Search Results: Titles starting with D from Black Swan Books, Inc.

Parisiis: Apud Sebastianum Niuellium, sub Ciconiis, via Iacobaea, 1568. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. A sixteenth century edition of the works of Pope Clement I, the fourth pope of the Catholic Church. Edited by Rufino Torano and Gregor Haloander. Text in Greek and Latin. Engraved woodcut initials, headpieces, and tailpieces; engraved printer's device on the title page. Collates complete; [6], 613, [20] ff. Foxing throughout; some trimming to the top edge of the textblock, affecting the running title and foliation. A nineteenth century binding; front hinge fully cracked, but holding well; shelfwear; remnants of a number label on the top of the spine. Quarter brown leather over marbled paper boards, with lettering and decorative rules stamped in gilt on the spine. All edges speckled blue. Very Good binding.

Hants., England: Gregg Press Limited, 1967. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A clean facsimile copy of the 1552 Cologne Edition. Bound in red buckram with lettering stamped in gilt on the spine. Some wear to the spine. Near Fine binding.

Brooklyn NY: Art 101, 2007. Spiral Bound. Very Good binding. Text by Ellen E. Rand. Red covers with a spiral binding. No marks of any kind. Very Good binding.

Grace, Idaho: The Mickelson & Mickelson Genealogical Organization, 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A substantial family genealogical work, at 253 pages. With a number of black and white photographs reproduced. In a faux leather binding with titling in gold. There is a previous owner gift inscription on the front endpaper. Very Good binding.

Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner, 1823. Third American Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. An early 19c American encyclopedia, with the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, and State Constitutions at the rear. Colored folding map of the United States of America facing the title page, with a closed tear from the top of the gutter, extending about 7 inches; also with minor loss to the far (left) edge of the map. Toning and scattered foxing to the text. Surface wear, joint wear, and small spots of staining to the binding. Full calf with a red leather label. Good binding.

[Offenbach am Main]: Klingspor, 1942. Near Fine binding. Bound by Karl Klingspor, using type from the Klingspor Foundry in Offenbach. An example of Klingspor's work in modern book production and typography. With lovely vignette headpieces, and a floral vignette as centerpiece to the front board. Quarter-bound in brown morocco over paper covered boards, and housed in publishers patterned paper slipcase. Near Fine binding.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Original Wrappers. Fair binding/no dust jacket. An uncommon Methodist Episcopal Church, South printing of materials used by the Commission on the Constitution of the church. The personal copy of James Atkins, minister, educator and bishop in the Methodist Church; in his hand on the front wrapper: "Personal Property of James Atkins. Not to be removed from his desk." A couple of textual annotations in Bishop Atkins' hand.. Covers worn and taped along spine. Front and rear covers missing pieces on lower edge. Fair binding / no dust jacket.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Binding is a bit cocked, and the dustjacket has some chipping to extremities. DJ protected with Mylar Cover. near Very Good binding / near Very Good dust jacket.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. A sturdy and presentable copy of the funny man's first novel, in the first state apple green plush binding. There is wear to the spine extremities with minor loss, as well as loss along the front gutter. The lower part of the front hinge has been neatly reglued. Previous owner name on the front endpaper. Mylar cut to protect the binding. Good binding.

Delft: Andriez Voorstad, 1700. First Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. A numismatic study on the gold and silver coins in the collection of the Count and Countess of Holland, by Cornelis van Alkemade, a Dutch historian and collector of antique coins and manuscripts. Additional title page, engraved. Text in Dutch. Collates complete; 2o: *-7*2 (7*2 blank) A-P2 R-W2 2A-2P2 2R-2W2 3A-3K2 [$1-2 signed] [28], 192, [8] pp. 64 leaves of plates. Full vellum, with titling in ink on the spine, and embossed designs and rules. Joints cracked but holding well. Housed in a homemade green cloth clamshell case. Good binding.

Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1889. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. One of a number of children's stories in poetic form by Margaret Vandegrift (Margaret Thomson Janvier). Janvier was a native of New Orleans, and wrote extensively for The Chatterbox. Bound in publisher's green cloth with title vignette stamped in black and gold on the front cover and the spine; shelfwear to the extremities including a bumped spot on the bottom of the back board near the spine; contemporary previous owner inscription on the first blank; scattered foxing/toning throughout else contents clean and binding sound; illustrated throughout with in-text and full page engravings; scarce;. Very Good binding.

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1857. Tauchnitz Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. First published a year prior, this being the Tauschnitz edition of Wilkie Collins?s The Dead Secret, a sensational novel about the eventual discovery of the protagonist?s lower-class heritage. Scattered foxing. Rear hinge reinforced by a conservator. Quarter leather over black cloth. Edges speckled blue. Very Good binding.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. A signed First Edition copy of Douglas Brinkley second published book, issued the same year as his first book. Signed by Mr. Brinkley on the title page. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket.

Wakefield, UK: The Fleece Press, 1991. Fine binding. Letters sent by Joan Hassall to her mentor Sydney Cockerell during a trip to Europe underwritten by Cockerell. Quarter bound linen over decorative paper covered boards and paper title panel to the spine. One of 220 copies printed by Simon Lawrence of The Fleece Press. Two postcards from Simon Lawrence to Rosalind Lorber regarding the book. This copy belonged to Ms. Lorber, who was, among other things, a calligrapher and cover designer for Random House. Fine binding.

[Lakewood, Ohio]: Miniature Book Studio | Carol Wenk, 1978. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. A micro book, 22 mm. tall. In brown flexible leather. 30 unnumbered pages. Title on p. [7]: An Elegy on the Death and Burial of Cock Robin. Near Fine binding.

Self-published, 1988. Spiral Bound. Near Fine binding. A two-volume set in spiral bindings; the two volumes are in virtually As New condition except for a bit of sunning to the front covers. No marks of any kind. Near Fine binding.

New York: Sheridan House, 1941. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Poor dust jacket. Previously owned by Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy, the American author best known for her first novel, The Quick and the Dead, with her signature on the front endpaper, dated January 1941. An unfortunate '1936' penned at the bottom of the title page. Binding somewhat cocked. Significant wear and tearing to the dustjacket, with loss to the bottom half of the dustjacket spine. Red cloth with a Poor First Ed. dustjacket. Very Good binding / Poor dust jacket.

Lyon MS: The Buckingham Mint, 1981. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Signed. Limited edition #1967 of 5000 copies has been exclusively printed by the Buckingham Mint, and personally signed by Peter Hathaway Capstick. No other marks or notes. Bound in green leather with silk moire endpapers and gilt edges. Gilt edges have a very few scuffs marks. Gilt lettering and decoration. Near Fine binding.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Keeler Brass Company, 1988. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A photographic illustrated trade catalog for the Keeler Brass Company from 1893 to 1988. Mainly brass knobs and handles for furniture and cabinets. Gray cloth with gilt lettering. Slight foxing to the edges of the textblock. Very Good binding.

Richmond, VA: Whittet and Shepperson, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. A limited printing of this important book in hunting in Virginia, this is #358 of 750 copies. In the publisher's bright red cloth, intentionally reminiscent of hunting "pinks". ~~A splendid history of the venerable Goochland County equestrian club (it was founded in 1887, though it has moved several times). ~~. Near Fine binding.