Search Results: Authors starting with F from D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA

Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, reprint 1984 [of new edition, 1983]), drawings by Robin Jacques. A gift inscription signed by the illustrator Robin Jacques (1920-95) to the front endpaper. Two photocopied newspaper clippings of Jacques' obituary loosely inserted. Hardback in dustwrapper. 64pp including b/w illustratons. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inch approx. (240mm x 162mm). Dustwrapper with light wear; a little sunned/tanned; lightly foxed to verso. Boards clean and bright, spine lightly faded. Light foxing to endpapers; light age toning to pages; edges of page-block spotted. Nonetheless, remaining a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Black Swan - A History of 103 Squadron RAF by Sid Finn (Newton Publishers, 1st edition 1989). A history of the squadron with much concentration on the Second World War period. Hardback - glazed pictorial boards. 348pp plus b/w plates. 9.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (240mm x 160mm). A nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám translated by Edward Fitzgerald (Methuen & Co. Ltd, second edition 1923).
The illustrated edition by Edmund J. Sullivan was originally published in 1913, this copy being the 1923 second edition.
Hardback. Publisher's red cloth with title and decoration in gilt to spine, with title and rules blindstamped to front board; top edge of page-block stained red. In a dustwrapper. pp [not numbered] with b/w illustrations and colour frontispiece. Size: 7.5 x 6 inches approx. (195mm x 155mm).
Dustwrapper very worn and creased, some repairs/strengthening with archival tape; flap folds stretched; torn and tatty to top and bottom edges with loss, especially to head of spine; dusty and stained, most apparently to verso. Boards lightly knocked to corners; light crushing to spine ends; cloth generally clean and bright wih some fading to upper spine. Lacks front free endpaper (stubb remaining) with foxing/offsetting to paste-down and half-title; foxing offsetting to rear endpaper;… Read More

Darrington – Memorials of a Yorkshire Parish by J. S. Fletcher (Old Hall Press, 1993). A facsimile reprint of the 1917 original edition. Hardback in dustwrapper. 225pp plus b/w plates. 9 x 5.75 inches approx. (227mm x 148mm). A lovely, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Suffolk Windmills by Brian Flint (The Boydell Press Ltd, 1st edition 1979). A good study, well illustrated.Hardback in price-clipped dustwrapper (but with publisher's price sticker to flap). pp xiv, 164, including b/w illustrations. Size: 10 x 7.25 inches approx. (253mm x 183mm). Dustwrapper lightly sunned to spine; spine lightly creased vertically; light shelf wear. Some foxing/spotting to fore-edge of page-block.Overall, showing light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Venice & Antiquity - The Venetian Sense of the Past by Patricia Fortini Brown (Yale University Press, 1st edition 1996). A substantial work, well illustrated throughout. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xii, 361, including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 11.5 x 9.25 inches approx. (293mm x 232mm). A nice, clean copy. *A heavy book at over 2kg packed weight - extra postage will be required for International shipping. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Southport's Inner Suburbs: Life outside the Town Centre by Harry Foster (Birkdale and Ainsdale Hiostorical Research Society, 1st edition 2012).
An excellent study, well illustrated throughout.
Signed by the author to title page. A Limited Edition of 500 copies.
Hardback in dustwrapper. pp ix, 176, including b/w and colour illustrations, plus map endpapers. Size: 9.75 x 7.25 inches approx. (249mm x 180mm).
A lovely, clean copy in near new condition.
***International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.***

The Golden Lotus: Buddhist Influence in T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets by Paul Foster (The Book Guild Ltd, 1st edition 1998). Detailed study. Hardback in a price-clipped dustwrapper. pp xiv, 151. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (222mm x 140mm). Inscription to half-title page with the possibility it's from the author.Light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*

Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd / Target Books, 1st edition (thus) 1975. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Paperback. 127pp, [1] publisher's advert, including b/w illustrations. 7 x 4.25 inches approx. (180mm x 110mm). Covers slightly rubbed to extremities, some tanning to front; a touch sunned/faded to spine; foxing to last page and inside rear cover. Pages age tanned especially towards edges. Nonetheless, a nicely preserved copy, square spine and pages tight – lovely.

Island Years, Island Farm by Frank Fraser Darling (Little Toller Books, second printing of 2011 edition). The two books originally published in 1940 and 1943 by G. Bell and Sons, this edition from Little Toller in 2011 includes both works plus a preface by Alasdair Fraser Darling and an introduction by Iain Stewart. Card covers. 309pp including b/w illustrations. 8.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (216mm x 157mm). Light wear but otherwise an nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Arms and Uniforms - The Napoleonic Wars [Two Parts] by Liliane and Fred Funcken (Ward Lock Limited, reprints 1975). Part I: The French, British, Prussian and Spanish armies. Part II: The French Garde Impériale, the armies of the German Duchies, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, Austria and Russia. Good reference for modellers, well illustrated in colour throughout. Hardbacks in dustwrappers. 156pp + 156pp, including colour illustrations. 9.75 x 8 inches approx. (250mm x 206mm). Dustwrappers worn to spine ends and corner tips; sunned to spines; some edge wear where the laminate has shrunk; a little grazed, marked and creased in places; dusty. Light wear to boards; pages a little age tanned to margins; fore-edge of page-block slightly grubby and thumbed to each volume; smells musty but not unpleasant. Overall, showing wear but otherwise in reasonably good condition. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via… Read More