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

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Price-clipped dw/dj.                                      In 1982, Raban set out alone in a thirty foot ketch to sail round the British Isles. He'd never before handled a boat at sea,but wanted to inspect the strange country where he lived from beyond the blue,flying no ensign; an independent navigator with a sceptical outsider's eye for his homeland.He sailed deep into his own past, Britain's troubled present,into a realm of wonderful reflections and illuminations.A story of the sea which is also a penetrating dissection of the Britain of its time. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,decorative colour ilustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - possibly unread? Top+fore-edges slightly aged/tanned - as usual/normal - but generally clean,contents bright,tight and clean,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,blue+white headband and immaculate grey eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-326pp [paginated].                                                             Boldly inventive and exquisitely controlled,this is a gripping black comedy depicting a nation which,under it's most secretive presidency ever,is fast turning into a paranoid surveillance society.                                                … Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,Regency period colour pictorial illustration to front of dw/dj with author's capitalised, matt,white-lettered name,a dark blue lettered part-title and brown-lettered sub-title; spine/backstrip with lightly faded continuation of front'sl colour illustration with dark blue lettered part-title,author's capitalised, matt,brown-lettered name and publisher's capitalised, dark blue lettered name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author own colour postcard reproduced Rebent's Park's lake scene photograph.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – pristine -no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black… Read More

UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn.Green cloth boards,blind stamped top+bottom edge decoration and grape motif to front board,gilt letters+repeated decoration to spine/ backstrip.Same very slightly darkened and some light fading to parts of both boards.UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn,150pp with b/w frntis,4 b/w illus and 3 two page b/w illus by Charles Robinson; all called for. Illustrated by Charles Robinson (1870-1937) brother of Thomas Heath and William Heath Robinson.His b/w line illustrations reflect the influence of Beardsley and Walter Crane.By incorporating lettering into the page design,and in his planning of the book as a whole,he developed the Art and Crafts tradition of the book as a work of art. Please contact… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Clean,part sepia photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge lightly aged/toned and spotted/foxed; fore-edge brighter,cleaner and less affected by foxing,contents bright,tight and clean.Bright,clean,publisher's original,plain violet/purple cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,vii-xviiipp+1-269pp [paginated] includes contents+illus lists/tables,an introduction by J.B. Priestley,acknowledgements,12 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs/illus between pp46/7,a postscript,an appendix,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and dedication.
The story of a phenomenal movement.It was a… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published in UK as 'THE POCKET BOOK OF WINE' by Evans Brothers Ltd.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj but residual evidence of a superimposed adhesive price label's partial and incomplete removal from over the publisher's original printed price on dw/djs' front inner flap.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, white background with colour pictorial artwork by Ronald Searle, illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black lettering,rear panel also by Searle but with a b/w cartoon illustration; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - tiniest of snicks on top edges in a couple of places.Top edges with slightest of dulling and minimal marks, fore-edges brighter but both generally clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered -… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase.Bright, crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial artwork,by Andrew Davidson,illustrated dw/dj,with white +yellow 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,unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked white ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-400pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,10 chapters and a conclusion,accompanying b/w diagrams for each type of bowling,and b/w line illustrated chapter headpieces, acknowledgements,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated]… Read More

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt b/w+colour montage'd photographic illustrated front panel withwhite+yellow letters,similar letters to spine/backstrip,rear panel with red background with white+yellow lettering; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean green halftone subject's repeated portrait photographic illustrated sets of endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 7-158pp [paginated] includes an introduction,6 chapters,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title… Read More

UK,Qrto HB,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's bold,expansive,handwritten,black felt-tip pen ink signature +inscrptn: 'Best wishes,Tana Ramsay' to title page,no dw/dj - as issued(?) - but publisher's immaculate wrap-around,colour photographic illustrated paper belly band.Sharp-cornered,generally clean,paper-covered boards with black, circular,SIGNED Copy, adhesive label to upper bd,behind wrap-around paper band,with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore-edges bright ,crisp and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly an unread copy - and immaculate plain,pale blue endpapers and blue+white headband and sewn-in blue silk bookmark ribbon.UK,Qrto HB, author SIGNED,1st edn,16-288pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters, profuse colour photographs throughout the text and the book,index and thanks; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title page,introduction,kitchen kit secrets,storecupboard… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner isncrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour illustrated upper wrap with gilt,green+white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges -no nicks or tears present - though there are some score marks+ indents to rear panel of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj, 1st edn,vii-xviipp+3-507pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, acknowledgements,an introduction,abbreviations list/table,entries A-Z, time line,Vampire Atlas (8 b/w maps),profuse b/w photographs and illustrations throughout the text and the book,and a bibliography. With her bestselling epic saga of the lives and loves of a… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Neat handwritten owner inked name to top edge of front pastedown but no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork illustrated front panel of dw/dj with brown+black lettering,rear panel illustrated with b/w+colour montage photographs (2); with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain tan cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers - owner name excepted.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-192pp [paginated] includes author's acknowledgements,23 chapters+epilogue,profuse contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and book,Endnote References,appendices (4),an index; plus… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges generally bright but with minimal,sporadic and faint dust-soiling spotting/foxing,fore- edges generally bright; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - 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 gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-240pp [paginated] includes author's note,author's introduction,10 chapters,appendices (I+II),a bibliography,addresses and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour illustrated dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vipp+1- 300pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table,11 chapters,Claudio Ranieri Factfile,16pp contemporary autobiographical colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp216/17 respectively,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,reverse of contents list/table a Special Note (thanking Massimo Marianella… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. A special edition,exclusive to Waterstones with a feature: the original script of "Lockdown Blues" - a monologue written by Ian Rankin and performed by Brian Cox,as part of the National Theatre of Scotland's Scenes for Survival Project.] NMINT/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around sea-scape colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with a mix of glossy embossed and flat printed white letters and flat printed pink letters to front panel,same coloured lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel with critics' flat printed pink+white lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Creasing restricted to part of rear top edge and head of spine/ backstrip only.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine - appears unread apart from… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1-10 ascending.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated+matt, blue,b/w colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white 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' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Book has a slight lean.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3- 373pp [paginated] includes 14 sections comprising 44 chapters; plus [unpaginated] 3pp publisher's adverts,title page,a dedication,section (1-14) separator pages,and 1pp publisher's b/w advert as last page. Malcolm Fox and his team from Internal Affairs are back.They've been… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt b/w photographic illustrated upper panel of dw/dj, with white+blue lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges very lightly aged with a light grub/mark, fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread.Publisher's bright,generally clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-399pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters and an afterword; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews, author SIGNED title page,a dedication, prose extract (Philip Kerr,'The Unnatural History Museum'.) and 8pp blanks at rear. A… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT. As new,wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase,so no owner inscrptn,AND no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt colour photographic and artwork illustrated dw/dj with capitalised, embossed author name,bright,crisp,gilt lettered title and other white+orange lettering to front panel of dw/dj,repeated background+foreground without silhouetted man figure and the pair of gilt decorated falling leaves illustration from front,and with black+ orange and white+orange lettered critics' reviews/w+to rear panel. Negligible shelf-wear,if any,to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - virtually pristine.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish; contents brightmtight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,wrap-around white cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked bronze gilt arched doorway with white silhuoetted… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean, matt,b/w photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with author's matt,embossed,silver-lettered name and glossy, embossed white-lettered and a critic's other white-lettered review all to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with thumbnail repeated b/w photograph of front to head of same and similarly coloured+lettered but matt,flat printed title and author's name as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name and b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour portrait photograph and critics' black-lettered reviews of author's preceding title 'A Question of Blood'. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own… 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,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj,with b/w and fluorescent pink lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain taupe endpapers. UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-345pp [paginated] includes a prologue,42 chapters and an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] publisher's advert,title page,and a title separator page.Retirement doesn't suit John Rebus.He wasn't made for hobbies, holidays or home improvements. Being a cop is in his blood. So when DI Siobhan Clarke asks for his… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with black letters in yellow boxes; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a black+silver striped headband,and immaculate,plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-328pp [paginated] includes prologue,14 chapters+ epilogue; plus [unpaginated] critics' reviews,title page,prose extract (Jackie Leven,'One Man,One Guitar'),and 2pp blank at rear. When a young woman is found unconscious at the wheel of her car,evidence at the scene suggests this was no ordinary crash.Especially when it turns out her boyfriend is the son of the Scottish Justice… Read More