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

UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white letters; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing is to top rear edge of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,weave-textured,plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour photographic eps (internal roof of Peterborough Cathedral).UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-160pp [paginated] includes author's separate preface+intro,colour map (Britain,showing locations of monastries+cathedrals),5 sections/chapters,profuse landscape/scenic and internal architecture colour photographs… 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,small,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten black ink dedicated inscrptn+signature: 'For Oliver,Best wishes Berlie Doherty' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic 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' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - only the front,lower corner bumped with reciprocal creasing to it,original,plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain khaki endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,1-236pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters and acknowledgements as last page; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with dedication to it's reverse,and… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, but author's handwritten neat,blue ink inscrptn+signature: 'With good wishes - Berlie Doherty' to title page.Bright,crisp,clean,colour photographic illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original green cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with immaculate beige eps.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1- 235pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,and acknowledgements to recto of last page.An exceptional copy and uncommon SIGNED. "Be strong,my Abela." These are the last words of Abela's mother in their HIV/Aids stricken African village,where it seems that to live or to die,to be… Read More

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,protected,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - but clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any page's corners - an unread copy? Unblemished, dark maroon,paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with brown+white,scenic illustrated eps,headband and sewn-in bookmark ribbon.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,1-242pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters including prologue+epilogue,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,contents list/table and 4pp blanks to rear. In 1764,the great Samuel… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - but clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,sharp-cornered,dark maroon, paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped, gilt letters to spine/backstrip with brown+white,scenic illustrated eps, gold coloured headband and gold coloured sewn-in,silk bookmark ribbon.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-242pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters including prologue+epilogue,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table and 4pp blanks to rear. In 1764,the great Samuel Johnson,irascible genius,unparalleled wit and the toast of all society,is plagued by ill health and has become jaded with his bickering dependants. Suffering from a bout of… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour photographic wrap-around illustrated dw/dj [superimposed panel - fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytas with her muse - to mosaic background]; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top+fore-edges very, very lightly aged but clean,contents bright, tight and clean.Bright, clean,plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-283pp includes half-title+title pages,2 b/w maps to front,family tree and characters list,58 chapters,and 8pp blanks to rear. Fresh from his trip to Britain,Falco needs to re-establish 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,glossy laminated colour, photographic wrap-around illustrated dw/dj [superimposed panel - fresco of Phaedra and Hippolytas with her muse - to mosaic background]; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top+fore-edges very, very lightly aged but clean,contents bright,tight and clean.Bright, clean,plain black paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-283pp includes half-title+title pages,2 b/w maps to front,family tree and characters list,58 chapters,and 8pp blanks to rear. Fresh from his trip to Britain,Falco needs to re-establish his presence… 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,sepia and part-coloured/ tinted contemporary photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy,capitalised red-lettered part-title; glossy capitalised black-lettered sub-title and glossy,capitalised,black-lettered author's name to front panel of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title author name as front's and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered initialled name to foot of same,rear panel with critics' black+red lettered reviews of author's title 'The Somme' with a thumbnail contemporary aircrew+ 'planes sepia photograph.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 - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own… Read More

UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.[Original and
only format with author's royalties going to the Arthritis Research Campaign charity. 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 published prior to any other format.An uncommon,ephemeral item] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Glossy,white background wraps with colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front cover with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners
- no nicks or tears present - though there is some inevitable and light scoring/indentations to both covers.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,
tight and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no reading creases to spine/backstrip either - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,
author/subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated panels of dw/dj,with white, blue,grey and orange 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,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2- 343pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w+ colour autobiographical photographs in 1 block,between pp168/9, Thank yous,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and a contents list/table.… Read More

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE++/FINE++.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - virtually as new. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,maroon paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, stamped white ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate white eps.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-286pp [paginated] includes 15 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,quotation,b/w floor plan illus,and 10pp blanks to rear. A wonderfully entertaining homage both to the Golden Age of English murder mysteries and to its most brilliant practitioner. [Agatha… Read More

UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+. Ink Christian name written to front pastedown and an accidental crease to top corner's tip,an oblique-angled single,short crease from top edge towards the fore-edge,else bright,crisp,clean plain white endpapers.Publisher's generally clean,sharp-cornered,original green paper-covered boards,with capitalised,black-lettered AMERICAN MYSTERY lettering to publisher's printed,black ink colophon illustration of a deerstalker-hatted,meerschaum pipe smoking bloodhound to upper board's lower fore-edge corner; spine/backstrip dulled with capitalised, black-lettered title,other black-lettered author name,and publisher's thumbnail black ink printed illustrated colophon as front's,and capitalised, black-lettered publisher part name to foot of same,rear board plain and undecorated.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges very lightly aged/toned with a pair of minimal blemishes,else virtually foxing-free,fore-edges… Read More

UK,oblong 12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn thus (1967, Cookery Book Club edn,by arrangement with CAPE. True 1st edn was CAPE (UK),1965,and issued with a clear cellophane dw/dj).VG+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj.All corners slightly bumped with light grubbing to boards partly in fact to absence of dw/dj and being in proximity of other books. Spine/backstrip very lightly faded with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing to same.Top edge slightly dust-soiled and darkened - as usual/ normal,fore-edge similar but to a much lesser degree.Contents clean and sound. A novel format made up from 80 of Deighton's Daily Express Cookstrips'.Of the CAPE,HB 1st edn,only 7,500 copies were printed,and now very scarce,and expensive. Although a cookery club edition,not as scarce, but still an uncommon title/edn. Want more Len DEIGHTON books/titles? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2,NAVAL/MILITARY and GENERAL catalogues for other and similar available titles. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Author's debut novel. Bedford plunges the reader into the frightening world of a man obsessed by vengeance.A world at once repulsive and irresistible,where the divisions between fantasy and reality,guilt and innocence become so blurred - that almost without realising it - we are ensnared by the appalling logic of a psychopath. 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/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject/ author's colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - an approx 1.5" closed tear to rear panel of dw/dj at head of spine/ backstrip of same - no other nicks or tears present.Top edges with some minimal marks,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,generally sharp-cornered - top two corners minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - publisher's original plain orange(?) cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean tan+black illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,9-270pp [paginated] includes thanks,an introduction,b/w photographs,4 sections,an epilogue,post dedication,World Press,a chronology and a… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.Owner's neat ink name+date to ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,4 colour (purple, white,green and black) pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a
few minor nicks or tears present - mainly to or near head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near 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 navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-158pp [paginated] includes separate contents and illustrations lists/tables, foreword by Arnold Palmer,11 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w action and high-speed sequence photographs throughout the text and the book,50 Q&A's; plus… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally and first published (UK) Weidenfeld & Nicolson,2005.This edn with new,extra material and illustrations,so 1st edn thus 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,montage'd colour paintings illustrated front panel of dw/dj (subject's portrait and sea-battle scene - Cape St. Vincent) with gilt,black+white lettering,rear panel with continuation of Cape St. Vincent sea-battle illustration/painting to rear panel,and white lettering to spine/backstrip; 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 navy blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration,letters and publisher's device to… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Green and white dw/dj with four colour-block design to upper wrap and publisher's advert to rear wrap and slightly darkened spine/ backstrip.Minimal shelf-wear but some light creasing to top edges with closed tears and rubbing to top two corners and head of spine/backstrip. Rear wrap slightly aged/grubbed.Top edge coloured green,fore-edge slightly aged and bottom edge partially untrimmed; contents generally bright,tight and clean.Slightly grubbed,publisher's original,apple-green cloth boards with stamped,blue ink letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpaperss with off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.Described hard but fair - better than it reads!! UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-285pp includes 17 essays and a 12pp appendix. This new book of essays (then 1956) demonstrates afresh the unorthodox,wide-ranging quality… Read More

UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn.VG+.Contemporary,neatly handwritten,dark ink,Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+ date (Christmas 1924) to front free endpaper.no (assumed issued?) dw/dj as an absence of price to boards.Tan paper-covered boards with khaki cloth blind spine with brown ink decorated border edges and lettering to front board and also with colour painting paper onlay (after Albrecht Durer),brown lettered spine,rear board plain tan paper but with some grubbing and other minimal blemishes; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - corner tips minisculely rubbed with reciprocal paper loss,white endpapers - each set with off-set foxing in varying degrees.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean of antique chain-laid paper pages with pasted colour painting and text.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,v-xpp+1-48pp [paginated] includes separate lists of Carols and plates,compiler's introduction,10 colour laid-in plates throughout the text and the book -… Read More