Search Results: Authors starting with D from Whiting Books

Boston: Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Dark red cloth with black lettering. Mild edge wear and a child's handwritten name in pencil on the endpapers. A well-preserved copy. Scarce First Edition of this grade-school reader for Texas children in the early 1900s, not to be confused with her self-published Texas Heroes (1924), which was adopted as a textbook for third, fourth, and fifth grade students in Texas. 150 pages illustrated with images of the Alamo, Texas Capitol, and prominent Texas heroes from colonial days to Republic of Texas and statehood eras: La Salle, Stephen F. Austin, David Crockett, Sam Houston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Francis R, Lubbock, John H. Reagan, and James Stephen Hogg. The author, Katie Daffan (1874-1951), taught school and served as principal of a girls' school in Dallas. She was elected first vice president of the Texas State Teachers Association and was named to the State Text-Book Board by Governor T. M. Campbell. When… Read More

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1991. Book. Near Fine+. Hardcover. First Edition. A collection of letters, from the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem, written by Jews under Nazi oppression. Most offer the last signs of life for these Holocaust victims. Illustrated with 59 black and white photographs of selected correspondence; 128 pages..

Remington, Virginia: The Allington Corporation, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. A very faint bit of foxing to top edge. Jacket rubbed and edge-worn in places. Protected now in a new Mylar sleeve. A look back at pioneer lifestyle and skills in Texas, tracing them to the present, and projecting them into the future to help train young people to cope with tomorrow's problems. 277 pages, index, photos..

New York: New American Library, 1967. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Printing. Light spotting to top-edge. Slight lean to spine. Small, closed tear on jacket's front panel and slight chipping at the spine's head. Protected now in a new Mylar archival cover. Stated First Printing..

Reno, Nevada: Women in Literature, 1981. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. Small bump to upper corner and a small stain to the rear cover. 123 pages with Contributor's Notes. Illustrated with b&w photos of the poets in this volume..

London: The Children's Press, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Mild wear to book and jacket. Pages are toned a bit. 156 pages. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. True sea adventure based on the author's own experiences during two years, 1834-1836, sailing around Cape Horn to the California coast..

London: Mitre Press, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Jacket has a few scratches on the front panel and a light amount of edge wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Mandala poetry, the author's third book..

New York: Scholastic Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Lightly bumped and the dust jacket has a small dampstain on the rear cover, top edge (does not affect rear cover of book). Signed by both authors on the title page (names only). Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state..

New York: Delacorte Press, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Stated First Printing on copyright page. Jacket spine has a few chips at the head and a few creases near the tail. The flaps have several creases. Still a very nice copy, NOT ex-lib, in an unclipped jacket, protected now in a Mylar sleeve. Story of a teenage girl learning to make adjustments in her life after her parents' divorce, as she finds herself being shuttled between two homes..

Homewood, Illinois: Dow Jones-Irwin, Inc., 1971. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. Minor edge wear, bumping. Speaks to the importance of good communication skills in the "upcoming post-Vietnam business world.".

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Previous owner name stamp and address label on the front endpapers. Light wear to rear cover. Solid, sharp copy. 343 with Bibliography, Occupational Index, and Subject Index. Include's a Layman's Law Dictionary..

Houston, Texas: Menil Collection, 1992. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 135 pages, illustrated. The first publication in an anticipated series dealing with the Menil Collection's Byzantine holdings and Russian icons..

Columbus, Texas: Nesbitt Memorial Library, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Stapled, 8.5 X 11 inches. Handwritten note on the front cover regarding the content of this issue. Small sticker shadow and previous owner name inside the front cover. 76 pages [numbered 51-126]. Cover photo: John Samuel Shropshire (1833-1862), Confederate soldier from Columbuus, Texas. One article comprises the contents of this issue - Reminiscences of the Old Brigade, on the March, in the Tent, in the Field, as Witnessed by the Writers During the Rebellion. As noted by the previous owner on the cover, this issue's content concerns the Confederate reminiscences of William Lott Davidson who served with Company A, Fifth Texas Cavalry, organized in Columbus in the summer of 1861. The material appeared originally in an obscure Northeast Texas newspaper, The Overton Sharp-Shooter, in 1887-1888 in weekly installments. For this journal, Davidson's writing has been abridged to provide content within the scope of Colorado… Read More

Firenze: Leo S. Olschki Editoire - Arno/Worldwide, 1966. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. This copy was formerly in Houston's Museum of Fine Arts library and bears their cancellation stamp inside the front cover. Shelf location penciled inside the rear cover. Discreet markings, no others. Minor wear and rubbing to covers. Binding is tight, interior clean. 65 pages with Bibliography and Illustrator Index, followed by a section of 15 numbered black and white plates corresponding to some of the exhibition items listed in the catalog. Exhibition catalog of prints and drawings from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, one of the oldest and most famous museums in the Western world..

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Rear flap has corner crease. Some creasing around the spine ends. No other wear or tears. Clean, solid copy. Says Joe B. Frantz, "This book will be hailed as the best work to date on Texas politics, and it will be as valid in 2020 as in 1990.".

Galveston, Texas: VanJus Press, 2000. Book. Illus. by Robert Hynecek. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. Very light wear with a couple of small corner creases. A clean copy. Stories from the Galveston cats, who gather every year in honor of "Great-Aunt Meowkin," who, along with the human girl Winnie, survived the Storm of 1900 (the hurricane that was the deadliest natural disaster in American history). This limited edition paperback marks the 100th anniversary of the storm..

Waco, Texas: J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, Baylor University, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. The jacket has some wear at the bottom edge of the fornt panel, near the spine. Protected now in a new Mylar archival cover. 372 pages, with Bibliography of the Published Works of James E. Wood, Jr..

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: J.F. Hyer Publishing Co., 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark blue pebbled cloth, faded gilt to the spine. Light spotting to the top edge. The Pictorial Portfolio section at the back of the book is showing slight separation from the binding. This was the author's copy, which he corrected with notes, marginalia, and type-written sheets, including three (and one handwritten) paper-clipped to the last page of the book. [iii] iv-xi [2] 3-394 pp. Edwin Adams Davis (1904-1994) was a long-time professor of history at Louisiana State University, an author, and head of the Louisiana State University Department of Archives. PART ONE: An Introduction to Louisiana History; PART TWO: French Colonial Louisiana; PART THREE: Spanish Colonial Louisiana; PART FOUR: Early Years of the American Regime; FART (sic, missed by author) FIVE: Ante Bellum Louisiana; PART SIX: Civil War and Military Occupation; PART SEVEN: Reconstruction and Slow Progress,… Read More

Baton Rouge: Louisiana Education Research Association, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Mild shelf wear. Mild edge wear to the dust jacket. Sunned spine. Several tiny stains. 201 pages with author biographies and Index. Illustrations and maps. Front free endpaper signed inscribed by the author to his children "...from Dad." Acquired from the author's heirs' estate, which included other signed books that aided in verifying the handwriting and relationship in the inscription. Not advertised as a signed copy because Mr. Davis did not sign his name. Edited by Davis with contributions from the following authors: Hodding Carter, Robert M. Crisler, Sue Lyles Eakin, A. Otis Hebert, Jr., Nollie W. Hickman, Marietta M. Lebreton, Walter M. Lowrey, Sidney J. Romero, Raleigh A. Suarez, Joe Gray Taylor, Joseph G. Tregle, Jr., Philip D. Uzee, and John D. Winters..

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Claitor's Book Store, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Couple of small spots to the fore-edge and top edge of the page block, otherwise a clean copy in tight binding. Burgundy leatherette with faded gilt lettering to the spine. xi, 3-394 pp. with Bibliography. Unpaginated Index follows (10 pp.). Illustrations. Preface to Second Edition and Foreword by the author. This edition includes corrections, new maps and pictures grouped into four sections in the text rather than at the end of the book. Contents: PART ONE: An Introduction to Louisiana History; PART TWO: French Colonial Louisiana; PART THREE: Spanish Colonial Louisiana; PART FOUR: Early Years of the American Regime; PART FIVE: Ante Bellum Louisiana; PART SIX: Civil War and Military Occupation; PART SEVEN: Reconstruction and Slow Progress, 1877-1920; and PART EIGHT: Modern Louisiana. The author, Edwin Adams Davis (1904-1994) was Professor Emeritus of History at… Read More