Search Results: Titles starting with D from Purpora Books

Spain: Iberia, 1972. Postcard, in colour, of Iberia Airlines DC-9 Douglas Jet in flight. Postcard is in the airline's "welcome / bienvenido" full colour envelope (which would have also contained tickets, etc. at one time). This item ships for FREE.. Postcard in Envelope. Near Fine..

Vancouver: Tishbooks, 1962. Covers just a bit shelf soiled; name on title page. One of 400 copies (this is #186). First publication of Tishbooks, printed by George Bowering's Rattlesnake Press in Oliver, BC. Canadian author's first book, poetry. Signed by author on title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Chapbook. Near Fine Plus..

North Vancouver: DaDaBaBy Enterprises Excerpts from "A Menu for Sunset"; 16 pages.. First Edition. Chapbook. Near Fine Plus..

San Francisco: Family Dog, 1966. Rock poster, 14" x 20", printed in three colours (black, blue, and red) announcing concert at the Avalon Ballroom, Friday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th, 1966. Central image is of a hot-air balloon and American flags. No. 35-3 in the series of rock posters produced by Family Dog, indicating the third rerprint after the original by Bindweed Press. Signed by Stanley Mouse with his running mouse signature just below the list of bands.. Signed by Illustrator. Reprint. Poster. Fine..

Salisbury: Compton Press, 1975. Quarter maroon cloth over marble paper boards. Short line of glue remains top of gutter of front endpaper. Edition of 500 copies.. First Edition. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket as Issued.

Dunvegan, ON: Cormorant, 1991. A novel by this Canadian author.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1991. Tanning of page margins and one dog-eared leaf; a bit of wear to top edge of dust jacket. British author's first novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.

Allentown, PA: Damascus Road, 1965. Covers tanned along margins and spine, rubbed along spine folds, and the yapp edges are creased where they overhang the text block; internally about fine. Poetry, and a 8-page review of India poetry by Denise Levertov. 64 pages.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good.. Literary Periodical.

London: Faber, 1994. Short snag bottom of spine, and page margins tanned as usual; otherwise internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket has edge wear. 264 pages.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

Toronto: Reference Press, 1987. Illustrated boards; issued without dust jacket. Set in 16 point Sabon Bold. . Large Print Edition. Hard Cover. Fine..

New York: Tor, 2001. Publisher's promo sheet and seven pages of additional promotional material, including an interview with the author, laid-in. Front board a bit pushed out at hinge due to bulk of promo material. Canadian author's first novel, a grim and gritty portrayal of Vancouver, BC in the 22nd century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984. Dust jacket is not price-clipped (retaining publisher's printed price of $19.95), has only minor rubbing along edges, and two short tears bottom of front panel at the spine, otherwise fresh, unfaded, unrubbed and much better than most copies as this dust jacket which is fragile and readily shows wear. Canadian author's fourth novel. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good Plus.

Basle, Switzerland: Haas Typefoundry Ltd., 1980. Single long sheet, 8 3/4" x 27 1/2", folded horizontally two times. Sixteen wood engravings printed from the original blocks of a skeletal death image dancing with various persons (e.g. the Pope, Merchant, Cripple, Minstrel, etc.). Captions in French, German, and English. The last image is of Adam and Eve. Published on occasion of Haas Typefoundry Ltd. 400th anniversary.. First Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine Plus..

Winnipeg: Turnstone, 1987. Poems. Inscribed by author on the title page "For ___ with affection and admiration, Andrew, Vancouver, December, 1987.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

London: Max Parrish, 1953. Smallish, bound in yellow paper covered boards with red lettering stamped on upper board and on spine. Free endpapers have vertical strip of off-setting; internally clean, unmarked, and tightly bound. Dust jacket has small chips and tears top and bottom edges. Translated from the original French by Violet Alford. 40 pages with four colour plates and map of Belgium. Inscribed by Pinon on front free endpaper "[four lines in French] / R. Pinon".. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1982. First edition. Canadian author's second novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.

New York: Morroq, 1997. Remainder mark on bottom edge of pages. Dust jacket spine panel a bit faded. Inuit stories. Okheena is Inuit artist. 142 pages.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Mary K. Okheena.

Calgary: Dandelion Magazine Society, 1992. Very light rubbing of cover; internally clean and tightly bound. Poetry, art, fiction and reviews. 84 pages.. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback. Near Fine.. Literary Periodical.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1995. Fine copy in dust jacket with slight edge wear to top of front flap fold. Author's first book; stories. Winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize 1995.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Windsor, ON: Black Moss, 1980. Rubs to high spots of front cover next to spine. . First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Very Good Plus..