Search Results: Titles starting with D from 20 Ants Fine Books, IOBA

New York, NY: Library of America. Fine with no dust jacket. 2015. Reprint. Hardcover. This 2-volume set covers September 17, 1787, to August 9, 1788: the year of public and private debate after the Constitutional Convention, mostly held in secret before its proposed Constitution was made public. Federalist vs. anti-Federalist opinions ranged from rational, to ranting, to raging in speeches, newspapers, and private letters. Those advocating for the middle ground sought to balance public order with private liberty. Contains original texts by Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and other lesser-knowns. Includes the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution with Amendments. Editor Bernard Bailyn (1922-2020) was an academic, author, historian of the Colonial and Revolutionary United States, and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history. Contains Bailyn's Notes, Indexes, biographical profiles, chronology, and other supplemental information.… Read More

New York: Washington Square Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1966. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Volume I has an imperfection to the rear pastedown at the head corner and this has impressed the lightest crease at the same corner of a few leaves. Minor marks to the slipcase.; The Divine Comedy is Dante Alighieri's medieval vision of the afterlife, rendered in verse, eleven syllables per line. Three spiritual guides take the protagonist through the three realms of the afterlife: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. This journey incorporates the author's 14th Century Catholic concepts of the soul, sin, and divine judgement that leads to punishment or reward, damnation or salvation. Considered by many to be the pre-eminent work of Italian literature, essentially a Christian epic poem, and written in the Tuscan language, it helped elevate Tuscan to be the standard Italian language. Translated into English blank verse by Louis Biancolli using the Moore-Toynbee text of an early Oxford… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: Henry Winter, Inc. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. c.1966. Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Wrinkling to the cloth at the spine and slight bump at the tail. Some wrinkling and marring of the cover, especially at the spine.; A wandering, obviously self-edited, book that enthusiastically describes the operations and wares of Louis Comfort Tiffany's various businesses. Tiffany's output was quite diverse and this book covers Art: paintings, mosaics, jewelry, frescos, murals, Favrile glass; Architectural: stained glass windows, chandeliers, lighting fixtures, wrought iron, architectural fitments; Decoration: furniture, furnishings, mirrors, cabinets, fabrics, draperies, carpets, rugs, table lamps, floor lamps, decorative accessories. Has personal reminiscences of the author's interactions with the company. Concentrates on Tiffany's glass, it's chronology and production process, and L.C. Tiffany's travels to acquire art glass knowledge. Of special… Read More