Search Results: Authors starting with D from Pacific Coast Books

Berkley: University of California, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. Copyright 1977. Quality University of California publication, 624 pages total with 540 pages of facsimile hand written pages in D.H. Lawrence hand, Classic "Sons and Lovers introduction by Mark Schorer, Folio 16.25 inches in height, Book is near Fine, ultra clean brick red buckram cloth with bright gilt titles to spine and front panel, a tad of foxing on foredge else Fine, no jacket, No previous owner bookplate or wring, tight and square with sharp corners. An ultra clean and most presentable facsimile folio art a bargain price, shipped at cost. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. Later Grosset & Dunlap Printing. Publisher's Grey Paper Boards. Fine/Near Fine. This is a Grosset & Dunlap printing of Salinger's classic that was originally printed by Little Brown & Co. in 1951. Octavo 8 inches in height by 5.5 inches in width, 277 pages, previous owner's name and date in ink on first free page else FINE, green paper boards with brown title to spine, uniform red top stain, tight and square with perfect hinges and sharp corners. Jacket is near Fine, code 1951195 printed on top corner of front flap. Rear panel of jacket promoted 8 other G & D titles. Jacket is Very bight, couple of minor chips at the head and heel of spine, light sunning to spine. Real Sharp in new mylar sleeve. MUCH nicer than usually found.

New York: Fleming H. Revell Co, 1926. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Early Hawaiian history, Captain Cook. introduction by Sanford Dole.Fourth Printing, 1926, 218 pages plus 2 pages of ads, 8 full page illustrations, Book is near Fine, only because of typical end paper toning, ultra clean publisher's decorated yellow cloth with bold illustration on front board, No previous owner bookplate or writing, free pages are unevenly toned (publisher's paper issue). Jacket is near Fine, looks sharp in new mylar jacket, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

London: Edward Moxon, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1832, Three Volume set, Vol 1: 360 pages, Vol 2: 399 pages, Vol 3: 436 plus advertisements. Publisher's half bound black leather over brown 'oil can' marbled paper, Attractive set showing uniform wear. Books are Very Good, Spine with 4 raised bands, title and volume number in gilt, light tooling in 3 compartments, showing rubbing and random wear, nice old armorial bookplate with stag head and crown on front pastedown of all volumes, edge wear and foxing to foredege, light wear to leather corners with some cardboard showing, all boards show rubbing into paper, binding secure with sound hinges, Volumes are 8.5 inches height by 5.5 inches in width. Foxing on preliminary pages, text pretty clean. Nice 3 volume matching set, biography of music historian Doctor Burney (1726-1814) by his daughter. Professionally shipped. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1860 on title page, 316 pages plus some engravings and text illustrations, Very Good Minus, publishers brown blind stamped cloth binding, overall lightly faded, gilt title to spine light wear to binding and wear to head and heel, previous owner W.H.H. Walbridge Library stamp on front pastedown, foxing and fold to first free page, Text pretty clean, some smudges some random foxing and foxing to edges, little slant. Shows nicely in custom mylar sleeve. Bargain Priced. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Longview, Alberta, Canada: The OH Ranch, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Robert Magee. First Edition, oblong format 9.25 inches in height by 11.75 inches in length, 108 pages with beautiful full color illustrations by Robert Magee, Book is near Fine ultra clean red cloth has a small nick smaller than a pea on the front board, lower corner also bumped else Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Jacket is near Fine and shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. detailed brief history of western Canada and the role the horse played in its development. Very clean and most presentable. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hyperion, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition stated with correct number line: 10987654321, Book is Fine, never read condition, No previous ownner bookplates or writing, 483 pages, black paper boards with red cloth spine, gilt titles on spine, tight and square, clear black pastedowns and free end papers. Jacket is Fine, no flaws, original $24.95 price still intact, very colorful artwork on front panel and spine, 6 reviews on rear panel, protected in new mylar sleeve. A mint and most presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Sceptre, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First U.K. printing with correct number line: 13579108642, Book is Fine never read condition, No previous owner bookplate or writing, silver paper boards with silver titles to spine, 563 pages. Jacket is Fine, perfect actually, original L14.99 price still intact, colorful poster art front board, protected in new mylar cover. A mint copy in perfect condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Syndics of The Camridge Press, 1955. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Edition, 1955, 30 pages, from a lecture at The Rede Lecture delivered in the University of Cambridge 19 May 1955. Solid review of the life of Walter Pater. Book is near Fine, soft cover 7.25 inches in height by 4.75 inches in width, tan wrappers with green titles and border, string binding holding firm, nicely printed on quality stock, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Very clean and most presentable edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. One Volume: The Rhododendron Species Volume 2 Part 1, Elepidotes 1 Arboreum-Lacteum, 344 pages, more illustrations, map of Asia and black and white habitat photographs. Book is Fine, very clean blue cloth boards with gleaming gilt titles to spine. Jacket is near Fine. No previous owner bookplates or writing, text in never read condition. Very Clean and most presentable, Jacket in new mylar sleeve. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Two Volumes: The Rhododendron Species Volume 1 Lepidotes, 431 pages including index, some black and white illustration. Book is near Fine, ultra clean green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, No previous owner bookplate or writing. Jacket is Very Good, some rubbing to front and rear panel, some light edge wear. The Rhododendron Species Volume 2 Elepidotes, Part 1 Arboreum-Lacteum, 344 pages, more illustrations, map of Asia and black and white habitat photographs. Book is Fine, very clean blue cloth boards with gleaming gilt titles to spine. Jacket is near Fine. No previous owner bookplates or writing in either volumes, text in never read condition. Very Clean and most presentable, Jackets in new mylar sleeves. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: Edward W. Sweetman Company, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprinted from the 1933 edition, 206 pages with many black and white illustrations and some black and white photographs, excellent how to resource on building model ships, illustrations show techniques, Book is near Fine, ultra clean brown cloth boards with brown titles to spine, tight and square with sharp points, No previous owner bookplae or writing, a little toning from jacket flaps transfered to free endpapres else Fine. Rare plain craft paper Jacket with title on spine, protected in anew mylar sleeve. A Fine and very presentable reprint edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. William Moyers. First Edition, signed individually in blue ink by authors Donald Day and Beth Day on first free page, 201 pages, nicely illustrated by William Moyers' black and white drawings, Book is near Fine, very clean light brown cloth with dark brown illustration of roping cowboy on front panel, brown titles to spine, tight and square, top edge shows light foxing, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is near Fine, one small closed tear on bottom edge of rear panel very colorful drawing of cowboy chasing a steer on front and rear panel, original $2.50 price intact. Three book reviews on the rear inner flap of jacket. A very clean and most presentable Signed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco , California: Paul Elder and Company, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. SCARCE. Warmly Inscribed by author on first free page in ink, signed using WDS initials, dated May 17, 1917, also note in pencil of book's provenance, 1917 First Edition,105 pages with 2 tipped in photographs, complete, near Fine or better, pieces of the original jacket are laid in, custom mylar cover, 8 inches in height by 5 inches in width. Publisher's quarter bound with blue cloth spine over gray paper boards, title in blue on front board. tight and square, rear top corner bumped with cardboard showing. Spotless end papers. MUCH better than usually found. Bargain priced shipped immediately. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Henry A. Stokes Company, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Copyright 1894, translated from the 13th Edition of the Italian by Helen Zimmern, TWO Volumes in original slipcase, Very Good Plus or better, nicely bound in red cloth hardback with gilt title to spine that shows some fading, gilt tulip ornamentation to front boards bright and crisp, Top Edge Gilt, Volume 1: 273 Pages, Volume 2: 275 pages with Fine map bound in rear, , tight and square, sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing, heavily illustrated with period sepia toned images with captioned tissue guards, clean end papers, Slipcase is Good Plus, shows some wear and rear panel is plain paper. Very nice copy at a Bargain price. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Mexico: Attame, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful book with 173 pages of color photographs of homes and buildings in Mexico, contemporary architecture captures with high quality photos, limited text in both Spanish and English, high quality publication, Book and Jacket are both Fine, Never Read Condtion, No previous owner bookplate or writing, tight, square and ultra clean. Jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Milano: Casa Editrice, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mario De Biasi. Folio over 12 inches height, very nice publication, mainly photo collection, large format full color photos, text in Italian and English, De Biasi's photos reveal a deep understanding of Milan through architecture, street scenes and celebration of people. Book is Fine, never read condition, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing, clean black cloth binding, Jacket is near Fine, color photograph of ancient arches on front panel contrasted with a sky scraper on the rear panel. A few minute scratches, protected in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable copy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition, Stunning folio just over 12 inches in height, heavily illustrated with 310 color reproductions, this book presents more than 250 of the finest masterpieces in the Metropolitans collection selected from more than 3 million works in 18 departments, 320 pages with comprehensive index. Books is Fine, never read condition, No previous owner bookplate or writing, ultra clean tan cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, mint, Jacket is Fine with full color work from Rubens, His wife Helena and their Son from 1639 on the front panel. Fine First edition most presentable. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1907. Publisher's Cloth. Very Good Plus. Rene Binet. Beautiful book written by Pierre de Nolhac the Director of the Versailles Museum, 384 pages with 55 full color plates, tope edge gilt, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Aqua cloth boards with blind stamped design, bright gilt title to front board and spine, binding shows some light rubbing to boards and edges, protected in a mylar sleeve, solid square copy. Very Good or Better.

Pacific Grove, California: Best-West Publications, 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed Limited Edition Number 302 of 500 copies, In Celebration of the Bicentennial Anniversary of California 1769-1969 This Southwest Museum Commemorative Edition of The Rose and The Robe signed by the artist-author De Grazia, signed by DeGrazia in brown ink," hand numbered 302, California USA, 1968". Small folio 12.25 inches in height by 9.5 inches in width, un paginated approximately 100 pages heavily illustrated with color and black and white images from De Grazia depicting the travels and adventures of Fray Junipero Serra in California 1769-1784. Book is Fine, ultra clean quarter bound black cloth spine with bright gilt titles over antique white paper boards with facsimile signature of Father Serra. Jacket is near Fine with spine a tad sunned, shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. An ultra clean and most presentable Signed Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.