Search Results: Authors starting with D from The Mortuary Korps

503 p. Minor shelfwear [top edges were missed in scanning, but are in similar state as bottom edges] and a few pages have been accidentally dog-eared, otherwise Near Fine and obviously never been read. The author notes that she has set the story in an imaginary locale in the real-life east coast of Norfolk, between Cromer and Great Yarmouth.Among her many accomplishments, P.D. James "entered the Home Office as Principal, working first in the Police Department concerned with the forensic science service and later in the Criminal Policy Department ... has twice been the winner of the Silver dagger Award of the Crime Writers' Association and in 1987 was awarded the Diamond Dagger Award for services to crime writing."From back cover:A serial killer of women is on the loose in a remote area of the Norfolk coast. Overshadowing the bleak landscape and the lives of the local community is the Larksoken nuclear power station, run by the charismatic Alex Mair. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who is staying at his… Read More

Whitman Publishing Co., 1963. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

Goldencraft, 1964. Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

Presumably first edition (UK). xiv, 814 p.; 25 cm. Contains Endnotes (pp. 691-771), Select Bibliography (pp. 773-781) and Index (pp. 783-809). Hefty white hardcover with gilt decoration to front cover and black cloth spine with gilt lettering, shows very minor edgwear, otherwise Fine. Glossy, pictorial dust jacket, shows some shelfwear, including, but not limited to, a small closed tear to the bottom right corner of front cover and a severe crease to rear flap, otherwise Very Good. NOTE: Due to large size and weight, extra shipping charges may be requested to be approved/declined before shipment/cancellation. From dust jacket: Only in our own time have writers and other artists been free to write, sing, and depict what they want. Girls Lean Back Everywhere shows how writers, artists, and their legal defenders achieved this precarious freedom by defeating, if only for the time being, their equally irrepressible antagonists. Girls Lean Back Everywhere is the story of how the arts in America finally… Read More

[Voir en bas pour une description en français.] RARE. Presumably first thus. 20 p.; ill.; with 33 1⁄3 RPM record. French language. Red hardcover album with gilt lettering to cover, a pocket inside with a profusely illustrated softcover book, including its original dust jacket, and an opening in the side for the vinyl record. Ex-library, the cover shows some scratches and general wear, plus sticker residue from library sticker to spine, and the record slot has a small crack at the bottom corner, similarly at heel of spine (see images). There are some library numbers in pen to the inside of rear cover of album and the title page in the book. The dust jacket has a few small closed tears/edgewear. The record appears to be in very good condition, but we are unable to test the record at this time and make no guarantees as to its playability. If required, please contact us for further images or video footage of the record in different lighting conditions. If you are definitely interested in purchase, but… Read More

golden book, 1965. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (auction)

Parents Magazine Press, 1969. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon."

First Edition, First Printing. 301 p. Mild shelfwear, some spine creasing, but internally Fine. From covers: ONLY BY BLOOD AND MAGIC WOULD THE LEGENDARY CITY BE RECLAIMED AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD, WHERE EAST MEETS WEST, STANDS THE FABLED CITY SAMARKAND. But the city is under siege by a million Mongol barbarians led by the crazed khan, Kabul. When Samarkand finally falls in flames and blood, only a handful of survivors–including the Princess Sharon–escapes to the hills, where Kazir tribesmen wait.Instead of helping the princess regain her throne, the Kazirs have other plans. Once the rulers of Samarkand centuries ago, their seers have prophesied the Kazirs will rule again, with chieftain Tariq as king. BUT SHARON WILL BE THERE, WHEN TARIQ MEETS KABUL IN THAT FINAL BATTLE OF KINGS. SHE WILL BE LEADING THE ASSAULT, AS THE KAZIR'S MOST POWERFUL AND FEARSOME WITCH.

267, [21] p.; ill.; includes promotional material with excerpt from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. John Newberry Medal gold seal on front cover.Trade paperback with deckle edge has some sticker residue to covers and very, very mild shelfwear, otherwise Fine.From the copyright page: The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Presumably first edition. xv, 222 p.; 24 cm. Includes index (pp. 217-222). Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine shows minor edgewear and minimal cover curl, is slightly shaken, and has some page yellowing, but otherwise is Near Fine, the text being clear, bright, and clean. From WorldCat: A basic reference book for police officers covering the essentials of investigative techniques. Introductory text to the field of criminal investigation is a refresher for veterans or general summary for beginners. Among those subjects covered are sources and interpretation of information, undercover work and surveillance, interrogation, arrest, testimony, narcotics and report writing. Contains glossary of narcotics oriented slang.

391 p. Some staining to foredge and mild shelfwear, internally Fine. From back: THE CROSS FAMILY HAD MORE THAN ONE HERO Alex Cross tells the incredible story-passed down through generations of an ancestor's courageous fight for freedom. SEPARATED BY TIME From his grandmother, Alex Cross heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a book he's written-a novel called Trial. CONNECTED BY BLOOD A lawyer in early-1900s Washington, D.C., Ben Corbett fights against oppression and racism and risks his family and his life in the process. When President Theodore Roosevelt asks him to return to his home town to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse. UNITED BY BRAVERY In Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful granddaughter, Moody. With their help, Ben discovers that lynchings have become commonplace. He vows to break… Read More

Approx 40 p., unnumbered; colour ill. Covers are in Very Good- condition (some scratches and wear, see images) but inside is Fine. The "This book belongs to _____" has never been filled out. This engaging children's book teaches children scientific concepts and facts through their favourite Disney characters, including: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and their families, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell etc., and Winnie-the-Pooh and friends.Illustrated endpapers include Mickey with an illustration of a skeleton, and his sons making a skeleton costume; Pinnochio illustrating foods; the dwarves planting flowers; etc.

MacMillan, Toronto,, 1968. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (jimdisc)

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.