Search Results: Authors starting with D from Scraps of American History

Clapham, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Books, 1977. Fourth edition. Vintage paperback. Good +/No Jacket. 64 pages with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. A travel guide to a beautiful section of England. Illustrated white wraps with black titles on front cover, 75p cover price. Some edge wear and tanning of cover with light spotting and a few scratches, reading crease near spine, smudges on back cover, a little spotting inside front cover, interior pages bright, binding tight.

Cambridge: J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, 1813. Third American Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Third American Edition. Multiple page numbered sets plus preface and table of contents. Collectanea Graeca Minor by Andreas Dalzel, published by J. A. Cummings and W. Hilliard, Cambridge, printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1813. Third American Edition. Appears to be a collection of minor Greek writings, including Aesop's Fables, among others. Written in Greek with the Greek alphabet. Full leather, red spine label with gilt title. Cover worn and scratched with chips in leather, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, spine faded, front cover detached, binding tight otherwise, interior pages lightly tanned and a little foxed, pencil notations in some margins, former owner's name "William G. Bland" on front end papers and on back end papers. William G. Bland may be the son of Maryland judge Theodorick Bland.

Washington DC: Ara Marcus Daniels, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 173 pages plus advertising, illustrated with charts and diagrams. Black cloth binding with gilt titles and border on front cover and gilt titles on spine. Spine titles faded a bit, bumping of corners and spine ends, some edge wear, spotting and stains to cover, chips along leading edges and small hole in cloth at spine hinge front, light foxing of end papers, interior pages bright, binding tight. Measures 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Washington DC: Ara Marcus Daniels, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 173 pages plus advertising, illustrated with charts and diagrams. Black cloth binding with gilt titles and border on front cover and gilt titles on spine. Spine titles faded a bit, bumping of corners and spine ends, some edge wear, spotting and stains to cover, large chip in cloth at top of spine and another smaller chip at edge of spine, light foxing of end papers, interior pages bright, binding tight. Measures 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Washington DC: American Council on Education, 1940. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 299 pages, indexed with a short description of the Council on Education. Prepared for the American Youth Commission. A report of several studies on whether Black youth faced distinctive problems in their development. Red cloth binding with silver titles on front cover and spine and small photo paste on of young black man. Spine faded, corners and spine ends bumped, a little spotting of cover, edge wear, titles chipped away on spine, cover photo holed and chipped, interior pages bright with a few spots, some staining of end papers, binding tight.

Paris: Garnier Freres. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. No date but appears to be from at least 1890. 648 pages with index, beautifully illustrated with numerous black and white drawings by well-known artists. A collection of poetry in French. Quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and bands on spine, gilt top edge. Boards scrubed, some edge wear, especially at spine gutter, corners and spine ends bumped with some corners chipped, titles still bright, some foxing and a few pencil marks on end papers, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Measures 8 x 11 1/4 inches.

New York: Christian Press Association Publishing Company, 1902. First edition. Original Cloth. Good/No jacket as issued. 499 pages. A pilgrim details his experiences as he converts from Protestantism to Catholicism. Blue cloth binding with blindstamped borders and gilt titles on spine, black satin end papers. Some edge wear, light spotting and a little scrubbing, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt on spine a little rubbed, a few spots on page edges, binding tight, interior pages lightly tanned, repeated former owner's name on blank pages and front fixed end paper in pencil.

The story of the visionary Galileo and his struggles, set against the complex society of 16th century Italy. Blue cloth binding with White titles and gilt decoration on spine. Cover edges and spine faded, some wear to cover edges, corners and spine ends bumped, a little spotting of cover, former owner's name "Ed Shulkcum" and bookplate on front free end paper with February, 1940 date, interior pages tanned, binding tight. Illustrated dust jacket with white titles on front cover and spine has several short edge tears and chips, worn at edges with creases, some tanning, small chip at top front inner fold.

Chicago: A. Flanagan Company. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 70 pages, with study guide and word list, illustrated with black and white plates. A sentimental story of an orphan boy and his beloved dog. Illustrated green cloth binding with darker green titles on front cover. Cover is a little stained and tanned, shows a bit of edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, spotting, former owner's name "Howard W. Ober, New Berlin, O." on front free end paper, interior pages stained at edges with light tanning, a few pages are chipped a little at leading edge, binding tight.

Tours, France: Maison A. Mame & Fils, c. 1933. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 468 pages with index. Appears to be one of a series of French language textbooks, Collection D'ouvrages Classiques. Hardcover, green papered boards with blue cloth strip on spine, paper label printed with black titles on spine. Spine faded and tanned, paper label also tanned, tanning of cover with spotting, some edge wear with small chips along edges, corfners and spine ends bumped, writing on front free and back fixed end papers, a few pencil notations through text, interior pages tanning, mostly at edges, binding tight.

354 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. The biography of a little known but influential Appalachian artist. Illustrated boards with white titles on front cover and spine. A little bumping of corners, interior pages bright, binding tight.

Paris: Editions Baudiniere, 1931. Paperback. Good/No jacket as issued. DeKobra. In French. Editions Baudiniere, Paris, copyright 1931. In French. Title translates to "A Hundred Thousand Smiles." Once a well-known author and former journalist, Maurice DeKobra (1885 - 1973) traveled widely and used his journalistic skills in his fiction. Illustrated wraps with red and black lettering, rough cut front edges, list of books on back cover. Some tanning of cover, some edge wear, chips and small tears at top and bottom of spine, a few light stains, corners bumped and creased, light creases in corners of interior pages and some tanning of pages, closed tear in last page before table of contents leading edge, some page edges creased. Binding seems tight but may require careful handling.

New York: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1904. Limited ed. Hardcover. Poor/No jacket. Glackens, William. 247 pages, illustrated with tissue protected black and white plates. A once lovely edition printed on Old Stratford Paper made by Mittineague Paper Company. Limited edition, number 523 of 1000 copies. Green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, rough cut leading and bottom edges, gilt top edge, marbled end papers. Cover is stained and spotted with considerable scrubbing, a little fading of gilt, boards a bit warped, interior pages stained at bottom leading corners and tanning a bit, binding tight.

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1913. Seventh Printing. Original Cloth. Good/No jacket . 516 pages. Romantic novel following the fortunes of a wrongly imprison officer who escapes from Devil's Island and flees to Europe to rescue his lady love from a villain. Green illustrated cloth binding with red titles on front cover and spine, crossed sword design on spine. Some edge wear and spotting of cover, spine a little faded and a little cocked, corners and spine ends bumped, hinges weak, inscription on front fixed end paper, interior pages tanned.

Hyster Company, 1980. Not stated. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. Information and black and white images of fork lifts along with drawings. 157 pages plus blank sheets for notes. Published by Hyster Company, Marketing Training Department, copyright 1980. White wraps with black lettering, rounded corners. Measures 4 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches. Some tanning and staining of white cover, edge wear, heavy crease in front cover, entire book a little bent, interior sheets spotted on edges but otherwise just lightly tanned, former owner's name on cover in ink.

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 196 pages, illustrated with maps and black and white plates. An account of the speeches and discussions of the centennial celebration. Red cloth bindign with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Heavy stains at bottom of covers, light edge wear, some spotting and a little scrubbing, corners and spine ends bumped, small pencil notation on front fixed end paper, end papers a little spotted, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight.

Los Angeles, California: Floyd Clymer, 1934. Revised. Vintage paperback. Good/No jacket. 148 pages with advertisements, plus blank memo pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. Written in 1932 and revised in 1934, this history of steam powered vehicles is supplemented by an article on Historical Steam Cars by Floyd Clymer. Bright yellow illustrated wraps with black titles on front cover and spine, $2.00 original price. Spine just a little faded, reading crease by spine and one black stain at bottom of front cover near spine, minor spotting and very light edge wear, interior pages a little tan but clean, binding tight, smudge on back free end paper..

Chicago: The Year Book Publishers, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 768 pages with index of authors and table of contents, color fold-out frontispiece. Covers infectious diseases, diseases of the chest, blood, kidneys, heart and digestive system and more. Navy blue cloth binding with blindstamped design and borders on front cover and gilt titles and bands on spine. Titles bright, minor edge wear, very light spotting and scuffs, corners bumped, spine ends a little bumped, spine and titles bright, interior pages bright with no noticable markings, page edges a bit speckled, binding tight. Dust jacket with brown titles and questions from the quiz section is darkened and a bit scuffed, some edge wear, minor creases, small hole in center of spine dust jacket, short tear and crease at top of spine on back of jacket, light wrinkles, not clipped. Average size, measures 5 x 7 1/4 inches.

New York: W. F. Burgess, 1850. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 264 pages, double columned, illustrated title page and black and white illustrations throughout text. An early edition of the classic story of a young man's coming of age. Half leather over marble boards, brown title block with gilt titles on spine and gilt bands on spine. Some wear to leather with a bit of cracking along spine edges and small tear across spine about an inch down, gilt still bright, some edge wear to boards, corners and spine ends bumped and a bit worn, owner's names on front end papers, crease in front free end paper, some foxing of interior pages with light tanning, glue stains on end papers, binding tight. Measures 6 x 9 1/4 inches.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1962. Paperback. Good. 211 pages with index and short biography of the author. An official of the Yugoslav Government wrote of his experiences with Communism and Joseph Stalin. He was arrested after the book was published but later released and continued to write. Black, orange and green wraps with white and orange lettering, Harvest Book HB63. Some edge wear with small chips and bumping to corners and spine ends, crease in front cover, spotting, reading crease near spine, small creases in back cover, old price label on back cover, interior pages bright with no obvious marking or writing.