Search Results: Authors starting with D from Boston Book Company

1864. DABNEY, R. L., ed. Rev. W. CHALMERS. LIFE OF LIEUT.-GEN. THOMAS J. JACKSON (STONEWALL JACKSON), VOLUME I. London: James Nisbet & Co., 1864. 333 pp. 8vo., red pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Good externally, spine nicked with small clsoed tear to top of front joint; corners bumped, light soil. Coated brown endpapers with small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Lacks frontispiece portrait. Light foxing and thumbing to title page. A few pages roughtly opened at top edge. Quite scarce, about good overall. Events up to Jackson's resignation in 1862.

1960. DAHL, Roald. KISS KISS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. 2nd printing before publication. 308 pp. 8vo., lavender cloth stamped in pink and black. Near fine with light soil to rear board, bottom front corner slightly bumped. In very good dustjacket, light soil and minor edgewear. Rear jacket panel has photo of Dahl and his wife, actress Patricia Neal. Dahl's third collection of stories.

1995. [PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO. IMITATION. Tokyo, Taka Ishii Gallery, 1995. Boards, large 8vo., 18/500cc. Daido's inimitable juxtapositions of form, human and otherwise. Fine. Signed by the master, Daido.

1648. [PHOTOGRAPHY - JAPANESE] Moriyama DAIDO^. DAIDO hysteric no.6 1994. Tokyo, hysteric glamour, 1993. Large square folio, illustrated wrappers, 177 images (many double page) over 360 pages. Limited edition. This copy has a bit of mild creasing marks to the covers but overall in very good condition. Remarkable work in black and white - dark, grainy and ominous - certainly not a tourist's brochure view of Japan. Daido is among the most important of Japan's contemporary photographers. Hysteric Glamour, the publishers, have produced a seminal series of monographs all through the 90's and to the present day, capturing the essence of the latest trends in Japanese photography and presenting them with great sympathy and skill.

1932. [CHILDREN'S BOOK] KINDAABUKKU TSUBAMENOOUCHI Dai Yon-kan Dai Kyu^-go. To^kyo^, Sho^wa 7 [1932] Color-printed stapled wrappers, 22.2 x 15.1 cm. Illustrated throughout with wonderful drawings, some in color. Insects and children and dance instruction - the cover is by the inimitably charming Takei Takeo. There are stories and songs - a great little periodical. Very good overall.

1978. DAILEY, Merlin. MASTER PRINTS 5: FINE JAPANESE PRINTS AT KENNEDY GALLERIES. October 12-November 11, 1978. New Yrok: Kennedy Galleries, 1978. 4to., wrappers. Mostly black and white illustrations. Near fine.

1672. DAILLE, John, transl. F.S. XLIX SERMONS UPON THE WHOLE EPISTLE OF THE APOSTLE ST. PAUL TO THE COLOSSIANS. IN THREE PARTS. London: R. White for T. Parkhurst, 1672. [4] pp. + 320 pp. + [4] + 173 pp. + [3 pp. catalogue of books sold by Thomas Parkhurst, London]. First edition in English. A4 - U2, 2A2 - 3N2, A4 - Y4, Z2. 4to., old calf rebacked in calf of the same color, raised bands and gilt red morocco spine label. Evidence of earlier rebacking under the recent work. About good condition. Boards worn, especially at corners. Hinges slightly tender. Undated early ink ownership on front pastedown. A2 - A3 detached, laid in, no loss. Occasional early ink and pencil notes and underlining: ink appears similar to owner's signature, pencil notations seem more recent. A few pages have slight loss at edges, not affecting text. M3 has tiny hole in text with minimal loss. "By that Famous Minister of the Reformed Church in Paris, Mr. John Daille, Author of that Incomparable Book, Intituled, The Right Use of… Read More

1886. DAKE, Jabez P. THERAPEUTIC METHODS. AN OUTLINE OF PRINCIPLES OBSERVED IN THE ART OF HEALING. Boston and Providence: Otis Clapp & Son, 1886. 195 pp. 8vo., dark brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Dampstaining to front board, not affecting interior; light rubbing to cloth. With holograph one page letter dated 1886 laid in from Dake to the book's previous owner. Owner's blindstamp to title page. Text clean and tight.

1825. DALLAS, R.C. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LIFE OF LORD BYRON, From The Year 1808 To The End of 1814. Philadelphia: A. Small and H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825. First American edition. Exhibiting his early character and opinions, detailing the progress of his literary career, and including various unpublished passages of his works. Taken from authentic documents, in the possession of the author. 8vo., gray paper boards, title label to spine. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown and no other marks. Front board detached. Rear board hanging on by a thread. Spine and boards are edgeworn and substantially rubbed; portions of spine extremities have been rubbed away. Pages are rippled and moderately foxed. This copy is being offered as is.

1800. DALLAWAY, James. ANECDOTES OF THE ARTS IN ENGLAND; Or, Comparative Remarks on Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting, Chiefly Illustrated by Specimens at Oxford. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. First edition. xxi + [1] + 526 pp. + [1] p. 8vo., rebacked in tan calf with attractive gilt ornaments and gilt black leather spine label; original boards with gilt tooling laid down. Some wear to corners. Ink stain to fornt board, scrape to rear board. Green marbled endpapers. Moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Extra engraved title page present, preceding title. Very good overall, sound and skillfully repaired.

1858. DALTON, William. THE ENGLISH BOY IN JAPAN Or, The Perils and Adventures of Mark Raffles. London, Edinburgh, and New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1858. Illustrated. 12mo., blue cloth, title and illustration in gilt to spine, gilt vignettes to front board. Pencil ownership to ffep. Volume is askew, with moderate rubbing to spine, boards and perimeters. Fore-edge of front board is bumped. Foxed within. An uncommon later printing, though only in good condition.

1914. DALY, Edward Hamilton. THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN IRISH HISTORICAL SCOIETY, Vol. XIII, (1913-1914). Edited by Edward Hamilton Daly, Secretary-General. NY: Published by the Society, 1914. 8vo., blue grey cloth, spine in gilt, illustrated. Foxing to prelims, else near fine.

1908. GRINNELL DALY, H. W. PACK TRANSPORTATION. Washington: Government Printing Office (for The War Department/Office of the Quartermaster-General), 1908. First edition. Inscribed by Genl. H. L. Scott (Brigadier General on the border of Mexico 1913-1914) to "To my friend George Bird Grinnell" (the Arctic explorer) dated 1928. 206 pp. 8vo., maroon cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Bottom of spine and corners frayed, shelfworn; slight scuffing of covers. Inscribed on front flyleaf. Illustrated with black and white photo reproductions. Army mules, the aparejo, rigging and tying, pack train logistics, glossary, more. By the Army's Chief Packmaster.

1940. DALZELL, George W. THE FLIGHT FROM THE FLAG; The Continuing Effect of The Civil War Upon The American Carrying Trade. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1940. Illustrated. 8vo., navy cloth. A near fine volume in a sunned-to-spine dust jacket that has a small chip at the spine.

1860. DAMRELL & MOORE, and George COOLIDGE. BOSTON ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1860 NO.25. Boston: Brown, Taggard & Chase, 1860. 255 pp. Illustrated ads to endpapers, pastedowns and back of folding map. 12mo. 3 1/4"x 5 3/8". Brown cloth, blindstamped front, back and spine with gilt decoration to front. Folding map of Boston in 1860. Cloth lightly worn. Crown and tail of spine chipped. Rear hinge sprung.

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1860. DAMRELL & MOORE, and George COOLIDGE. BOSTON ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1860 NO.25. Boston: Brown, Taggard & Chase, 1860. 255 pp. Ads to endpapers, pastedowns and back of folding map. 12mo. 3 1/4"x 5 3/8". Brown cloth, blindstamped front, back and spine with gilt decoration to front. Folding map of Boston in 1860. A lovely tight copy. [a].

1887. DANA, Henry S. HISTORY OF WOODSTOCK, VERMONT. Cambridge: [Privately Published] Printed at the Riverside Press, 1887. This copy precedes by two years the first trade edition, slightly expanded, which was published in 1889 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Illustrated with thirteen plates, including views, taken from photographs and engravings, and a portrait of the author. vi,624 pp. Large pape copy. 30.5 x 22.5 cm. Octavo, green cloth. Mostly clean internally, though the preliminary and closing leaves are foxed, including the frontispiece portrait of Dana, and a few plates have light marginal foxing. One leaf (p. v-vi) is sprung, with a corner chip, and another leaf (p. 121-122) has a closed tear at the inside margin. The bookblock is over-opened in several places near the center. The binding is worn at perimeters, with corners bumped, and a stained and abraded spine label which is no longer legible; in general, the cloth is scuffed, with light soiling and some spotting. Just a very good copy,… Read More

1919. DANA, Richard Henry. WILLIAM BREWSTER. [Reprinted from The Harvard Graduate's Magazine for September, 1919]. [n.p.: n.p., c. 1919]. 8vo., brown wrappers, four pages of text. Shallowly creased, else a clean copy, with a 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" photograph labelled "William Brewster, December, 1916." laid in. Slight offsetting to photo from paper clips.

1812. DANIEL, Rev. W[illia]m B. RURAL SPORTS, 4 VOLUMES. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1812 (vols. I - III)/B. & R. Crosby, 1813 (Supplement). [10] + 633 pp. + [3] + 20 plates (lacks plates facing 131, 168) /[4] + 594 pp. + 20 plates/[4] + 504 pp. + [38] pp. Index + 29 plates/[8] + 742 pp. + [2] + [27] pp. Index + [1] + 2 plates. 8vo., half calf with raised bands, gilt spines, marbled paper covered boards, endpapers and edges marbled to match. Books externally in fair condition: Vol. I front board detached, spine partially detached, rear joint cracked; Vol. II front board detached, backstrip partially detached, rear joint cracked; Vol. III front board detached, backstrip missing; Supplement front board detached, backstrip partially detached, rear joint cracked. Text complete; Vol. I missing two plates. Some foxing to text and plates, a few plates/pages with small areas of dampstaining to margins. Some of the plates are folding. Originally published in 1801, except for Supplement which is the… Read More