu Kyokai [Greater Japan Pacific Art Association]. 35 hand-tipped coloured plates, with lettered guards, --some foxing of mounts and guards throughout, upper fore-corners of leaves bumped; oblong folio; original Japanese binding, with string ties, the blue cloth covered boards rubbed with loss in two places, upper corners bumped, paper title label, which is browned and marked; Tokyo, 1943. *Japanese WWII propaganda. Translated from the Preface: 'The purpose to publish this book is nothing but to let the people in Japan understand well the bravery and activity of the Japanese Navy. Every picture contained in this book signifies how vigorous and brave our Navy is fighting a desperate battle in the Pacific.'.

London: Ebury Press, 2000. Pp. 240, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white (several full page, some folding), index; small roy. 4to; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; Ebury Press, London, 2000. First edition. *An authorised record of the Queen's working engagements throughout a whole year.

London: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1959. Pp. 204, printed in various colour combinations, 16 coloured plates within pagination, numerous text illustrations (several printed in two colours), the pictorial title page printed in green & black; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle canted and faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, (not clipped, but with no printed price on the front flap), lightly foxed, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; inked gift inscription (dated 1959) at head of upper pastedown, text block slightly browned, the first coloured plate loosening, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Associated Newspapers Limited, London, n.d.[1959?]. *Contains a Biggles story, Horace Takes a Hand, by Captain W. E. Johns, which was later included in Biggles Flies to Work (1963).

London: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1957. Pp. 200, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, title page decorated in orange/red & black, pictorial endpapers; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, edges slightly rubbed; dust wrapper; the free endpapers faintly offset, text block browned at edges, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Associated Newspapers Limited, London, n.d.[1957?]. *Contains a story by W. E. Johns, Biggles Lays a Ghost, which was later included in Biggles Presses On (1958).

London: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1958. Pp. 200, printed in various colour combinations, 16 coloured plates within pagination, numerous text illustrations (several printed in two colours), the title page with decorative border printed in red & black, pictorial endpapers; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; dust wrapper (not clipped, but with no printed price on the front flap), slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; inked ownership inscription at centre of title page, several small inked ticks or crosses to the General Knowledge Quiz on page 85, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Associated Newspapers Limited, London, n.d.[1958?]. *Includes a Biggles story, Dawn Patrol, by Captain W. E. Johns, which was later included, under the title The Trick that Failed, in Biggles Flies to Work (1963).

London: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1953. Pp. 184, 32 plates within pagination (24 coloured), the title page vignette and pictorial endpapers printed in orange & black, numerous text illustrations (many printed in orange, brown & black), index; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle soiled, edges rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inked gift inscription on verso of upper free endpaper, the outer leaves faintly offset, a little light foxing; Associated Newspapers Limited, London, n.d.[1953?]. *Contains a Biggles story, Night Flight, by Captain W. E. Johns, which was later included in Biggles and the Pirate Treasure (1954). Also includes a short story by Enid Blyton, A Noise in the Night.

Sydney: The Daily Telegraph, 1911. 24pp., illustrated (including pictorial adverts.); post 4to; staple at centre rusted, the backstrip with small split near centre and longer split at foot, occasional light foxing, soiling, and faint creasing; n.p., n.d. *Includes articles on the coronation of George V.

New York: Collins, 2006. Written and with photographs by Dennis Adler. Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss. Pp. x+278(printed in green & black, last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; oblong 4to; black boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; ownership label on upper free endpapers; Collins, New York, n.d.[2006]. First edition..

Melbourne: Hutchinson, 1984. Pp. 304(last blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, plus 8 plates, black & white text illustrations; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, the backstrip faded; Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *Memoirs. The author is the youngest child of Australian artist, Frederick McCubbin.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, n.d.. Pp. [xii]+54+[6](including 3pp. advertisements); f'cap. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners lightly bruised; top edges blue, others uncut and partly unopened; dust wrapper, browned and slightly soiled, detached at backstrip, the edges and (particularly) backstrip chipped and split; free endpapers lightly offset; John Lane The Bodley Head, London, n.d. * The author was President of the Yorkshire Dialect Society.