Search Results: Titles starting with D from Bountiful Books

Madrid: Jose Porrua Turanzas. Number 116 of a limited edition of 225 copies of Bernardo de Galvez' 1781 report, detailing his expedition against the British for control of the "Province of West Florida" in 1780 - 81. Launched from Havana, ostensibly to aid the Colonies in their revolution againt England, the expedition was successful, and resulted in Britain's return of the Floridas to the Spanish - at least temporarily. IN SPANISH, EN ESPANOL. Tan wraps show chipping and small tears at edges, two small library stamps inside front cover and on Index page, else a clean, sound copy with a number of unopened pages. 90 pages plus three fold-out "maps" - of the plan of the Pensacola fort, the Port of Pensacola, and Pensacola and its Bay - complete with sailing ships and soldiers in battle. . Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 1959.

New York: Knopf. Very nice copy of this scarce first edition of Hellman's second play. This is the true first ed., NOT the Modern Library reprint. Book is orange cloth with black decorative stamping on front and on spine, with a hint of fading at top edges of boards, and light wear to spine ends. Pages within are clean and tight. Fragile DJ, now mylar protected, shows chipping and small tears along edges and spine head, 1" closed tear at bottom edge of front panel, minor sunning at extremities, else clean and bright. . Very Good+. Cloth. 1st Edition. 1936.

Puebla, Mexico: Jose Maria Macias. Original brown calf boards with gilt stamping and tan spine label are clean and sound. Previous owner's sticker on front paste-down, else no markings. The most important directives and agreements of the 3rd constitutional legislature of the State of Puebla in east central Mexico, meeting in 1832. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1850.

London: Richard Bentley. First edition in English. Original patterned green cloth boards show wear, bumped corners, frayed hinges, top 1/8" missing from spine head. Penciled name on ffep, minor foxing on frontispiece, else interior is unmarked, with several unopened pages. Front hinge starting, else text block is sound. A rare copy by the famed French author of Carmen, basis for the opera of the same name, this non-fiction work covers an unsettled but fascinating era in Russian history, includes references. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Thus. 1st Printing. 1853.

Madrid: Libro de Oro. Tooled brown calf boards are clean and sound, bronze clasps present and in working order, minor scratches to gilt edges. Frontispiece painting of Cristo Crusifixado. A touch of soiling to first few pages, else unmarked. 582 pages + Indice. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1870.

Burdeos: Pedro Beaume. Brown calf binding, gilt decoration, red spine label, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Boards show rubbing at spine ends and corners, chipped spine head, else clean and sound. Appears to be ex-library, with 3" triangular piece missing from half-title page and 2 smaller pieces missing from blank rear free endpaper. Penciled author name written on title page and small worm-hole on approx. first 25 pages, else pages are clean and unmarked. This is the 4th edition, revised and corrected, of this celebrated anti-clerical satirical work, originally published in 1811. Gallardo was attacked by the Inquisition and imprisoned for the work, and ultimately left Spain, but the Dictionary remained one of the most influential anti-clerical works of the early 19th century. xxxi + 171 pages. . Very Good. Full-Leather. 4th Edition. 1st Printing. 1821.

(Spain): Matriti. Apud Vidua et Filium Petri Marin Typographum. Contemporary brown calf binding, gilt trim, red spine label, show rubbing, worn corners, else clean and sound. Title page, marbled end papers and red edges show light soiling, else pages are clean and unmarked. "Quorum primun continet dictiones latinas in hispanum sermonem traslatas. Secundum nomina propia regionum, urbium, montium, fluviorum. Tertium autem neotéricas ac vulgares regionum, urbium, opidorum, appellationes in latinum sermonem conversas. Quartum & ultimum hispanas voces latinè interpretatas complectitur. Index praeterea verborum veterum, raro usitatorum apud Terentium. Verba item Legum XII Tabularum. Index insuper utilissimus, in quo opposita emendataque quotidiaani sermoniiis barbaries. Notae etiam Antiquorum. Dictionarium tandem Arabicum in calce hispani dictionarii positum. Primun a R.P.M. Fr. Eugenio Zeballos" Unpaginated Preface + 786 pages. An important work by a man highly influential… Read More

Berkley, California, U.S.A.: Roundhouse Press. INSCRIBED by Kowit on title page, "To Mary -- with friendship". Clean and square copy with only the slightest rubbing -- else immaculate. 79 pp. 44 poems. "Whether describing the Devil reciting poetry in Hell, the fate of uprooted mice, or a last encounter with a doomed friend, Steve Kowit's poetry has chosen, in the manner of certain Sufi tales, a disarmingly earthy presence. Rhapsodic and hilarious by turns, this poetry is as engaging and accessible as prose." . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1999.