Search Results: Authors starting with D from Knickerbocker Books

Bologna, Italy: Instituto delle Scienze, 1786. Original 1786 edition - not a reprint or facsimile. GOOD+. Complete with nineteen full-page copperplates plus several engraved head and tail pieces. A clean, well-bound copy, the only markings a small white label with typed identification affixed to front pasted endpaper and small white label near base of spine. Pages are very good, the only flaw a dampstain across bottom page margins, extending between one and three inches in depth. Staining is heaviest to first and last 30 leaves and is light. Stain does not affect type or plates except for small overlaps on a very few pages. Pages otherwise fresh and near fine; complete, minor foxing on a few leaves, no tears or chipping. Cover is of marbled paper over boards with brown morocco leather spine and corners. 5 raised gilt-decorated spine hubs; gilt titling in two compartments. Matching marbled endpapers. Moderate edge rubbing to cover; leather rubbed and scuffed at corners, spine ends and along hinges… Read More

Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 2000 NEAR FINE with AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE in black pen on half-title page. A crisp, clean, otherwise totally unmarked softcover. Pages fresh and fine. Binding tight. Color illustrated paper cover has soft crease to front panel, edges slightly shelf rubbed. Cover is clean, price intact, no tears or chips. In 1777, a girl of only 16 made a ride more dangerous than that of Paul Revere - 40 miles through enemy infested woods to summon her father's regiment to halt a British raid on Connecticut and eastern New York. Illustrated with maps, photos and facsimile documents. A piece of history that deserves more recognition. 6 x 9"; 104 pages. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Charleston, SC: Haunted America/The History Press, 2007. SIGNED 2007 First Edition. NEAR FINE soft cover, signed by the author, in black ink, on top of the half-title page. A fresh, clean and tightly bound, otherwise unmarked copy. Very slight shelf-rub to cover edges, all else fine. Binding tight, no creasing to cover spine. A fascinating, and seriously researched of 4 documented hauntings in New York's Hudson River Valley region, illustrated with black & white photos and reproductions. 6 x 9-1/4". 128 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

Gottingen, Germany: Steidl, 2010. Sated First Steidl Edition, published January 2010. FINE hardcover, no jacket, as published. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in hardcover of decoratively printed cloth over boards. Pages and cover are pristine. Mauro D'Agati explores the Cuban housing project of Alamar, located in the eastern part of Havana, completed in the early 1980s by and for the steel workers who would live there; 30 years later the utopian dream is eerily faded and desolate. More than 90 full page color photographs. Afterword by Senel Paz "East of Havana" (in both English and Spanish). 11-3/4 x 10"; 160 pages. Laid in is D'Agati's 23-page photographic series titled "Corridors" - also fine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2005. 2005 Stated First American Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ price-intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy. One small corner crease at bottom of title page and a few light finger-dentings to text pages, very slight wear to cover edges - pages and hardcover are otherwise fine. Dust jacket, price intact on front flap, is clean and colorful - light rubbing at corners and spine ends, no tears or chips. Binding tight, book straight. A very giftable 1st edition! 8-3/4 x 11-1/4". 48 pages . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Illus. by Aardman Animation Ltd..

London: The New Sydenham Society, 1868. 1868 (1868 printed on title page. GOOD hardcover. Internally a very good copy, in worn cloth binding. Complete with portrait frontis of Addison, 3 chromolithographic plates and 4 black & white halftone plates. Pages clean and near fine. Custom owner bookplate and small bookseller label affixed to front pasted endpaper, owner name and 1907 date neatly penned on front free endpaper, small catalog numbers penned on contents page - no other markings. Brown cloth binding blind embossed boards and gilt portrait of Addison on front board. Cover spine perished and boards are fragilely holding. Binding of book block is firm, no loose or pulled pages. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4"; xxxi + 242 pages. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo.

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996. NEAR FINE second printing. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked soft cover. Pages fresh and fine. Color pictorial paper cover is clean and bright - very slight edge rub but otherwise fine - no tears, creases or chips. Binding tight - no splits, cracks or creases. Illustrated with several black & white photographs (many archival) plus a few maps. 6 x 9"; xiii + 203 pages, incliuding index. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 2002. 2002 First Printing with full number line. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy in black hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Pages fine and bright orange endpapers fine. Cover has small rubs to corner tips and extremities, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Unclipped jacket is clean and colorful, very slight rubbing to edges, no tears or chips. Clearly presented step-by-step guide to making 90 miniatures in 15 period styles, from 17th century to Art Deco - beautifully illustrated in color. 9-3/4 x 9-5/8"; 144 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: T. S. Holbrook Company, 1899. 1899 First edition. A beautifully produced book in Near Fine condition. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages, printed on fine laid paper, are fresh and fine. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of Charles Henry Dann has light stain to bottom right corner, not affecting the image. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Hardcover of ivory cloth, title stamped in green on spine, title and decorative stamping on front cover. Slight toning to cover spine and edges but overall cover is near fine. It would be interesting to find out more about Charles Henry Dann. He was obviously a dedicated man of letters, his writings admired by family and friends. His address at the 1854 dedication of the Perry Academy (included in the book) indicates that he was a teacher. The Perry Academy was located in Wyoming County in western New York State and the transcript of another address, "The School of the Sword," given in Gainseville, New York is also… Read More

Eggertsville, New York: The Darling Foundation of New York State Early American Silversmiths and Silver, 1964. 1964 Limited Edition, No. 454 of 500 hand-numbered copies. NEAR FINE. Alphabetical arrangement by name of silversmiths with locations and years in which they worked as well as photographic reproductions of makers marks when available and 41 illustrations of significant silver pieces from the Darling Collection. A clean, crisp, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Handsome hardcover of dark blue cloth features the oval medallion of the Arms of New York State embossed in silver on the front cover. Spine lettered in silver. Cover is near fine with a slight color fade along spine, very light rubbing to spine ends and corner tips. Binding firm, hinges tight, spine and boards square. Included is an 8-page brochure of additional makers marks laid into the back of the book - its stapled binding has left tiny rust marks on the rear endpaper. Brochure is now in a separate… Read More

New York: The Modern Library A Modern Library "Giant" #G27 - Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopper. Undated copy. Price of $1.25 intact on flap. Catalog printed on inside jacket. (No address info to help determine prtg date.) Bound by H. Wolff. A clean, unmarked copy. Text pages are fine, endpapers are moderately toned and the front end was torn along hinge and glue repaired. The hinge remains secure. Cover of blue-green cloth with black and gold spine stamping is fresh and attractive. The dust jacket has tape repairs to top and bottom of spine and at flap corner folds but is clean with minimal wear otherwise. An exceptionally nice copy. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; xvi + 1000 pages. A heavy book that will require additional mailing cost.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - ~6 x 9.

Berlin: Weltgeist Bucher ~1930 (date of May 4, 1933 neatly penned on front end leaf). "d'Aurevilly (1808-1889) is an extreme example of the eccentricities of which the Romanticists were capable." This is a German translation from the original French. A clean nice copy - the only writing is this date. Some scattered light spotting to a few leaves, but otherwise text pages are fine. Bound in dark blue cloth with orange lettering on front and spine. Cover slightly color faded along edges, otherwise very good. Binding strong. 4-1//2 x 7"; 33 pp plus 4 pages of publisher ads.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo.

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2004. 2004. AUTHOR SIGNED. Stated First Edition, First Printing. with full number line. FINE in FINE price intact dust jacket. Lawrence David signed in black ballpoint on title page. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked unworn and tightly bound hardcover in pristine jacket which is in a clear archival protector. Talk-show host Pickle is recognized everywhere he goes! Illustrator Scott Nash does a superb job animating a pickle! A colorfully illustrated and delightfully droll tale of Pickle and his friend Penguin, set in New York City. Lawrence David is the author of the "Horace Splatty" series and of "Beetle Boy." 8-1/4 x 10-1/4". 32 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Nash, Scott. Small 4to.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1990. 1990 Edition, printing unstated. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy. Tightly bound in red cloth hardcover, gilt-stamped title on spine; blind embossed Frick monogram on front cover. Cover is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges tight, intact and straight. Color illustrated jacket is complete, bright and clean - lightly shelf rubbed but no tears, chips scufss or soiling. Introduction by Charles Ryskamp. 154 beautifully printed color plates. An index of artists is included. 10-1/2 x 13". 146 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Monacelli Press, 2006. 2006 Trade Edition, printing unstated. (The books was first published in a limited edition in 1996.) NEAR FINE in FINE dust jacket. A fresh, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages pristine. Black hardcover, title stamped in white on spine and blind-stamped on front, has tiny rubs to spine ends and corner tips but is otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm and straight. Jacket is clean and colorful, no tears, chips or creases. Price was not printed and flaps aren't clipped. Striking color photographs capture the varied beauties of New York State's majestic river. Accompanying texts are by several distinguished writers, including Charles Dickens, Edna Ferber, Washington Irving, Robert Caro, Benson John Lossing, Christopher Morley and Charles Lindbergh. 9 x 7" (oblong). 248 pages. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Rajs, Jake (Photographer).

London: Peter Davies, 1930. October 1930 First Edition. VERY GOOD hardcover, no jacket. Short humorous verses accompanied by black and white illustrations (by various artists). A clean, unmarked copy. Endpapers toned and occasional light spotting on pages but no writing, bookplates or stampings. Orange cloth cover is lightly spoiled and spotted, spine sunned and faded. Paper label on spine abraded. light spotting on pages but no writing, bookplates or stampings. Orange cloth cover is lightly spoiled and spotted, spine cloth sunned & faded; cloth rubbed along hinges, spine tips and corners starting to fray. Paper label on spine abraded. Binding sound; hinges intact with no cracks or splits. 7 x 10"; 119 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1998 First Printing, with full number line. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD, price intact, dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and sturdily bound hardcover. Top outside corners of front and rear boards, otherwise a fine copy. Unclipped dust jacket is clean with light shelf rub and one short closed tear at top of rear flap fold. A panoramic look at American history, drawing on a gold mine of documents, including letters, diaries, speeches, personal narratives and contemporary newspaper accounts. 7 x 10"; xxxi + 572 pages. A hefty book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Museum, 1976. Printing unstated. VERY GOOD+ soft cover in plastic comb binding. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages are in fine condition. Covers are lightly edgeworn, rear cover has one dark dime-sized spot. Bound in black plastic comb which is intact, no cracks or breaks. Covers knitting, crochet, weaving, rug making, quilting and needlework. A well-written and illustrated presentation complete with detailed patterns, including drawings and diagrams of patterns and stitches as well as black and white photographs of finished items. 11 x 8-1/2" (oblong); 114 pages. Plastic Comb Spiral. Very Good+. 4to - Oblong.

Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1985. Facsimile of the 1882 edition of Captain Dawson's work. Includes Introduction, Appendix and Notes by Bell I. Wiley. NEAR FINE hardcover. Pages crisp, clean and fine - no markings at all. Bound in light gray cloth hardcover with gilt lettering front and spine. Cover is fresh and clean with a couple of small specks, cloth at spine ends a bit crimped. Binding and hinges tight; boards and spine straight. 5-1/2 x 9-1/4"; xv + 214 pages. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Random House, 1938. 1938 American Edition, printing unstated. (The first edition was published in France in 1937. This English translation is by Merle Haas.) VERY GOOD+ in FAIR price-intact dust jacket. Copyright date 1938; no other statement of edition or printing. List of "Other books by Brunhoff" printed on the copyright page: The Story of Babar, The Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Zephir's Holiday, The A.B.C. of Babar. All predate 1938. A clean, unmarked and well bound copy; no writing, bookplates or stampings. Text pages are near fine: light finger-markings, mostly to early leaves, scattered light spottings and faint marginal toning, all pages complete with no creases, tears or chips. Cover of printed paper over boards (art matching dust jacket) with tan cloth spine strip is clean and colorful with moderate edgewear; boards are straight but corners are bumped and worn to boards and there is scuffing along edges with small rubs at bottom of front cover. The cloth strip is… Read More