Search Results: Authors starting with D from the book scot

Scammell & Company. St Louis, Missouri., 1877 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 480 pages. Professionally rebound in paper covered boards and faux leather spine. Frontis and eleven full page illustrations--most being scenes of violent action. Apparent reprint of the original edition issued the same year--quite scarce in this edition. Slight wear to the book--lovely copy. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

U.S.A.: Rizzoli. NY., 1985 Book size about 10 by 10 inches with some 265 pages. Bound in black cloth with white spine lettering. Illustrated throughout with architectural drawings and photos in color & black/white. In the original unpriced dust wrapper. Stated 'First Published in 1985'. Overview of the work of architect Kevin Roche. Book with no sign of wear--a clean and unmarked book. Wrapper with tear at front cover top edge; small tear at rear cover bottom; light edge wear. FINE/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

The Hale Foundation. Washington, DC. 1982. Reprint from the Journal of Legislation Vol. 9, Number 2, Summer 1982., 1982 Pale blue wraps. Pages numbered 179 thru 193. Large 8vo. Senator D'Amato's written comments relating to the introduction of legislation to curtail the Freedom of Information act as it applied to the CIA. Very timely piece in light of what is happening to the Freedom of Information Act as a result of the 9/11 attack. 107 footnotes giving sources for material included here. Scholarly piece. Slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Pilgrim Press. Boston., 1911 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 172 pages. Bound in blue cloth with a front cover black/white pictorial paste-on. Illustrated with a frontis and six full page plates on glossy paper in three color (Black, white and blue tint). Lovely book with the stories grouped into categories. Spine darkened else light wear--a clean and unmarked book with undamaged hinges. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Frederick A Stokes Company. NY. 1916. First American Printing., 1916 Gray cloth with front cover lettering and decoration in mauve and gilt. Spine lettering in gilt. 214 pages. 8vo. Translated by CECILE SARTORIS and GABRIELLE ENTHOVEN. Light general wear and soiling; previous owner name in tiny letters on FFEP. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Rand McNally & Company. Chicago. 1939., 1939 Book size about 7 1/2 by 8 inches with some 48 pages. Bound in color photo illustrated pale blue paper covered boards. Illustrated on every other page with full page and smaller photos in black white. Title page notes the child star had appeared in: East Side of Heaven with Bing Crosby; Unexpected Father with Mischa Auer; Little Accident with Hugh Herbert. Very scarce book. Covers rubbed; small dings at spine top/bottom; small X scratch on front cover; light edgewear; previous owner name inside front cover lightly in pencil. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Dolandark Graphics. Springfield, Missouri., 1984 Book size about 9 by 11 inches with some 239 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $22.95. Illustrated with numerous photographs--a few in color. Book and wrapper with slight wear. A clean and unmarked book. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Hurd And Houghton. NY., 1869 Book size about 6 by 7 3/4 inches with some 192 pages. Bound in blue cloth over beveled boards with front cover gilt illustration and gilt spine lettering and decoration. Illustrated with numerous full page and smaller drawings by the author. What used to be called 'The Grand Tour' around Europe with the author writing and sketching what he did and saw. Book with wear through at tips; spine darkened; wear at spine top/bottom; previous owner writing inside at front. GOOD. 2nd Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

P Ed Hoenes. Munchen. No date (Circa early 1900's)., 1900 Book size about 10 by 13 inches with some 60 or so pages. Bound in white wraps with black lettering. Book is entirely in German. Grundliche Anweisung zum Zitherspiel vom ersten Unterricht bis zur hoheren Ausbildung langsam fortschreitend. Repair to the spine; chip at bottom of front cover; edgewear; rear cover edge tear. Perfectly usable but well worn. GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

William Morrow & Co. An AvoNova Book. NY., 1995 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 416 pages. Bound in speckled tan paper over boards with yellow cloth spine--black spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $22.00. Wrapper enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. This is a HARD COVER REVIEW COPY with the publisher information sheet laid-in. Book and wrapper with the slightest of wear. FINE/FINE Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

No publisher. No date (Circa 1930's?)., 1930 Book size about 8 1/2 by 10 inches with some 12 unnumbered pages. Bound in color illustrated dark blue paper covered boards (Christmas motif illustrations). Illustrated in color on every page including inside the front and rear covers by QUEEN HOLDEN. Charming, delightful color Christmas book for children. Light overall wear most noticeable as rubbing at spine top/bottom area. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Century Company. NY, 1913 Postcard size promotional advertisement for the book 'The Tinder Box' written by Maria Thompson Daviess and published in 1913. Printed on two sides. Quite scarce. Very slight wear. NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

United States Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC, 1917 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 36 pages. Bound in photo illustrated wraps. History and discussion of the qualities of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein-Friesian and Jersey dairy cattle. At the time these were the most common breeds in the United States. Previous owner name stamp at front cover else light wear. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Davis Stock Food Company. Chicago. 1906. Book size about 8 by 11 inches with some 560 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in illustrated wraps (Front and rear covers identical). Sears, Roebuck advertisements inside front and rear covers. In general size and appearance the book resembles a Sears catalog. Additional Title Page info as follows: 'Including a Digest of Government and Private Feeding Trials for the Past Two Decades; an Exhaustive Treatise on Diseases of all Live Stock, With a Chapter Devoted Entirely to the Truth on Stock Foods. Illustrations of the World's Most Famous Animals, Also Plans And Specifications For Farm Buildings, etc.' Illustrated with numerous photos and drawings. Book covers all aspects of live stock raising presented for the layman. Author claims this to be the first book with this much information in a form understandable to the live stock raiser. Covers soiled, creased and worn with some tape repair; spine chipped at bottom one inch; pages age toned. A… Read More

Doubleday & Company. Garden City, NY. 1952. First Edition., 1952 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 382 pages. Bound in black cloth with a cream cloth spine, black lettering on the spine only. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of $3.95. Book with light overall wear; evidence of previous top damp as the pages are rippled there throughout the book. Dust wrapper with light edge wear most noticeable as chipping at spine top/bottom; covers lightly soiled. VERY GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Collins. London. 1978. First Edition. Front flap price L7.95., 1978 Book size about 9 by 12 inches with mostly unnumbered pages. Bound in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Mini biography at front for some 47 pages followed by numerous pages of color photos--the author is a well known photographer. Very light wear to book and dust wrapper. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

The American Historical Society. Somerville, NJ. 1941. First Edition., 1941 Magazine size about 8 by 11 inches with some 207 pages plus several full page plates. Bound in white wraps with color coats-of-arms illustration. Articles in this issue include: 'James Ogilvie and Washington Irving' by Richard Beale Davis; Abraham Lincoln and the Newspaper Press During the Civil War; The French Craze of '93; Vocational Education; A Review of California Banking; Genealogy of The Hinsdale Family; and others. Covers are larger than the text block which results in light edge wear to the covers. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Crane & Company. Topeka, Kansas. 1912., 1912 Book size about 6 by 9 inches with some 488 pages. Bound in tan cloth with brown lettering and decoration. Frontis of the author, numerous photos, drawings and maps (One fold-out) throughout. A famous and scrupulously researched account of happenings in Jefferson County, Nebraska and along the Oregon Trail. Much authentic information about Indian deprivations and outlaw doings. Ramon Adams lists this book as Number 570 in his bibliography 'Six-Guns and Saddle Leather'; Wright Howes in his bibliography of Americana, 'Usiana', lists this as Number D-150. Covers with moderate to heavy wear most noticeable at the spine bottom; front hinge cracked; shaken; title page separated along spine edge for one half. A well worn book with an OK interior. GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

David McKay. Philadelphia., 1916 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 828 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in dark blue ribbed cloth with gilt spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with spine price of $1.50. Includes literally hundreds of games of all types. Not illustrated. Very scarce in the dust wrapper. Book with light corner bumping and shelf wear else a clean and unmarked book with undamaged hinges. Wrapper with moderate chipping to spine top; other light chipping and edge tears; scuffing to front cover. NEAR FINE/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

Perry Mason Company. Boston. 1925., 1925 Usual Youth's size and format about 11 by 14 inches with some 16 pages. Decorated white wraps. Feature fiction 'The Holdup on Camas' by Holman F Day. Other fiction by John H Hamlin, Ernest L Thurston, Irvin Dunegan. And much else. Small ad cut out; couple of page tears at the spine edge; light overall wear. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.