Search Results: Authors starting with D from Brillig Books

No Place, No Date: Self-Published Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. Small quarto, (11.75" X 9.25"). Bright red cloth covered boards with gilt title and gilt spine titles. 573 pp. including 25 page "Index of Individuals". With 343 pp. of genealogical charts followed by Register of descendants with historical notes and endnotes. A very fine volume with only a small tear on final blank page. Very fresh cloth and sparkling gilt. No marks, stains, tears, soil, creases, etc. BO RETURNS PERMITTED FOR GENEALOGY BOOKS. VERY FINE. SCARCE..

Cleveland, OH: Salvador Dali Museum/Reynolds Morse Foundation, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong quarto, blue cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 226pp. plus 36 pages comprising two essays by collector A. Reynolds Morse and Eleanor Morse, "Reminiscences and Reassessments". Very generously illustrated throughout with 400 analytical reproductions in color and black and white and explanations and interpretations of the paintings. Includes a biographical chronology, bibliography and black and white photographs of the artist and scenes from his life. An extraordinarily intimate detailed look into the major paintings of Salvador Dali by one of the most important collectors and intimates of the artist. Laid in is a 10 page 1983 "Brief Guide to the Museum With explanations of the major paitnings". A very tight, clean, fresh and unmarked volume with bright gilt and interior, in a dust jacket with a thumb-sized chip at top of spine and a very short closed… Read More

New York: Macmillan, 1927. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles and gilt spine titles. Top edge gilt. 672pp. plus ads. Illustrated throughout with full page plates from photographs. Daly was an important American theatrical producer and playwright and a notable book collector. Many of Daly's otherwise unpublished letters to Mark Twain, Henry James and others are included in this biography. A very tight, clean, bright, unmarked volume with very fresh cloth and sparkling gilt. FINE..

London: Hamlyn, (1970). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Spring Books reprint. Quarto, red paper covered boards. 190pp. including bibliography. Preface by Noel Coward. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in dust jacket with a touch of wear at extremities, else fine. A fresh, tight and unread volume in a very near fine dust jacket..

Secaucus, New Jerse: Springer Verlag, 1996. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. Small folio, burgundy red stiff wraps (paperback). 89pp. including index, bibliography, diagnostic questionnaire, references and glossary. Generously illustrated with large grapic and crystal clear close up photographs of a range of nail intections and conditions. A complete short guide for the clinical practitioner. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked, unblemished and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. FINE. Flawless. AS NEW..

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo, red, white and grey illustrated stiff wraps, (paperback). 86 pp. Warmly inscribed on half-title by DANIELS in the year of publication. "For Billy the teacher who gave me the blues--the rhythm and blues in friendship, Jim 8/12/98 Also signed and dated on the title page. Billy Price is a popular Pittsburgh musical figure, vocalist and leader of the Rhythm Kings and of the Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, both now dissolved popular regional bands. An interesting association copy. This volume is fine, crisp, stiff, square, clean, bright, unmarked and unread with a flat uncreased spine. Fine..

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo, red, white and grey illustrated stiff wraps, (paperback). 105 pp. Warmly inscribed on title page by DANIELS in the year of publication. "For Bill in friendship and with best wishes always, Jim 5/5/97 Billy Price is a popular Pittsburgh musical figure, vocalist and leader of the Rhythm Kings and of the Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, both now dissolved popular regional bands. An interesting association copy. This volume is fine, crisp, stiff, square, clean, bright, unmarked and unread with a flat uncreased spine. Fine..

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). Later printing. Octavo, red illustrated stiff wraps, (paperback). 80pp. Warmly inscribed on half-title by DANIELS "To W______ P_____ (Billy Price) in appreciation for all the joy your music has given me over the years with best wishes Jim Daniels 8/28/90". Billy Price is a popular Pittsburgh musical figure, vocalist and leader of the Rhythm Kings and of the Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, both now dissolved popular regional bands. An interesting association copy. This volume is fine, crisp, stiff, square, clean, bright, unmarked and unread with a flat uncreased spine. Fine..

NY: McGraw-Hill, (1962). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt and copper-gilt decorations and spine titles. Map endpapers. 278pp. including index and bibliography plus biographical note on author. With jacket illustration, map and striking woodcut headpieces by "the Dillons". A very tight, fresh copy with the faint remains of a minor remainder mark on bottom edge, else fine in a dust jacket with faint soil, minor edgewear and a couple of very short edge tears. A very near fine volume in a very good plus dust jacket..

La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1984. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Oblong small quarto, brown cloth covered boards. 56pp. including bibliography. Generously illustrated throughout with vivd tipped-in full color reproductions of noteworthy illustrations from children's books, along with black and white reproductions (not tipped-in). A very carefully and beautifully produced short work on the role of art and illustration in children's books. This copy is in pristine condition, very clean, fresh, bright, tight, unmarked and apparently unread in a crisp, sharp, bright, tight matte illustrated dust jacket (with a full color pasted on plate) with a couple of miniscule barely perceptible edge nicks. Very fine in fine dust jacket..

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2009. Book. New. Cloth. First Thus. Quarto, (9" X 11.25"), black cloth covered boards with silver titles and silver spine titles. 256 pp. including "Contact Information". Truly profusely illustrated throughout wit brilliant full color photographs of the full range of decorative styles, techniques and mechanisms created as artistic pieces by a list of 31 of the top international artists creating hand made custom folding knifes. UNMAKRD BRAND NEW BOOK. (No remainder mark)..

Chicago.: University of Minnesota Press, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, turquoise cloth covered boards. 263pp. including index and annotated bibliography. Introduction and annotated bibliography by Reed Way Dasenbrock. Includes articles by Rorty, Wheeler and Christopher Norris. A selection of essays bridging the divide between contemporary analytic and continental philosophy. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked, unblemished and unread volume. Fine. Uncommon..

NY: McGraw-Hill, (1995). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, black cloth covered boards. 243pp. including index plus biographical note on author. Very generously illustrated throughout with photographs, plans, elevations and sketches. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Boston: Boston Book & Art Shop, 1968. Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition thus. Quarto, sand colored cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 95pp. plus colophon, including extensive notes on each illustration. Translated from the French by Arnold Rosin. Lithographs printed by the Imprimerie Modern de Lion in Paris. Full page illustrations in black and white, and dust jacket illustration is in color. Includes a catalogue raisonne. Fine in fine dust jacket and clear glassine dust jacket in original publisher's card slipcase. A pristine and unread copy. AS NEW..

Boston: Boston Book & Art Shop, (1970) Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition thus. Quarto, sand colored cloth covered boards. 135pp. plus colophon, including extensive notes on each illustration. Notes and catalogue by Jean Adhemar and preface by Arthur W. Heintzelman, Keeper of Prints in the Boston Public Library. Translated from the French by C. de Chabanne. Lithographs printed by the Imprimerie Modern de Lion in Paris. 48 full page lithographs in black and white, and dust jacket lithograph in color. Includes a catalogue raisonne. Fine in fine dust jacket and clear glassine dust jacket in original publisher's card slipcase. A pristine and unread copy. AS NEW..

New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book. As New. Hardcover. First American Edition. Thick large octavo, black cloth spine over beige paper covered boards. 592 pp. including extensive index and extensive bibliography. Illustrated with drawings and diagrams. A comprehensive and exhaustive history and technical treatise on the bread and yeast baking that dominates traditonal American as well as English cookery. Includes a great deal of history of the industry as well as the art of baking breadstuffs and also a chapter on ovens for bread baking. A beautiful, tight, clean volume with very fresh interior and exterior, unmarked, unblemished and unread in a crisp, tight, sharp, unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Flawless. AS NEW..

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Book. Fine. Cloth. Very thick quarto, maroon, cloth covered boards. 892 pp. Arranged alphabetically this is an encyclopedia of food, recipes, ingredients, wines, herbs, fruits, vegetables etc. for cooking and cuisines from around the world. A tight, clean, fresh bright, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, clean, glossy dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Book. Illus. by Charlotte Knox. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto, dark green cloth covered boards with silver spine titles and yellow silk ribbon marker. 192 pp. including index and bibliography. Beautifully illustrated throughout with many full page as well as in-text delicate watercolors of fruits and nuts. A classic book of identification and classification of fuits along with detailed desciriptions of their qualities sub-types and uses along with many specific recipes for typical and exotic fruits and nuts. An excellent reference book and a beautiful example of classic botanical illustration. A very tight, clean, unmarked and unread volume with very fresh cloth, bright spine titles and glossy, bright interior and illustrations. Short felt tip remainder mark at bottom edge. In a crisp, sharp, bright, tight, glossy, fresh unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. Octavo, bone white cloth spine over blue paper covered boards with blue spine titles. 512 pp. including extensive index, extensive bibliography and over 270 recipes from 20 different countries. Illustrated throughout with classic icthyological, engravings of each of the innumerable species descibed. A classic exhaustive masterwork and essential reference for the seafood chef and environmentalist alike. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unblemished collector's copy in a crisp, tight, bright, unclipped dust jacket. Small shallow crease at top corner of front foldover and a couple of faiint shadows of soil (compression) to the white jacket, else fine. Very fine in very near fine dust jacket. A collector's copy in jacket protector..

London: Prospect Books, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. First Printing. Small octavo (5.25" x 7.25"). White stiff wraps (paperback) illustrated in black. 76 pp. including index and notes. Tight, clean, fresh, bright, square, volume, unmarked and unread with a flat uncreased spine. Very fine..