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

Nymph Fishing for Chalk Stream Trout by G. E. M. Skues (The Flyfisher's Classic Library, 1997). A nicely done reprint in an edition of 500 copies of this classic work first published by Adam and Charles Black in 1939. Hardback – textured leather-style binding with gilt titles to spine and gilt device to front board, page-block top edge gilt, sewn-in ribbon page marker, housed in a clothbound slipcase. viii, 136pp plus colour frontispiece and two b/w plates. 9.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (240mm x 158mm). Slipcase a touch marked and dusty, small splash mark (and just visible in accompanying image). Nonetheless, a lovely, clean copy in very presentable 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Jonathan Cape, 1st edition 2014). From the dustwrapper blurb: Destined to be a classic of nature writing, "H is for Hawk" is a record of a spiritual journey – an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald's struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk's taming and her own untaming. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [10], 300, [2]. Size: 8.75 x 5.75 inches approx. (222mm x 144mm). Dustwrapper rubbed and worn to extremities; a little rolled/creased to top edge; some light scoring and indentations to front panel; a touch dusty. Front board showing multiple 'blunt dart point' indentations; no inscriptions; pages clean. Overall, showing some light wear otherwise a nice, clean copy – attractive. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Up-Tight - The Velvet Underground Story by Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga (Omnibus Press, 1st edition 1983).
Well illustrated throughout.
Card covers.128pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 10.5 x 8 inches approx. (266mm x 203mm).
A nice, clean copy.
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Heinrich Himmler: A Photographic Chronicle of Hitler's Reichsführer-SS by Martin Månsson (Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1st edition 2001). Photographic study with descriptive text. Hardback in dustwrapper. 240pp including b/w illustrations. 11.25 x 9 inches approx. (287mm x 223mm). 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.*

BMC Competitions Department Secrets by Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner and Peter Browning (Veloce Publishing, 1st edition 2005). An excellent study, written with the inside knowledge of the team managers and well illustrated throughout with period photographs and documents. SIGNED by the authors and numbered 37 of 251 copies. Hardback in dustwrapper. 192pp including b/w illustrations. 10 x 8.5 inches approx. (257mm x 215mm). Dustwrapper showing some age or sun tanning; dampstain to lower margin of rear panel and foot of spine however only visible to verso. Rear board slightly damp marked to lower margin but not extending to inside cover or pages. Internally very clean and fresh with no marks or writing to pages. Overall, despite an unfortunate dampstain to dustwrapper this remains a nice, clean copy of an important work. *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;… Read More

Told Again - Traditional Tales Told By Walter de la Mare (Basil Blackwell, 1st edition 1927). Includes 'Dick Whittington', 'Cinderella', 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Snow-White', 'Rumplestiltskin', &c.With illustrations by A. H. Watson, including eight colour plates.Hardback - publisher's cloth with title in gilt to spine and title and decoration in gilt to front board, lacking a dustwrapper. pp viii, 320, including b/w illustrations plus colour plates. Size: 8.25 x 5.75 inches approx. (208mm x 144mm). Cloth lightly rubbed and worn to extremities; light sunning to spine. Endpapers with offsetting; occasional foxing but generally pages clean throughout; edges of page-block dusty and spotted with some encroachment onto margins. Overall, light wear but otherwise a particularly nice, clean copy - lovely. *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… Read More

Selected Poems by Walter de la Mare (Faber and Faber Limited, 1st edition 1954), chosen by R. N. Green-Armytage. Attractive dustwrapper design. Hardback in dustwrapper. 208pp. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches approx. (193mm x 130mm). Dustwrapper lightly rubbed and worn; somewhat dusty in places; sunned and age tanned; offsetting and tanned to verso. Cloth a little dusty but generally clean; gilt to spine dulled. Offsetting and age toned to endpapers; toning to pages but otherwise clean throughout. Nonetheless, remaining a nice, clean copy – attractive. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Book of Breakfasts with Menus, Recipes and Breakfast Lore by F. Marian McNeill (Alexander Maclehose & Co., 1st edition 1932). Florence Marian McNeill (1855-1973), author of many well regarded Scottish folklore and cookery related books including The Silver Bough: A Study of the National and Local Festivals of Scotland (MacLellen, 1957-68), The Scot's Kitchen (Blackie, 1929) and The Camper's Kitchen (Maclehose, 1933). Hardback – publisher's cloth with title to spine and front board, in a dustwrapper. pp xvi, 170. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches approx. (190mm x 130mm). Dustwrapper rubbed and worn, some tears and small loss; somewhat grubby and stained, very darkened to spine; spine folds delicate and some strengthening with a strip of archival tape to verso. Cloth dusty; light wear and rubbing to spine ends and corner tips. Foxing and offsetting to endpapers, partial erasure of inked name to upper corner of front free endpaper; age tanning to pages and some dustiness but generally clean throughout; edges of… Read More

Oiva Toikka - Moments of Ingenuity edited by Marianne Aav, Susanna Vakkari and Eeva Viljanen (Designmuseo, 1st edition 2010).
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019), the Finnish glass designer. This work published to coincide with an exhibition at the Design Museum in Helsinki, 30 May - 19 September 2010.
Well illustrated throughout.
Card covers. 174pp including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 10 x 8.25 inches approx. (255mm x 210mm).
A nice, clean copy.
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Uncanny Tales by F. Marion Crawford (Tartarus Press, [new edition] 2008).
This collection originally published by Tartarus in 1999 as a limited edition of 250 numbered copies; this copy being the later 2008 edition. Both hardback editions now out-of-print.
Hardback in a dustwrapper. Sewn-in ribbon page-marker. pp [2] frontispiece, xvi, [2], 239. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (240mm x 160mm).
A nice, clean copy.
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R.M.S. 'Titanic' - A Portrait in Old Picture Postcards by Mark Brown and Roger Simmons (S. B. Publications, reprint 1996), forword by Donald Smith. Originally published in 1987 by Brampton Publications. Illustrated throughout, with descriptive captions.Card covers. pp [6], 98, including b/w illustrations. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches approx. (148mm x 210mm). 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Bolton Wanderers F.C. The Official History 1877-2002 'Heroes, Heartbreakers & Headliners' by Simon Marland (Yore Publications, 1st edition 2002). A football team history, well illustrated. Hardback in dustwrapper. 320pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 10.75 x 8 inches approx. (273mm x 200mm). 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Chesterfield Tramways by Barry Marsden (Middleton Press, 1st edition 2004). Well illustrated throughout. Hardback - glazed boards. [96]pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 9.5 x 6.75 inches approx. (240mm x 172mm). Fading to spine and front board 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Indian Metre Gauge Steam Remembered by Lawrence G. Marshall (Plateway Press, 1st edition 2005). Well illustrated study. Hardback in dustwrapper. xxxviii + 178pp including b/w and colour illustrations. 9.5 x 7 inches approx. (242mm x 180mm). 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered by Lawrence G. Marshall (Plateway Press, 1st edition 2001). Well illustrated study. Hardback in dustwrapper. xxiii + 216pp including b/w and colour illustrations. 9.5 x 7 inches approx. (242mm x 180mm). Dustwrapper sunned/faded to spine and a touch shelf worn. 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

K2: Lies and Treachery by Robert Marshall (Carreg Limited, 1st edition 2009). Hardback in dustwrapper. 232pp including b/w illustrations. 9 x 6.25 inches approx. (231mm x 155mm). Dustwrapper a little toned to top and bottom margins; Slightly sunned/faded to spine. Pages toned to margins. Overall, 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Type Specimens of Birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 3. Passeriformes: Eurylaimidae, Dendrocolaptidae, Furnariidae, Formicariidae, Conopophagidae, and Rhinocryptidae by Mary LeCroy and Richard Sloss (American Museum of Natural History, 1st edition 2000). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History - Number 257 issued November 3, 2000. Card covers. 88pp. Size: 10 x 7 inches approx. (253mm x 175mm). Some creasing/crumpling to rear cover and last page; inscription in ink to front cover. Overall, showing some 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.*

The Double-Cross System in the War of 1939 to 1945 by J. C. Masterman (The Folio Society, third printing 2009).Originally published in 1972 by Yale University, this edition with an introduction by M. R. D. Foot was published in 2007 by The Folio Society . Hardback - cloth with illustration to front board, in a slipcase. pp xxxii, 215, plus b/w illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches approx. (240mm x 164mm). 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; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Sundials - Their Construction and Use by R. Newton Mayall and Margaret W. Mayall (Dover Publications Inc, 2000). Originally published in 1938, this copy a later Dover reprint. Card covers. pp xvi, [2], 250, including b/w illustrations. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. (213mm x 136mm). Light shelf 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.*

The Third Voyage of Martin Frobisher to Baffin Island 1578 edited by James McDermott (The Hakluyt Society, 1st edition 2001), Series III Volume6. A good study. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xi, 268 including b/w illustrations. 10 x 7 inches approx. (253mm x 180mm). A little sunning to dustwrapper spine 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.*