Search Results: Authors starting with D from Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC

Very good.. Approximately 7" x 5" photograph in homemade mat and mounted on cardboard. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Davis: "For de Shields Fisher from Bette Davis." Apparently, Mr. Fisher worked in theater in New York City for many years and even played the role of Tom Winfield in the New York revival of Teneessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie" PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

San Francisco: Privately Printed (Press of the Pegacycle Lady), 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Minor scuffing to boards, else near fine.. First Edition. Softcover. Translated and Introduced by Mr. Gregory A. Pearson. Together with a Facsimile of the Original. One of 150 numbered copies, privately printed, of which this is copy #31. Also SIGNED & INSCRIBED by rock star Graham Nash on the colophon page: "To Leon & Francine / with great affection / Graham / 31 May '75". Nash who purchased the original of the de Sade letter contained herein, became interested in producing this book upon discovering that the letter was unpublished. 8vo, 1/4 buckram with paste-paper boards hand-made at the press, label printed in blue and black. Scarce. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Manor Books, 1976. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Very good. Creased spine, with some shelf wear.. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Bestselling author Nelson DeMille wrote this Jaws-esque novel early in his writing career under the pseudonym, Brad Matthews. It is a paperback original and very scarce. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by DeMille on the title page: "To ---, / Best Regards, / Brad Matthews / A.K.A. Nelson DeMille." PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Manor Books, 1976. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Good to very good. Creases to front cover and spine, with tiny tear and faint sticker residue on front cover. Still scarce, especially signed.. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Bestselling author Nelson DeMille wrote this WWII thriller early in his writing career under the pseudonym, Kurt Ladner. It is a paperback original and very scarce. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by DeMille on the title page: "To ---, / Best Wishes, / Kurt Ladner / A.K.A. Nelson DeMille." PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Manor Books, 1976. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Very good. Light staining to cover and preliminary pages. Some wrinkling to spine, but otherwise binding is tight. Black remainder stripe on top edge. Scarce in any condition.. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Bestselling author Nelson DeMille wrote this biography of Barbara Walters under the pseudonym, Ellen Kay. It is a paperback original and very scarce. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by DeMille on the title page: "For ---, / with best wishes, / Nelson DeMille / writing as 'Ellen Kay.'" PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Panther, 1959. First UK Paperback Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Solid, good+ or better copy. Spine creased but still tight and holding firm. Top page edges darkened, and there is light rubbing to both covers. Slight edge wear, but overall, still quite presentable. Rare.. First UK Paperback Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Scarce first UK paperback edition published by Panter Books. "World of Chance" is Philip K. Dick's first published science fiction novel. It was originally published under the title "Solar Lottery" in the U.S. and "World of Chance" in the U.K. with significant differences in the text. Panther Book 785 (2/6). Levack 38g. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Gollancz, 1971. First UK Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in like dust jacket with faint soil mark upper left corner of front panel. Nice copy.. First UK Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 8vo maroon paper covered boards. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Doubleday, 1970. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust jacket that has rubbing to back panel and minor shelf wear.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Review copy with publisher's publicity slip laid in. Octavo, bound in royal blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Date code "L21" at the lower right margin of page 216. [Levack 26.a]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Newton Abbott, U.K.: Reader's Union (British Book Club), 1975. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good to near fine copy in unclipped dj.. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. British Book Club edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Published by the Reader's Union in 1975 this edition is technically the second U.K. hardcover edition after the Gollancz version. Small octavo, black paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16e]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Gollancz, 1988. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket. The original price of £7.95 has been clipped, with new price sticker of £8.95 on the flap.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. A children's science fiction novel written in 1966 but published posthumously in 1988. This fun, lighter tale is set within the same universe as his adult science fiction work, Galactic Pot-Healer. 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine.. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Doubleday: 0385016131, 1977. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Book has just a touch of foxing to top page edges, otherwise is fine in a near fine dust jacket with minor wear, short closed tear on front panel, and two discreet internal repairs visible on inside of jacket only. A pleasing copy, overall.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. First printing hardcover edition with date code "G51" on the lower right margin of page 216. [Levack 36a]. Semi-autobiographical novel by PKD that explores drug counter-culture in a dystopian 1994 Orange County, California. Awarded the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel in 1978, it later inspired a film adaptation by Richard Linklater in 2006. . PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Gollancz, 1974. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing and soiling to page edges, slightly bumped corners, but otherwise near fine in like dust jacket.. First UK Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Octavo, maroon paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16b]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. First Edition thus / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine.. First Edition thus / First Printing. Hardcover. Alternate history novel where the Axis powers have won the Second World War. One of Dick's most esteemed works, and his only novel to win the prestigious Hugo Award. This is a hardcover reissue published by Gregg Press in 1979. Frontispiece by Hannah Shapero. New introduction by Joseph Milicia. Octavo, bound in dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Issued without a dust jacket. Levack 23.v. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Newton Abbott, U.K.: Reader's Union (British Book Club), 1975. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy with spine lean and light foxing to top edge, in a very good to near fine dust jacket.. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. British Book Club edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Published by the Reader's Union in 1975 this edition is technically the second U.K. hardcover edition after the Gollancz version. Small octavo, black paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16e]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Tor Books, 2004. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine unclipped dj.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Doctorow on the title page. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Boston: Little Brown, 1955. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Faint coffee cup ring on front cover, otherwise a sharp very good copy in dust jacket with some nicks and short closed tears.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Autobiography of Vernon Duke (1903-69), the American composer best known for his songs "Taking a Chance on Love", "I Can't Get Started", and "April in Paris". SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Duke in 1963 on the front free-endpaper. 8vo, green cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in like dust jacket with minor nicks and wear to extremities.. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author on the front free-endpaper in the year of publication. Walter Duranty was a British-American journalist who served as the Moscow bureau chief for "The New York Times" from 1922 to 1936 and wrote extensively about the country and its political developments. Duranty received a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Soviet Union but was later widely criticized for presenting a distorted and overly favorable view of the regime-especially in his denial of the widespread famine (1930-1933) in the USSR, particularly the Holodomor. Uncommon signed. 8vo, cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.