Search Results: Titles starting with D from Joe Staats, Bookseller

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Henry Holt and Co., 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed beautifully by author on title page in her unique calligraphic style. A mystery novel featuring wise-cracking female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone. Kinsey thought this job was cut and dried, until the client's check bounced. Then the ex-con, liar and chronic drunk was found dead. "D" IS FOR DEADBEAT is the fourth in Grafton's "alphabet' series featuring her celebrated sleuth, Kinsey Millhone. Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers, both in the US and in the UK before her untimely death in 2017 at the age of 77. Very fine, first edition, first printing, inas new, mylar-protected dust jacket. Very scarce title in this condition. M103

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Dutton, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Technology controls almost everything in our modern-day world, from remote entry on our cars to access to our homes, from the flight controls of our airplanes to the movements of the entire world economy. Thousands of autonomous computer programs, or daemons, make our networked world possible, running constantly in the background of our lives, trafficking e-mail, transferring money, and monitoring power grids. For the most part, daemons are benign, but the same can't always be said for the people who design them. Matthew Sobol was a legendary computer game designer-the architect behind half-a-dozen popular online games. His premature death depressed both gamers and his company's stock price. But Sobol's fans aren't the only ones to note his passing. When his obituary is posted online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of… Read More

T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City.. This best-selling book, illustrated with almost 200 full-color photos and drawings, presents sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for a Dalmatian. Fine, as issued, in pi ctorial cover without jacket.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, unread copy, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket.A75

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Finalist for the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L23

New York, NY 10010, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. hleigh and Danny Orchard are twins, not that you'd ever tell by looking at them - Danny distant and shy, Ash beautiful and accomplished. But there's a secret in the Orchard house: Ash is a monster, a psychopath who can feel only through bringing others pain. When Ash and Danny are caught in a fire on their sixteenth birthday, both of them die. But only Danny comes back. Since then Ash has haunted Danny, denying him any form of normal life...or love. When Danny meets Willa and her son, Eddie, he glimpses the life he could have without Ash. To stop her from ruining his newfound happiness, Danny must venture into the frightening underworld of Detroit, where he will unearth the mystery of the night his and Ash's fates changed for ever. Dark and compelling,THE DAMNED is a story of how heaven and hell aren't about death but about… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ticknor & Fields, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A70

New York, New York, U.S.A. : William Morrow & Comoany, Inc., 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tormented P.I. Matt Scudder enters the terrifying sex-for-sale underworld as he tries to make a connection between the murder of a socialite and a twisted couple who makes "snuff" films. "A deftly-plotted, brightly phrased study of perversity and coincidence."--Chicago Tribune. The ninth novel in the Matthew Scudder series, A DANCE AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE won the Edgar Award as Best Novel and was nominated for the Shamus Award in the same category. ANew, unread, first edition, first printing (opened only for signing)in flawless new mylar=protected dust jacket, {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M103

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1996. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A44

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harmony Books, 2004. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A31

Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.: Write Way Publishing, 1996. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, in maroon cloth, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M8

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Random House, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signedin a bold and dramatic hand by legendary actor and author on ffep. Hollywood can be a tough town, but its been awfully good to Danny Dennison. At 55, he's wealthy, successful, and although the movies he directs are more hot commerce than great art, he's respected throughout the film world. But Danny Dennison has been living a lie. His true identity is buried halfway around the world in the ruins of a Nazi concentration camp. Danny believes his secret to be safe - until he meets Luba, a young sensuous call girl, whose mesmerizing sexuality begins to shatter his well-guarded facade. Thought-provoking and original, riveting and erotic, Dance with the Devil is the debut novel of legendary actor Kirk Douglas. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in near-fine (price-clipped, else fine) maylar-protected dust jacket. M103

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Metropolitan Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Taking his inspiration from biographical facts, novelist Colum McCann tells the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, DANCER is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands… Read More

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books LLC, 1994. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hilarious, outlandish, completely believable and absolutely irresistible, DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEES tells the story of photographer Sarah Blight who, in her fortieth year, falls into a 'depression so deep that not even the thought of sex could raise me from it.' Without apology, without sentimentality, this dark and viciously funny novel chronicles the worst year in a rough life, forcing the reader to laugh at each disaster. With taut, eloquent language and heart-stopping honesty, Lynne McFall creates a vision of the world that will make readers squirm and clutch at their chairs. DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEES is a tough, vital, remarkable work." (Robert Boswell). As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. FF

New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 2001. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. N7

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Fourth Estate/Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A great journalist takes readers places they've never been before, while a great writer makes them feel as though they're really there. Brown qualifies on both counts, as evidenced by her groundbreaking foray into the lives of the women of Heera Mandi, a red-light district in Lahore, Pakistan. An academic researcher who has studied prostitution globally, Brown spent four years gathering materials for THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE , and informs readers that this red-light district dates from ancient times, when courtesans would vie for the hearts of sultans and emperors. The older women like to remember themselves as artists. "Their skills had nothing to do with sex -- except, perhaps, sometimes." But today Heera Mandi is a run-down, congested, dangerous ghetto where women are born into the profession with… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M12

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Scribner, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author in black fountain ink on title page. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L106

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Hyperion, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A soul music great chronicles her career, which included such hits as "Heat Wave" and "Nowhere to Run," offering a backstage glimpse of the tensions, passions, triumphs, and tragedies behind the legend of Motown. New, unread, first edition, first printing, in new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} A113

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: The Mysterious Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The second novel by the author of THE BULRUSH MURDERS (for which she was nominated for both the Agatha Christie and Anthony Boucher awards.) As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A17