Search Results: Titles starting with S from Renaissance Books

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Good in Fair dust jacket. [1937]. First Edition. Hardcover. Ends of spine whitened from old damp damage. Gutter broken at rear hinge. School prize label dated 1944 on front endpaper. Dust-jacket with dampstain to lower half of spine and corner of rear panel. Large pieces missing to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; No date [1937]. v, [1], 250 pages + black-and-white frontispiece. Red cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 197 x 128mm. Children's novel. "The whole of the South of England on that February morning was hidden under a blanket of fog, which lifted now and again as an eddy of wind came unexpectedly, revealing all manner of familiar things as though seen through a cloudy glass." - the opening sentence. .

[Durban]: SA Naval Printing Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library (small private library?). An ink number on first leaf, and label partly removed from dust-jacket spine. No other library markings. Abrasion to dust-jacket spine. Small tears and chips to margins of dust-jacket. Foxing to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; xii, 175 pages. Blue leather boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 210 x 147mm. Illustrated. South African Navy history. With a Foreword by Vice-Admiral A. P. Putter, SSAS Chief of the Navy. .

Ranfurly: Hawkspurr Productions. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (1994). First Edition. Softcover. 0473024829 . No signatures.; Military fiction, with fictional characters based on the British Special Air Services Regiment. "In mid-1948 Communist guerillas began a campaign to drive the British from Malaya [. . .] At its peak the Malayan Races Liberation Army numbered 10,000. 7,000 were killed between 1948 and 1960." 217 , [4] pages. By the author of "Korean Raider" and "Assignment Cyprus". ; 8vo .

Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. (160) pages. Illustrated papered boards. Illustrated. Text is mostly in Russian, occasionally in English. "The material in the Chess Informant, selected and annotated by wellknown players is intended for everyone who wants to keep abreast of new achievements in practice and for everyone who wishes to penetrate deeper in the creative theory of the game." - from blurb on rear board.; The Chess Informant; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Oslo: Bokklubbens Barn. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1992). Hardcover. 8252513530 . Reprint. Unpaginated. Illustrated boards. Page dimensions: 240 x 164mm. Text in Norwegian. .

London: Hutchinson's Books For Young People. Good in Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Crease to spine. Some knocking to corners of boards. A couple of small knocks, up to 3/8" to corners of boards. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. 1/4" tear at tail of dust wrapper spine. Some staining and marking to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 200 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 186mm x 123mm. No date. "When Sabina set out for Detroit aboard the Forest Queen a hundred years ago she had no idea of what lay ahead of her. An orphan, she had been looked after by her mother's people, who had always made her feel her dependend position, and she was, therefore, pleased but a little apprehensive when her father's brother offered to take charge of her in the future." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: T. Werner Laurie. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1957). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. 1" tears at corners of dustjacket and at ends of dustjacket spine. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 189 pages + frontispiece + 5 illustrations on 2 plate leaves. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 197 x 128mm. 9 in-text illustrations. Military history, World War Two. "It was Wills' purpose, magnificently carried out, to provide foolproof disguises for British and Resistance agents and to supply them with cleverly concealed explosive devices" - from dustjacket blurb. .

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Original Wraps. Signature on front endpaper. Blue card wraps. Red lettering on spine and front cover. Christian devotional poetry. "Father, / In murmuring streams, / In boisterous winds..."; 12mo .

Dunedin: Sacred Heart Church. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Softcove. 0473015242 . Fading to wrappers. Some marginalia on wrappers.; 40 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 244 x 179mm. Centennial history of the Sacred Heart Church, North-East Valley, Dunedin. New Zealand regional history. ; 4to .

London: Methuen & Co.. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. (1953). Hardcover. Previous owner's signature dated 1958. Large 90mm tear along front flap fold of dust-jacket. Chips to margins of dust-jacket. Fading to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1953 reprint of 1950 seventh edition, of a title first published in 1920. 171, [1] pages. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 185 x 119mm. Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Perfect Critic; Imperfect Critics : Swinburne as Critic; A Romantic Aristocrat; The Local Flavour; A Note on the American Critic; The French Intelligence; Tradition and the Individual Talen; The Possibility of a Poetic Drama; Euripides and Professor Murray; "Rhetoric" and Poetic Drama; Notes on the Blank Verse of Christopher Marlowe; Hamlet and his Problems; Ben Jonson; Philip Massinger; Swinburne as Poet; Blake; Dante. This edition includes the four page Preface to the 1928 second edition. .

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. (2011). Softcover. 9814302945 . 285, [2], [1 (blank)] pages. Illustrated card covers. Page dimensions: 215 x 139mm. Military history, World War Two. "'The Sacrifice of Singapore' provides an account of events during World War II as they unfolded in Malaya, Singapore and elswere in the world prior to the Japanese attack, as well as a detailed study of the troops on the ground attacking and defending Singapore." - from blurb on rear cover. .

Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1931]. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. Moderate foxing to covers.; No date [1931]. 52 pages. Page dimensions: 185 x 123mm. Ilustrated by M. Matthews. Children's story about insects, for ages 9-11 years. [Bibliographical reference: McLaren 543.]; Whitcombe's Story Books No. 543 .

London: Grafton. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. (1991). Softcover. 0586206728 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 300, [4 (blank)] pages + 23 illustrations on 4 plate leaves. Page dimensions: 177 x 109mm. Cover sub-title: "Tales and Techniques of the Master Criminals". "By the late 60s, the safecracker's place at the top of the criminal tree had been usurped by the armed robber. The heady days of the wily thief using his cunning and stealth to overcome ever-improving security were gone. Raffles had been replaced by brute force, craftsmanship by violence. Packed with hilarious anecdotes and astonishing tales from those on both sides of the law, Richard Byrne's absorbing history of the safecracking industry reveals the whole fascinating story." - from blurb on rear cover. .

London: Hodder And Stoughton. Poor with no dust jacket. (1950). Softcover. Old dampstains throughout. 30mm chip to head of spine, with brown paper repair. Creasing to wrappers. A rough reading copy. ; 256 pages. Western novel. Page dimensions: 185 x 124mm. .

London: Blackie & Son. Good with no dust jacket. (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing to ends of spine. A couple of 1/4" tears at head and tail of spine. 3/8" tear to cloth at head of spine. ; xv, [1], 240 pages + plates + folding map. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 213mm x 132mm. "The long line of explorers of the Southern Seas extends back into Spanish days, and the work was taken up by those large-hearted Elizabethans who did really feel the 'frost and cold, the ice and snow, and whales and all that move in the waters did bless the Lord and did magnify Him for ever'. The line passes down from sailing ships to steamships until to-day we stand with the aeroplane." - the opening paragraph. ; 8vo .

[New Zealand]: [s.n.]. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c1946]. First Edition. Softcover. Foxing and some creasing to wrappers. Previous owner's signature. ; 62, [2] pages. Wrappers with blue illustraion on front wrapper. Page dimensions: oblong 212 x 139mm. Illustrated by J. F. A fictional story about Corporal Herbert Simkins, of the 2NZEF. Page for autographs at rear, without any autographs. Sumpter also wrote "Excuse my feet! (Being the full adverntures of Herbert Simkins, of 2nd N.Z.E.F." using the pseudonym "The Sarge". Military fiction, World War Two. [Bibliographical reference: Not in Bagnall] .

Wellington: The Progressive Publishing Society. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1944]. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate foxing to covers. Spine rubbed. Lacking the dust-jacket. Provenance: woodcut ex-libris bookplate of Roy Still. ; No date [1944]. 28 page. Papered boards with blue lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 213 x 139mm. Printed at the Caxton Press. New Zealand poetry. [Reference: Bagnall C1911; McLaren "Caxton Press" 671] .

Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. [1930]. First Edition. Softcover. Some foxing and fading to covers. Previous owner's name on front cover.; 104 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Page dimensions: 183 x 122mm. "Whitcombe's Historical Story Books". Children's book, for ages 10-12. [Bibliographical reference: McLaren 538(b).] .

Wellington: The Progressive Publishing Society. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1944]. First Edition. Hardcover. Scattered spots of foxing. Christmas Greetings" card pasted to front endpaper. Newspaper clipping illustration of Allen Curnow pasted to verso of half-title. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; No date [1944]. 28 pages. Papered boards with blue lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 214 x 133mm. Printed at the Caxton Press. New Zealand poetry. [References: Bagnall C1911; McLaren "Caxton Press" 671] .

London: Phoenix House. Good in Fair dust jacket. (1953). Hardcover. Spine with slanting and concavity. Large tear to blank lower margin of one leaf (pages 225-6). Loss of upper 60mm of rear panel of dust-jacket, with loss to advertisement. ; Fourth impression, in same year as the first printing. 255, [1 (blank)] pages + 7 photographic illustrations on 2 plate leaves. Maps on endpapers. Full page plan "Scale Drawing of the Erma" on 1 paginated leaf. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 135mm. "No one, not even an N.K.V.D. Agent, watching the Erma's departure from a small Swedish port, could have supposed it to be the beginning of a transatlantic crossing A family picnic trip, yes; but a sea trip of 8,000 miles with 16 men, women and children aboard an old sloop made for four [. . .] Exiled Estonians these people were, ordered to return to their Russian-controlled native country; they chose instead to sail for freedom - and hunger sailed… Read More