![For Malcolm X: Poems on the Life and the Death of Malcolm X [with flyer laid-in]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/284/562/1699562284.0.m.jpg)
For Malcolm X: Poems on the Life and the Death of Malcolm X [with flyer laid-in]
by Dudley Randall and Margaret G. Burroughs [ed.]; Ossie Davis [intro.]; Gwendolyn Brooks, LeRoi Jones, and James Worley [contributors]
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1967. Very Good. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1967. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Octavo paperback (21cm); 127pp. Publisher’s cream wraps with black lettering. Twelve pages of black-and-white author photos at rear. Wrapping bumped with significant toning throughout, especially along spine; some soiling to front panel. Binding sound. Textblock toned with faint foxing at top edge; slight... Read More
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![Romulus: A New Comedy [Bookplate Signed by Vidal Laid in]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/792/898/1689898792.0.m.jpg)
Romulus: A New Comedy [Bookplate Signed by Vidal Laid in]
by Gore Vidal and Friedrich Duerrenmatt
New York: Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1962. Very Good. [New York]: Dramatists Play Service Inc., [1962]. First Edition. Slim octavo (19.5cm); publisher's yellow staple bound card wrappers; 79pp.; photographic frontispiece. Some dust-soil to wrappers, spine edges toned, else Very Good and sound. Bookplate signed by Vidal laid in. Comic play adapted from Friedrich Duerrenmatt's German play "Romulus... Read More
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The Between: A Novel [Signed Advance Reading Copy]
by Tananarive Due
New York: HarperCollins, 1995. Very Good. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. Advance Reading Copy. Octavo (22.8cm); illustrated paper wraps; author photo on front cover verso; [vi],332pp. Covers lightly shelfworn, with a few stray scratches and smudges to surface. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Author's publicity photo laid in. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Advance... Read More
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Jalons
by Mikel Dufrenne
La Haye: Martinus Nijhoff, 1966. Very Good. La Haye: Martinus Nijhoff, 1966. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine, grey topstain; [6],221pp. Corners bumped, spine a shade sunned, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Issued as Phaenomenologica Vol. 20.
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![Well Enough Alone: Two Stories and Thirteen Poems [Signed & Lettered Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/974/786/1596786974.0.m.jpg)
Well Enough Alone: Two Stories and Thirteen Poems [Signed & Lettered Limited Edition]
by John Dufresne
Candia: John Lebow, 1996. Near Fine/Very Good. Candia: John Lebow, 1996. Limited First Edition, one of 26 lettered and handbound copies signed by both Dufresne and cover collage artist Dina Knapp on the colophon, this copy lettered O. Octavo; 42pp. Illustrated dust jacket over ivory boards with dark green cloth spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along top edge with... Read More
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De Spiritalitate et Immortalitate Animae Humanae Oratio. Ab Uno e Magistris Sacrae Facultatis Parisiensis
by [Charles-Louis Dugard]
Paris: E Typis Petri Simon, Illustrissimi & Reverendissimi Archiepiscopi Parisiensis Typographi, via vulgo de la Harpe, 1735. Very Good. Paris: E Typis Petri Simon, Illustrissimi & Reverendissimi Archiepiscopi Parisiensis Typographi, via vulgo de la Harpe, 1735. First Edition. Quarto. [iv], 203, [5]. Full contemporary calf; five raised bands, gilt lettering, and leather title lable to spine; marbled endpapers;... Read More
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The H.D. Book
by [Hilda Doolittle] Robert Duncan
N.p.: Frontier Press, 1984. Very Good. N.p.: Frontier Press, 1984. First Edition. Quarto (28cm); publisher's post bound clear acetate wrappers; 421pp.; facsimiles. Light wear and dust-soil, crude marker titling to spine edge, else Very Good. Early draft of this monumental study of the oeuvre of Hilda Doolittle, a.k.a H.D. This work, begun by Robert Duncan in 1959,... Read More
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Fragments of a Disorder Devotion
by Robert Duncan
San Francisco: gnomon press / Island Press, 1966. Very Good +. San Francisco: gnomon press / Island Press, 1966. Second Edition, Second Issue. Staple-bound booklet (20cm); 24 unnumbered pages. Publisher’s sage green wrappers with black text. Black line drawings throughout. Wraps bumped with significant sunning at spine; small stain at rear panel. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior... Read More
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![Island Possessed [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/736/722/1717722736.0.m.jpg)
Island Possessed [Signed]
by Katherine Dunham
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Near Fine. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Paperback Reprint. Octavo (20cm); 280pp. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers. Wraps lightly bumped; spine faded. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages clean. A Near Fine copy of this anthropological examination of Haitian voodoo, dance, and ritual. Signed and dated by the author on full title... Read More
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![Northamptonshire National Schools: 1812-1854 [Northamptonshire Record Society, Volume L]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/181/364/1279364181.0.m.jpg)
Northamptonshire National Schools: 1812-1854 [Northamptonshire Record Society, Volume L]
by Rosemary Dunhill
Northampton: Northamptonshire Record Society, 2017. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Northampton: Northamptonshire Record Society, 2017. Octavo; 438pp. Pictorial dust jacket. Green paper over boards with lettering stamped in gold on spine. Dust jacket is clean and bright, with only lightly bumped corners and edges. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked, no tears.
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Vegas
by John Gregory Dunne
New York: Random House, 1974. Good Plus/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1974. Stated First Edition. Octavo (22cm); 288pp. Publisher’s illustrated dust jacket with $6.95 price intact; boards quarter-bound in blue and ecru cloth with purple stamping to spine. Dust jacket shows significant toning to front and rear panels; interior flaps similarly toned and spine faded. Jacket bumped... Read More
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Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1883
by Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2001. Near Fine. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2001. First Edition. Oblong folio. 248 pp. Illustrations and photographs throughout, chiefly color. Illustrated dust jacket. Black and tan boards stamped in copper; decorative endpapers. Light rubbing to dust jacket. Boards with mild shelfwear and stray thread to front. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.... Read More
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![On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/062/295/1722295062.0.m.jpg)
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio [Signed]
by John Dunning
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Signed by John Dunning without inscription at title page. Large octavo; photo-illustrated dust jacket; maroon cloth over white paper-covered boards with spine stamped in silver; 822pp. Unclipped dust jacket creased along spine and faint general rippling. Boards show mild shelfwear; binding... Read More
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Carl Friedrich Gauss: Titan of Science - A Study of His Life and Work
by [Carl Friedrich Gauss]; G. Waldo Dunnington
New York: Hafner Publishing Co, 1955. Very Good. New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1955. First Edition, stated. Octavo; black cloth stamped in gilt; 479pp. Illustrations; no dust jacket. Mild shelfwear; light rubbing; binding sound; pages unmarked; a Very Good copy.
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Pulverised and Colloidal Fuel
by J.T. Dunn
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924. Very Good. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's tan cloth, front cover and spine lettered in black; 197pp.; seventeen (17) plates including one folding plan, additional illus. throughout text. Cloth a bit finger-soiled and lightly foxed, spine panel toned, ownership rubberstamps to bottom textblock edge and title page, else a... Read More
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Plays of Gods and Men
by Lord Dunsany
Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1917. Very Good. Dublin: The Talbot Press, 1917. Later printing. Octavo.191 pages. Black and white frontis portrait. Brown and beige boards stamped in white at front and gilt at spine. Green topstain. Lacks dust jacket. Bookplate of a Dorothea Mackellar, presumably the Australian poet, to front pastedown. Includes "The Laughter of the... Read More
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![Histoire de Henry Le Grand IV du Nom, Roy de France et de Navarre [WITH] Histoire de Louis le Juste XIII du nom Roy de France et de Navarre / Continuation de l'Histoire du Regne de Louis le Juste, Treiziesme du Nom](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/308/289/1631289308.0.m.jpg)
Histoire de Henry Le Grand IV du Nom, Roy de France et de Navarre [WITH] Histoire de Louis le Juste XIII du nom Roy de France et de Navarre / Continuation de l'Histoire du Regne de Louis le Juste, Treiziesme du Nom
by Scipion Dupleix
Paris: Claude Sonnius, 1635. Good+. Paris: Claude Sonninus, 1635, 1648. Three volumes bound in two; folios (39cm.); slightly mismatched full contemporary gilt-tooled calf and roan respectively, spines in seven compartments. Leather quite scuffed with significant exposure at corners, upper cover of the second volume very nearly separated and leather dried with losses at spine ends, occasional spotting to... Read More
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Bijoux Belges Contemporains: Hedendaagse Juwelen in Belgie - Contemporary Belgian Jewelry
by Johan Valcke; Pierre-Paul Dupont
Liege, Belgium: Pierre Mardaga Editeur, 1992. Very Good/Very Good. Liege, Belgium: Pierre Mardaga Editeur, 1992. First Edition. Quarto; 147pp. Color photographs. Text in French, Dutch, and English. Photo-illustrated dust jacket; black cloth boards stamped in white. Jacket lightly shelfworn along edges. Boards rubbed with fading along edges and a few scattered white specks. Binding sound and pages unmarked;... Read More
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The Alexandria Quartet
by Lawrence Durrell
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1962. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1962. First Omnibus Edition. Octavo; 884pp. Printed dust jacket with $10.00 price intact; book in red cloth with gilt lettering and blue title square to spine. Jacket shows a few shallow tears along edges, with a 1.5" crease at bottom front, wear... Read More
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Panic Spring: A Novel
by Charles Norden [pseud. of Lawrence Durrell]
New York: Covici Friede, 1937. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Covici Friede, 1937. First American Edition. Octavo; 372pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.50 price intact; book in beige cloth with red lettering and blue ornamentation. Blue topstain. Jacket shows a few shallow closed tears and a bit of biopredation along bottom edge, darkening to spine with fading to... Read More
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The Gospel the Power of God Unto Salvation. A Sermon, Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. Thomas Ruggles to the Pastoral Care of the First Church in Derby. August 31, 1809
by Aaron Dutton
New-Haven: Oliver Steele and Co, 1809. Very Good -. New-Haven: Oliver Steele and Co., 1809. First Edition. Octavo; removed; 23,[1]pp. ([A]-C4, collated complete). External leaves a bit soiled, textblock uniformly toned, untrimmed leaves starting to curl along fore-edges, else Good to Very Good. Uncommon ordination sermon reminding the young minister that "The cold preacher of morality, and... Read More
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Fraternity: A Collection of Poems and Sketches with a Purpose
by Frank R. Dutton
Pittsburg [sic], PA: A.R. Crum & Co, 1899. Very Good. Pittsburg [sic], PA: A.R. Crum & Co., [1899]. First Edition. Slim octavo (23cm.,); publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth; 92pp. Some light shelf wear, corners a bit bumped, very faint soil, else Very Good and sound. Slightly later fraternal prize inscription to front free endpaper to a Sir Knight (illegible),... Read More
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Gilbert & George: Obsessions & Compulsions
by Robin Dutt
London: Philip Wilson Publishers Contemporary Art, 2004. Very Good/Very Good. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Contemporary Art, 2004. First Edition. Quarto (29x24x1.5cm); 144pp, including brief biographies and exhibition chronology. Full-page and detail illustrations throughout. Illustrated dustjacket over black boards with silver stamping on spine and front panel. Jacket lightly rubbed at spine ends, else clean and crisp. Boards... Read More
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The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas Ranger and Hunter
by John C. Duval
Austin: J.W. Burke & Co, 1935. Very Good. [Austin, TX]: J.W. Burke & Co. , [1935]. Reprint, with 1870 to title page but pagination indicating the later reprint. Octavo. 309 pp. Six black and white plates. Green cloth. No dust jacket. Boards worn and brief exposure, staining, and bumping to corners. Binding is sound. Surface fracture... Read More
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![Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, And Selections from their Writings, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; With Portraits, Autographs, and other Illustrations [Two Volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/450/199/1297199450.0.m.jpg)
Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, And Selections from their Writings, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; With Portraits, Autographs, and other Illustrations [Two Volumes]
by Evert A. Duyckinck; George L. Duyckinck
Philadelphia: WM Rutter & Co, 1875. Very Good. Philadelphia: WM. Rutter & Co., 1875. Two Quarto Volumes. 990 p.; 1054 p. Black and white illustrations. Green cloth stamped in black and gilt. Worn at extremities; corners cracked. Rear joint of volume 1 cracked and separation at spine but binding is holding. Two inch tear to front... Read More
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