Search Results: Authors starting with D from Ernestoic Books

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. Book Club Edition. Book club edition. Measuring approximately7.75" x 5.25" with 302 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine and to bottom edge of front board. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to spine. Book club edition stated on bottom of front flap. Nine exceptional stories from one of the great literary voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and frequently affecting, Nine Stories sits alongside Salinger's very best work--a treasure that will passed down for many generations to come. The stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut Just Before the War with the Eskimos The Laughing Man Down at the Dinghy For Esmé--with Love and Squalor Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period Teddy Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store.… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. First Edition, 26th Printing. First edition, 26th printing. Measuring approximately7.75" x 5.25" with 302 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to bottom edge of textblock. Interior pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping and chipping to both ends of spine and top front panel corner. Minor staining to both panels. Original 15.95 price on front flap. Nine exceptional stories from one of the great literary voices of the twentieth century. Witty, urbane, and frequently affecting, Nine Stories sits alongside Salinger's very best work--a treasure that will passed down for many generations to come. The stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut Just Before the War with the Eskimos The Laughing Man Down at the Dinghy For Esmé--with Love and Squalor Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period Teddy Please view… Read More

New-London: Samuel Green, 1814. Ninth Edition. Ninth edition stated on title page. Measuring approximately 6.75" x 4.25" with 210 numbered pages. This book is in poor condition. Heavy chipping and bumping to both ends of spine. Heavy chipping around all edges of book. Heavy foxing and staining to all edges of textblock. Front and rear hinges are cracked. Previous owners notations on front endpaper and pastedown. Notations on rear endpaper. Heavy staining to interior pages. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-1).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. First edition. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 6.25" with 161 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to the bottom and top edges of both boards. Minor staining to bottom edge of textblock. Interior pages are clean. Dust jacket is in good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate staining to both panels. Small open tear to top edge of front panel. Original 3.95 price on front flap. Charlie and his family board the flying Great Glass Elevator to return to the chocolate factory now that Willy Wonka has rewarded Charlie with its ownership. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N8-53).

England: Puffin Books, 1991. First Edition. This book is a first edition with the full number line down to the 1 on the copyright page. Measuring approximately 6.75" x 5". This book is in good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Creasing on front gutter from reading. Minor staining on all edges of textblock. This book is filled with Dahl's own diary jottings but has empty slots dated for the reader to then add their own entry's. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-79).

Konemann, 1999. Measuring approximately 11.75" x 9.75". This book is in near fine condition. Still in original plastic wrapping. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Unread. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (N10-92).

London: The Folio Society, 2007. This book measures approximately 9" x 11.5" with 329 numbered pages. This book is in near fine condition. Small stains on the top of spine and front board. Slip case is very good plus condition. Minor staining. Minor chipping along bottom rear edge. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(CON-14).

Egyptian Al-Azhar Press, 1906. Second Edition. Text is in Arabic. Measuring approximately 11" x 8". This book is in fair condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor tearing to corners of spine. Moderate staining to both boards. Some front endpages missing. Both hinges are cracked. Rear hinge has old tape repairs. Interior pages dull but clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (O2-95).

Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son Ltd, 1947. First Collected Edition. First collected edition. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.75" with 351 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping and sunning to both ends of spine. Moderate staining to both boards. Book is cocked causing a slight overbite to the textblock. Part of front panel of dust jacket affixed to front pastedown. Interior pages are bright and clean. Sir William Young Darling CBE FRSE LLD MC was the Unionist Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons for the Edinburgh South constituency from 1945 to 1957. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O1-121).

Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company. Hardcover. Good. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin. Revised edition. Published by Rand, McNally & Company, Chicago, c1900, no date given. Illustrated. Measures 5.25" x 7.75", 672 pages including Index. Bound in its original Victorian binding with gilt border and decorations. Top edge gilt. The book is in good condition. Wear to the boards with bumped corners. Sunning and rubbing to the spine with scuffed edges. The endpapers are missing. Previous owner's stamp on the front paste-down and on page 100. The hinges and binding are starting. Some creases to the top corners with some smudges to the textblock. The textblock is gently toned and complete. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H10-82).

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1907. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin. Second edition. Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1907. Illustrated. Measures 5" x 8", 688 pages including Index. Bound in its original binding with black and embossed border. The book is in very good condition. Some light wear to the boards and edges with small dots of discoloration to the back. Sunning to the spine. Previous owner's signatures and inscription on the front endsheets with newspaper clipping adhered. Small stains on the fore-edge of the textblock but they do not seep into the margins. The binding is starting at page 110. The textblock is gently toned, largely clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H10-81).

London: John Murray, 1888. Sixth Edition. This is a sixth edition stated on the title page. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5" with 339 numbered pages. This book is volume II only. This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine is still full and vivid. Moderate staining and scuffing to both boards. Moderate foxing on fore-edge and bottom edge of textblock. Minor foxing throughout textblock. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N4-97).

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1900. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5.25" with 797 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Minor sunning to spine. Moderate staining and scuffing to both boards. Minor staining and scuffing to all edges of textblock. Gilt top edge of textblock. Front hinge is cracked. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N8-13).

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American Edition, First Printing, First Edition. First American edition, first printing, first issue with only two reviews facing the title page. Top half-title and title page neatly trimmed by previous owner. Front endpaper nearly detached. Measuring approximately 8" x 5.25" with 432 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine. Moderate bumping around edges of both boards. Moderate fading to gilt lettering on spine. Moderate foxing to all edges of textblock. Top of half title page and title page neatly trimmed by previous owner. Front endpaper nearly detached. Interior pages lightly foxed. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a… Read More

London: John Murray, 1895. First Edition, Later Printing. First edition, later printing. Measuring approximately7.75" x 5" with 432 numbered pages. This book is in fair condition. Heavy bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate bubbling on spine. Moderate staining to spine. Heavy staining on both boards. Binding is cracked causing overbite to textblock. Minor foxing to bottom edge of textblock. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Moderate staining to front pastedown and endpaper. Rear hinge cracked. Moderate staining to rear pastedown and endpaper. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always… Read More

London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle For Life" by Charles R. Darwin. Early UK edition. Illustrated with a fold-out map on page 85. Published by John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1894. 12mo [5" x 7 3/8"], 403 pages with an additional 12 page glossary and 15 page index. The book is in very good minus condition. Minor wear and soiling to the boards and spine. Previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. The boards are starting at the hinges. Small ink number on the rear paste-down. The endsheets are toned and faintly foxed. The textblock is gently toned but clean and bright with sound binding. A clear plastic (mylar) cover is included for protection and display. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (F11-11).

New York: American Publishers Corporation, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin. Reprint edition. Published by American Publishers Corporation, New York, 1897. Illustrated. Measures 4.75" x 7.5", 705 pages including Index. The book is in very good condition. Minor rubbing and shelf wear to the boards with sunned spine. The gilt on the spine is vibrant and clear. The front board is slightly cocked. The binding is starting. The contents are gently toned, largely clean, bright, unmarked, and complete. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(J5-28).

New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1910. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5.25" with 538 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine still full and vivid. Moderate staining to both boards. Moderate scuffing to all edges of textblock. Top edge of textblock gilt. Minor paper damage to front pastedown. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N9-22).

New York: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1998. Special Edition. Full Leather. This book is a special edition privately printed for the members of The Classics of Medicine Library. Measuring approximately8" x 5" with 502 numbered pages. This book is in near-fine condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine and boards are full and vivid. All edges are gilt. Minor scuffing on fore edge of textblock. Many dogeared pages throughout textblock. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M9-11).

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1878. Second Edition. Second edition published by Osgood - likely using the same plates from the Ticknor & Fields first edition. This book measures 7" x 4.5". with 357 numbered pages. Ex-library copy The book is in good condition. Minor wear and scratching to the cloth boards. Moderate chipping to the spine ends and corners. Library markers on the spine and front pastedown. Water damage to lower right corner of textblock. Both hinges cracked. "Walden" is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau, and is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The book details the author's experience over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, in Concord Massachusetts. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory# (M12-6).