Search Results: Titles starting with D from Conover Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge Books, 2000. A very crisp and clean used copy, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 448 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages! "Perry Patetick has wandered into a comfortable unhappiness, living in a quaint apartment and maintaining a safe and respectable lifestyle with his live-in fiancee of seven years. But deep within he knows there should be something more.". Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Black Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1947. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, no dj, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, ffep has been torn out along with a piece of the half-title page near the lower portion of the spine, front hinge is cracked, overall a clean used first edition (stated)! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. Deckle page edges. 404 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "The logical place to begin my account is in New York City in the fall of 1927 on that late afternoon when Peter Vane, my editor, came to my apartment to bring me the first copy off the press of my first published novel. It was high time I achieved some success; it was ten years since I had come from Kansas to New York City, and lucky for me that I'd had an independent though moderate income." ---- from Chapter 1.. First Edition / First Printing. Red Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1961. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, spine is creased and torn, front and rear covers are creased, shelf worn, pages are toning, overall a readable used vintage paperback! 144 suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Hypnotized ---- to kill!!! Something was bugging me. A sudden, overpowering urge to go somewhere, do something. I couldn't fight it and I couldn't figure it. It was crazy. Like in a dream. Like I had no control over my brain. Was it true that someone could be hypnotized without knowing it? Made to do something and never even remember?" Fawcett Gold Medal s1157. Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. A very crisp and clean signed first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Inscribed by the author on the title page! 276 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "In this adventure, Doc, who is having some rocky times with his feisty wife, Mary, ranges farther from Boston than ever beofre. Investigating the attempted murder of his friend Liatis Roantis, a former mercenary, Doc searches out the Daisy Ducks, Roantis's old unit of saboteurs from Vietnam. His search takes him from Texas to Chicago and finally to a survivalist outpost in the rugged North Carolina mountains. In the closest thing to military action he has ever seen, Doc proves brave and resourceful.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Green Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Tokyo, Japan: Books Nippan, 1993. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice collectible used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Text is in English and Japanese. Full-color pictorial wrapper with black lettering. Extremely scarce and out-of-print First Edition! 160 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "There can have been no other age like the present one, in which there is so much concern for the quality of the environment at all levels and at all scales. After all, the accumulative effect of each and every activity of human-kind, however trivial, is having an effect on everything from the ecology of the smallest of creatures, right up to causing changes in the environment on a global scale........." ----------- from the Editor's Note.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 4to… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. A hint of edge and corner wear, no dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very gently rubbed, former owner's name is written in red pencil on the inner front and rear covers, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition (?)! Green and white illustrated endpapers. Light purple cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Wonderfully well-preserved! 215 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "'Oh, Louise, you haven't read Uncle Ned's letter yet! Do stop a minute and listen!' Louise Dana, a pretty, dark-haired girl of sixteen, paused in the doorway with an armful of paper novelties. The glow of the library lamp shone upon the fair hair and eager face of her sister, Jean, who was curled up in an easy chair with the letter in her hand........" ---- from Chapter I (Uncle Ned's Gift).. First Edition.… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. A hint of edge and corner wear, no dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very gently rubbed, former owner's name is written in red pencil on the inner front cover and ffep, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition (?)! Green and white illustrated endpapers. Light purple cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Wonderfully well-preserved! 218 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "'Ooh ---- Hoo! Jean! Hurry!' 'Ready in a minute, Louise.' Louise Dana waited at the head of the stairway. She was a pretty, dark-haired girl of sixteen, one of the most popular sophomores at Starhurst, a boarding school for girls at Penfield........" ---- from Chapter I (Miss Tisdale Disappears).. First Edition. Purple Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ferdinand E. Warren . 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. A hint of edge and corner wear, no dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very gently rubbed, former owner's name in ink on the inner front cover, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition (?)! Green and white illustrated endpapers. Light purple cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Wonderfully well-preserved! 217 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "'Jean, I believe someone is following us!' 'Following us, Louise? What makes you think so?' 'Can't you hear the whistling?' Jean and Louise Dana, two pretty sophomores at the Starhurst School for Girls, halted on the trail which led through the woods. It was early winter, and the ground was covered with snow. The bare branches of the frost-laden trees glistened in the sunlight........" ---- from Chapter I (The Lost Letter).. First… Read More

Ottawa, Canada: Queen's Printer, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue and white wrapper with black and white lettering. 205 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce! "On Six Nations Reserve, four Longhouses provide ceremonial centres for the Longhouse people, who compose a fifth of the residential population. This Ontario Reserve stretches obliquely along the southwestern bank of the Grand River, on a land grant dating from the revolutionary War. The Reserve and its roads lie slantwise with reference to the compass, and the Longhouses are located parallel to the roads, as indicated in Figure 1. The names of the Longhouses suggest affiliation… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1960. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is gently creased, lightly shelf worn, 1" tear in the top of the spine, pages are toning, overall a clean used vintage first Fawcett Gold Medal paperback edition! 208 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "One of the great Shell Scott capers! Private Eye say: Lady with too fancy front sometimes plain murder behind." Fawcett Gold Medal k1251. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1960. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is gently creased, lightly shelf worn, pages are toning, overall a clean used vintage first Fawcett Gold Medal paperback edition! 208 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "One of the great Shell Scott capers! Private Eye say: Lady with too fancy front sometimes plain murder behind." Fawcett Gold Medal s990. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Academy Chicago Pub, 1989. MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, DJ IS PRICE CLIPPED, A VERY CRISP AND CLEAN COPY! DJ IS NICELY PRESERVED IN A BRAND NEW PROTECTIVE MYLAR PLASTIC COVER!. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1978. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, former owner's library label is affixed to the inner front cover, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, overall a very clean signed first edition (second printing)! Inscribed by the author on the ffep! Green boards quarterbound by white cloth with red lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 212 very clean unmarked and uncreased action-packed and suspense-filled pages! "In his latest novel, Mr. McNamara offers a totally new view of the Irish rebellion and a new insight into what is happening today in Ireland from the viewpoint of the Irish people themselves. The Dancing Floor is the story of two brothers and their involvement with the IRA Provisionals in the city of Limerick in the Republic....". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / Second Printing. Green Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Warren Pub, 2004. A very crisp and clean signed first edition; very fresh and bright condition; gift quality! Signed by the author on the title page! Very very rare and hard-to-find signed title! Black and white pictorial wrapper with purple and black lettering. 324 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print signed first edition! "Libby Chitwood Appel has produced for our enjoyment an endearing memoir of her life and times as a Red Cross worker during World War II. A childhood admirer of Florence Nightingale, her dreams of extending warmth, sympathy, and brief touches of home were finally realized in the war canteens from Washington D.C. to filed stations in the jungles of India and a city club in Karachi.". Signed by Author(s). First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1953. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased, x in ink on the front cover, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition! 160 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Her love was an invitation to death.....". First Edition / First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusettes: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. Hint of edge wear to the dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, pages are toning, overall a very crisp and clean, collectible first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 211 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "No one is closer to the pulse of a big city than the hackie. Early morning, noon, late at night, his cab carries anybody and everybody who has the price of the fare. Murderers are no exception. Dennis Malone, Traffic Manager for Pyramid Cabs, had been in the business long enough to know it. But when one of his own drivers was murdered, that was different.". First Edition / First Printing. Red Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rochester, NY, U.S.A.: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1947. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, small tear (1") in the rear of the dj near the lower corner, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently shelf worn, front and rear hinges are cracked, overall a clean used copy! Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 141 unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Daniel Berkeley Updike and The Merrymount Press has been written by George Parker Winship, whose long acquaintanceship with this Press began before its name was adopted. It traces the development of the standards which brought Updike to pre-eminence widely recognized among those best qualified to judge the quality of his work." Extremely rare and hard-to-find title!. First Edition. Black Cloth. Good-/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 30 historical and informative pages! "The following list ---- in preparing which the method adopted by the late T. W. Field in compiling his valuable 'Essay Towards an Indian Bibliography' has been followed ---- includes all that could be found, after a lengthy and exhaustive search, that deals in any way with the life and adventures of Boone." -------------- from the Introductory Note.. Reprint (1901). Blue Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Minnesota Pr, 1993. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Inscribed by the author on the half-title page! Black and white illustrated wrapper with red and white letteirng. 305 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and poetic pages! "In The Dark End of the Street, Maria Damon brings a new sensitivity to modern poetic criticism. She adds an important dimension to cultural theory, revealing the struggles of one group of artists as they address improtant questions about art, social life, and the oppression they encounter. Taking as her premise that the intensity of poetic language is an appropriate venue for representing the 'dark end of the street' of social pain, Damon foregrounds the work and lives of a number of modern American poets in order to argue that the American avant-garde is located in the experimental literary works… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928. Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, front board has three rings on it from a glass or cup and a few brown stains as well, corners are bumped and rubbed, brown stain on the spine which has bled through to the rfep and ffep, page 307 is stained, rear hinge is cracked, shelf worn, overall a rare and collectible used first edition (stated)! Extremely scarce and out-of-print! Blue cloth with a black illustration (palm tree and water) on the front board and black lettering on the spine. Deckle page edges. Very very rare and hard-to-find! 307 suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "The wreck of the Tasmania did not cause a great stir in the world. She was an obscure tramp steamer, owned by a small Dutch company in the East Indies, and her loss meant only a few lines of type in the shipping columns of newspapers of the Pacific ports. She had been reported missing for a month before Lloyd's agency in Sydney… Read More