Search Results: Authors starting with D from Grimalkin Books

New York: Puffin Books, 1992. This delightful story from the author of James and the Giant Peach; Matilda; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; and The Witches is filled with charming black-and-white cartoon illustrations by Quentin Blake. This is the First Puffin Books Edition in paperback from 1992 with a complete "number line" starting with a "1". However, the book was originally published in 1990. It's a magical love story that primary grade children can enjoy, especially when they meet Alfie, the pet tortoise. The book is in clean Fine condition and looks unread. It measures 5 by 7 3/4 inches with 62 pages. Upon domestic purchase, the Media Mail shipping offered will automatically be upgraded to First Class Mail.. First Edition Thus. Oversized Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Quentin Blake. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1909. This First Edition has a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in New condition with a New, price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacked into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. When shady financial dealings got Prisoner #H64741, Bill Dallas, sent to San Quentin California State Prison, Bill embarked on a new life, this time with God in control. Here he shares the twelve core principles that turned him from a felon into a model citizen. The book is bound in brick-colored boards with white spine titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 3/8 inches and includes 205 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1864. The vast collection of poetry, from classical times up to 1857, when the book was first published, is in Good + condition. It comes from a private college library and library markings are on the rear endpaper, with a tucked-in library card having only one date, January, 1935. The book is tightly bound in a library binding. The top spine cloth is rubbed, and the bottom spine cloth is missing about 3/4 of an inch. (Click on photo). This Ninth Edition was published in 1864. The book includes an Index of Authors and an Index according to subject matter. The rebinder has mixed up the order of some of the Index pages, six of which are edge-taped and one of which is missing a corner. The text of the poems have no such problems and the text is mostly clean and bright, without foxing problems. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 798 pages. Media Mail shipping for this heavy volume will be adjusted to total $5.95. International buyers should… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1989. This fascinating account of secret societies throughout the world is a reprint of a book first published in 1961. It is in As New condition with an As New dust jacket. (Click on photo.) I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. Each of the 24 chapters is devoted to a particular secret society (with two chapters on the rise and fall of the Knights Templar). Also included are chapters on the Rites of Mithra, the Gnostics, The Castrators of Russia, the Garduna Warriors of Spain, the high priesthood of Thebes, Witches, the Thug stranglers of India, and many more. The book is bound in black boards with a red spine and white spine lettering. It includes black-and-white vignette drawings. The book measures 5 13/16 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 256 pages, with Index. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1902. This book is an odd volume from a uniform series that Collier published in the early 20th Century called "The French Classical Romances." The volume is in Very Good condition. (Click on photo). The book is bound is a light green cloth with lettering and design elements (ribboned banner, fleur-de-lis and crown) on the front panel and spine. The book has no inscriptions from former owners. The binding is secure and the pages are clean and unmarked. Translated from the French by W. Blaydes, the book includes a critical introduction by W.P. Trent, plus a frontis portrait of Daudet (with tissue guard) and other portraits of the author in the rear, with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 430 pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperPerennial, 1998. This Stated First Edition has a "number line" ending with a "2". The book is New, unread condition, and contains the scripts from the first two Seinfeld seasons, including such classics as The Jacket, The Pony Remark, The Deal, The Chinese Restaurant, and the Pilot, The Seinfeld Chronicles. The book is an oversized soft cover. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 526 pages.. Stated First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. Handsome, witty, and amorous, the French Count de Gramont landed in the English King Charles II's court like a duck finding his water. This attractive and clean copy is in Very Good condition with light cover wear and speckling. The volume is bound in a navy blue cloth with titles in gilt against a brick border within an elaborate gilt frame. The pages are clean, white and sparkling throughtout. The binding is tight and secure. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 381 pages. It contains a frontis, with tissue guard, and several other illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. Handsome, witty, and amorous, the French Count de Gramont landed in the English King Charles II's court like a duck finding his water. This attractive and clean copy is in Very Good condition with light cover wear. The volume is bound in a navy blue cloth with titles in gilt against a brick border within an elaborate gilt frame. The backdrop shows light rubbing. The pages are clean, white and sparkling throughtout. The binding is tight and secure. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 381 pages. It contains a frontis and several other illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper & Row/Atheneum, 1980. This Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) also includes a "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in a cream-colored cloth with the author's initials in gilt against a red and gilt background, as well as gilt spine titles against a similar background. The book has top-edge red stain. There is a small erasure mark on the front endpaper. The dust jacket in price-clipped and has two small closed tears. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. This novel from the author of "The Peaceable Kingdom" deals with the relationship and adventures of a Dutch girl and concentration camp survivor and the American boy she meets when her camp is liberated. Both are Quakers and they start new lives together in the American Southwest. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 443 pages.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo -… Read More

Boston: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1904. This edition of "Friquette" was limited to 1000 copies, of which this is a rarer unnumbered copy. The book was translated from the French into English by Edith Mary Norris. The book is in Very Good condition (click on photo), with forest green cloth covers and gilt spine lettering, as well as top-edge gilt. The binding is tight and secure. The pages are bright and sparkling throughout. The book has four full-page illustrations, including a frontis, with tissue guard. There is a small bookseller's stamp on the front free endpaper. The book measures 6 by 8 3/4 inches and includes 380 pages.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1962. This attractive volume is in Near Fine condition, with a Very Good unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) Although The Magic Jacket was originally published in 1923, this edition was the first to use charming illustrations by Paul Kennedy and to include nine other illustrated children's stories by de la Mare, including The Scarecrow, Maria-Fly, Alice's Grandmother, The Old Lion, Miss Jemima, The Riddle, Lucy, Visitors, and Broomsticks.The book is bound in blue covers with a circular gilt illustration on the front panel, gilt spine lettering and a design, and top-edge yellow stain. The clean, bright copy is tightly bound and includes 277 pages, with no inscriptions from former owners. The unclipped dust jacket has some edge rubbing, particularly around the spine tips. The book measures 6 by 8 1/2 inches. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Paul Kennedy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1950. This handsome volume is in Near-Fine condition and appears to be unread. (Click on photo.) A small blindstamp square on the rear panel indicates that it's a BOMC edition. This collection includes 49 of the author's most famous stories. The book is bound in 3/4 black cloth with bright gilt spine lettering, and handsome decorative front and rear panel boards. The expressionistic black-and-white artwork of Adolf Dehn complements the darker elements of De Maupassant's tales. The book measures 7 by 10 3/8 inches and includes 334 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Adolf Dehn. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. This book on the life of Napolleon was published in three volumes, of which this is the third. It covers the period from the reestablishment of Poland through Napoleon's death. This attractive and clean copy is in Very Good condition with light cover wear. The volume is bound in a navy blue cloth with titles in gilt against a brick border within an elaborate gilt frame. The backdrop shows light rubbing. The pages are clean, white and sparkling throughtout. The binding is tight and secure. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 477 pages. It contains a frontis and other illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. This biography of the Empress Josephine deals with her life from her lady-in-waiting Madame de Remusat's perspective between the years of 1802 through 1808. This attractive and clean copy is in Very Good+ condition with minimal cover wear. The volume is bound in a navy blue cloth with titles in gilt against a brick border within an elaborate gilt frame. The pages are clean, white and sparkling throughtout. The binding is tight and secure. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 406 pages. It contains a frontis and several other illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook Company, 1988. This oversized 1st Printing in in Fine, unused condition but with the original owner's name on the reverse front wrap. It includes numerous fun games and puzzles for the French student. It measures 6 by 9 inches and includes 67 pages. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. This Stated First Edition (and if it's not stated, it isn't) is in Fine condition, with a Fine unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The author provides lessons of "faith, trust, promise, wonder, and aspiration" in biographies of the Bible's leading men, from the patriarchs through Christ and the Apostles. The book is bound in an attractive green woven cloth with die-stamped silver spine lettering. There is an address sticker from the former owner on the front end paper. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, bright, and sparkling throughout. The unclipped dust jacket is in excellent condition, with several tiny closed tears. The book measures 5 11/16 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 310 pages, with Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. This book is extemely rare in that it is a First Edition as well as comes with its original, handsome dust jacket with original price on front flap. In short, it's a true collectible for the Wawick Deeping admirer. The novel concerns Kitty, a young woman fighting for her independence and happiness and at odds with a possessive mother who attempts to thwart Kitty's relationship with a young man. The book is in Very Good condition, with green cloth covers, black lettering on the front panel and spine, and a colorful floral design with in a black oval border on the front panel. The book has top-edge yellow. As for the interior, the book has decorative patterned endpapers using the Borzoi Books grayhound colophon in a checkerboard pattern. There are no signatures from former owners. The text pages are clean, without tears or stains, and have only light age toning. The unclipped dust jacket has some small tears and chipping at the top corner and spine crown,… Read More

New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2000. This fascinating account of Plymouth Colony, based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history, revises the prim image we have of these early settlers, who in truth dressed in bright colors, drank heavily, and frequently got into trouble. The First Printing (and, if it's not stated, it isn't) is in Fine, unread condition with a Fine unclipped dust jacket. The book is bound in brown boards with a cloth spine, and die-stamped gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket has one small closed tear. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 366 pages, with Sources and Notes, and an Index. Some illustrations are included.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nashville: WestBow Press, 2005. This First Edition has a "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in Fine, unread condition, with a Fine unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) I've place the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. Another of Ted Dekker's "adenaline-laced" thrillers, this one deals with an inheritance from a Holocaust survivor and an obsessed serial killer. The book is bound in chocolate brown paper-covered boards, with white spine lettering. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 382 pages, plus ads in the rear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1980. This volume is in Fine, unread condition, with a Near-Fine unclipped dust jacket (click on photo). It contains short biographies on some 5,000 Catholic saints. The book is bound in beige boards with brown spine cloth and gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket has light age toning and several tiny tears. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 647 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.