Search Results: Titles starting with D from Tangible Tales

New York: Doubleday, 2003. First printing. Hardback. Good +/good +. Black hardcover 1st printing in dustjacket. A good + copy with bumping to the lower corners and spine tips. Binding is solid and hinges are intact. Pages are unmarked, but the major flaw is some staining at the textblock edge from what looks like coffee drips. The rear free-endpaper also has staining, visible in the photos. The drips are not extreme and do not show up on the text pages. Unclipped jacket is also good with light wear to the panel edges and some drips as well. "Skitoma" point on page 243, also pictured. 454 pp., the bestseller in a true first printing.

New York: Bantam Books, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and briefly inscribed by the author on the front free-endpaper in black marker. Minor wear to the board edges. Binding is solid but lacking in tightness. Pages are all clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket is bright with minor bending at the top of the panel edges. 303pp., two photo inserts. MacLaine's writings about her family, history and relationships and how they tie into and motivate her spirituality.

London: Oldbourne Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Green hardcover, first edition, in dustjacket. A good copy but with age-toning and foxing to the cover, some text pages, and textblock edges. General wear to the cover edges and bumping at the spine tips. The interior is unmarked in a solid binding, lacking tightness. The unclipped jacket is only barely good with short tears along the panel edges and crinkling at the bottom front panel from a longer tear - now protected in mylar. 192 pp., some black and white photos. Baker was one of the founding members of The Men of the Trees - a conservationist group.

New York: William Morrow, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Black and orange hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "Happy Explorations! Kelly James" A very good copy with some bending at the spine tips and a bump to the top edge of the front board. Interior is clean and unmarked. Tight as if unread. Unclipped jacket is bright and attractive with wear at the top panel edges and the folds. 235 pp., the author's collection of stories from her time in Africa as a private investigator.

Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Oversize hardcover in dustjacket. Text in Spanish. A good copy with some wear to the edges and bumping at the spine ends. Some scuffing to the covers. Large gift inscription to the title page - also from a Marta, but does not appear to be the author, otherwise text is clean and unmarked. Binding is solid but lacking tightness. Jacket with matching wear at the edges and corners and scuffs and indentions to the panels. 296 pp., filled with color and b/w photos. The recent history of Dance at the university, laid out beautifully.

New York: Aperture, 1994. First printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover review copy, 1st edition in dustjacket. A good copy with bending to the upper corners and the spine tips. An unmarked copy. Binding is solid though lacking tightness. Laid in at front are review materials from Aperture including a letter submitting this particular copy for consideration for the 1995 ALA Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Book Award. The dustjacket is also in good only condition with matching edge and corner wear and a bit of scuffing to the black panels. 87 pp., color and black and white photography throughout. Wojnarowicz's photos are displayed strikingly along with text from a variety of authors including David Cole and Karen Finley. Faye's Books

La Riviere & Voorhoeve, Kampen, 1991. Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Anton Pieck. Brown hardcover, 3rd printing in jacket, text in Dutch. A very good copy with a minor uplift and light edgewear. The interior is clean and unmarked and the binding and hinges are solid. The dustjacket is good, but with sunning to the spine and front cover and a bit of soiling along the top of the front panel. 205 pp., color representations of Pieck's fantastic and beautiful artwork.

Vermont: Merriam Press, 2010. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Signed and inscribed by Medal of Honor recipient Major General Patrick Henry Brady on the dedication page, "For Dave & Vicki All God's best Pat Brady." A fair to good copy with heavy wear to the cover edges and creasing at the front joint. Corners bumped and many pages are dog-eared. The binding is solid and without creases. 290 pp., black and white photos throughout. The story of the 54th Medical Detachment, Dust Off Helicopter Ambulances, and the heroism that brought Brady a Medal of Honor.

New York: HarperPrism, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover 1st in jacket, signed by Dean Koontz on the half title page in blue ink - no inscription. A good only copy with heavy bumping to the spine ends and lesser bumping to the lower corners. Binding is solid, though lacking in tightness and the pages are clean and unmarked other than Koontz' signature. Unclipped dustjacket has matching bumps, and some light soiling to the top of the front panel from a sticker removal. 508 pp., indexed, with some b/w photos at center. Ramsland, best known for her biographical materials of Anne Rice, takes a crack at another horror legend.

New York: HarperPrism, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover 1st in jacket, signed by Dean Koontz on the half title page in blue ink - no inscription. A good only copy with heavy bumping to the spine ends and lower corners. A loose crease to all beginning pages up to page 27, as if the book had been dropped, but no tearing or lack of readability. Binding is solid, though lacking in tightness and the pages are clean and unmarked other than Koontz' signature. Unclipped dustjacket has matching bumps and chips at the upper front corner and spine heel. 508 pp., indexed, with some b/w photos at center. Ramsland, best known for her biographical materials of Anne Rice, takes a crack at another horror legend.

New York: Harmony Books, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed by both authors on the title page. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacekt with an "Autographed Copy" sticker affixed to the lower front panel. A very good copy - clean and tight as if unread. Appears to be bound upside down as the cowboy boot illustrations on the covers and the binding lettering run from the bottom The dustjacket is also very good, bright and attractive with minimal wear at the panel edges. Unpaginated, around 140 pages. Filled with illustrations - a cute, cowgirl centric, best friend gift sort of book.

San Francisco: Bua Luang Books, 1995. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition. Minor bending and scuffing at the corner tips, otherwise a clean, tight, unmarked copy. 310 pp., indexed, the 1995 extended reworking of "Male Homosexuality In Thailand: An Interpretation of Contemporary Thai Sources." A unique and interesting look at gay Asian culture. Faye's Books

Japan: Erklaren, Inc., 2009. Paperback. Good +. Oversize paperback publication. Some wear to the covers and bending to the corners. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked. 535 pp, some black and white photos and charts.

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth hardcover, 1st edition, signed by the editor, "Best Wishes, Phil Sloane" on the fly-leaf directly below a diagonal cut that removed the corner of the page. A good copy but with bumping at the spine tips and general wear to the corners and edges. Minor lift to the front cover. Hinges are solid. Binding is intact but has a couple of spots where it opens more widely than it should - all pages still firmly bound in. Text is unmarked. 282 pp., indexed, some charts and figures. A hard-to-find volume on administration of long term dementia care facilities.

New York: Benjamin Blom, 1971. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth with gilt titles, the reissue by Blom, first thus. Fair to good with hard bumps to the board corners, rubbing and soil to the covers. A clean and unmarked copy. Hinges are solid but the book lacks tightness and lays open easily in many spots. The illustrations are full page, but with the exception of the frontis they are black and white where the original edition from the 20s is color. 77 full page illustrations and 51 pages of text.

Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press - gpp life, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed by the author without inscription on the title page, with an "autographed copy" sticker affixed to the front panel of the dustjacket. A very good copy - clean, tight and unmarked, as if unread. Minor bumping to the spine tips and a tiny discoloration toward the bottom edge of the rear cover. Dustjacket is also very good - bright and attractive. 200 pp., Friedman is a well-known personal fitness trainer and a spokesperson for the National Eating Disorders Association.

New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico, 1976. Paperback. Fair. Sandoval, William. Tan, accordion-style paperback in fair to good condition. Wear at the spine ridges and spots of soiling to the light colored covers. Pages are clean and unmarked and fold appropriately into their covers. Unpaginated, with 18 numbered photos captioned in Spanish and English. An interesting exhibition publication from the Museum of New Mexico.

Co So Xuat Ban Dai Nam. Hardcover. Good +. Green cloth hardcover in glassine dust protector. No date or author listed, appears to be from the early 70's. Wear at the spine tips and minor bumping at the top edge of the boards. Top board slightly bowed. Interior clean and unmarked other than ESL stamps to the endpapers. Binding and hinges solid. Glassine wrapper is somewhat soiled but nicely fit to the book and keeps it clean. 358 pp.

Austria: M.O. Groh & Co., 1925. Hardcover. Fair/poor. Two volume hardcovers in dustjackets, text in German. A fair condition set with dustjackets both in poor condition. A readers copy, or perhaps a breaker due to the beauty of the full page color plates. Volume 1, 740 pages, beautiful color illustration to the front cover, with gilt titles and design, but a streak of staining and soil to the bottom of the front cover spineward and to the top of the rear cover as well. Darkening to the text block edges. An outward bend to the top of the rear cover. Some loosening at the first gathering, but binding and hinges are solid. Volume 2, pages 741-1427, indexed. Similar darkening of the text block edge. Large cup stain to the rear cover and tearing to the bottom of the rear joint. Binding and hinges intact and solid. A miscut page has edges poking out at the bottom front corner. For both volumes, the interior is much better, with illustrated endpapers, hundreds of black and white illustrations,… Read More

Switzerland: Phoebus-Verlag, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Heman, Peter. Gray hardcover in dustjacket. Text in German. Bumping to the corners and spine ends. Binding solid and pages clean and unmarked. Dustjacket with matching edge and corner wear and a short tear at the top of the rear panel and a bit of soiling to the white rear panel. 129 pp., black and white photos throughout.