Search Results: Titles starting with D from LaCelle Rare Books

New York: The Century Company, 1917. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. New York: The Century Company, 1917. FIRST EDITION. 232 pages. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Illustrated. Fair. Rebound; tight binding; exlibrary with usual marks; pages rippled and have a few small tears; covers quite worn.  An early guide to the airships or dirigibles of the world. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Adams, Adrienne (Illustrated by). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1961). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING       with correct A-3.61 code on copyright page, etc.  Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; a little foxing to covers; only light wear; dust jacket is clean with moderate wear; price clipped. Caldecott Medal Winner.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING     with correct 1912 date on title page, correct copyright statement, correct jacket blurbs, etc. Very Good in Good- Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; name on endpapers; moderate wear; dust jacket worn with chipping and tears along edges; a couple of small tape pieces on reverse.  Very scarce early romance by this author. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1926.  First Edition, First Printing         with all first issue points, including 1926 date on title page with no later printings noted on copyright page, etc. Good. Tight binding; lacking front endpaper; contemporary owner's name on front pastedown; small note on rear endpaper; some wear; no jacket. "No book had more influence on twentieth-century writers of English than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humor, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered by many to be the best arbiter of good practice."--Foreword to the World Classic Edition After almost a century Fowler's monumental Modern English Usage remains the standard work in the genre. "With no trace of… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E.P. Dutton, (1924). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING     with correct copyright statement and jacket blurbs, etc.  Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; contemporary owner's name stamp several times on endpapers; light browning to endpapers; light wear; dust jacket has small tears, tiny chips and moderate soil. A mystery novel of detective Mr. Dawson of Scotland Yard. Very scarce.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1908). 1937 printing. Illustrated throughout in b/w by John R. Neill. Very Good in Good- Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; name on front endpaper and ownership page; moderate wear; dust jacket is worn with some chips and tears along edges (a few tape repairs). SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1908. Hardcover. Good+/Poor. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1908). 1933 printing according to ads on jacket. Illustrated throughout in b/w by John R. Neill. Good+ in Poor Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; date on front endpaper and name on ownership page; moderate wear and light soil; lacking big parts of jacket; spine has some crayon marks. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1916. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, (1916). FIRST EDITION. 496 pages. Illustrated throughout. Fair. Tight binding; pages have some staining; from the Morris G. Cook collection with his bookplate; several library stamps; covers quite worn with some soil and scuffing.  Quite scarce. Author was a doctor who became a Baptist minister and also participated heavily in Texas life from his birth in 1858. Much material, broncho busting, cattle stampedes, the Vaughan and Stull murders, Parker, Upshur, Gonzales and Bastrup, Coryell Counties, Texas; the Chisholm Trail, cattle-sheepman feud, and much more. References: Howes C-864, Adams Herd 603, Rader 955. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: The Viking Press, 1942. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST ISSUE     with correct copyright statement, etc.        Very Good. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; moderate wear; no jacket.  First edition of Sinclair's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

St. Paul: R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers, 1887. Hardcover. Good. St. Paul: R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers, 1887. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. 216 + 224 pages. Good. Hinges a bit cracked else tight binding; clean pages; contemporary owner inscription on front endpaper; covers somewhat worn with moderate soil.  A great directory of Minneapolis/St. Paul. So many ads. Scarce. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1908. Hardcover. Good. New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1908. FIRST EDITION (LIMITED TO 250 COPIES). Original  cloth, lettered in gilt. 236 pages. Illustrated. Good. Tight binding; some pages have a light stain along edges; covers soiled and a bit worn.  SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .

London: Macmillan and Co, 1904. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. London: Macmillan and Co., 1904-1910.  VOLUME 1, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. VOLUMES 2 & 3, SECOND PRINTINGS. Near Fine. Tight bindings; clean pages and covers; only the very slightest wear. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .