Search Results: Titles starting with D from Tannery Books

Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1973. Second printing. Paperback. Good. David Stick, Dare County: A History, Raleigh, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1973, first edition, second printing. Orange paper covers with county and state in black, 8vo, 72 pp, 33 illustrations including bw photos (dating from Civil War to space age). History of Dare County, North Carolina, from the Lost Colony to the Wright Brothers and beyond. G: spine and edges faded, lightly bumped, small scuff mark on back cover otherwise clean, no markings. Also 814

Arcadia Publishing, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. Howell, Ray; Davidson County Historical Society, Davidson County (Images of America), Arcadia Publishing, 2000. Trade pb with sepia photo of large group on front, 128 pp, full of bw photos. No index. VG: light bumping on corners and edges, light creasing on back cover, pages crisp, unmarked. Printed in Great Britain.

Richmond: B. F. Johnson & Co., 1890. First Printing. Leather_bound. Fair. J. Wm. Jones, The Davis Memorial Volume; Or Our Dead President, Jefferson Davis, and the World's Tribute to His Memory, Richmond, B. F. Johnson & Co., published by authority of Mrs. Davis, 1890, First Printing (Broadfoot, p. 342). Full leather with two leather title blocks on spine, heavy 8vo (21 cm), marbled endpapers, xxvi, 27-672 pp, pagination includes 56 illustrated plates including frontispiece. Fair+: top cover separated at endpapers, covers bumped and spine leather loosening, ex-library with minor markings, pocket, and embossed stamp on dedication page, text block tight.

Denmark: Nordisk Forlag, 1928-1930. Hardcover. Good. Alexandre Dumas, De Tre Musketerer (The Three Musketeers), Part I, Denmark, Gyldendalske Bookstore, Nordisk Forlag (Nordic Publishing), 1928-1930, Major Works of World Literature, Volume 38. Half-leather over marbled boards with embossed spine blocks, 8vo (20 cm), marbled endpapers, DANISH text, 388 pp with TOC (in back) and list of publications, black and red illustrated title and opposing pages, 1 bw illustrated plate. Good: Covers scuffed and edges worn, spine peeling at top, front pastedown sticker damage, 2 barcodes on rear pastedown, light tanning, unmarked. Printed in Denmark

Asheboro, N.C.: Down Home Press, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Jerry Bledsoe, Death by Journalism? One Teacher's Fateful Encounter with Political Correctness, Asheboro, N.C., Down Home Press, 2002, stated First Printing, March 2002 with number line 1 to 9. Author INSCRIPTION to po on ffep. Black boards with red lettering on spine, 8vo, 242 pp; glossy white DJ with black and red lettering. Good/Good: edges bumped and lightly worn, clean, pages crisp and unmarked; DJ bumped and lightly scratched, chipped on front corner, unclipped.

New York: Bramhall House, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Harold A. Larrabee, Decision at the Chesapeake, New York, Bramhall House, copyright 1964 (full number line but probably a reprint). Blue cloth hc, xviii, 318 pp with notes and index; illustrated dustjacket with ships in battle on front. Very Good/Good: corners wearing, spine starting, po bookplate on front pastedown, scuff marks on half-title, pages crisp, no internal markings; DJ bumped and corner-creased, small tear on front flap, foxing on edges.

Winston-Salem, NC: Foxhound Press, 2004. Paperback. Good +. W.R. Frye; Deep Wells, Dry Springs, and Crooked Creeks: True Stories of Inspiration and Laughter from the Life of a Quaker Pastor; Winston-Salem, NC, Foxhound Press, 2004. Trade paperback, illustration of a well on glossy tan and gray cover, 184 pp, signed by author "Willie Frye" on title page. G+: light scratches and sticker residue on cover, light bumping, cover edge starting to curl; tiny stains on title page, p. 173 and inside back cover, otherwise clean.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1884. First printing. Hardcover. Good. John Fiske, The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin, Boston, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1884, First Printing. Essay by 19th-century philosopher who expounded on Darwin's theory, "Having been invited to give an address before the Concord School of Philosophy this summer, upon ... the question of immortality...." Blue cloth HC with gold lettering on spine, 12mo (17cm), [i]-x, 11-122 pp [8pp ads], small illustrated chapter headers and footers. Good: corners and spine worn, white scuff on front cover, light dampstain on endpapers, no markings.

New York: American Book Exchange, ca 1866. Hardcover. Fair. Ed. William Smith, University of London; A Dictionary of the Bible, comprising its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural History, with Numerous Illustrations and Maps, New York, American Book Exchange. First American thus: Actual first was "Larger Dictionary" 3-vol, London. The author abridged it into a "Smaller Dictionary", and this edition uses the author's abridgement with American pronunciations. Undated: between 1860-63 UK and 1867 Boston editions. Maroon-brown cloth with gold lettering on spine, 8vo, vi, 776 pp, bw illustrations throughout, four plates of monochromatic maps. Fair: corners and edges worn, front hinge cracked, title page corner clipped with no loss, corner creases, light foxing throughout, minor pencil marks on rear ep.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good. LT. Col. Joseph B. Mitchell, Discipline and Bayonets: The Armies and Leaders in the War of the American Revolution, New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Black cloth hc, 8vo, 224 pp, line-drawing maps; illustrated paper dustjacket. Ex-library (Good)/Good: ex-library with spine sticker and minor markings, DJ cover taped to book, scuffed, pages crisp.

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1902. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. Irving Bacheller, D'ri and I : A Tale of Daring Deeds in the Secnod War with the British, Being the Memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell, U.S.A. Boston, Lothrop Publishing Company, February 3d, 1902, fifth printing. Illustrated by F. C. Yohn. Red cloth hc with sepia pastedown illustration, 8vo (19 cm), [xiv] 15-360, 8 illustrated plates [4 ads]. Fair/no DJ: covers loose and worn, minor foxing, ad pages roughly opened, no markings – a good candidate for rebinding.