Search Results: Titles starting with D from Cocksparrow Books

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus* Impression: 21st.* Date of Publication: 1990* Publisher: PAN* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers (pair of black high heel shoes on green cloth). No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Very light crease to lower rear corner. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, No foxing or tanning. Very slight colouration to edges and margins with some marks to lower front corner. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 229 pp. text. v pp. advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- The fourth book in the critically-acclaimed Kinsey Millhone series. The death of a con man who has commissioned P.I. Kinsey Millouse for an easy enough job brings a wave of revelations. To start with his cheque bounced and it turns out that he was travelling under an alias. His death by drowning seems… Read More

HARDBACK "INCLUDES BIGGLES STORY ~ HORACE TAKES A HAND." SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1960* Publisher: Associated Newspapers Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated paper covered boards, yellow title to spine with yellow, black and white title & picture of helicopter to face. Top corners & top edge bumped, minor rubs to top & bottom edges, absolutely minimal shelf wear to back cover. VG* Jacket condition: Matching colour-illustrated dust wrapper, slightly grubby. Price clipped, absolutely minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Green/Blue black and white illustrated end papers showing the development of steam ships. Clean, crisp and tight with no reading wear. Paper throughout shows very slight darkening, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: A number of colour and numerous black and white illustrations throughout.* Pages: 203 pp.… Read More

HARDBACK, "HOWARD BAKER GEM VOL. 11," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 1980* Publisher: Howard Baker Press Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Green cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, some slight age and fading to lower edges. VG++* Jacket condition: Two-colour illustrated dust wrapper (red & blue), showing D'Arcy Maximus, the donkey arriving at the school. Not price clipped, showing a shelf price of £5.95. Some minimal shelf wear to head of spine. Now in a clear protective wrapper. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp tight and bright with no reading wear, very slight age to lower page margins, no marks to text. VG.* Illustrations: Several colour facsimile front pages of the Gem Magazine. Numerous b/w, line drawings & illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: Approx. 196 pp. text, in separate numbered blocks. ii pp. blank at rear.* Description: In this latest Howard Baker volume we have a selection of stories which have been… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2001* Publisher: Cassell Military Classics.* Binding and cover condition: Monochrome photo-illustrated soft card covers showing d-day landings. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners. Minor creases to spine, not hinge. Seems lightly used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Very slight colouration throughout. VG* Illustrations: One block of 8 pp. b/w photo-illustrations, line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 308 pp. text. xx pp. bibliography index & blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- Operation Overlord 6 June 1944, the largest, most complex invasion in the history of warfare and the most crucial day in the Allies? long and painful pursuit of victory in The Second World War. This is the story of that one day, fifty miles of French coast, and about 200,000 men, told in the words… Read More

SOFTBACK ?HARD TO FIND,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 2003 * Publisher: KLC School of Design * Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: B/w photos with colour & b/w diagrams and line drawings within text throughout.* Pages: 104 pp. text.* Product Description:- This manual was issued as part of the KLC School of design Open learning certificate course. ?Plants In Practice?, Surveying and Drawing.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st. edition with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*

SOFTBACK ?HARD TO FIND,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 2003 * Publisher: KLC School of Design * Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos within text throughout.* Pages: 144 pp. text.* Product Description:- This manual was issued as part of the KLC School of design Open learning certificate course. ?Plants In Practice?, * This is a FINE copy of the 1st. edition with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*

SOFTBACK ?HARD TO FIND,? SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 2003 * Publisher: KLC School of Design * Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: B/w diagrams and line drawings within text throughout.* Pages: 146 pp. text. vi blank pages for notes at rear.* Product Description:- This manual was issued as part of the KLC School of design Open learning certificate course. ?Plants In Practice?.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st. edition with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*

HARDBACK, "VOL. TWO OF TWO," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 8th.Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1925 (1906)* Publisher: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Greenish grey cloth, faded gilt title & decoration to spine. No bumps or rubs, minor shelf wear to upper & lower edges, corners and to head and tail of spine. GD++* Jacket condition: None. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned end papers (Olive Everyman design with text). Top edge coloured (dark grey), and slightly faded. Neat gift inscription, dated 1927, to half title. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight marks to fore & lower-edges. Hinges very slightly strained, otherwise no visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 697 pp. text. xxii pp., index at rear.* Description: No notes are needed to describe Pepys diary but this text is that prepared by The Rev J. Smith who deciphered it from the original shorthand M.S. in the Pepysian Library with notes by Richard… Read More

HARDBACK "REVISED REPRINT," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 1996.* Pub: The Promotional Reprint Company Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Coloured glossy laminated illustrated boards showing a reconstruction of the sinking of the Titanic. White titles to spine strip and face. No bumps or rubs, minimal edge wear. VG++* Jacket condition: Matching sepia-tone photo-illustrated jacket with blue frame and white titles. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of £14.95. Minimal shelf wear to top and bottom edges, corners and to tail of spine. VG++.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. A few small marks to rear end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight spotting to top edge. VG++.* Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos and diagrams throughout.* Pages: 176 pp. text. i pp. blank page at rear.* Description: Articles on Lloyds of London, The British Search and Rescue organisation,… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 4th.* Impression: 3rd.* Date of Publication: 1969* Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Red title to face of black and white illustrated soft card covers. Very slight bumps & rubs. Slight marks to covers. No creases to spine or hinge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, minimal reading wear. Light ageing to inside of covers. VG* Illustrations: A nmber of b/w line drawn illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: 48 pp. text. Book lists to inside of covers.* Product Description:- Of all the monuments to be seen in the cathedrals and churches of Britain perhaps the least recognised are the mediaeval engraved monumental brasses. This neglect is not surprising that brasses are generally to be found in the most inaccessible spots - under pews and mats, behind the organ and, in one instance, on the steeple roof. Sections include The Manufacture of… Read More

SOFTBACK (Shire No. 93) SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 2nd. Revised.* Date of Publication: 1973 (1970)* Publisher: Shire Publications.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated design to soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. No creases to spine or hinge but small kink to spine. Minimal shelf wear to covers. Un-read. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Light tanning to page margins throughout. VG* Illustrations: One block 8 pp. b/w photos & b/w line drawn family trees.* Pages: 66 pp. text. vi pp. Record office list & index at rear.* Product Description:- In researching a family tree or pedigree you learn who your ancestors were, where they lived, how they earned a living, what wealth or social position they attained and what contribution they made to their community. In this book the authors explain their well tried method of plotting a family tree and compiling a family history, devoting a chapter to each of… Read More

HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1905 * Publisher: XXX. * Binding and cover condition: Dull mid-blue cloth, black title (NOT GILT AS ILLUSTRATED in the stock photo), to spine and black design of a Mermaid to face. Light bumps & rubs to edges, corners, head & tail of spine. Front hinge slight external split at head. GD.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Crisp and bright with some light reading wear. Binding slightly loose. A few marks & some minor foxing throughout especially to prelims, page margins and edges. GD++.* Illustrations: B/w prints and line drawings throughout with b/w l/dwn map at front of chapter one.* Pages: 333 pp. text. iv pp. index & blank page at rear.* Description: The Dorset coast as it was at the turn of the century. Before the seaside resorts and beauty spots became the "Jurassic Coast" site of World Heritage importance. This volume shows why Dorset, a… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1977* Publisher: The Society of Dorset Men.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers, no bumps or rubs. Minor shelf wear to edges & corners, back cover slightly creased, slight dish but no creases to spine or hinge. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, no visible faults. Lightly used. VG++* Illustrations: B/w photos and b/w line drawings throughout.* Pages: 169 pp. text, including advertisements & rules of Dorset Men at rear.* Product Description:- As usual the Dorset Year book contains a fascinating miscellany of articles about the county, its residents and organisations. Archaeological, military and natural history subjects are included as well as poems and the advertisements are really illuminating in respect of the 1970?s. This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with minor shelf wear reducing it to VG+* Read More

Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace (LUND HUMPHRIES ?), 1971-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. F/F/ND. Box 32 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1971* Publisher: The Queens Gallery (Buckingham Palace)* Binding and cover condition: Soft buff card covers with monochrome illustration, Very slight shelf wear to edges & corners, No creases to spine or hinge. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: B/W & colour plates throughout.* Pages: 104 pp. text. No Index at rear.* Product Description :- Exhibition of Dutch pictures from the Royal Collection shown during 1971-72; 75 b/w plates and 8 in colour; Painters displayed include Rembrandt, Vermeer, Steen, Van de Velde, and Dou. Book includes text on each of the many paintings shown and an introduction by Oliver Millar. THIS COPY HAS THE INSERT, NOTES ON THE FURNISHINGS, which is frequently missing and… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2004* Publisher: Corgi Books.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Single crease to spine, none to hinge. Seems lightly-used if at all. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, a few marks to prelims and edges. Very slight overall paper colouration. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 593 pp. text. xiv pp. extract from other book and advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- Robert Langdon, Harvard Professor of symbology, receives an urgent late-night call while in Paris: the curator of the Louvre has been murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and further.The curator, part of… Read More

HARDBACK "NOT COMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition:1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1987* Publisher: David & Charles.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photographic dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £12.95. Minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright, seems little used if at all, no marks to text. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos throughout with some b/w line drawings.* Pages: 168 pp. text. viii pp. Appendices. Acknowledgements & index at rear.* Description: The daffodil never fails to bring a cheerful splash of colour to our wintry gardens. In breathtaking mass displays, suburban plots or cleverly placed tubs, it's bright, reliable flowers are invaluable. This long awaited, comprehensive new book proves that the familiar modern daffodil has far more… Read More

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980* Publisher: Robin Clark* Binding and cover condition: Stiff card covers, Very Slight Shelf wear to edges & corners, Not creased, VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp & tight. No Annotations or Inscriptions, Slight tanning. VG+* Illustrations: B/w Line drawings throughout by Jane Reid.* Pages: 162 pp. text. v pp. Index.* Product Description :- This book will tell you all you need to know about herbs, both rare and common ? it covers all aspects of their cultivation and preservation, their history and uses, past and present. Beautifully illustrated with over forty exquisite line drawings, this is an essential handbook on the cultivation and practical uses for culinary and medical purposes. Originally published: London : A. Barker, 1979.

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1960* Publisher: Associated Newspapers Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated paper covered boards, red & yellow titles to spine with yellow, black and red title & picture of boy in diving equipment to face. Top corners & top edge bumped, some rubs to top & bottom edges, absolutely minimal shelf wear to back cover. VG* Jacket condition: Matching colour-illustrated dust wrapper, slightly grubby. Not price clipped showing shelf price of 8/6d, absolutely minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges. Slightly grubby. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Orange/Red black and white illustrated end papers showing the development of the Buses of Britain. Clean, crisp and tight with no reading wear. Paper throughout shows very slight darkening, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: A number of colour and numerous black and white illustrations throughout some with… Read More

HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2004* Publisher: Carlton Books.* Binding and cover condition: Laminated colour photo-cover, Black & red title to white spine strip. No bumps or rubs, one very small dent to rear top edge otherwise no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Colour photo-jacket to match cover. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £20.00. Very slight shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. One vertical tear (repaired) to top front edge. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos throughout.* Pages: 353 pp. text. vii pp. Index at rear.* Description: A season-by-season account of the soccer stories that made the headlines from 1863 until the date of publication in 2004. From Preston?s ?Invincibles? in the 1880?s to Arsene Wenger?s ?Untouchables? in 2004… Read More

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2000* Publisher: Virgin Books.* Binding and cover condition: Red cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to top edge. VG++* Jacket condition: Sepia-tone photo-illustrated dust wrapper on red and orange ground. Gilt and red titles. Spine somewhat faded. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £12.99. Minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head of spine. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight spotting to prelims and spotting. VG++* Illustrations: One block of 8 pp. black & white photos.* Pages: 168 pp. text. vi pp. after-word, glossary & blank pages at rear.* Description: As the mother of the Dalai Lama, Diki Tsering was revered by the Tibetan people and her story is unique. She describes the background and early life of the 14th Dalai Lama, how their family life adapted and the new responsibilities.* A… Read More