Search Results: Fiction from Dereks Transport Books

London: Collins Clear Type Press Book. Near V.G.. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 143pp. 580g. Pictorial paper boards with red cloth spine slighlty faded to top , with boards a little scuffed and rubbed to corners. Internally a large inscription to front end-paper dated 1949. Near Very Good in a GOOD only worn and repaired d/w with small loss to top of spine. Illustrated with 8 colour plates and some line drawings..

London,: Hurst & Blackett, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st U.K. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages plus 48 pages of publishers spring 1936 catalogue. 400g. Mauve cloth boards rather darkened, rubbed to edges and split down lenght of spine, and internally a previous owners neat inscription to front end paper. GOOD Only. No d/w. This is the 1st UK edition of this American author..

London: John F Shaw. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. n. d. but new edition. c1900. 380pp. 710g. Decorated red cloth boards with bevelled edges, A.E.G, (all page edges gilt). with browning to pages but contents are tight and clean with no inscriptions. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w fontis. by M. Irwin..

London: John Castle, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 272pp plus 4pp of publishers advertisements. 400g. Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece by Jack Orr. Putty colour boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are a little marked and scuffed on extremities. Internally ther is a previous owners signature and tiny booksellers label on front endpapers, and sporadic foxing throughout. o/w contents are tight and clean. V.G. Scans available on any of our books on request..

London: Allison & Busby, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 169pp. 360g. Black cloth boards with a little darkening to page edges o/w FINE in near FINE d/w with slight wear along top edge. Scans available on request..

London.: Hutchinson., 1988. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276pp. Near MINT in FINE price-clipped d/w, in removable clear wrap..

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode., 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 281pp. 570g Illustrated by the author (Denys Watkins-Pitchford). Original true 1st edition in red cloth boards which are faded at top and bottom of spine with rubbed and bumped edges to front board, small inscription to reverse of front end paper o/w clean and tight. o/w VERY GOOD. in a GOOD only, badly marked and worn coloured dustwrapper from the first cheap edition. which has got 2cm loss to top of spine, and now in removal clear protective wrap..

London: Viking, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 280pp. 370g. Black cloth boards. FINE with just a very slight darkening to page edges, but contents unmarked, in a FINE d/w..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 151 pages. 360g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE price-clipped d/w. A noval all about the flight of the Arctic Turn, the longest bird migrant on earth. Maps to end-papers..

London: Robert Hale, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192pp. 270g. Black cloth boards, Near FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed and chipped d/w with previous owners details to bottom of return flap, in removable clear wrap. SIGNED by author on front end-paper..

London: Hutchinson & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Not dated. 320 pages + 24 pages of adverts. 370g. Oatmeal cloth boards a little edge rubbed and darkened. Very Good with a little spotting to front end papers o/w internally tight and clean. A historical noval..

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228pp. 370g. Blue cloth boards with spotting to page fore-edges only o/w boards and contents are tight and clean. V.G. in edgeworn d/w with darkened and spotted spine and rear cover, and in removable clear protective wrap..

Southampton: Paul Cave Publications, 1984. Book. Very Good. Stapled Card Covers. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 102pp. 210g. Stapled soft card covers, which are a little rubbed to edges and spine, but contents and staples are tight and clean. V.G. SIGNED dedication by author on title page. Illustrated with b/w photographs..

London: Moss Bros. Book. Illus. by Norman Mansbridge.. Near Fine. Stapled Card Covers. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24 pages. 70g. Pictorial stapled card covers with browning to spine, Near FINE. with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with colour and b/w drawings by Norman Mansbridge. An advertising publication from the famous Moss Bros tailors..

Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 456pp. 500g. Not dated c.1880's. Illustrated with 8 engravings on steel. A.e.g. Includes a memoir of his life. Bevelled edged maroon cloth boards, with designs in gilt and black with green lettering to spine and front and blind stamped design on rear board. A little wear and rubbing to edges and corners, and internally a little foxing to the first and last few pages, o/w clean and tight with no inscriptions. V.G..

London: Batsford, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88 pages, 295g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w drawings and paintings..

Paris: Vie du Rail, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 224 pages, 1.65kg. Rec cloth boards FINE with previous owners name and purchase location to top corner of free end-paper, FINE in a Very Good repaierd d/w with small loss to top edge, in clear removable wrap. Owing to the weight, extra shipping overseas may be required..

London: John Crowther, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 213 pages. 450g. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering & design. Very Good. with contents tight and clean. No d/w. A historical novel set in Devon..

London: The Children's Press Book. Illus. by T. H. Robinson.. Near V.G.. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Not paginated. circa 1930. 620g. Pictorial paper covered boards rubbed and scuffed to extremities, Near Very Good with some darkening to page edges, o/w contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w drawings, and colour frontis by T. H. Robinson..

London: Frederick Warne Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 598pp. Not dated. 500g. The `Chandos Classics'. Illustrated by T. Landseer. Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Two tiny dents to front edge o/w clean and undamaged, and tight and clean internally. T.e.g. Near FINE. No d/w..