Search Results: Titles starting with D from The Book Shed

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket, as issued. lightest wear to the book, no jacket as issued. Clean and unmarked. Brown and gilt leather, all edges gilt. An entry in The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces. Not a Perry Mason mystery. Doug Selby, the newly elected District Attorney is faced with a difficult case. Was it murder? Even Sylvia Martin, the reporter for the Clarion (the friendly newspaper that supported his campaign, and was loyal to him afterwards) gave him only 24 hours to solve the crime — and prove himself worthy of the office. The title prety much gives away his decision. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to the book; jacket is rubbed, shows two closed tears and a stain at the lower spine. First printing, full number line. Fictional of account of a conference of the "greatest detectives in the world" Maigret, Father Brown, Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Nero Wolfe and others that reach "..a solution that's surprising, logical, well-documented, and entirely new--though most readers will wonder whether it's really worth all the byplay that precedes it. A clever, eventually successful tour de force, mostly for audiences who'd like to renew their acquaintance with Drood.."--Kirkus Reviews. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Grand Rapids: Inspirio, 2004. De Luxe edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Small bump to the edge, clean and unmarked in prestation page and note spaces, no inscriptions. Stamped leather, red marker ribbon, all edges gilt. Meant to be a study aid to The Purpose Driven Life,"a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st Century." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, more to the jacket which has four closed tears. First printing, no others noted. Dali's themes and philosophical reflections are illustrated in a chronological collection of his cosmic paintings. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Brattleboro VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to both book and jacket, top edge dusty, previous owner's address label to front endpaper, map endpapers. An excellent biography of the hero of Ticonderoga and the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. First printing, full number line. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Inc, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. As new in all respects. The author discusses his and his student's experiences while teaching Powell's Dance in an American secondary school. Signed by the author at the Anthony Powell Conference in Georgetown, D.C. where the book was introduced. 228 pp. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Inc, 2009. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. As new in all respects. The author discusses his and his student's experiences while teaching Powell's Dance in an American secondary school. Signed by the author at the Anthony Powell Conference in Georgetown, D.C. where the book was introduced. 228 pp. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Fontana, 1967. Second Paperback UK edition. Paperback. Good. wear to covers, rear cover of QU has a diagonal crease. First three volumes of the Dance. The second UK paperback edition following Powell's break with Penguin, a bit uncommon. Priced at 5 shillings, old money. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Fontana, 1967. Second Paperback UK edition. Paperback. Good. wear to covers, creasing, corner curls, QU and BM, 2nd impressions of this edition have the same previous owner's name to half-title, rear covers show some loss of surface. First three volumes of the Dance. The second UK paperback edition following Powell's break with Penguin, a bit uncommon. Priced at 5 shillings, old money. We specialize in the works of and about Athony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Channel 4 , 1998. Cassette. Very Good. PAL format, not playable on US video players. Starring James Purefoy, James D'Arcy, Miranda Richardson, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Alan Bennett, John Standing, Zoë Wanamaker, Eileen Atkins, and Simon Russell Beale, who won a BAFTA for his portrayal of the owlish and viciously ambitious Widmerpool. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Acorn Media. Boxed set. Four discs in a box that shows shelf wear. The complete Channel 4 adptation of Anthony Powell's masterpiece. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Channel 4 , 1998. VHS. Very Good. VHS format, for playing on US VCR's. Quite scarce in this format. Starring James Purefoy, James D'Arcy, Miranda Richardson, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Alan Bennett, John Standing, Zoë Wanamaker, Eileen Atkins, and Simon Russell Beale, who won a BAFTA for his portrayal of the "owlish and viciously ambitious Widmerpool." We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

London: Arrow Books, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. Light shelf and reading wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, top edge a bit dusty. The first three volumes of A Dance to the Music of Time in the television tie-in cover. A Question of Upbringing; A Buyers Market; The Acceptance World. We specialize in the works of and about Antony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Shelf wear, light soiling to page edges, a dog-eared page. The first three novels in the twelve novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer's Market; The Acceptance World. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Marlborough, Wiltshire: Cover to Cover Cassettes Ltd, 1997. Library edition. Cassette. Very Good. in the original box, from a private collection played once or twice. Hard to find unabridged audio book, read by Simon Russell Beale. Beale gave an acclaimed performance as Kenneth Widmerpool in the Channel 4 mini-series based on the work. Of the two unabridged versions of A Buyer's Market Beale's is considered the best. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Near Fine. Later Printing. About As New in all respects, looks to be unread. The fourth, fifth, and sixth novels in the twelve novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time: At Lady Molly's; Casanova's Chinese Restaurant; The Kindly Ones. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. The book describes the rivalry between bullfighters Luis Miguel Dominguín and his brother-in-law, Antonio Ordóñez, during the "dangerous summer" of 1959. It has been cited as Hemingway's last book. This work of non-ficition is an edited version of a 75,000-word manuscript Hemingway wrote between October 1959 and May 1960 as an assignment from LIFE Magazine. LIFE published a 30,000 word excerpt during September, 1960 over three issues. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library, minimally marked. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, marking ghost to spine, university label to the front cover and endpaper, stamp to the front endpaper and to the title page, pocket remnant; no jacket. First printing, same date. Etching present. A very pro Webster non-critical examination of Webster's great cases. The author's conclusion: "Great men elevate and enoble their countrymen. In the glory of our Webster, we find the glory of our whole country. His name and his fame are the birthright of every American citizen." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Macmillan, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book; no jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing. A significant book about Russia immediately after the Bolshevik Revolution by a sympathetic American author/journalist. Poole had traveled to Russia earlier to report on the 1905 Revolution. A novelist as well as a journalist Poole's 1917 novel His Family was awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1918. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Reissue. Library Binding. Very Good +/very good. Pinkney, Brian. First edition. Wear to tips and corners of book and jacket; jacket shows some rubbing. Trade edition, first printing of a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winning book, jacket priced and intact. 122 pp. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.