Search Results: Authors starting with D from johnson rare books & archives

Porter's Landing, Freeport, Maine: The Bond Wheelwright Company, 1969. Trade paperback. Very good. Original green paper wrappers. Some general sun fading to the spine; else a crisp and clean copy.

London: The Nether Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. A very good copy.

London: Bloomsbury, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pictures by Annie Morris. This romantic fantasy is the first book by model Sophie Dahl (a granddaughter of Roald Dahl). Signed by Sophie Dahl on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Author.

Hong Kong: Credit Lyonnais Securities (Asia) Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Limited to 3,000 copies. "This book, which comprises a selection of previously unpublished maps from Mr S.C. Tam's collection and maps drawn by non-Chinese cartographers, aims to introduce the long-standing civilisation of China through maps and to illustrate the major differences between Western and Chinese maps produced before the 20th century." 35 maps, rubbings, and paintings, with eight engravings. Square quarto. Full gold cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative blind-stamping. A near fine copy, with some mild wear to the publisher's slipcase.

Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fine. Reprint. Original glossy pictorial wrappers. A fine copy.

New York: Vantage Press, Inc, 1956. Soft cover. Fine. 273 p. First edition, issued simultaneously in hardcover and paperback. Original paper wrappers. A fine copy.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1961. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Reprint of the 1911 first edition. "Covering manifestations of Byzantine style throughout civilized Europe and the Near East from the 4th to the 15th century, Mr. Dalton's work is a vast compilation of all that was known in the field in the first part of this century." 457 illustrations. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. The dust jacket is a bit edgeworn, with a few small chips; otherwise very good.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Selected and Edited by Maureen Daly. Review copy, with the publisher's slip tipped-in on the front flyleaf. Includes short stories by Sinclair Lewis, Jessamyn West, Albert Payson Terhune, Dorothy Parker, and others. Red buckram binding, with blue stamping. Some general minor shelfwear to the dust jacket, with a small chip to the spine head; otherwise a very good copy.

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1964. Hardcover. Very good. Edited from the original manuscript and from the First Edition, with Journals and Letters of 1834-1836 and 1859-1860, and notes by John Haskell Kemble, with original illustrations by Robert A. Weinstein, and illustrated from contemporary paintings, prints and charts. A key California book, as well as one of the greatest seafaring books of all time, Two Years Before the Mast (1840) has never gone out of print and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Of all the modern editions of this book, this Ward Ritchie Press publication, with its informative annotations and contemporary illustrations, is by far the best. Octavo, two volumes. Original pictorial cloth bindings. The spines are a touch browned, with some edgewear to the publisher's slipcase; otherwise very good. The Zamorano Eighty, #26.

London: Springwood Books, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Third edition. First published in 1935, this play covers the whole span of Shelley's colourful life, and is based on the letters and journals of Shelley and his family and famous friends. Inscribed by Dangerfield on the front flyleaf. Some foxing to the top edge. The dust jacket is sun faded along the spine, with a minor tear and crease to the rear panel; otherwise very good. Inscribed by Author.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. With a Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester K.G. Four color plates, 16 half-tone plates, 22 line drawings, and two maps. Reprint. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. A very good copy.

New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Though primarily a description and analysis of what scientists were thinking in the Age of Jackson, this work may be taken as a starting point for a study of the broad social relationships of science during that period. And it provides a background for an understanding of the nature of the Darwinian controversy. Original blue cloth binding, with silver titles. Mild bump to the spine heel. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some occasional minor edgewear; otherwise a near fine copy.

London and Redhill: Lutterworth Press, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. This work demonstrated the compatibility of African religion with Christianity, and is considered a "milestone" for African Protestants looking for wats to reclaim their African heritage. 206 p. with 9 illustrations by Kofi Antubam of Achimota. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. The ink signature of noted Buddhist scholar Robert P. Jackson appears on the front flyleaf, with a bookseller's ink stamp to the front pastedown. Mild wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Profusely illustrated with photos, illustrations, figures, graphs, and diagrams, including some in color. First edition in English. ISBN 07707305675 or 0442302754. The summary of landmark stratigraphic research in China that identified several major boundary events supporting the premise that asteroid impacts and other astronomical catastrophes have played a key role in the geologic and evolutionary history of the earth. Fine in fine jacket.

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. ...offers an alternative, compelling vision of the development of anthropology in North America, one that emphasizes continuity rather than discontinuity from legendary founder Franz Boas to the present." Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with white titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A crisp, unread copy with some light bumping to the tips. Near fine.

London: Jawbone Press, 2015. Trade paperback. Fine. First English-language edition, second printing. Signed by Nergal on the half-title. The driving force behind controversial Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth, Darski (b.1977), who legally changed his name to "Nergal" (after the Babylonian deity) in 2012, has achieved cult hero status in the international extreme metal underground by virtue of his ferociously articulate belief in the power of euphorically brutal music as an art form. Presented as a series of interrogations by friends and associates, this book delves into his personal life, his musical career, his clashes with the Polish Catholic church (in 2010, he was put on trial on blasphemy charges for publicly denouncing religion by ripping up a Bible on stage), and his recent battle with leukemia. Foreword by D. Randall Blythe. Numerous textual illustrations and photographs, including several in color. Octavo. Original paper wrappers. A fine copy.

London: Collins, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. With Illustrations by Elinor Darwin. London: Collins, 1948. First edition. The grandson of British naturalist Charles Darwin, Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was an accomplished amateur golfer who covered the sport for The Times from 1907 to 1953 and for Country Life from 1907 to 1961, becoming the first writer ever to cover golf on a daily basis, rather than as an occasional feature. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. In the twenty-nine essays in this collection, Darwin elaborates on such varied topics as his boyhood attachment to tin soldiers, his "fundamentalist's" faith in Sherlockiana, his affection for small railroad junctions situated thrillingly close to some favorite golf links, the "restful excitement" of watching a cricket match, and the pleasures of a day spent in bed. Signed by Darwin on the title page. Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with gilt titles. The spine is touch sun faded. Some light… Read more

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Third edition, with an appendix by Prof. T.G. Bonney, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.G.S. 344 p. with three folding plates and the publisher's ads. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative gilt and black stamping. An ex-library copy with minimal markings: a bookplate to the front pastedown and a small numeric label to the spine. Minor creases to the folding plates. The top edge is a trifle dust stained, with some mild foxing to the fore-edge. There is also a small bit of rubbing to the corners and tips. From the library of the esteemed American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002). In his essay "Worm for a Century" from the collection Hen's Teeth and Horse's Teeth: Further Reflections in Natural History (1983), Gould argued that this, Darwin's first book on a specific subject, is essential to understanding his theoretical approach: "This book is about coral, but it is also about historical reasoning. Vegetable mold formed fast enough… Read more

New York: Dutton, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Ellen Datlow on the title page and by 15 writers opposite their contribution: Harlan Ellison, Leigh Kennedy, Rick Wilber, Scott Baker, Larry Niven, K.W. Jeter, Lisa Tuttle, Bruce McAllister, Edward Bryant, Pat Cadigan, Geoff Ryman, Connie Willis, Richard Christian Matheson, Roberta Lannes, and Pat Murphy. Also signed by William Gibson, who wrote the foreword, and by three of the individuals to whom this book is dedicated: David Hartwell, Edward Bryant (second signature), and Merrilee Heifetz. "These evocative pieces of short fiction by award-winning authors not only present an entertaining view of sex but also explore the current problems of the human male/female relationship." Octavo. Very light bumping to the corners and tips; else near fine in near fine dust jacket with some occasional mild rubbing.