Search Results: Authors starting with V from Dodman Books

London: Methuen & Co, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Selections from letters to Lucas written by the literati over a period of 30 years. Inevitably fascinating, almost as much for Lucas's comments as the letters themselves. In VG order throughout. Stock lightly toned. Clean black cloth with gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, faded to spine, in removable protective plastic. 8vo. 256pp.

London: Macmillan And Co, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Frederick L Griggs. In VG clean and bright internal order. Covers and spine dulled and marked. Map endpapers. 12mo. 289pp+ publisher's ads.

Chicago: R R Donnelley & Sons Company, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In The Lakeside Classics Series, and edited by W David Lewis. In VG clean and bright internal order throughout. Gilt to top edge. Smart black boards with bright gilt titling. 12mo. 437pp

London: The Bodley Head, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, in a revised edition of the 1948 original, with an introduction by Anthony Burgess. Dust spotting to top of block, but otherwise all in VG+, clean and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Smart turquoise boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly toned and with slight delamination at foot of front panel. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 288pp

London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Short story collection in VG+, clean and bright order throughout bar a little dust-spotting to top of block. Smart blue boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j lightly toned. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 235pp

New York: Watson-Guptill, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Despite its age, and the subsequent advance of online design, this is still a brilliant primer for anyone who wants to understand how design and layout works. In VG, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. 4to. 212pp

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1931. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In which Valentine (aka Archibald Pechey) channels PG Wodehouse, and comes up with a decent imitation of the Master, if, of course, not quite the real thing. Stock toned and a little spotting to edge of block and endpapers but otherwise all in VG order. Smart red boards showing light shelfwear only. VG unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges and a little dulled. 12mo. 256pp

London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hard to find novel from the prolific and wide-ranging author Valentine (aka Archibald Pechey, and father of Fanny Cradock, no less). Light toning to stock, but otherwise all is in VG internal order. No inscriptions. Smart green cloth with black titling a little worn to corners and foot of spine. Good unclipped d/j dulled and well worn to edges, with minor loss to head and foot of spine. 12mo. 317pp + publisher's ads.

London: A J Valpy, 1828. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce first edition of this work. Stock toned and occasional spotting, but otherwise in general good internal order. Full leather, with front and rear boards detached and all well worn to edges. A candidate for sympathetic repair/rebinding. 8vo. viii, 176pp

London: Curtis Warren, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce murder mystery novel by Van Horn, aka Albert Edward Garrett (1917 - 1992). Reading copy only. Ex-lib with stamps and 'Lewis's Library Birmingham' perforation to title page. Binding very loose, sections shaken, but complete and holding. Stock browned. Small hole to one page.

Grantown-on-Spey: Colin Baxter Photography, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Well illustrated with photos. In good order throughout. Light wear only to card covers, faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 250x225mm. 72pp

Rijswijk: Elmar, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. VG condition throughout. Dutch language. Well illustrated. Covers lightly worn. Scarce. 4to. 112pp

Urbana: University Of Illinois Press, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Winner of the 1980 Lamont Poetry Selection. All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. Near fine brown cloth with gilt tilting to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j, lightly faded towards spine. 8vo. [8] 63pp

Zeist: De Torentrans, 1935. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A Hahn. ND. 1935 (WorldCat). First edition of this Dutch children's classic, exceptionally scarce and moreso with d/j. Foxing to title, first few and last few pages, but in general all is in clean and bright internal order. Green endpapers faded. Smart oatmeal cloth with crisp green titling to front and spine. Dutch language. Unclipped d/j worn to edges, esp base of spine, and marked. Now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 253pp

Bussels: Uitgeverij Arcade, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ND. c.1960 1st. Dutch language. All in VG internal order, on good stock with numerous tipped in colour plates. Crisp clean and bright throughout. Bright red boards. D/j faded to spine but otherwise in good order. Complete with black slipcase, worn to edges. Heavy book - ask for postage. Large 4to. 315pp

Chapel Hill: The University Of North Carolina Press, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG+ clean and bright internal order. Smart brown boards with dulled gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j lightly worn to edges and toned to spine. 8vo. 56pp

Hebburn: Here Now, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce collection from much published Essex poet. Considerable foxing to first and last pages, but occasional otherwise. Staples rusting. Inscribed and signed with first name by author. 8vo. 30pp

Newport: Vardon Publications, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG internal order. A little light marking to laminated card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 71pp

London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. All in VG crisp clean and bright internal order, bar light toning to page edges. 4to. 120pp

London: Oxus Press, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First thus, with six poems from 'Fields Of Mars' (1974) and three from 'Biography' (1978). All in VG+ clean and bright internal order. Pictorial card covers a little dulled to edges. 8vo. 32pp