Search Results: Authors starting with D from Zephyr Used & Rare Books

New York: George Braziller, [1966]. 8vo. x, 438 pp. Numerous illusts. Cream-coloured linen, brwn lettrng & illust., w/ d.j. (mnr creasng lwr fore-edge), NF/VG. First edition, 1st printing, of this collection of essays on the genius of Leonardo da Vinci.

Lakemont, GA: Copple House Books, [1979]. Tall 8vo. 415, [1] pp. 100s of illusts., photos, diagrams. Blue boards, silver lettrng & decrtn on frnt cvr (rubbng, edgewear, mnr bmpng to crnrs), w/ d.j. (mnr scuffng, edgewear), G/G. First edition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1972]. 8vo. [8], 161, [3] pp. Frontisp., numerous text illusts. Half-blue publisher’s cloth over gray pictorial boards, pink lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, very minor rubbing), w/ d.j. cover art by Schindelman (minor dustsoiling, minor creasing to back cover), still VG/VG bright copy. First American edition (preceding the British), stated, of this sequel to the famed children’s classic, featuring Mr. Willy Wonka, his famous candy factory, and the glass elevator.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1970]. Tall 8vo. 62, [2] pp. Frontisp., numerous text illusts. Beige-coloured publisher’s cloth, metallic foil illust. & lettering on spine (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art by Donna Lampell (minor toning, dustsoiling, faint ownership stamps at fore-edges front cover), still NF/VG- copy. First American edition, stated, of this inventive tale of a master poacher, grand schemer, Mr. Fox as he attempts to outwit the farmers determined to exterminate him, his adoring wife, four little foxes, and friends. It was later made into the 2009 Wes Anderson film, featuring the voice talents of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, and Adrien Brody.

[La Center, WA: La Center Co-operative Creamery Association, 1903-1905]. Folio. 8.75 x 14.25 in. [12], 186 pp., on ruled paper in blue & red, thumb-tabs for first few leaves, nearly entire ledger filled out in ink manuscript, some pencil, much of it in cursive, and often w/ corrections. A few pieces of ephemera, and 1 sample of La Center Co-op letterhead laid-in. Red half-calf over pebbled black cloth, calf corners, gilt decoration, rounded corners (minor scuffing, wear, minor chipping & tear on spine, wear to corners, shaken, couple leaves partially loose), still G exemplar, from the library of Guy Charles Anderson (1892-1971), whose father Benjamin Franklin Anderson (1870-1931) owned one of the larger dairy farms in La Center, WA, and was one of the directors of the short-lived La Center Cooperative Creamery Assoc., w/ inscription on ffep. Guy, served in World War I, and returned for a while to his family dairy, but by World War II was working as extension worker with the U.S. Dept. of… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1924. 8vo. 166 pp. Photo frontisp., numerous photo plates, text illustrations, diagrams. Ribbed red cloth, gilt lettering front cover & spine, borders (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. (minor chipping head of spine, minor creasing, 1 small closed tear), NF/VG- copy. First edition of this history of selenium, the theory of its action, and its various applications. Of particular interest is the large section on the Optophone, a device invented by d’Albe which used selenium photosensors to detect print and convert it into sounds which could be interpreted by the blind so they could read.

London: John Lehmann, [1950]. 8vo. 182 pp. Illust. title, numerous text illustrations throughout. Green cloth, gilt & black lettering on spine (minor edgewear, rubbing to lower fore-edge), w/ d.j. cover art by Biro (minor dustsoiling, small tear upper fore-edge back cover), still VG/VG- copy. Second revised edition, of this humorous and charming book on preparing British motorists for European auto travel in Post-World War II Europe. Biro (1921-2014) a noted children’s author and illustrator was an avid automobile enthusiast, and incorporated his 1926 Austin Clifton Heavy 24 into many of his books.

New York: A.L. Burt Co., [1931]. 8vo. [6], 270 pp., plus 8 pp. publisher’s ads. Black cloth, turquoise blue lettering (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), w/ d.j. brilliant Art Deco cover art of figure in silhouette peering around corner (very minor chipping head & foot of spine, wear to corners), still NF/VG- copy. First A.L. Burt edition (reusing the Harper First Edition stated sheets with newly supplied Burt title page), of this fascinating Christmas mystery featuring both the author’s detectives, the young woman-shy Scotland Yard Inspector, Hugh Collier, and the private enquiry agent, Hermann Gilde.

New York: Rinehart & Co., Inc., [1950]. 8vo. [8], 217, [1] pp. Blue tweed publisher’s boards, white lettering on spine (edgewear, rubbing, remnants of removed jacket protector on pastedowns, ex-lib markings on endpapers & title), w/ d.j. cover art by Sol Immerman (slight trimmed at upper & lower fore-edges, very minor dustsoiling), still G/G copy. First edition of this 15th title in the Bibliophile Henry Gamadge biblio-mystery series, set against the backdrop of a widow held captive by family members summoning the perceptive detective to the secluded estate through a crossword puzzle. See: Hubin, p. 211, Penzler, Bibliomysteries, p. 36, Barzun & Taylor, Catalogue of Crime (1989), 1030.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. 8vo. xii, 409, [1] pp. Frntsp., maps, numerous plates. Brown cloth, gilt lettrng, t.e.g. (mnr rubbng, shlfwr, ex-lib mrkngs to endpapers, scuffng to spine), still G copy First edition of this scarce biography of the famed American scientist, and his geological investigations in South America, South Pacific, Hawaii, and more.

New York: A.L. Burt Co., [1924]. 8vo. [8], 309, [1] pp., plus 2 pp. publisher’s ads. Brown publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering front cover & spine (slight shelfwear, very slight bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. cover art of three parrots and murder victim (couple minor tears, closed tears, edgewear), still NF/VG- copy. First Burt edition of this Dr. Carney mystery set in New York against the backdrop of a corpse, three parrots, Russian jewels, international intrigue and beautiful girl.

[Portland, OR: Hollywood College of Music, Dancing & Fine Arts, Baker Studio, Granada Studio, La Vere Photo Shoppe, Photo Craft Studios, ca. 1930-1933]. Oblong 4to. 24 original photographs, all preserved in archival mylar sleeves, sized 6.25 x 7 in. up to 8 x 10 in., some w/ photographer’s imprint w/in negative, others w/ manuscript captions added, a few w/ annotations and/or photographer’s instructions on versos, all with bright strong contrast (a few w/ offsetting from previous mounting on versos, and one w/ very small pinholes at corners from prior mounting). Recent cloth binder, stamping front cover, excellent grouping. These photographs vividly document the dance and music studio, operated by Annabelle Knowles reflecting the fast evolving costumes and aesthetics of the twilight of the Roaring 20’s as the U.S. descended into the Great Depression. These photos also clearly reflect the influence of Gus Edwards (1879-1945) vaudeville’s premier producer of kiddie acts, and who had produced… Read More

New York: Arthur Murray, 801 Madison Ave., 1923. 4to. 32 pp. Blue-tinted photo illustrations, text diagram illustrations. Textured brown softcovers, gilt lettering & decorative border on front cover, yapp fore-edges (minor soiling & fading front cover to lettering, minor bumping to couple corners), still a VG copy. First edition of one of the renowned dance studios’ instruction books after they opened their dance studio in New York in 1923, in conjunction with their struggling mail-order business. Murray pioneered dance instruction and dance schools to encourage exercise and build self-confidence and poise, and was the first to broadcast live dance music on the radio in March, 1920. Murray originated the idea of the “footprints” style of teaching dance, now an Arthur Murray trademark, and this book includes instructions for The Chasse, Waltz, the Tango foxtrot, and The Cortez. Worldcat locates 4 copies w/ similar titles and different collations (NYPL - 2 copies (51 & 24 pp.), British Lib. (51… Read More

Detroit, [MI]: Wayne State Univ. Press, 1982. 8vo. 178 pp. Over 100 illusts. (many in colour). Blue cloth, colour illust. mntd frnt cvr, w/ d.j. NF/NF, in open-backd slipcase (mnr rubbng, shlfwr). First edition of this fascinating work examining the folk art of reverse painting icons on glass in Transylvania, Nicula and its surrounding districts.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1928. 4 vols. 8vo. [8], 83, [1]; [8], 85-161, [1]; [6], 163-261, [1]; [6], 263-378 pp. Woodcut cameo illust. title, woodcut historiated head-pieces. Quarter-blk cloth over woodcut-illust. boards, printed paper spine labls (mnr shlfwr, slght wear to crnrs), still very nice set. First edition, stated.

Paris: Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [c. 1908 (ca. 1910)]. Tall 8vo. 7.75 x 10.75 in. [6], 428 pp. Frontisp., over 100 text illustrations, plates, diagrams (1 double-page map of Mediterranean off of Tunisia). Red pictorial publisher’s cloth over beveled boards, cover art illustration in full colour of deep-sea diver down on the deck of a submarine, gilt lettering & ruling, gilt lettering on spine, a.e.g. (slight bumping to corners, minor shelfwear, slightly shaken), still VG bright copy. First edition, early printing, of this remarkable submarine adventure relating the story of a 200 ton submarine and sailors trapped below the sea thirty fathoms below the Mediterranean off of the coast of North Africa. Driant (1855-1916), was a noted suspense/thriller writer, French Army officer, and politician who wrote under the pseudonym of Capitaine Danrit, and published more military science fiction before World War I than any other writer. He used this work to push for increasing more safety measures and… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., [1966]. Thick 8vo. xxviii, 831, [1] pp. Colour frntsp., plates. Blue cloth, gilt & red lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF. First edition, stated.

Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1855. 8vo. x, [11]-273, [1] pp., plus 12 pp. publisher’s ads. Engraved frontisp. Blue-green embossed ribbed publisher’s cloth, gilt lettering on spine (edgewear, rubbing, slightly cocked, very minor foxing to endpapers), still VG copy, ownership markings on endpapers. First edition of this scarce anti-evolution polemic written against Robert Chambers, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which had caused a shift in popular opinion followings its’ anonymous 1844 publication. The ideas in the work were notably derided by clergyman in England and America, most significantly by Louis Agassiz who was a lifelong opponent of Darwin’s theory of evolution, and evolutionary biology. Walker (1805-1887) was acting pastor of a church in Sandusky, OH, lectured on the harmony between science and revealed religion at Oberlin College, and Chicago Theological Seminary.

New York: Basic Books, 1959. Two vols. 8vo. xxii, 558; [6], 562 pp. Frntsps. both vols. Uniformly bound in gray cloth, gilt & red lettrng on spines (slght sunng), preserved in open-backd slipcase, VG set from the library of the former Oregonian editor & reviewer, Malcolm Bauer. First Basic Books edition, of this classic biography of Darwin reissued on the 100th anniversary of the 1st publication of the Origin of Species.

Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1892. 12mo. xiv, [2], 460 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Engravd frntsp., numerous engravings, text illusts. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng (mnr bmpng to crnrs, shlfwr), VG-, w/ numerous contemporary clippings laid-in. First edition of this first volume in the author's exposition of evolutionary biology, including sections on the major proponents of Darwin, and their advances and discoveries in classification, morphology, embryology, palaeontology, natural selection, and more.