The Gilded Man
by Carter Dickson
New York: Willam Morrow and Company, 1942. Very Good. New York: Willam Morrow and Company, 1942. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm); 284pp. No dust jacket. Boards full bound in burgundy cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Fore-edge deckled. Generally dust soiled and bumped at all extremities with scratches with damp staining and water rings from the book's second... Read More
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The Space Swimmers: Science Fiction by Gordon Dickson
by Gordon Dickson
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1968. Near Fine/Very Good. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, [1968]. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in unclipped dust jacket; 182pp. Light wear to jacket margins, very brief foxing to rear flap fold, corners nudged, else Very Good or better.
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Poison in Jest
by John Dickson Carr
New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1932. Very Good-. New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1932. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's black cloth boards stamped in green; 275pp. Board corners bumped, top edges of boards worn with significant exposure, general wear to spine including a closed tear to crown, front jacket flap pasted to front pastedown, surface scratches and... Read More
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![Fatal Descent [alt. title: Drop to His Death]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/538/324/1718324538.0.m.jpg)
Fatal Descent [alt. title: Drop to His Death]
by John Rhode and Carter Dickson
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. Very Good. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's yellow decorative cloth stamped in black; [8],280pp. Moderate wear to cloth margins with brief exposure at corners, spine rather toned, front hinge slightly starting, else a Very Good, still bright example, though lacking the rare dust jacket. ... Read More
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Miami
by Joan Didion
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. Very Good/Very Good. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in dust jacket retaining original price; 238pp. Light wear and wrinkling to dust jacket margins, very small paper flaw to front flap from previously removed price sticker, front hinge starting, textblock uniformly toned, else Very Good and sound. ... Read More
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![Run River [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/243/072/1696072243.0.m.jpg)
Run River [Signed]
by Joan Didion
New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1963. First Edition, stated First Printing. Signed by Joan Didion without inscription at title page. Octavo; 264pp. Printed dust jacket; blue cloth boards with white lettering to spine. Ticket to a 2005 Joan Didion Pen Faulkner event hosted by the Folger Theatre laid... Read More
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Telling Stories [Signed]
by Joan Didion
Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California, 1978. Very Good +. Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library, University of California, 1978. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue textured card wrappers printed in light gray; 51pp.; adorned with two photographs of Didion from 1964 and 1977 and a reproduction of one page from the manuscript... Read More
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![Where I Was From [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/991/071/1696071991.0.m.jpg)
Where I Was From [Signed]
by Joan Didion
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition. Signed by Joan Didion without inscription at title page. Octavo; 226pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. White cloth over speckled white paper-covered boards with spine lettered in silver. Touch of rubbing and a couple minor smudges to unclipped dust jacket. Spine ends of... Read More
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![After Henry [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/088/072/1696072088.0.m.jpg)
After Henry [Signed]
by Joan Didion
Simon and Schuster: New York, 1992. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. First Edition. Signed by Joan Didion without inscription at title page. Octavo; 319pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket; black cloth-backed boards stamped in silver. Light rubbing and creasing along edges of unclipped dust jacket. Boards show mild shelfwear; binding sound; a few dark... Read More
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Recipes from a Sod House Kitchen
by Ethel Diedrichsen
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Home Economics and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating, 1975. Very Good. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and Home Economics and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating, 1975. First Edition. Octavo. 12 pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light toning and a few creased along edges... Read More
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![Modos de Ver (Discursos - Conferencias - Charlas [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/437/904/1721904437.0.m.jpg)
Modos de Ver (Discursos - Conferencias - Charlas [Signed]
by Alfredo Varzi (Fr. Alvaro Diez)
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Artes Graficas Bartolome U. Chiesino Ameghino 838 - Avellaneda, 1954. Very Good. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Artes Graficas Bartolome U. Chiesino Ameghino 838 - Avellaneda, 1954. First Edition. Signed by Varzi at half title with brief inscription to previous owner. Octavo; printed wraps; 82pp. Light rubbing and spotting to edges; binding sound; pages unmarked; a Very... Read More
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Archimedes
by E.J. Dijksterhuis
Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1956. Very Good+/Very Good. Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (23cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 422pp.; frontispiece, diagrams throughout. Light shelf wear and dust-soil to dust jacket, ex libris of the late chemist and bibliophile Sidney Ross to front pastedown; Very Good and sound overall. Text entirely in English.
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![On Power [Inscribed and with TLS to William Safire]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/362/715/1282715362.0.m.jpg)
On Power [Inscribed and with TLS to William Safire]
by Robert L. Dilenschneider
New York: HarperBusiness, 1994. Very Good/Very Good. New York: HarperBusiness, 1994. First Edition. Octavo. 259 pages. Signed by author on half title with inscription, "To Bill Safire / A man who knows / and understands power / and who uses it / graciously / All the best / Bob Dilenschneider." Typed letter signed from author to Safire... Read More
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Sent to His Account
by Eilis Dillon
London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Very Good/Very Good. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First Edition. Octavo. 220 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Maroon boards stamped in white. Dust jacket shows light wear and some foxing to edges. Boards rubbed at extremities. Binding is sound. Foxing along top edge of textblock. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
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The Art of West African Cooking
by Dinah Ameley Ayensu; Diane Robertson [illus.]
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972. Very Good/Very Good. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First Edition. Octavo; 145pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt. Price-clipped dust jacket rather chipped and worn with sunning to spine. Boards worn along edges; corners bumped; binding sound; ownership inscription to... Read More
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The Akan Priests in America
by Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu
Long Island City, NY: Aims of Modzawe, 1974. Very Good. Long Island City, NY: Aims of Modzawe, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. 29 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated wraps. Light rubbing and toning to edges of wraps. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A discussion of the Akan religion and its history and role in both African... Read More
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The Standard Wine Cook Book
by Anne Director
Garden City: Garden City Books, 1948. Near Fine/Very Good. Garden City: Garden City Books, [1948]. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm.) publisher's cloth in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 218pp. Some light wear to jacket extremities, tiny soil spot at spine crown, spine a bit sunned, old price sticker to rear panel, else Near Fine in a Very Good, better... Read More
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Malicious Resplendence: The Paintings of Robt. Williams
by Robt. [Robert] Williams; Walter Hopps [intro.]; C.R. Stecyk [text]; Gary G. Groth [ed.]; Marc Arsenault [art direction]
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 1997. Very Good/Very Good. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, [1997]. First Edition Stated on copyright page in rear. Large square quarto (31cm); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; [4],283pp.; full color illus. throughout. Dust jacket rubbed and wrinkled, corners bumped, else Very Good and sound.
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![Last of the Red Hot Lovers": A New Comedy [Inscribed and Signed by Simon, Saint Subber, and Moore]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/808/349/1700349808.0.m.jpg)
Last of the Red Hot Lovers": A New Comedy [Inscribed and Signed by Simon, Saint Subber, and Moore]
by Neil Simon; Saint Subber [producer]; Robert Moore [director]
New York: Saint Subber / Studio Duplication Service, 1969. Very Good. New York: Saint Subber / Studio Duplication Service, 1969. First Edition. Quarto; original buff printed post-bound card wrappers; 35,28,26ll. printed mimeograph from typescript. Moderate wear to wrapper edges with old indentation from removed paper clip at top edge of upper cover, light soil, else Very Good and... Read More
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![Come Vi Piace [As You Like It] [o Rosalinda]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/219/110/1622110219.0.m.jpg)
Come Vi Piace [As You Like It] [o Rosalinda]
by William Shakespeare; Salvador Dali [illus.]; Luchino Visconti [director]
Roma: Collezione Dell'Obelisco, Carlo Bestetti - Edizione D'Arte, 1948. Very Good. Roma: Collezione Dell'Obelisco, Carlo Bestetti - Edizione D'Arte, 1948. First Edition. Folio; publisher's pictorial wrappers; text unpaginated; eight mounted color plates by Dali, collated complete; additional black and white illustrations throughout. Wraps worn along edges with general soiling and spotting. Binding sound. Light marginal smudging and creasing to interior,... Read More
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![The "Pop-up" Silly Symphonies, Containing Babes in the Woods and King Neptune [Jacket title: Mickey Mouse Presents His Silly Symphonies]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/684/063/1584063684.0.m.jpg)
The "Pop-up" Silly Symphonies, Containing Babes in the Woods and King Neptune [Jacket title: Mickey Mouse Presents His Silly Symphonies]
by Walt Disney Studios
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc, 1933. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933. First Edition. Small quarto; 48pp. Four full-color pop-ups, two for each story; in-text illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket; boards with matching image. Pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket soiled along edges and joints, with a few minor nicks and some creasing to flap edges.... Read More
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Black Mail
by Doris Miles Disney
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1958. Very Good/Very Good-. Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1958. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket designed by Bill Hughes retaining original price ($2.95); 190pp. Jacket margins rather rubbed and worn with a few small chips and closed... Read More
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Voice From the Grave
by Doris Miles Disney
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1968. Very Good-/Very Good. Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1968. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 190pp. Jacket margins rather worn and wrinkled, faint soil and toning to jacket and endpapers, spine slight cocked, heaving foxing to... Read More
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The Chandler Policy
by Doris Miles Disney
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. Very Good/Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First American Edition. Octavo. 188 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in black. Price-clipped dust jacket creased along edges with general scuffing; chip to top of spine; short tear to base of same. Boards show light edgewear with minor fraying to crown.... Read More
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Cry for Help
by Doris Miles Disney
Garden City, NY: Crime Club / Doubleday & Company, 1975. Very Good/Very Good. Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1975. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's boards in white photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price ($5.95); [8],184pp. Moderate wear to jacket and boards margins, especially at spine ends, rather extensive foxing to jacket,... Read More
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