Search Results: Authors starting with D from R & A Petrilla

Bismark, Dakota: Tribune Printers & Binders, 1888. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. 85pp. Bound in maroon cloth, blind-ruled borders, gilt cover lettering. Major sections of this report are: Report of the Commissioner of Immigration: Report of Territorial Statistician; Dakota Weather Service; Agricultural Products; Land Entries (settlers and homesteaders); The Railroads. 9.5" x 6.25" "It was ... understood to be the paramount duty of the commissioner to instruct those not already residents of Dakota on questions relating to the growth and development of the territory; to urge upon investors and home-seekers the opportunities here offered, and to endeavor, in every laudable way to find occupants for the 24,000,000 acres of rich agricultural and grazing lands; laborers and capitalists who shall develop our mines and industries, and merchants and tradesmen who should build up our cities and commerce ...." (McClure's report). [OCLC locates three holdings: Minot State U, Alexander Mitchell Libr,… Read More

s.l.: Epic, 1991. Original edition. not bound. Fine. Mike Rutherford, photographer. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8", signed in black felt-tip ink. Charlie Daniels , born at Wilmington, North Carolina in 1936, began writing and performing in the 1950s. As a Nashville session musician, he played on albums recorded by Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and others. He is perhaps best known for his country hit, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." Daniels was welcomed into the Grand Ole Opry in 2008.

NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1868. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. pp: vii, 191; 85 full-page and smaller illustrations by F.O.C. Darley. Gilt-pictorial green cloth; signs of light use. 8" x 5.75" Based on letters that Darley wrote to his family from England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, France, and Italy, during a year of travel in June, 1867 to June, 1868. [Smith, American Travellers Abroad, D14.].

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. pp: 51, colophon; title-page vignette and 12 illustrations, some full-page, all printed in green. Bound in green wrappers, paper cover label. 7.5" x 5

NY: Tip Top, 1936. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 66pp. Contains end-men gags and stories, jokes, and riddles in addition to the words and music to 30 songs based on black stereotypes and dialect, including: I Ain't Got Nobody; Swanee Jubilee; Darky-ology; Dusky Stevedore; I Ain't Afraid of Nuthin' Dat's Alive; Georgia Gigolo; and 24 more. 10.25" x 6.75" Both covers show smiling black men in minstrel costumes, and a nine-man minstrel line drawn with exaggerated features.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xxi, 294; frontispiece and 31 plates of illustrations from Harding's published works. Bound in green cloth, gilt spine and cover lettering. top edges gilt. 9.25" x 6" Limited to 1,000 copies, type distributed.

Nashville: Landmark, 1991. Original edition. not bound. Fine. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8.5", inscribed in blue felt-tip ink: "Love to Glenn / Skeeter Davis / 6-12-91." Skeeter Davis was born Mary Frances Penick in 1931 in a two-room cabin in Kentucky. She first began singing with a friend, billed as The Davis Sisters, and accompanied on guitar by Chet Atkins. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1959, racked up 38 country hits, and sang crossover pop during the '60s, including the music of Buddy Holly. Ms. Penick died in 2004.

London: Harold Davison, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 36pp; illustrated throughout from photographs. Includes extensive biographical and career notes on the performers, by Benny Green. Bound in printed stiff wrappers, 10" x 8.25". One vertical crease. The musicians: Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Ginger Johnson, Muddy Waters, Horace Silver, The Stars of Faith, Red Norvo, Ronnie Scott, Gary Burton, Curtis Jones, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, T-bone Walker, Big Joe Williams, Earl Hines, Benny Carter, Budd Johnson, Ruby Braff, Barney Kessel, The Alex Welsh Band, Count Basie, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Stan Tracey, and others.

Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis, 1891. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 12 panels of views from photographs. Accordion-fold (leporello) format. Views include: Washington Monument; Pennsylvania Avenue from Treasury Building; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum; State, War & Navy Department; Soldier's Home; Corcoran Art Gallery; Bureau of Engraving & Printing; Pension Building; Former Residence of General Lee, Arlington Heights; Mount Vernon (exterior & interior views); &c. Embossed red cloth, titles gilt-stamped on both covers; few light spots on front cover. 6" x 5

Washington DC: Lee House, 1920. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Very Good. Broadsheet, opens to 16.5"x 12" with color map and photo views. Side 1: street map of Washington, with 43 points of interest. Side 2: promotional info on The Lee House and accommodations. Each with tub and shower bath . electric fans . enjoy delightful dining service at coffee shop prices . breakfast .30 up . luncheon .50 up . dinner .75 up. Has photos of the hotel exterior, the tastefully decorated lobby, and the Thomas Circle Garage.

Chicago: Rand, McNally, 1903. Copyright 1895. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 64pp; 80 b&w views from photographs. String-bound in color-pictorial wraps. Laid in is a turn-of-the-century postcard in color, a view of Pennsylvania Avenue from Treasury. 6.25" x 8.75

NY: Wittemann Bros, 1885. Early edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 12 panels of views, accordion-fold (leporello) format. Views include: Washington Monument; Capitol; Peace Monument; U.S. Treasury; Corcoran Art Gallery; Post Office Deparment; Smithsonian Insittute [sic]; National Museum; Soldiers' Home; &c. Decorative red cloth, stamped in black. Two panels archivally rejoined on verso. 3.25" x 5" [WorldCat locates only the NYHS holding of this title.].

s.l.: s.n., 1910. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good. One page text, 16pp views from photographs. Bound in green wrappers, gilt-embossed cover title. 7.75" x 11" [WorldCat locates only the Columbia U holding of this title.].

Washington DC: Capital City Art Co, 1910. First Edition. Pictorial Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. Title-page, 20 plates from photographs. In addition to exterior and interior views of government buildings are views of: New Corcoran Gallery of Arts; Arlington House; birdseye view of Pennsylvania Avenue, showing trolley lines and horses; Soldier's Home; George Washington's Mansion; Cabin John Bridge; &c. Pictorial gray wrappers, stamped in black, red-white-blue ribbon ties. 6.5" x 8.5" [Not seen in WorldCat.].

Paris: Menard et Desenne, Fils, 1818. Calf & Boards. Very Good. pp: (iv), xxiv, 194, (4); frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, folding plate with tissue guard at rear, depicting the solar system with Herschell [Uranus] as the eighth planet. Bound in calf-backed marbled boards; gilt spine rules, devices and title; ends of joints barely started, lacking the rear free endpaper. 6.75" x 3.75" This famous work, first published in 1686 and arranged as six lectures given over the course of six evenings, was "a lucid exposition of astronomy according to Copernicus and Descartes, enlivened by speculations concerning life on other planets and elegantly presented in the form of after-dinner conversations with a Maraquise. It represents the first major attempt to present scientific knowledge to the layman in an attractive literary form, and was highly successful." (Penguin Companion to European Literature).

NY: Netherlands Information Bureau, 1942. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 24pp. 9" x 6" Written just after the Japanese attacked the Dutch East Indies. "'The glorious realm of Insulinde, that winds yonder round the equator like a girdle of emerald,' has been ravaged by a ruthless enemy. Three hundred years of peaceful relations between Japan and the Netherlands Indies were brought to an end....

London / New York: Faber and Faber / Fountain Press, 1930. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. pp: (iv), 285, (1); pictorial half-title, two tailpieces and headpiece with tissue guards. Tipped at the back is a picture of the author from a magazine, with some offsetting onto blank leaves. Bound in green cloth, gilt-stamped spine and upper board; top edges gilt, others rough-trimmed. Prior owner's small name slip on front pastedown. 10.5" x 6.5" This is #482 of 650 numbered copies printed at the Westminster Press in February, 1930, and signed by the author.

New York: Lead Mould Electrotype Foundry, Inc, 1924. First book edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: (iii), 16, colophon; frontispiece portrait on text stock. Bound in black and tan cloth, gilt spine lettering. 9.75" x 6". Bookplate of Frederic Melcher, New York [publisher & bookseller]. Tipped to the free endpaper is a printed presentation notice to members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. [This is #327 of 425 copies printed.].

New York: Grolier Club, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 210pp; 41 facsimiles of 15th-century printing. Bound in cloth-backed tan boards, gilt cover title; spine ends rubbed, covers lightly smudged. 12.75" x 9.5" This is one of 400 copies printed in 1909.

Springfield, MA: Decker's, 1940. First Edition. Spiral-bound stiff wrappers. Very Good. pp: vi, 114; illus throughout from photographs and drawings. This catalog details many wood products for the home-builder and architect, including: Balusters, Cabinets, Cedar Closets, China Cabinets, Doors, Frames, Hardware, Mantels, Sashes, Shutters, Stairs, Windows, &c. 8" x 5.5