Search Results: Authors starting with D from Good Books In The Woods

Amsterdam: Elsevier. Very Good+. 1993. Softcover. 044441830X . Previous owner name blacked out using marker on half title page. Yellow highlighting on pages 1 and 2 only. I guess previous owner gave up. Occasional check mark in the margins not affecting text through page 15. I guess previous owner dropped the class. Minor wear to covers and edges. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 443 pages .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312097565 . INSCRIBED by author on blank verso. SIGNED and dated by author on full title page. "With evidence and public sentiment stacked against his client, Frankie, motivated by both love and revenge, races against the clock to find the killer and save Colleen." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose, minor edge wear, small bumps on both ends of spine. Pages are clean, tight, and bright. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages; Signed by Author .

London: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0719554772 . "In 1918 Gregor Dallas traces the transition from war to peace across Europe, weaving politics, ideas, social life, fears, aspirations and harsh realities into a seamless reconstruction of life experienced at a great turning point in history." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, some edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, faint crease on spine, black mark on head edge, black pen mark on tail edge, faint soiling on front board, light soiling on fore-edge of pages 586-616. Circular mark and shiny residue on back board. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. Dust jacket has some edge wear, crease on spine, small creases on spine ends. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 616 pages .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. The first full-scale history of America's foreign policy under FDR. Based on extensive research in American and British records. Covers Roosevelt's relationships with Churchill, Stalin, Chiang Kai-shek, Charles de Gaulle, the US Congress, and the American public. Previous owner name and date on front pastedown. Text clean and bright. Light soiling to top and bottom page edges. Light soiling to back flap of dust jacket. Front flap has a dogear crease. Minor wear to bottom edge of jacket. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 657 pages .

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Very Good+. 1970. Softcover. 0030772605 . American Problem Studies; Ex-Library; 9 X 6.30 X 0.40 inches; 125 pages .

Memphis: Larry J. Tolbert. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 096497326x . This title was originally published in 1914, this listing is for the REPRINT that was published in 1995 from an original copy found in the Memphis Library. The book is Kit Dalton's memoir of the Civil War and his life in the Wild West. Dalton joined General Nathan Bedford Forrest's 7th Tennessee Cavalry when he was 17. Dalton also wrote that he rode with Quantrill (although he spelled his last name wrong and seems not to have known his first name). Dalton's memoir mentions Frank and Jesse James, Robert Ford, Cole Younger, Sam Bass, and Wild Bill Hickock. He tells what happened in the raid on Paducah, KY and the Lawrence, KS massacre. Adams Six-Guns #550. No previous owner marks. Book is clean, bright, and tight. Dust jacket is clean and bright with no fading. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Lawrence E. Spivak/ Bestseller/ American Mercury. Very Good-. 1948. Softcover. Bestseller Myster No. B112. First Thus. No print date given, 1948 is copyright. Moderate to heavy wear on spine cover affecting spine titles. Bottom of spine chipped. Moderate to minor wear to edges of cover. Text clean. Ships save or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages .

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0300175590 . "To understand the problems that vast individual fortunes pose for democtratic values, Rober Dalzell presents an intriguing cast of wealthy individuals, from colonial times to the present, including George Washington - one of the richest Americans of his day - the robber baron John D Rockefeller, and Oprah Winfrey, for all of whom extreme wealth is inextricably tied to social concerns." Ships same or next business day. Black and white illustrations. Top corners of boards and dust jacket are very slightly bumped; otherwise in fine condition with other major defects. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 199 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316171441 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "From the winner of the 1993 Age Khan Prize for Fiction comes a literary debut that marks the arrival of a striking new voice in American fiction. Charles D'Ambrosio's work is full of light and humor even in its darkest visions..." Ships same or next business day. Book has tiny bumps on spine ends; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316171441 . "From the winner of the 1993 Age Khan Prize for Fiction comes a literary debut that marks the arrival of a striking new voice in American fiction. Charles D'Ambrosio's work is full of light and humor even in its darkest visions..." Ships same or next business day. Black and grey boards with cover photo pasted on front board. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on both ends of spine; otherwise, in fine condition. No dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. James Dwight Dana (1813-1895) was an American geologist whose pioneering work had a great influence on the field. One of his books became a standard text-book that is still in use in Universities today. This book about Hawiian volcanoes includes a total of 16 plates that include fold-out maps, double page maps, single page maps, and photographs. Also includes 60 illustrations in the text. All illustrations, maps, and photographs are present and clean. Ex-library. Library stamp on front pastedown, library numbers on spine, age tonning to rear pastedown. Text clean and bright with no marks. Both ends of spines bumped, corners gently rubbed. Top edge of front board has a dent with a spot of missing cloth. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages .

London: Jarrold & Sons Ltd. Very Good. N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. First British Edition (NAP) . No date - presumed 1911. With 12 mounted collotype plates and 58 art reproductions from photographic studies taken by the author. Very Good dark blue covers with gilt title on spine and front cover. Gilt decorative monkey on spine and tiger head on front cover. Spine ends and corners worn. Top fore-edge soiled and spotted and bottom fore-edge brown spotted. Spine top slightly separated from textblock but still attached and book fully intact. Small bookseller label on back pastedown. Protected in mylar cover. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 179 pages .

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. "While Days of Glory draws on the lives and words of common soldiers, it focuses primarily on the commanders. Daniel explores the dynamics of discord, political in-fighting, and feeble leadership that stymied the army in achieving its full potential." Ships same or next business day. Book has light bumps on both ends of spine; otherwise, in like new condition. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 490 pages .

Cape Town: A. A. Bakelma. 1976. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Atlas Folio (24"x18") , pp.147. Limited Edition. This book is number 121 of 550 printed. Signed by Frank R. Bradlow. Facsimile reproductions of the 32 aquatints in the original, 3 black and white sketches not found in the original, 1 watercolor not found in original, 1 uncolored aquatint not found in original. Bound in publisher's half-sheepskin with hand marbled papers. Minor wear to binding. Samuel Daniell's African Scenery and Animals was the first of the great color plate books about Southern Africa. Publication was completed in 1805, a full 35 years before the second such book would appear. This title was the British public's very first introduction to what Southern Africa and the people and animals living there actually looked like. The book was 2 feet tall and 1.5 feet wide and very expensive so presumably only the wealthy members of the British public ever saw it. The 1805 original is now one of the scarcest… Read More

Dusseldorf, Germany: H. Vogel. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 3922094023 . "The catalogue contains a general introduction with a brief history of the art of watchmaking and analysis of Breguet's work by George Daniels, and an introductory note on automata and musical boxes." Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Small tear on top left corner of back board. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear. Creases on corners and spine ends. Thin scratches on both covers. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. Heavy book -- may require additional shipping. ; B&W and Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 318 pages .

New York: Clarkson N. Potter. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0517573768 . " 'Pierre Deux's Brittany,' The second volume in the authors' Living in France series, brings the dazzling beauty of the rocky seashore, the old-fashioned charm of hand-carved furniture, and the flavors of four-cornered crepes and French 'belon' oysters to the many travelers and lovers of French style for whom living in France would be the ultimate dream." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark. Book and Dust jacket have minimal shelf and edge wear, spine is slightly rubbed at head, red ink-mark on fore-edge; in almost like new condition. Heavy book, requires extra shipping. ; Living in France; Color Illustrations; 0.9 x 10.5 x 10 Inches; 264 pages .

Great Britain: Abacus. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0349106150 . SIGNED by author on full title page. Author's first novel. This is "the story of Sophie, a young Haitian bound to four generations of women she loves." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, pages are lightly tanned; otherwise, free from major defect. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 234 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Soho Press. Near Fine. 1995. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. SIGNED by author on full title page. "Ms. Danticat's clarity of vision takes on the resonance of folk art. Extraordinarily ambitious, extraordinarily successful." -- Jim Gladstone, New York Times Book Review. Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear, light creases on bottom corner of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Soho Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1569470251 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "Ms. Danticat's clarity of vision takes on the resonance of folk art. Extraordinarily ambitious, extraordinarily successful." -- Jim Gladstone, New York Times Book Review. Excerpts about the book from Publishers Weekly and the publisher laid in. Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on both ends of spine, wrinkles on front paste-down endpaper. Pages are clean, tight, and bright. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has light edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Soho Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. 1569471266 . "It is 1937, the Dominican side of the Haitian border. Amabelle, orphaned at the age of eight when her parents drowned, is a maid to the young wife of an army colonel." Ships same or next business day. Book has small bumps on spine tail; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has light edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .