Roy DeCarava Photographs
by Roy DeCarava
The Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A beautiful copy of the 1981 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Near Fine, price-intact dustjacket. Quarto, 192 pgs. The first major monograph on Roy DeCarava. Crisp black-and-white reproductions.
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Mines of the Eastern Sierra
by Mary De Decker
Glendale, CA: La Siesta Press, 1966. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR MARY DE DECKER on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the unprinted onion-skin dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine crown and the top-edges.... Read More
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James Dean: From Passion for Speed to Immortality
by Philippe Defechereux
Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2005. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY PHILIPPE DEFECHEREUX on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, remarkable photos throughout, many of them documenting the lead up to and the fatal crash itself and its aftermath.
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Bix Beiderbecke: An Appreciation
by Chip Deffaa
Van Nuys, CA: Sunbeam Records, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1988 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its original wrappers. Quarto, 96 pgs. plus discography, which is cleanly and respectfully highlighted.
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The Derrydale Game Cook Book
by Master Chef Louis P.DeGouy
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1950. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1950 1st trade edition (following the 1937 Derrydale limited edition). Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the front panel top-edges and light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, 308 pgs. Introduction by the formidable M.F.K. Fisher.
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L'Eroticisme Des "Mille et Une Nuits
by Enver F. Dehoi
Paris: Jean-Jacques Pauvert Editeur, 1961. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 1960 1st edition, in its original wrappers. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, crisp, Near Fine pictorial dustjacket. And even including a VG+ example of the uncommon original onion-skin dustjacket that covers the paper one. 12mo, 228 pgs. #4 in the wonderful "Bibliotheque Internationale D'Erotologie" series. ... Read More
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Artificial Nature
by Jeffrey Deitch
Athens: Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, 1990. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the June-September exhibition sponsored by the Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art at the House of Cyprus in Athens, Greece. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very slight peeling to the laminate.
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Florida Days (With Racy Ephemera)
by Margaret Deland
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1889. 1/2 leather. Very Good. Louis K. Harlow. The 1889 1st edition, bound in a contemporary-to-the-period 1/2 leather over marbled boards. Solid and VG in its dark-green leather, with very mild wear alongf the tips and the edges, and a touch of mild scuffing to the front panel. Bright gilt-titling at the spine,... Read More
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Address to the Chicago Real Estate Board (January 25th, 1906) -- Chicago Railway Terminals: A Suggested Solution fo the Chicago Terminal Problem
by Frederic A. Delano
Chicago: Privately Published, 1906. Cloth. Very Good -. A wonderful piece of turn-of-the-century Chicago city planning: The very uncommon Jan. 25th, 1906 address to the Chicago Real Estate Board by Frederic A. Delano, the address titled "Chicao Railway Terminals: A Suggested Solution for the Chicago Terminal Problem". THIS COPY WARMLY, LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY FREDERIC DELANO TO HAROLD ICKES,... Read More
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The Straits of Messina
by Samuel R. Delany
Seattle: Serconia Press, 1989. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL DELANY on the dedication page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1989 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Delany here "turns his unflinching critical eye to the most mysterious realm of all: his own life, writing and... Read More
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Les Tours Eiffel de Robert Delaunay
by Robert Delaunay (Sonia Delaunay)
Brussels: Jacques Damase Gallery, 1974. Loose signatures. Near Fine. The wonderful 1974 collective edition, published by the Jaques Damase Gallery of Brussels. With lavish illustrations by the great French artist Robert Delaunay (1885-1941), inspired by his interpretations of the Eiffel Tower. Including accompanying verse by Apollinaire, Aragon, Arp, Andre Breton, Cendrars, Rene Crevel, Delteil, Souplault and Tristan Tzara,... Read More
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Quito: The City and the Volcano
by Anne Collin Delavaud
Quito, Ecuador: Ediciones Libri Mundi/ Enrique Grosse-Luemern, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2001 stated 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 245 pgs.
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L'Electro-Choc et La Psycho-Physiologie
by Jean Delay
Paris: Masson Editeurs, 1946. A solid copy of the 1946 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its beige wrappers, with just a touch of offsetting to the front panel and very mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, pages uncut.
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End Zone
by Don DeLillo
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Comapnby, 1972. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1972 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG (light spotting to the boards) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing --and one or two tiny closed tears-- along the panel edges. Octavo, Don DeLillo's 2nd published... Read More
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Catalogue Raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon
by Loys Deltiel
New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1924 1st US edition, translated from the original French edition of 1907. Clean and VG to VG+ in its original brown cloth with light, inoffensive soiling along the panels. Internally, free of any marks or writing of any kind. Folio, 102 etchings profiled and annotated.
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Finite Geometries
by P. Dembowski
New York: Springer-Verlag, 1968. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its mustard-yellow cloth, with one small stain along the front panel's fore-edge and very light spotting at the fore-edge itself. Octavo, 375 pgs.
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Father Goose--His Book
by L. Frank Baum (W.W. Denslow)
Chicago: George M. Hill Co, 1899. Decorative Boards. Very Good. W.W. Denslow. A solid, well-preserved copy of the September 1899 1st edition. Tight and VG in its Denslow-illustrated beige boards, with light offsetting and scuffing at the panels. One small, thin crease running vertically as well from the rear panel's top-edge. Internally, the wonderful Denslow plates have all... Read More
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Denslow's Simple Simon
by W.W. Denslow
New York: G.W. Dillingham Co, 1904. Card Wrappers. Very Good +. W.W. Denslow. A bright, presentable copy of the uncommon August 1904 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its thick, off-white card stock. Mild soiling to the panels, very mild darkening along its edges and light soiling to the page edges internally. Still though, sharp and very attractive.... Read More
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Scarecrown and the Tin-Man and Other Stories
by W.W. Denslow
New York: G.W. Dillingham Publishers, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. W.W. Denslow. A solid, presentable copy of the 1904 1st edition. Tight and VG in its lime-green cloth, with lightly-chipped, mounted color plate and very light soiling to the front panel. Very mild chipping as well along the base of the front free endpaper. All the wonderful Denslow... Read More
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Gilligan, Maynard & Me (Signed by 5 of the Show's Principals)
by Bob Denver
New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1993. Original wraps. Near Fine. A one-of-a-kind copy of this 1993 1st edition, SIGNED BY 5 OF THE PRINCIPALS FROM "GILLIGAN'S ISLAND": Bob Denver ("Gilligan":), Tina Louise ("The Movie Star"), Dawn Wells ("Mary Ann"), Russell Johnson ("The Professor") and Sherwood Schwartz (the show's creator) have all boldly signed their names on the half-title.... Read More
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Willy Mucha: Gouaches Extraites du "Journal Intime" de 1940 a 2
by Foreword by Michel Deon
Paris: Joker International Editions, 1982. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY ARTIST WILLY MUCHA on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the catalogue of his gouaches between 1940 and 1982. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. And in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling along... Read More
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Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by Tomie dePaola
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. Cloth. Fine. Tomie dePaola. An immaculate copy of the 1985 signed/limited edition and stated 1st impression. #30 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY TOMIE DEPAOLA AT THE LIMITATION AND ALSO INCLUDING A PICTORIAL SLIPCASE. Clean and Fine in its duotone cloth and in a Fine example of the card slipcase. Beautifully illustrated throughout... Read More
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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments + The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible by William Targ
by Bruce Rogers (Designer)
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1949. Cloth. Very Good. A very solid copy of the magnificent 1949 Bruce Rogers-designed Holy Bible. Printed by A. Colish ("from designs by Bruce Rogers"), only 975 copies issued. A thick, suitably imposing elephant folio, elegant in its dark-red cloth and beautiful gilt-designed panels. Tightly-bound and VG, with mild darkening along the panel... Read More
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The Whip Girl
by J. Desmond
London: Venus Publications, 1972. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1972 1st edition of this uncommon title by Venus Publications. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light rubbing at the panels. Story by J. Desmond, with over 130 graphic black-and-white photos to follow.
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Montchretien et L'Economie Politique Nationale--These Pour Le Doctorat
by M. Paul Dessaix
Paris: A Pedone, Editeur, 1901. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. 1901 1st edition, re-bound in an immaculate navy-blue cloth. Bright and Fine, with gilt-lettered leather spine label. New endsheets as well, otherwise the original text completely intact. Octavo, 125 pgs.
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