Search Results: Authors starting with D from Cedar Tree Antiques

Crown, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SILVER PIGS - the first book in the Marcus Didius Falco series. Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman 'informer' in 70AD, is standing in the Forum one very hot day, aiming to become a classic gumshoe in the Ancient World genre of mystery fiction. At this early point in his career, he has not only to make his way in the snobbish and dangerous milieu of Vespasian's Rome, but to overcome the prejudice amongst publishers, booksellers and readers who are wary of historical novels and off-beat settings. Our hero takes himself to Britain; there the weather is filthy, the natives are restless, the women are angry, and his mission turns into a nightmare from which he only narrowly escapes alive. Along the way he meets brutes, traitors, his mother, sellers of seedy snacks, a blonde young lady who thinks he's wonderful, the Emperor - and Helena Justina, whom the author had intended to be the… Read More

New York: Crown, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The third novel in the series about Marco Didius Falco, an investigator in imperial Rome. This is the first American edition. A book in fine condition without markings or defects. A fine dust jacket, not price clipped.

London: Matthew Gillyflower & James Partridge, 1693. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. THE COMPLEAT GARD'NER, OR, DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING AND RIGHT ORDERING OF FRUIT-GARDENS AND KITCHEN-GARDENS: WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS ON SEVERAL PARTS OF HUSBANDRY, IN SIX BOOKS. By Jean de La Quintinie, translated by John Evelyn, printed for Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge, published in London in 1693. This folio edition (31.5 cm x 19 cm) is the first English edition, bound in full leather with five raised bands to the spine. Copper engraved frontispiece of Jean de La Quintinie, with title page printed in red and black. Jean de La Quintinie (1626-1688) was a lawyer, gardener and agronomist who served France's King Louis XIV. On a trip to Italy he was impressed by the gardens he saw, and became fascinated by horticulture. There are 12 leaves of plates, two of which are fold-out. The first fold-out, opposite page 1 of volume I, is a map entitled… Read More

Munich, 1853. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Natural history book published in German in 1853: "Das Menschengeschlect und Die Thierwelt" (The human race and the animal world) - 19th c. German book comprising 30 pages chromo-lithographs of ethnic portraits, domestic and exotic animal by Thomas Driendl. Perhaps a natural history primer for children. Please view the photographs; they are part of the description. CONDITION: Good. Spine repaired and reinforced, binding loose, four pages of closed and open tears that, except for one page, do not affect the pictures or the text. Foxing or toning throughout. The pictures are bright and clear. DIMENSIONS: 11" tall, 8 3/4" wide, 1/2" thick

London: Saunders and Otley, 1840. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT by Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune. 2nd edition. Published in London in 1840 by Saunders and Otley. Describes the sea battle at Cape St Vincent, in which the English fleet under Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet. The author, John Drinkwater Bethune (1762-1844), was an eye-witness to the battle. He published the first edition of this book anonymously. This second edition expands upon the contribution of Lord Nelson, and included anecdotes of Nelson himself. Gift inscription on free front endpaper from the author to his daughter: "To Georgiana Augusta D.Bethune with the parental love of the author. Thorncroft, March 16th, 1841. J. Drinkwater Bethune" Quarto, xii, 97 pp. with frontispiece portrait of Lord Nelson and 8 plates describing the positions of the Spanish and English fleet, starting with when the Spanish fleet was first discovered, and… Read More

Moses Pitt, 1681. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A SHORT VIEW OF THE LATE TROUBLES IN ENGLAND; briefly setting forth, Their Rise, Growth, and Tragical Conclusion. As also, some Parallel thereof with the Barons-Wars in the time of King Henry III. But chiefly with that in France, called the Holy League, in the reign of Henry III and Henry IV, late Kings of that realm. To which is added a Perfect Narrative of the Treaty at Uxbridge in an. 1644 A first edition of this history of the Civil War from the Royalist perspective. Full contemporary leather, blind stamped. This is a clean copy in very good condition with no bookplate or names and no markings in text. Spine is tooled and gilt decorated with six compartments. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles I, title page with a vignette of the Oxford Sheldonian Theater. Pagination is complete but numbering is irregular. Includes Index, Appendix and Catalog of Books. Faint pencil marks to inside cover and… Read More

London: Cundee, 1806. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket, as issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A very nice copy of THE LIFE OF THE LATE MOST NOBLE LORD HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT AND BARON NELSON OF THE NILE. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE CEREMONIES OF HIS FUNERAL. Published one year after the death of Lord Nelson. Bound in full calf. Spine, boards and hinges all excellent. Size 6.5" x 4". Overall condition Very Good+. All 14 plates are present, including these fold outs: * Battle of Aboukir * Lord Nelson Destroying the Danish Line Before Copenhagen * Death of Lord Nelson On Board the Clictorn * Glorious Battle of Trafalgar * The Order of the Ships of the British Squadron Attacked the Combined Fleets on the 21st October 1805 * Coffin Which Encloses the Remains of the Late Lord Nelson * Decorations on the Coffin * Remains of Lord Viscount Lying in State * Funeral Procession of Lord Nelson From Greenwich to Whitehall Scattered foxing throughout. Some soiling to bottom of spine. Corners… Read More

Harper& Brothers, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio. PICASSO'S PICASSOS by David Douglas Duncan. First edition published in 1961. David Duncan was an accomplished photojournalist who covered World War II and the Korean War. He later joined Life magazine. He was a close friend of Picasso and was the only person allowed to photograph Picasso's private collection. There are over 100 tipped in color plates of his paintings. The book is in very good condition overall, the boards are fresh. There is a stain on the front and back free endpapers and a light stain on the fore edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped, showing the original price of "$24.95 until Dec 31, 61". There are chips to top and bottom edges of dust jacket. See photos.