Search Results: Authors starting with D from Ariel Books

Mystic, Ct: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1988. Very fine. American Maritime Library Vol XII. Green bds with crisp Gilt title (fresh and unworn) map eps, pp xiv 173 with 26 illus, tight unread copy, not inscribed. Original DJ is bright and unworn apart from one tiny tear top front.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Sussex University Press, 1971. Begins in 1919 with the move to Edinburgh where David's father begins work as the rabbi of the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation, Scotland in the period between the First and Second World Wars. In between, we follow David through his youth, his education in the schools of Edinburgh, summer vacations with the family in Fife with all its attendant pleasures and youthful temptations. Originally published in 1957. CONDITION Red bds, clean with bumped cnrs, 152 pages, bright and crisp, a little foxed to edges. DJ is toned and spotted to white areas, short tear top rear. . 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Constable, 1987. The impact of the Great War on rural England. Brown boards with silver title, pictorial d/w with sunned spine, not clipped, pp 238 and 60 bw plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nelson, New Zealand: R W Stiles & Co, 1950. Grey stapled card wraps, pp 19 printed single side with 8 historic photo plates. Bright unread copy. #New Zealand Biography#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Auckland 10, New Zealand: Unity Press, 1930. Not Dated (c1930 NZNB D10). Nice childrens story illustrated by well known NZ artist Sina Woolcott. CONDION Stapled card wraps have rubbed spine edge with separation from lower staple down, pp 15 with lovely colour illus. Age toning to wraps and edges of pages due to paper type, a couple of tiny tears internally not effect text. Overall very nice condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. Illus. by Woolcott, Sina. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Zealand: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1995. NZ Fiction. Author has been the Sargeson Fellow. "Examines the relationship between two restlessly international NZers, Nerida and Alexis, who discover that beauty and brilliance are no guarantee of happiness." As new apart from edge browning, 255 pages. #New Zealand Literature#. Edition Unstated. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

California, USA: California Academy of Sciences , 1926. California Academeny of Sciences Monographs Fourth Serivies XV. Dall was America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks and founder of the National Geographic Society. CONDITION Light card wraps, pp 468 to 491 with photo plates. Copy is as new with uncut and unopened pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

California, USA: California Academy of Sciences , 1928. California Academeny of Sciences Monographs Fourth Serivies parts 4 & 5. Dall was America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks and founder of the National Geographic Society. CONDITION Lighht card wraps, pp 89 to 185 with illus and photo plates. Copy is as new with uncut and unopened pages, only fault is slightly faded spine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: The Caxton Press, 1961. Author's 2nd collection. She has been awarded the 1968 Robert Burns Fellowship by the University of Otago, among other awards in 1977, she was a joint winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry for her collection Walking on the Snow. CONDITION Burgundy embossed bda with Red title to front, hand bound and hand set at the Caxton Press printed on nice cream paper stock stitched, 34 pages. Copy is bright and crisp with dust light spotting to edges, gift inscription in side front, a little faded to spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: British Museum, 1926. Heavy card backed bds are fresh and unworn, sl chipped to paper at spine ends, pp xiv 204 with 14 photo illus, and 220 figural engavings. Very tight and clean, not inscribed.. 3rd Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Calcutta: Patrick Press, 1896. A series of essays on his travels in India. Red bds with bright Gilt titles and Gilt facsimile signature to front bd (fresh with age toned spine, sl dulled to leading edge, not worn) Grey eps are not inscribed, pp 220 with 16 page catalogue to rear, printed on fine paper this is a very bright copy with only sl browning to 2 pages by eps.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New Zealand: New Zealand Newspapers, 1971. Author was a journalist, cartoonist, local-body politician, and race relations conciliator. CONDITION Stapled wraps, 80 pages with b/w photo’s and humorous wood block illus through out. Copy is bright and crisp as new with only slightest dust spotting to front ep.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Church Quarterly Review, 1938. Revised reprint from the Church Quarterly Review, Jan-March & April-June 1938. Written by noted Poet and Russian Scholar. SIGNED "With the Author's Compliments" to front with name in Cyrillic script. Grey card wraps, 48 pages. Only sl finger marks to front.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1894. Green bds with Victorian lady painted to front in four colours, gilt spine title and rose decoration, bds are soiled, with sl canted cnrs and some edge wear, orange floral eps are dust marked to front, small name stamp and sunday school stamp to front prelims, pp 159 plus ads with 3 nice illus, interior is fairly clean although there is dusty tops. shaken.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Evans, E. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston, USA: D C Heath & Co, 1909. Sir William D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Contains Love and Honour, tragicomedy, also previously performed as The Courage of Love; and The Nonpareilles, or The Matchless Maids (1634): and The Siege of Rhodes, a tragicomedy (1656). Contains biographical notes to front CONDITION Grey papered bds and Red cloth spine, bright gilt title (wear at top rear cnr only) frontis illus with tissue guard (faintly toned) pp xlvi 362 with facsimiles of original title pages. Glossary of terms to rear. Very bright and crisp copy.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Seeley & Co., 1900. Burgundy cloth bds with embossed decoration and bright Gilt title (fresh with sl frayed spine foot, top front cnr bruised, scratch to rear bds) coloured frontis with clean tissue guard, pp viii 66 with 8 full colour illustrations and 20 monochrome ones. A nice tight copy not inscribed or foxed. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Wales Publishing, 1945. Blue bds with Black titles, fresh and unworn with faded strip to bottom edge, pp 103 with tight clean pages, not inscribed, lightly foxed end pages, Original pastel Blue/Pink DJ is fresh with sl wear to head op spine, small sticker to bottom front, not price clipped.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: T Werner Laurie, 1906. Music Lovers Library. Not Dated (1906 BL) Green bds with blind stamped decoration and bright Gilt titles (damp splash though mostly fresh with sharp cnrs) gilt top edge dulled, pp 151 with 4 portrait plates, sl damp stain along top of pages and to ffep which also has gift inscription dated 1911. A very good copy with clean text block.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J B Nichols & Son , 1933. James Davidson (1793-1864) was an English antiquary and bibliographer who lived in Secktor House, Axminster. This is his first work on the discoveries in the Axe Valley it is noted for the accuracy of his research and writing.CONDITION Rebound with Brown cloth spine and Green bds, new eps, original wraps not bound in, Pp iv [2] 90 with frontis illus Ground Plan of the Town of Axminster, 3 single page plans and 3 steel engraving of Roman objects through text. Pages are untrimmed, folds at top cnrs of 2 pages, damp stain at edge of 3 lithos due to paper absorbancy, odd finger mark and a bit toned at edges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Guilbert Pitman, 1910. Covers reporting on anything imaginable including accidents, shipwrecks, religion, sports, social functions etc. Stiff Paper wraps with pastedown title label to front (clean with sl chipping to title edges) pp vii 178 plus catalogue to rear, printed on art paper, bright and clean not inscribed. An excellent copy.. First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.