Search Results: Titles starting with D from Mike Park Ltd

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1893. Small 8vo, pp 266, age-toned, otherwise a very good copy, a neat University library stamp on the title page, original cloth-backed boards, very slightly worn.. First Thus. Cloth-backed boards. Good.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1928. Illustrated with 16 plates, small octavo, pp xii, 215, very slight signs of use internally, but really very clean, original green cloth, very slightly worn and marked. The rare original printing. [This book contains the text of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1925 by the Romanian archaeologist and Classicist Vasile Pârvan on the subject of ancient Dacia, located in what is now Eastern Europe. Pârvan covers the relationships between the native Carpatho-Danubians and the various races that occupied the territory at various points over time, and includes a number of photographs and drawings of Dacian buildings and artefacts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient European history.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.

Hunton bridge, King's langley: The Kit-Cat Press, 1978. [A very short story]. Small slender tall octavo, pp 8, very clean internally, paperback, a very good copy. [Number 83 of 180 numbered copies]. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

The Royal Horticultural Society & The American Horticultural Society, 1942. Illustrated, large slim octavo, pp (4), 95, upper corner very slightly bruised throughout, a very tiny marginal stain to the very first pages, a slight tear to the inner margin of the first plate where the binding is slightly tight, otherwise clean internally, original boards, slightly worn, the paper on the spine is peeling slightly. VERY SCARCE. [This was a joint wartime issue between the Royal and the American horticultural societies. It was the only volume to be produced.]. First Edition. Boards. Good.

Henley-on-Thames: G.T. Foulis & Co Ltd, 1973. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xxiv, 292, extremely clean internally, blue cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrapper is a little age-toned and just very slightly used, with slight creasing at the top edge of the lower cover.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

Paris: Flammarion, 1935. Well illustrated, large slender octavo, pp 64, slightly used and bruised internally, paperback, the covers a little rubbed. . Paperback. Good.

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1958. Illustrated, octavo, pp x, 230, extremely clean internally, orange cloth with very slightly bruised lower corners otherwise very good, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly frayed along the top edge and a little torn at the spine head.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn.

London: Collins, 2009. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated, pp xiv, 400, a very good copy in d.w., and now nicely protected in a removable pastic cover. [The book explores the complex and fascinating history of one of southern England's greatest National Parks, an area of enormous interest to naturalists and tourists alike. Dartmoor is said to be the loneliest wilderness in England. This has been said more often of Dartmoor than any other part of our country. Traditionally in the world of fiction as well as that of fact, Dartmoor has been renowned as a vast and empty moorland area, the property of nature rather than of man. It has always been the public's idea of a lonely place. Not many generations ago it was regarded with a certain amount of awe and nowadays it is one of our most important centres of recreation, an island in upland England of abundant interest to the naturalist. In 1951 it became a National Park, one of the first of several places that have been so designated in Great Britain,… Read More

London: British Museum, 1987. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp [86], a very slight mark to the fore-edge, the very slightest signs of wear, but really a very good copy. [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Historical Series, Volume 14, number 2.].

DVA, 2004. Well illustrated, 4to, dustwrapper, an absolutely mint NEW copy, still sealed in the original cellophane. [Wie neu]. First Edition. Cloth. New/New.

Wilhelmshaven, 1998. Illustrated, pp vi, 106, pictorial cloth, an extremely good copy.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. As New.

Zurich: Albert Raustein, 1908. Illustrated with many line drawings and black and white photographs, several folding tables, (and including the stereoscopic frontispiece which is frequently missing), large very thick octavo, pp xvi, 806, (ii), marbled edges, with the tiny signature of R.C. McLean who was professor of botany at Cardiff University, otherwise very clean internally, publisher's original half morocco, rubbed and slightly worn, the spine a little dry. . First Edition. Half-Leather. Good.

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1901. Illustrated with line drawings in the text, large slim octavo, pp 21, unopened, clean internally, paperback, covers chipped and missing small portions at the margins. SCARCE. [Postage will be reduced]. First Edition. Paperback. Good.

London: Cassell, 1966. Thick octavo, pp xxiv, 355, a tiny bruise to the bottom edge of the last few pages, otherwise very clean internally, the front endpaper faintly creased, black cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly faded on its spine.. Cloth. Good/Slightly faded.

National Museum of Hungary [1965-1972]. English text with Latin descriptions. Illustrated with a few photomicrographs, 9 parts, slim octavo, pp [c.100], stapled and unbound, slightly worn. [From the library of the botanist Eric Groves, with his stamp on all covers. ]. First Edition. Unbound. Good.

London: HarperCollins, 1993. Second printing. Very well illustrated, large horizontal octavo, pp 160, fore-edge slightly thumbed, bottom edge a little stained, otherwise very clean internally, pale blue cloth slightly sunned, a good copy in a very slightly worn dustwrapper.. Cloth. Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: Collins, 2002. Large horizontal octavo, pp 128, very clean internally, blue cloth in excellent condition, the dustwrapper is just very lightly bumped at the top edge. Really a very good copy. [This book is a practical guide to painting coastal and marine scenery in watercolour, oils and pastels.It contains many tips and techniques for artists of all levels but starts with fairly simple scenes, graduating to more complicated ones. Most of the landscapes are from around the British Isles, but there are also paintings of coastal scenery in Italy, East Africa, Greece and Iceland. Contents include: Sketching outdoors, Painting with watercolours, pastels and oils, Coastal Landscapes, Painting on site, Beachcombing with paints, Painting the sea, Rocks and cliffs, Boats and harbours, Afloat with a sketchbook, Atmosphere and light.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2008. First edition. Very well illustrated, large thick quarto, pp 528, a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing the very slightest signs of use, complete with the yellow wrap-around slip. Very heavy - extra postage will be required. [An exclusive look behind the scenes at elBulli, reputedly the best restaurant in the world, and into the mind of Ferran Adrià, the most creative chef working today. Though now closed it was notoriously difficult to get a table, but for the first time this book opens the doors of the restaurant to everyone and documents hour-by-hour the painstaking preparations that take place every day. Illustrated with over 1,200 colour photographs, the book includes insights into the history of elBulli and into the life of Ferran Adrià, as well as recipes and diagrams that reveal the creative secrets behind the spectacular dishes. It provides a fascinating insight into the magical and rare experience of eating at elBulli.]. First Edition.… Read More

Leningrad, 1826. 8vo, pp 289,(i), + errata leaf, a very clean copy in 20th century buckram. RARE. ( C.E. Hubbard's copy) . AN ESSENTIAL EARLY GRASS TAXONOMY WORK. [Hubbard was the dean of the British agrostologists, with an encyclopedic knowledge of the world's grasses. He did not follow the increasingly popular view of recognizing four to six subfamilies by listing only two (Festucoideae and Panicoideae) and 27 tribes. Trinius prepared a summary of grass classification and synonymy, in which he listed 2457 species, along with their author and place of publication - this was a cornerstone of modern grass taxonomy.]. Cloth. Very Good.

Chilly-Mazarin: Editions Sciences et Situation, 1999. Originally published in 1879, facsimile reprint with preface by Pascal Acot. A few illustrations, small tall octavo, pp 18, iv, 352, paperback, very slight signs of wear to the covers, but really a very good copy. . Paperback. Very Good.