Search Results: Authors starting with D from Greystone Books

London: Michael Joseph, 1988. VG/VG. First British edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'with love/Tessa Dahl'. Daughter of Roald Dahl, this is Tessa's FIRST novel, which explores family relationships. Light bumping to corners; some browning discolouration to fore-edge and top-edge; previous owner signature to front endpaper; d/w has edge chipping; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE British first edition, first printing SIGNED BY TESSA DAHL. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed By Tessa Dahl. First British Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1970. NrF/VG+. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'Lionel Dakers/Feb 1973'. A well-researched and authoritative guide to music in worship: chapters include, ' Music Of The Services', 'Training The Choir', 'Organ Playing', 'Recruiting Choir Members and Organists'. With Appendices. A near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

Brussels, Belgium: Timmermans, 1981. NrF/VG. First edition, limited and numbered. This copy being number 536 of 1000. Not dated (1981). TEXT IN FRENCH. A well-researched and authoritative monograph of the Belgian artist Jean Timmermans (1899-1986). Profusely illustrated with photographs and reproductions, in colour and black-and-white, of the artists artwork. D/w has a couple of edge tears (longest 16mm); else a near fine copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, limited and numbered. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. WILL BE KEPT AT COST. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition Limited And Numbered. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good.

Kent: Kent County Ladies' Golf Association, 2001. Fine. First Edition. Large paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SHIRLEY DANIEL, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xi,127pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Kent County Ladies' Golf Association from 1900 to 2000. With Appendices and Bibliography. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SHIRLEY DANIEL.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Large Paperback. Fine.

Kent: Kent County Ladies' Golf Association, 2001. Fine. First edition. Large paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xi,127pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative history of the Kent County Ladies' Golf Association from 1900 to 2000. With Appendices and Bibliography. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Large Paperback. Fine.

Deal, Kent: Privately Published, 1954. VG/Good+. Limited first edition in d/w. No date, (1954). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'With best wishes/from/W E Daniels'. Printed for the author by T F Pain & Sons (of Deal and Sandwich, Kent) and limited to 500 copies. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of the author and his reminiscences of over 50 years ministry in the Church of England. D/w has some edge wear with tears and small losses to the head and tail of the spine and corners of the d/w; d/w has some dusting and marking; else a very good copy, in a good plus d/w, of a SCARCE limited first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. Limited First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus.

London: British Library, 1988. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. 80pp. A fascinating selection from the British Library's extensive holdings of Victorian publications. The Victorian age saw an unprecedented increase in the production of illustrated books of all kinds, from cheap, part published novels to sumptuously colour printed and finely bound gift books. With Bibliography. Light sunning to spine; light chipping to head and tail of spine; else a near fine copy of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. . First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Livingstone's Photos, 2011. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, HOPE DANIELS AND MORAG LIVINGSTONE, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 278pp. Sub-titled, 'A true tale of a neglected, but resourceful child surviving poverty and the care system'. At the age of nine Hope walked into a Stoke Newington police station with her two younger brothers requesting to be taken into care. Both her parents were alcoholics, her mother a prostitute with clients at the family home. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. . Signed by Both Authors. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Belvianes-et-Cavirac, France: Barinca, 2011. NrF. First edition. Not dated, (2011). Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ----/Only a brave mystic will/recognise that the horizon is in/fact telling us that the sky is/the limit! Go reach for it!/I am so proud of you!!/Gravity has no power over a gentle/soul; nevertheless, don't look down!/Love, love, love!/J D'Aout'. 311pp. Illustrated. In Switzerland, Professor William Fairfax succeeded in creating a stable wormhole in which people could travel through time. Dr Danielle Parker and Dr Gabby Standford are sent back to the first century, where they discover the amazing story of Oshu, the real Jesus. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

Bishop Auckland, Durham: Pentland Press, 1996. VG. First edition thus. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication on verso of front cover. Signing reads, 'With best wishes/Malcolm/Darby'. (viii),197pp. The childhood autobiography of Malcolm Darby written in verse: Malcolm is a coal-miner's son who grew up in the 1940s in the coal-mining village of Wath, Yorkshire. Some dusting to edges; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition thus SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good.

England: Fosse, 1999. Fine. Limited and numbered first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or incription. This being number 28 of 500. Small paperback, 10.5 by 15cms. (vi),66+(8)pp. A collection of fifty-four poems. With Indexes. A fine copy of a SCARCE limited and numbered first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered And Signed First. Small Paperback. Fine.

Suffolk: Lavenham Press, 1975. VG+/VG. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price-clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, IRIS DARNTON. Inscription reads, 'To dear --- -/With love & happy memories/of the far off days - when we/were young!/With love/from/Iris/Nov 11th/1975'. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and a map of Ceylon. A vivid narrative of the author's many adventures in the jungles of Celyon - now known as Sir Lanka - with her fascinating descriptions of the scenery, tropical birds, butterflies, flowers, man-eating crocodiles, and more. D/w has a number of short edge tears (longest 16mm), else a very good plus copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, firsr printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, IRIS DARNTON. D/w now protected in deatchable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

Frome, Somerset: Chicken House, 2016. Fine/Fine. British Hardback First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JAMES DASHNER, ON INSERTED DECORATED HALF-TITLE PAGE, DECORATED WITH A MAZE PATTERN. A juvenile dystopian novel in which man killed man and violence reigned. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE British hardback first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JAMES DASHNER.. Signed By Author, James Dashner. British Hardback First Edition, First Pr. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

London: Atom, 2015. VG+. First edition, first printing, Paperback. PRESENTATION COPT INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, on title-page and dedication page. Inscriptions read. 'To ----/Bonne/lecture!/Enjoy!/(French word?)/Carina Rozenfeld' and 'To ---- & ----/My favourite/couple/C J Daugherty'. (viii),420pp. A novel which is a battle against fate, A race against time. Taylor Montclair is a regular girl from the quiet backwater of Woodbury, England. Sacha Winters is a darkly mysterious boy from the City of Lights - Paris, France. On the appointed day, Sacha's time will run out. And his death will fulfil an ancient destiny that could unleash chaos and catastrophe. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Aut. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

Oxford: Phaidon, 1988. VG. Revised second edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'With every good wish/Rosalie David/14-10-89'. (viii),152pp.Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history of ancient Egypt. With updated and revised information since the first edition in 1975. With Bibliography, Glossary and Index. Light edge chipping to covers; else a very good copy of a SCARCE revised second edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Second Revised Edition. Large Paperback. Very Good.

Hove, Sussex: Book Guild Publishing, 2014. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROY DAVID. Inscription reads, '(For)----/Best wishes and/good luck,/Roy David/March, 2017.' A war novel which deals with the American war in Iraq. Small, single spot to bottom edge; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROY DAVID.. Presentation Copy Insciribed & Signed By Author. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

Hove, Sussex: Book Guild Publishing, 2014. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ROY DAVID, on dedication page. Inscription reads, 'For ------/Best wishes and/good luck/Roy David/Deal, November 2018'. (ix),277pp. A fast-paced gripping novel which deals with the American war in Iraq. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR,ROY DAVID. . Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex: Midas, 2007. VG. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JIM DAVIDSON. without dedication or inscription on title-page. 256pp. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of English comedian Jim Davidson. Creasing to front cover; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing.. Signed by Author, Jim Davidson. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'To ---/with love/Brenda'. Illustrated with line-drawings. xv,240pp. The author is unusual in combining the skills of a trained psychiatrist with more ancient methods of healing. Her mission is provide us with the tools that we need to take charge of our own mental and physical well-being. With Glossary, Bibliography and Index. Some very light age tanning to edges of pages; else a fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Bishop Auckland, Durham: Pentland Press, 1997. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, on dedication page by Jack Davies. Inscription reads,'To ----/in appreciation/from/Jack/28.1.99'. (vi), 101pp. Illustrated with line-drawings. A life-affirming collection of light verse, ditties and poems. Born in Lewisham in 1922, Jack Davies became arguably the youngest Qualified Gunnery Instructor in the Royal Navy. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, JACK DAVIES.. Presentation Copy Inscribed By Author. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.