Search Results: Titles starting with D from The Brooklyn Bookman

MARTIN, George R.R.: A Dance With Dragons. New York, Bantam, 2011. Hardcover with dust jacket, 1,016 pp. Subject: Novel / Fantasy / Epic Fantasy / Ice and Fire Series, Book 5. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Minus / Very Good. Inward spine-roll to book copy evident. Dust wrapper is in much better condition – almost first-rate in appearance. A nice copy in overall appearance with clean, unmarked pages. This novel is the fifth book in the internationally-acclaimed epic fantasy series. Destined to share any book shelf with other fantasy greats like Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. ISBN: 9780553801477

REMFRY, David: Dancers. Boca Raton, Fl., Boca Raton Museum of Art, 2002. Stated First Edition. Softcover, 144 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Modern Art / Collected Works / David Remfry Exhibition: November 12, 2002-January 12, 2003. Condition: Very Good. Some traces of wear to the corners. All pages clean and unmarked. This book was based upon a 2002-2003 exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art of the renowned artist's body of work (begun in 1985). It details an increasingly significant contribution to contemporary British and American art. Also provides a mid-career survey of Remfry's work and features essays by Edward Lucie-Smith, Dore Ashton and Carter Ratcliff. ISBN: 0936859415

SEAGRAVES, Anne: Daughters of the West. Hayden, ID, Wesanne Publications, 1996. Trade Paperback, 176 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History – The American West / Women's Studies. Condition: Very Good Plus. Small crease found at the front cover's edge. Otherwise a copy in excellent condition with clean and unmarked pages. Fully illustrated throughout. Fascinating study of how the "West was won" - by members of the opposite sex! An intelligent and colorful contribution to the history of the American West. ISBN: 9780961908850

WIESEL, Elie: Dawn. New York, Bantam, 1982. Originally published in France in 1960. Paperback, 102 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature. Condition: Very Good Plus. Small scuff to the upper fore-edge, some sunning to the pages but all clean. A powerful novel about the painful birth of modern Israel – the second in Wiesel's internationally-acclaimed
Night trilogy. ISBN: 0553225367

ARON, Raymond: The Dawn of Universal History: Selected Essays From A Witness To The Twentieth Century. New York, Basic Books, 2002. Originally published in France in 1996. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 518 pp. Translated from the French by Barbary Bray. Subject: Nonfiction / History, Modern-Twentieth Century / Essays. Book and jacket condition: Very Good. One inch scuff mark shown at the foot of the jacket's reverse side. Otherwise a jacket in near first-rate appearance. Pages of the book are clean and not marked. A collection of writings by one of most renowned European public intellectuals of the last century. Introduction by the noted historian Tony Judt. ISBN: 0465004075

BACH, Steven: Dazzler: The Life and Times of Moss Hart. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover, no just jacket, 462 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Biography / American Playwrights & Theatre Directors-20th Century / Moss Hart (1904-1961). Condition: Very Good. Gently used copy with all pages unmarked. Definitive biography of one of the giants of the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway. Moss conceived and produced such beloved classics such as The Man Who Came to Dinner and A Star is Born. ISBN: 0679441549

MILLER, Arthur: Death of a Salesman. New York, Penguin, 1977. Reprint. Originally published: 1949. Trade Paperback, 139 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama. Condition: Very Good Minus. Light "waviness" to the pages at the lower extremities (due to moisture exposure). Pages are basically unmarked and clean however. A devastating portrait of the American Dream as nightmare and tragedy in the character of Willy Loman - the archetypal tragic Everyman. A milestone in the history of modern American drama. ISBN: 0140481346

MARWICK, Arthur: The Deluge: British Society and the First World War. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1970. Originally published by Little, Brown & Company in 1965. Softcover, 336 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / History-Great Britain / First World War, 1914-1918. Condition: Good Plus. Light wear to the covers with the spine cracked, but all pages fully intact. Former owner's name inscribed with bookstore stamp found on the front endpaper. All interior pages unmarked and clean. A near first-rate copy overall. This book "describes life on the homefront during the first total war in history...anayzes the social changes that took place during the war and evaluates their long-term importance in the evolution of British society, tracing their origins in the forces and tensions developing in early twentieth-century society as well as in specific ecominomic and political conditions. Comprehensive, precisely documented, full of colorful detail and apt quotations, THE DELUGE portrays a society in… Read More

ADAMS, Henry: Democracy: An American Novel. New York, New American Library, 1983. Originally published in 1880. Paperback, 191 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction and Literature / Political Fiction-U.S.- 19th Century. Condition: Good Plus. Wear to corners evident. Some highlighting in some of the pages (the highlighting has faded however; the text is quite readable). A classic of political fiction–now more relevant than ever in today's contentious political climate. ISBN: 0452008808

LEEPSON, Marc: Desperate Engagement: How A Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed American History. New York, Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. Softcover, 303 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Subject: Nonfiction / U.S. History-Civil War, 1860-1865 / Civil War Battles-Monocacy, 1864. Condition: Very Good Minus. A bit of wear to the front cover apparent, but all pages clean and not marked. "Historian Marc Leepson uses memoirs, diaries, and other primary sources in a reader-friendly and engaging retelling of the events surrounding what became known as 'the Battle that saved Washington,' its impact on the last nine months of the Civil War, and on the course of American history." ISBN: 9780312382230

APPIAH, Kwame Anthony & GATES,JR Henry Louis (Editors) : The Dictionary of Global Culture. New York, Vintage Books, 1999. Originally published in 1996. First Vintage Books (Paperback) Edition-January 1999. Paperback, 717 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Multicultural History & Civilization-Dictionaries / Reference. Condition: Very Good. Light toning to pages but clean and unmarked. Traces of a long crease on the front cover evident. Few traces of edge-ware along the corners of the spine. All-in-all a copy in first-rate condition. "From Diderot to Bo Diddley – what every American needs to know as we enter the next century." An indispensable guide to multi-cultural literacy and world history. ISBN: 0679729852

KRISHTALKA, Leonard: Dinosaur Plots and Other Intrigues in Natural History. New York, Avon Books, 1989. Trade Paperback, 316 pp. Stated First Trade Printing: April, 1990. Subject: Non-fiction / Science / Natural History. Book condition: Very Good. Some wear and creasing evident – especially to the front cover. A bit of edge-wear on the reverse cover. Otherwise, book is in good condition – all pages well intact and unmarked. A witty, informative and entertaining look at science and natural history. "With topics ranging from the sex lives of the dinosaurs to the possibility of life on other planets, this remarkable work is enthralling, accessible, and consistently delightful." ISBN: 0380709988

BEAR, Greg: Dinosaur Summer – A Novel. New York, Warner Books, 1998. Book Club Edition (BCE). 8vo. Hardcover with dust jacket, 325 pp. Subject: Novel / Science Fiction / Dinosaurs / Novels inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World . Book and jacket condition: About Fine. Barely minimal wear along bottom spinal edge of jacket. Overall book is in excellent condition in a fine dust-wrapper. A very nice, tight copy for a book club edition. Beautiful illustrations by Tony DiTerlizzi. Exciting and fascinating SF tale by a multiple award-winning master of the genre. Recommended. ISBN: 0446520985

REMNICK, David & FINDER, Henry: Disquiet, Please! : More Humor Writing From The New Yorker. New York, Modern Library, 2010. Originally published in 2008. Trade Paperback, 525 pp. Subject: Literature / Humor. Condition: Very Good Plus. A small bump to one of the lower corners. No other physical imperfection. All pages clean and unmarked. Rip-roaring collection of humorous pieces from one of America's most celebrated magazines – includes some of the best writing from the likes of James Thurber, Woody Allen and Ian Frazier. Recommended! ISBN: 9780812979978

RIDING, Alan: Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. New York, Vintage Books, 1989. Originally published in 1984. Stated First Vintage Books Edition, October 1989. Softcover, 385 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Foreign Affairs / Mexico-Politics & Government, Economic & Social Conditions. Condition: Very Good. Pages toned but clean and unmarked. Miniscule edge-wear to extremities. Overall a copy in first-rate condition. Deft and scholarly analysis of Mexican society. Essential reading for those who wish to understand the contemporary background of Mexico and its people. ISBN: 0679724419

ROTH, Veronica: Divergent. New York, Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. Paperback, 487 pp. Subject: Novel / Yound Adult & Children's SF / Dystopias / Divergent Trilogy, Book 1. Condition: Very Good Plus. Small "bumping" to the upper right-hand corner of front cover and very light ruffling of pages at the fore-edge. Otherwise book is in near-fine condition. Includes bonus materials which inspired the author's book. This is the thrilling, world-famous SF novel that inspired the 2014 motion picture. A must for all fans. ISBN: 9780062024039

PASTERNAK, Boris: Doctor Zhivago: A Novel. New York, Pantheon, 1958. (Originally published in Italy in 1957.) First American Edition. Subject: Novel/Fiction & Literature/Historical Fiction-Russian Revolution, 1917-1921. Hardcover with dust jacket, 559 pp. English translation by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. ("The Poems of Yurii Zhivago" by Bernard Guilbert Guerney.) Book & jacket condition: Good Plus/Good. Some evidence of wear to the extremities of the book boards with age-toning to the pages. Book is in overall above-average and decent condition with all pages unmarked. Jacket itself is in good condition with a few tears to its edges (duly repaired with protective tape). The world-famous epic of the Russian Revolution which became the inspiration for the 1965 film and won the Academy Award.

LANGGUTH, A.J.: Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 466 pp. Subject: Non-Fiction / U.S. History: 1815 - 1861 / Native Americans – History – Forced Migrations & Treatment Of. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. A bit of edge-wear at the bottom-center of dust wrapper's spine. Very light toning to the pages. Book is in overall excellent condition. A very lovely copy. A keen and profound historical narrative regarding one of the darkest – and most shameful period of American history. A must for all history enthusiasts. ISBN: 9781416548591

CONNELLY, Michael: The Drop – A Harry Bosch Novel. New York, Grand Central Publishing, 2012. First Mass-Market (Paperback) Edition: 2012 (originally published in 2011). Paperback, 483 pp. Subject: Novel / Mystery & Crime Fiction / Harry Bosch series. Condition: Very Good. Creasing along the spine and adjacent to it with light wear along its edges. Light creasing at the extremities (at the book corners). Otherwise book is complete with clean and unmarked pages. Fine police-procedural / crime fiction by one of today's hottest authors. Not to be missed! ISBN: 9780446556699

JOYCE, James: Dubliners. New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1991. Dover Thrift Edition: 1991. (Originally published: 1914.) Softcover, 152 pp. Subject: Fiction / Literature / Short Story Collections / Dover Thrift Edition Series. Condition: Good Plus. Some light underlining and marking of text, but very much readable. One corner crease found. Otherwise a copy in above-averaged condition. Now hailed by many as one of the superb classics of 20th century world literature, this collection includes stories such as "Araby" and "The Dead." ISBN: 9780486268705