Search Results: Titles starting with R from Dodman Books

Cheltenham: Gordon Mitchell, 1997. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Authoritative biography of pioneering aircraft designer Mitchell. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831), written, published and signed/dedicated to title page by his son. Revised and updated edition. All in VG clean crisp and bright internal order. Card covers a little marked and lightly worn. 8vo. 353pp

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good collection of essays from noted US writer who "depicts a different and relatively unknown portrait of America". Bar a little dust spotting to top of block, all is in VG, clean and bright internal order. Smart red boards with crisp black titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j lightly worn to edges. 8vo. 311pp

Boston: David R Godine, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First US edition, in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Minor marking to endpapers. Smart burgundy paper-covered boards with white cloth and bright gilt titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/j. 12mo. xvi, 123pp

Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating record of life on the land in the late Victorian era. All in VG+, clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Minor shelfwear only to smart black boards with bright gilt tilting to spine. VG clipped d/j lightly worn to top edge and a little marked to rear. 8vo. 285pp

London: Avicenna Press, 2004. First . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. Near-fine throughout. VG unclipped d/j lightly faded to spine. 4to. 351pp.

Syderstone: Norwich School Of Art And Design. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in near-fine internal order. Stiffened card boards faded to spine and lightly bumped to one corner. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 46pp.

London: Pollock's Toy Theatres, 1987. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Christopher T Inns. Modern take on the Victorian scrapbook, with spaces to fill and line illustrations to colour in. All in VG unused internal order. Card covers a little spotted. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated

Manchester: The Ramblers' Federation, 1936. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Excellent handbook with much of interest for anyone rambling in the north-west or beyond. Well illustrated with photos and numerous period adverts. All in gener80248pp

Manchester: The Ramblers' Federation, 1934. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Excellent handbook with much of interest for anyone rambling in the north-west or beyond. Well illustrated with photos and numerous period adverts. Occasional foxing but all in general good internal order. Some wear to paper covers, with loss to top and bottom of spine. 12mo. 80pp

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1856. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Exceptionally scarce. Only one copy in world libraries. No evidence that a volume 2 ever appeared. Engraved folding map with inset scenes as frontispiece, a little spotted and open at one fold. Bird's-eye views of the villa plan of Nottingham Park also present as called for, this rather more foxed and with greater wear along folds. Other engravings in text. Wide ranging and thoroughly entertaining guide, seemingly willing to explore attractions missed by others (eg. Mr Hall's Starch Works, New Lenton, and descents into the coal pits of Notts) among all the usual topics. All in good internal order. Just occasional foxing. Bookplate of George Creswell Bond to front pastedown. All edges of block marbled. However front hinge is loose and spine has lifted away from the block. This looks, to me, quite repairable. Half leather over green textured boards worn to all edges… Read More

Adelaide: Libraries Board Of South Australia, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In the Bibliographies Of Australian Writers series. Stock a little toned to edges but otherwise all in VG internal order. Card covers also toned to edges. 8vo. 29pp

Blakeney: Privately Published, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide ranging reminiscences of Blakeney across the 20th century. In VG+, clean and bright internal order. A little toning to pictorial card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 51pp

Cambridge: W Heffer & Sons, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in VG internal order. Short poem added in ink to fep. Cloth to spine with paper over boards, clean and bright. D/j a little marked and worn. 12mo. 29pp.

London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. Well-regarded study of the sitcom pioneers, in near fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. Smart black boards with bright silver titling to spine. Fine unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 352pp

London: Cassell, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Reminiscences of Laing from friends and colleagues including Allen Ginsburg, Anthony Clare, Van Morrison and many others. In VG, clean crisp and bright internal order throughout. Small, neat ink inscription to half title. Pictorial covers a little faded to edges and spine. Seemingly scarce. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 431pp

London: Constable, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The extraordinary daily life of the library exposed. In as new order throughout. As new d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 306pp

London: The Hogarth Press, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bar toning to endpapers this "bold yet fastidious" collection of poems from Tiller is in VG, clean and bright internal order. Former owner's name neatly to front pastedown. Printed paper-covered boards a little dulled to edges. Likewise VG unclipped d/j. 8vo. 51pp

Dalkey Archive Press, 2007. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG+, clean and bright internal order. Minor wear only to covers, including corner crease to front. 8vo. 267pp

Portsmouth: The Soldiers' Institute, 1898. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated religious and temperance magazine full of improving and inspirational poems stories and articles, seemingly aimed at military men. Presentation copy signed by editor to fep. Water damage to bottom of pages, decreasing through journal. Red cloth heavily worn to corners. 8vo. 266pp

London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Broad sweep of literature placed in social context. All in VG clean and bright internal order bar 4pp section which is loose. Smart red boards faded to extreme edges. VG unclipped d/j faded to spine. 8vo. 318pp