Search Results: Authors starting with D from Rare Collections

London: Orbit. As New in As New dust jacket. 2023. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The Special Signed Goldsboro GSFF edition, this cpy being #1859 of 2000 signed copies. Stunning Cover by Joe McClaren with sprayed edges. Books and jacket are both as new. ; Signed by Author .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of this early Ash-Tree title. Limited to 500 copies, book as new in a like DJ, DJ with an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: John Murray. Very Good. 1881. Second Thousand. Hardcover. Second Thousand. Illustrated with wood engravings in the text, original green cloth. The Final book published by British Naturalist, Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution and natural selection. Sampstaining to the cloth and consequent rippling, rubbing at the extremities, spine leaning, front hinge exposed, rear hinge repaired, binding cracked internally, a few hints of foxing. About very good. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 326 pages .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good+. 1876. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. The 2nd revised edition, the first edition appeared as an essay in the Journal of the Linnaen society in 1865, 1st hardcover edition was published by John Murray in 1875, followed by this edition in the USA. VG+ book, few scaterred spots internally, but generally quite clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good+. 1881. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The first US Edition. Freeman 1327. X + 592 pages + 10 pages of advertising. VG+ book, few marks on the boards, internally in fine condition. Floral patterned green end papers. ; 592 pages .

New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good+. 1875. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The first American Edition. Better copy than normally found, VG+ or better. Some stains on the top edge. Internally in fine condition with no spotting, writing. Yellow endpapers, seems very fresh, possibly replaced? Book still square, clean boards. Freeman 1220. X + 462pp and 8 pages of advertising in the back .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. From the legendary publisher of supernatural and horror literature. Ulric Daubeny produced a single collection of supernatural fiction, "The Elemental" in 1919, and exceptionally rare volume. The Ash-Tree press adds an additional story to this new edition, "The Goblet", the only other supernatural story known to have been written by Daubeny and published in Premier Magazine, 1919. The The Ash-Tree edition was limited to 500 copies. Both the book and jacket is as new, the jacket now with an archival cover. A beautiful, untouched copy as good as it gets. We have a wide selection of Ash-Tree books, all in Fine - As New condition and happy to offer discount and/or free shipping for multiple purchases ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

R. Scott Ltd. Near Fine. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. An early supernatural tale from the author of "The Romance of Milinery" and "A House of Memories". A near fine or better copy. Clean red boards with black lettering. Some toning to endpapers, but otherwise Fine internally. Tight binding. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine book, some foxing to the top edge, small bump at the bottom of boards, internally clean and in very fine condition, unread. A fine dust jacket, unclipped with very minor edgewear. Now in a clear protective cover. Jacket design and book decorations by Mike Wilks ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages .

The Franklin Library. Fine. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A signed first edition copy in fine condition. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author .

Cape Town: A. A. Balkema. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An uncommon copy of the first edition, most copies online is the later 2nd edition. A particularly well preserved copy, book is about, fine some toning to endpapers, in a VG+ or better DJ, with some fading to spine, now with archival cover. Includes 80 plates, a number of line-drawings and ground plans and 12 specially prepared road maps showing the exact location of all the houses covered in the book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

PS Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. De Lint first adult fantasy book in 8 years. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now with a brodart cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Tor. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, jacket now with archival cover for protection, signed by De Lint ; Signed by Author .

New York: Tor. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, signed by De Lint on the title page; Signed by Author .

London: Peter Owen. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. An important academic work on Linguistics, this is the 2nd impression of the British Commonwealth edition, the jacket is 3rd impression. A Near fine book in a VG jacket, showing browning of spine and some chips and general edgewear. Dust Jacket synopsis: "Assembled by three eminet scholars at the University of Geneva, this work, now used as a standard text book in universities throughout the world, presents teh results of Proffesor De Saussure's pioneering studies in general linguistics. Among the first to see that language is a self-contained system and acquire value through their relationship to the whole, Professor de Saussure focused attention on the functional and structural aspects of speech, and gave direction and unity to the science." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Heritage Press. Fine. 1942. Hardcover. Hardcover with Original slipcase, translated from French by Majorie Laurie, with an introduction by Edmond Jaloux and illustrated by Edy Legrand. Printed by the famous Nonesuch Press in London for The Heritage Press. The book is in fine condition, still with sections of the original glassine, which is mostly missing around the spine. A fine slipcase with just a few scuff marks and general wear. .

New York: Heritage Press. Fine. 1942. Hardcover. Hardcover with Original slipcase, translated from French by Majorie Laurie, with an introduction by Edmond Jaloux and illustrated by Edy Legrand. Printed by the famous Nonesuch Press in London for The Heritage Press. The book is in exceptional as new condition, seemingly unread in a NF or better slipcase. Slipcase has minor scuffing with a small damp spot at the bottom of the front board. All round in a very collectable condition for this 80 year old book. This is a large / heavy book and additional courier charges may apply depending on location .

London: Panther Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition, printer by Panther Books, undated but published in 1953. VG+ book, small dealer note written in pencil in front. VG DJ, some stains from old cellotape placed on the inside of the dust jacket, slightly visible on the outside. Some minor edgewear, unclipped. Now with a clear protective archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Easton Press. Fine. 1978. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. A fine copy; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine book, with no obvious defects, internally clean. A fine dust jacket with 4 jacket corners with small clips, but price intact. Now with a protective acetate cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 381 pages .