Search Results: Authors starting with D from Camphor Bookstore

Series of old American songs : from the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays at Brown University with brief annotations by S. Foster Damon, curator.Fifty songs reproduced in facsimile from original or early editions. This boxed collection dates to 1936. Each page has information about the history of the song, sheet music and lyrics. Issued in 51 unbound parts, each consisting of a sheet folded to form 2 or 3 leaves. The first part contains title, preface and contents; each of the others contains a song in facsimile, with appended notes.In near fine condition, in a box. Note: The collection contains a number of blackface minstrelsy songs, an early American theatrical form characterized by deeply racist stereotypes. The images and lyrics are offensive. The collection is offered in the spirit of scholarship to those interested in early American music.

Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in Post-Historical Perspective by Arthur C. Danto
Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1992. First edition. As new condition. This copy appears to be inscribed to a prior owner and signed by the author (please see photos). 263 pages, some illustrations; 24 cm. About the book: "In Danto's view, Andy Warhol's Brillo Box was not only a radical attack on traditional definitions of the art work; it brought the history of Western art to a close. In this collection of interconnected essays, he grapples with this and many more of the most challenging issues in art today, from the problems of contemporary pluralism to the dilemmas of censorship and state support for artists." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Embodied Meanings: Critical Essays & Aesthetic Meditations by Arthur C. Danto
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1994. First edition. There is an embossed stamp, a prior owner's name at the front - otherwise the book and jacket are in as new condition. A selection of… Read More

Harry Callahan: New Color - Photographs, 1978-1987With text by Keith F. Davis
University of New Mexico Press, 1990. Hardcover, oblong format, grey cloth w title embossed in silver. Illustrated with 72 color plates, and 13 black & white figures in the text. With an introductory essay, bibliography etc. In excellent, as new condition without the jacket. "At the age of seventy-five, Callahan is one of our most prolific photographers. This unique catalogue is produced for a traveling exhibition surveying Callahan's color work since 1978. Included are photographs made in Egypt, Ireland, Morocco, Portugal, Mexico, Japan, Spain, and the American cities of Providence, New York, and Atlanta. Most of the work is published here for the first time."
About Harry Callahan: One of the foremost American photographers of the 20th century, Harry Callahan began his photographic career as an untrained amateur while working for the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation in 1938.Following a workshop by Ansel Adams at the Detroit… Read More

Henson and Stringfellow Their Work in Aeronautics
The History of a Stage in the Development of Mechanical Flight 1840 - 1868
by M. J. B. Davy

H.M.S.O., London, Great Britain, 1931. First edition. Large 8vo. 115 pages with good bibliography and index. Contains splendid text, 25 excellent plates, one of which is the frontis in color and 6 fold-out blueprints together at the rear. An important book on the history of aeronautics. In excellent unmarked condition.

The Complete Book of Curries by Harvey Day.

A.S. Barnes and Co., 1966. Likely first edition (unstated.) Hardcover in tan cloth with gilt titles on spine. In the original dust-jacket. Four sections or books - includes dozens of authentic recipes for curries from India, Burma, Thailand, Iran & Iraq, Malaysia, and Turkey. 12mo - 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. 252 pp. with the original unclipped jacket. A terrific vintage cookbook in very good, unmarked condition. The jacket has a small chip tear along the top edge - but is otherwise good.

Euripides and the Spirit of his Dramas by Paul Decharme
Translated by James Loeb

New York: Macmillan Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover, blue cloth w titles in gilt on spine. Frontis. 8vo, 378pp. Includes an Introduction on the "Life and Character of Euripides"

In excellent unmarked condition, no jacket.

WASHINGTON IRVING'S FIRST BOOK: His Translation of DePons' South American Travel Account on the Eve of Revolution 1806 First Edition Vols. 1 & 2 (of 3)by Francois Joseph DePons
I. Riley and Co, New York, 1806. Volumes 1 & 2 (of 3) Hardcover in the original calfskin binding with leather spine labels (titles in gilt largely faded.) "Translated by an American Gentleman," Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first book. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in the first volume - the map has been repaired (please see photos) in the upper right hands corner. The binding is sound on these antique books - the pages are age toned but in good condition, with foxing heavier in Vol 2 (particularly at the front of the book) than 1. The boards of Vol. 2 are slightly bowed and there's a fair amount of quill pen names and notes in the front and back of that volume.
About the book:Depons traveled through northeastern South America, including Venezuela and the Guianas, and observed the… Read More

London: Richard Bentley, 1853. 2 Vol. 3/4 Leather over marbled paper covered boards, and eppr. First English edition of Alexandrine des Echerolles' memoirs of the Revolution in France. Alexandrine des Echerolles (La Ferte Hauterive, south of Moulins-Allier) was 13 y.o. when the Revolution forced her father, aunt and brothers to take refuge in Lyon. Her father had been elected colonel of the National Guards at Moulins, but when he was threatened with imprisonment he fled to Lyon then Switzerland, and left his daughter in the care of his sister. The aunt was murdered by the revolutionary court for refusing to reveal where her brother was living, and Alexandrine found herself alone, and relied on family and relations to taker her in.

Hard Times by Charles DickensLeipzig, Tauchnitz, 1854. First German publication (same year as true first); text in English; 8vo., viii, 376 pages. 3/4 Leather over marbled boards, tooled on the spine. Marbled endpprs. The book is in VG, unmarked condition with a few small nicks to the leather on the spine (see photos.)About Hard Times: Hard Times, first published in 1854, is the tenth novel written by Charles Dickens. Set in the fictional industrial town of Coketown during the mid-19th century, the novel explores the social and economic challenges faced by the working class during the Industrial Revolution.

Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel by Ignatius DonnellyD. Appleton and Company, New York, 1883. First edition - red cloth hardcover with gilt design and titles on the spine. 452 pp + ads at the back. Illustrated and in excellent condition given its age. unmarked, bright gilt on the cover strong and square. About the book: Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel is a book by Minnesota congressman Ignatius L. Donnelly published first in 1883. This is the first edition. Donnelly argues that an enormous comet hit the earth 12,000 years ago, resulting in widespread fires, floods, poisonous gases, and unusually vicious and prolonged winters. The catastrophe destroyed a more advanced civilization, forcing its terrified population to seek shelter in caves. As cave-dwellers, they lost all knowledge of art, literature, music, philosophy, and engineering.

Cuisine De Tous Les Pays (in French)by Urban DuboisLibrairie Dentu, Paris, France, 1881. Quatrieme Edition. In the original binding, Leather spine 3/4 marbled paper. Fourth edition. 4to 7.75-9.75'' tall. In French. 743 pp. with 400 in text illustrations (engraved drawings) and one color frontis. Marbled endpapers, The book and binding are in VG condition. The cover boards are rubbed, the leather spine and gilt titles are in VG shape. Age toned pages. About the Author:Urbain François Dubois (1818 – 1901) was a French chef who is best known as the author of a series of recipe books that became classics of French Cuisine, and as the creator of Veal Orloff, a popular dish in Russian cuisine. He is credited with introducing service à la russe to Western European dining, and the term chef.