The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Full leather. Fine. VCincent Starrett. A pristine copy of this lovely full-leather edition of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", with fine gilt-tooled red leather. Part of Easton Press's "Collector's Edition", illustrated by Everett Shinn. Octavo, all edges gilt, includes the publisher's silk bookmark.
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Sketches by Boz. Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman & Hall. 1/2 leather. Very Good. George Cruikshak. Lovely late 19th century Chapman & Hall Dickens, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 purple morocco over marbled boards. Solid and VG+, with light fading along the spine, decorative bookplate at the front pastedown and a band of offsetting at the rear panel's bottom-edge. Thick octavo, top-edge gilt, matching... Read More
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A Child's History of England
by Charles Dickens
Lodon: Chapman & Hall. Marcus Stone. Lovely late 19th century Chapman & Hall Dickens, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 purple morocco over marbled boards. Solid and VG+, with light fading along the spine and decorative bookplate at the front pastedown. Octavo, top-edge gilt, matching marbled endsheets and pastedowns as well. 8 full-page sketches by Marcus Stone complementing the text.... Read More
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (with 26 Mounted Photographs)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman and Hall, 1890. Full leather. Very Good +. R. Seymour and "Phiz. A wonderful Presentation copy of this 1890 re-issue, bound (and signed by the binder) in full calf by Morrell of London. Included with this copy are 26 mounted photographs (most of them signed by the actors) of characters from a local production of "The... Read More
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Master Humphrey's Clock (3 Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman and Hall, 1841. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. A handsome example of the 1840-1841 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes. All 3 volumes clean and VG+ in their original red cloth, with early 20th century Art Deco spines and matching red leather tips. Stylish, very attractive 1/4 leather bindings by W.H.... Read More
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Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens
New York: James Turney, 1838. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1838 1st 1 Vol. American edition. Bound in 3/4 dark morocco over marbled boards. A well-preserved, VG copy, with light scuffing along the spine and leather tips. 5 raised bands, gilt-compartments, bright gilt-lettering to spine. Thick octavo, 607 pgs. 54 illustrations by Phiz and others. New endpapers--including beautiful... Read More
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Bleak House (2 Vols.)
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman & Hall. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. H.K. Browne. Lovely late 19th century Chapman & Hall Dickens, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 purple morocco over marbled boards and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+, with light fading along the spines and decorative bookplates at the front pastedowns. Octavos, top-edges gilt, matching marbled endsheets... Read More
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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Tale of Home
by Charles Dickens
London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1905. Collectible; Fine. Handsome, bright half-vellum over a mauve cloth. Bound (and signed) by the Morrell Bindery of London. Clean, well-preserved and Near Fine, with leather title label and decorative fine-tooled gilt at spine. 12mo, 171 pgs., top-edge gilt, elegant marbled endpapers.
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Buckdancer's Choice
by James Dickey
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1965. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY JAMES DICKEY TO POET DAVID KELLER (1880-1966) on the front free endpaper and also signed by David Keller next to Dickey's inscription. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at pgs. 20-21) in a... Read More
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The House of Plant of Macon, Georgia -- With Genealogies and Historical Notes (And with Interesting Laid-In Ephemera)
by G.S. Dickerman
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co, 1900. Full leather. Very Good. The uncommon 1900 1st edition of this substantial Macon, Georgia genealogy. Solid and VG to VG+ in its full red leather, with bright gilt-insignia and titling along the front panel and spine. No writings or markings of any kind internally. Thick octavo, top-edge bright... Read More
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Marcel Broodthaers: Tinaia 9 Box
by Marcel Broodthaers and Wilfried Dickhoff
Cologne, Germany: TINAIA 9 Verlags GmbH, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. Very impressive 1994 Marcel Broodthaers project, including 6 separate components (as issued) inside publisher's white linen box and red cloth slipcase. "The elements of the box" include 1) "Le Poids D'Une Oeuvre D'Art" (monograph); 2) "Carte Du Monde Poetique" (poster); 3) "Modele: Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe" (facsimile);... Read More
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The First Book of Stone Age Man
by Alice Dickinson
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc, 1962. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A lovely copy of the 1962 correct 1st edition (with the proper 1 thru 7 number bar on the copyright page). Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.95) Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thin octavo, nicely illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund. The 171st book in the wonderful... Read More
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
New York: MacFadden-Bartell, 1966. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The increasingly uncommon 1966 1st paperback edition, issued by the obscure New York publisher MacFadden-Bartell. Crisp and VG in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with very mild creasing at the front panel's lower-tip and light soiling to the rear panel. Pocket-sized, MB 60-240. (From the front cover: "He Offered to Sell... Read More
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The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
by Philip K. Dick
Willimantic, CT: Mark V. Ziesing, 1984. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1984 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 223 pgs.
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Spectra and Energy Levels of Rare Earth Ions in Crystals
by Gerhard Heinrich Dieke
New York: Interscience Publishers (John Wiley & Sons), 1968. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A very presentable copy of the uncommon 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, spotting along the fore-edge) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild scuffing and soiling to the panels. Octavo, 385 pgs. plus Index.
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Mutter und Kind (In Dustjacket)
by Kathe Kollwitz Louise Diel)
Berlin: Furche-Kunstverlag, 1928. Original wraps. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1928 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in its thick wrappers. And in a crisp, VG+ example of the illustrated dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the top-edges. Louise Diel's text (exclusively in German) complementing Kathe Kollwitz's remarkable skeches.
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Basquiat
by Dieter Buchhart and Sam Keller, Eds
Basel, Switzerland: Fondation Beyeler, 2010. Illustrated boards. Fine. A pristine copy of this major catalogue based on the 2010 exhibition at Basel's Fondation Beyeler. The 1st edition in wrappers, brilliantly illustrated. Thick, tall quarto, exceptional color reproductions throughout.
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The Mineral Belt (2 Vols.)
by David S. Digerness
Silverton, Colorado: Sundance Publications, Ltd. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A solid, well-preserved example of the 2 volume set. The 1979 and 1980 2nd printings, respectively. Both volumes sharp and Near Fine in VG+ mylar dustjackets. Quartos, over 830 pgs. all told. "An Illustrated History --Featuring the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad and the Gold-and-Silver Mining Industry of... Read More
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The Place of Washington in the History of Western Pennsylvania
by Theodore Diller
Pittsburgh: Self-published, 1916. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. 1916 1st edition. VG- in its light-brown cloth, with light scuffing and wear at the panels and light foxing at the endsheets. Former owner name at front panel as well. ALSO INCLUDES THEODORE DILLER STAPLED PAMPHLET CALLED "THE RIGHTS OF THE WELL... Read More
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Ahoy, Peggy Stewart!
by Maud Esther Dilliard
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1956. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Lorence Bjorklund. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S AUTHOR, MAUD ESTHER DILLIARD, TO THE BOOKS ILLUSTRATOR, LORENCE BJORKLUND, on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with... Read More
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Once Upon a Diamond: A Family Tradition of Royal Jewels (In Dustjacket AND Shrinkwrap)
by Prince Dimitri
New York: Rizzoli, 2020. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2020 1st edition, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, Foreword by Carolina Herrera, Introduction by Francois Curiel, photography by Mark Roskams.
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The Kidnap Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
by S.S. Van Dine
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. NICELY INSCRIBED BY S.S. VAN DINE TO MYSTERY WRITER WILLIAM C. WEBER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition (with both the letter 'A' and the Scribner colophon on the copyright page). Tight and VG+ (light rubbing... Read More
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The Canary Murder Case
by S.S. Van Dine
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927. Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1927 1st UK edition. Solid and VG+ in its mustard-yellow cloth, with very light foxing along the edges and throughout the text. 12mo, tiny vintage bookseller stamp at the bottom of the front free endpaper.
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The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
by P.A.M. Dirac
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1947. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1947 stated 3rd edition of this towering achievement in the study of quantum mechanics by the British Nobel physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984) . Tight and VG in its Oxford-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Light spotting to the panels, mild... Read More
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The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
by P.A.M. Dirac
London: Oxford University Press, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1947 stated 3rd edition of this towering achievement in the study of quantum mechanics by the British Nobel physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984) . Solid and VG+ (very light spotting along the spine, small, neat former owner name and university address at... Read More
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