Search Results: Authors starting with D from Johnson Rare Books & Archives

Hong Kong: Credit Lyonnais Securities (Asia) Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Limited to 3,000 copies. "This book, which comprises a selection of previously unpublished maps from Mr S.C. Tam's collection and maps drawn by non-Chinese cartographers, aims to introduce the long-standing civilisation of China through maps and to illustrate the major differences between Western and Chinese maps produced before the 20th century." 35 maps, rubbings, and paintings, with eight engravings. Square quarto. Full gold cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative blind-stamping. A near fine copy, with some mild wear to the publisher's slipcase.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Upon the advice of her physician, Ms. Dall headed west, focusing her eye (and pen) upon Salt Lake City and San Francisco, with particular attention to two subjects: polygamy as practiced by the Mormons, and the living conditions and treatment of the Chinese (both in Utah and in California). "Although subject to the usual discrepancies that come with such observations (personal tastes, religious preferences, etc.) several sections appear to be objective recordings of actual conditions. The descriptions of a Chinese play is quite different from usual accounts and great attention is given to details like dress and food" (Gladys C. Hansen and William F. Heintz, The Chinese in California: A Brief Bibliographic History, p.45). Octavo: 430 p. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative endpapers. The top edge is dust stained, with a negligible bit of mottling to the bottom edge and the cloth. The spine is a touch… Read More

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited to 350 copies. Signed by Joe D'Ambrosio on the title page. "In this innovative and unusual and important artists' book, designer Joe D'Ambrosio utilizes a new and creative typography with roots in classical design. For his works, he writes as well as sets type, prints letterpress, creates original artwork, and binds books into unique structures that bring all the facets of bookmaking into one entity. This edition of D'Ambrosio's memoirs relates the how and why of his entire body of work. It reveals for the first time not only a new way of presenting a text block on the page but also revives a lost pagination technique which will help those who have a problem with turning too many leaves at a time. The illustrations are of the bindings and internal structures of his books and convincingly demonstrate the inspiration he has demonstrated in his more than 30 years as a major creator of beautiful artists' books.… Read More

An undated, two-page letter handwritten by Anne Seymour Damer at her London house, No. 27 Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, to Mrs. Alexander Baillie (Marianne Baillie, née Wathen, 1788-1831). Presumably written at the end of Damer's life as it concerns the new edition of her novel Belmour, which was published in 1827: "There is, as perhaps you may have seen in the Papers, a new Edition of my Novel, of which you will much flatter me by accepting a copy." The letter measures 4 3/8" x 7 1/4" and appears to have been trimmed, with evidence of removal from a scrapbook or bound volume along the left margin of the front panel and a clipping from the cover with the handwritten address of Mrs. Baillie affixed to the rear panel. Influenced by the Enlightenment movement, Anne Damer, née Conway, was an eighteenth-century polymath, described as a "female genius" by Horace Walpole. After a failed marriage, her father's secretary, the philosopher David Hume, is thought to have inspired her to pursue a career… Read More

New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Though primarily a description and analysis of what scientists were thinking in the Age of Jackson, this work may be taken as a starting point for a study of the broad social relationships of science during that period. And it provides a background for an understanding of the nature of the Darwinian controversy. Original blue cloth binding, with silver titles. Mild bump to the spine heel. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some occasional minor edgewear; otherwise a near fine copy.

London: Edward Arnold & Co, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The author's last published book and his only collection of ghost stories. Dare (1902-62) was an antiquarian, writer, and student of the occult who took his own life following a series of arrests for stealing books. Small octavo: 184 p. Original gray boards with a cream cloth spine and stamping in black. Very light bumping to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is a touch toned along the spine, with a small smudge, a minor crease to the front flap, and a few neat tape reinforcements to the verso; otherwise very good.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Drawing on all available types of ancient evidence - literary, inscriptional, and archaeological - Mr. D'Arms systematically reconstructs the details of Roman social life in the Bay of Naples. He identifies the Romans who owned coastal properties in Campania and recounts, as fully as the evidence permits, their activities while vacationing there." Octavo: xix, 252 with 15 illustrations and 2 maps. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a slightly edgeworn dust jacket.

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. ...offers an alternative, compelling vision of the development of anthropology in North America, one that emphasizes continuity rather than discontinuity from legendary founder Franz Boas to the present." Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with white titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A crisp, unread copy with some light bumping to the tips. Near fine.

London: Collins, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. With Illustrations by Elinor Darwin. London: Collins, 1948. First edition. The grandson of British naturalist Charles Darwin, Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was an accomplished amateur golfer who covered the sport for The Times from 1907 to 1953 and for Country Life from 1907 to 1961, becoming the first writer ever to cover golf on a daily basis, rather than as an occasional feature. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. In the twenty-nine essays in this collection, Darwin elaborates on such varied topics as his boyhood attachment to tin soldiers, his "fundamentalist's" faith in Sherlockiana, his affection for small railroad junctions situated thrillingly close to some favorite golf links, the "restful excitement" of watching a cricket match, and the pleasures of a day spent in bed. Signed by Darwin on the title page. Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with gilt titles. The spine is touch sun faded. Some light… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Good. Third edition, with an appendix by Prof. T.G. Bonney, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.G.S. 344 p. with three folding plates and the publisher's ads. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative gilt and black stamping. An ex-library copy with minimal markings: a bookplate to the front pastedown and a small numeric label to the spine. Minor creases to the folding plates. The top edge is a trifle dust stained, with some mild foxing to the fore-edge. There is also a small bit of rubbing to the corners and tips. From the library of the esteemed American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002). In his essay "Worm for a Century" from the collection Hen's Teeth and Horse's Teeth: Further Reflections in Natural History (1983), Gould argued that this, Darwin's first book on a specific subject, is essential to understanding his theoretical approach: "This book is about coral, but it is also about historical reasoning. Vegetable mold formed fast enough… Read More

London: John Murray, 1892. Second Edition, Revised - Fourth Thousand. Hardcover. Very Good. First published in 1868, this book began as an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin of Species (1859): "Variation under Domestication" and "Variation under Nature," and it developed into one of his largest works; Darwin (1809-82) referred to it as his "big book." The first volume deals with the variations introduced into species as a result of domestication, through changes in climate, diet, breeding, and an absence of predators. He began with an examination of dogs and cats, comparing them with their wild counterparts, and moved on to investigate horses and asses; pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats; domestic rabbits; domestic pigeons; fowl; and finally cultivated plants. The work is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century scientific investigation, and a key text in the development of Darwin's own thought and of the wider discipline of evolutionary biology. Octavo, two volumes: xiv, 473 p. + x, 495… Read More

New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First edition thus, with "First Modern Library Edition, 1936" on the copyright page. A Modern Library "Giant", brining together for the first time in one volume the two principal works of Charles Darwin (1809-82). Octavo: xvi, 1000 p. Original blue cloth binding, with silver stamping. A near fine copy in an especially nice dust jacket with some mild toning and wear along the extremities. Scarce.

London: John Murray, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition, second issue with the "htat" misprint on the first line of page 208. The author's third major work of evolutionary theory, following On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871). Initially intended as a chapter in The Descent of Man, The Expression grew in length and was published separately in 1872. This book concerns the biological aspects of emotional behavior, and Darwin explores the animal origins of such human characteristics as the lifting of the eyebrows in moments of surprise and the raising of the upper lip in an aggressive sneer. Octavo: vi, 374 p. with 7 heliotype plates (3 folding), 21 textual figures, and 4 p. publisher's ads. Original green cloth binding, with gilt stamping, blind-stamped borders, and black endpapers. Some marginal creasing (not affecting the images) and minor foxing to the folding plates. Period previous owner's pencil signature to the top of the title page. The hinges are… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Later printing, with additions and corrections from the sixth and last English edition. Arguably the most significant work of science in the Western canon, The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, positing a theory of evolution in which living organisms change through a series of random permutations, which are 'naturally selected' insofar as they are adapted to their environment. Octavo, two volumes: xxvi, 365 p. + v, 339 p. with the publisher's ads at the rear. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles and black and blind-stamped decorations. Some sparse pencil marginalia, with erasures to the each front flyleaf. Bookplate and a small address label to each front pastedown. The spines are darkened just a touch, with some general shelfwear.

London: John Murray, 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The author's third major work of evolutionary theory, following On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871). Initially intended as a chapter in The Descent of Man, The Expression grew in length and was published separately in 1872. This book concerns the biological aspects of emotional behavior, and Darwin explores the animal origins of such human characteristics as the lifting of the eyebrows in moments of surprise and the raising of the upper lip in an aggressive sneer. Octavo: viii, 394 p. with 7 plates and 21 textual illustrations. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and blind-stamped borders. Light foxing to the prefatory and concluding pages, with a period previous owner's ink signature and date to a preliminary blank leaf. Though the front hinge is cracked, the binding is quite sound. The spine is darkened just a touch, with some rubbing along the extremities; else very good.

London: Macmillan, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated with 11 plates and further "Extra-Illustrated" with 71 plates (5 in color): portraits, facsimiles, and views, some inlaid or mounted. Octavo: xii, 318 p. with publisher's ads at the rear. Full polished tan calf binding by Riviere, with elaborate gilt stamping, two morocco spine labels, five raised bands, ornamental dentelles, and marbled endpapers. Period bookplate of J.L. and E.B. Ketterlinus of Philadelphia to the front pastedown. Near fine.

Claremont, California: Saunders Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. History of the little Southern California town in the New England tradition, founded in 1887 during a railroad boom, and now best known as the home of the prestigious Claremont Colleges. Octavo: 147 p. with pictorial endpapers. Original green cloth binding, with black titles. The dust jacket is toned, more so along the spine, with some mild edgewear; otherwise very good.

London: Grafton & Co, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo: xi, 707 p. with 264 illustrations. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. The spine is sun faded, with some light wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. Fine. With a Review of the Problem in West and West-Central Africa by W.R. Stewart (Late of the Niger Company). Facsimile reprint of the 1903 first edition. It is stated that "South African literature is strangely lacking in works comprehensively handling the African native as he actually lives and thinks," and that this book "is only advanced as a pioneer effort in this region of inquiry." The scope of the publication embraces the "present stage of development and mental plane" of the natives, together with a description of their character and customs, some notes on the influence of the missionaries on their conduct and industry, and a careful examination of the effect of the demand for colored labor upon the tribes, with discussion of the treatment of those employed in the mines. Particular attention has been given to the "native problem" of South Africa, which, it is stated, at the commencement of the 20th century, had a population of between… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. This is Number 157 of 600 copies signed by Clive Davis. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from the publisher. Music legend Clive Davis (b.1932) recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs, disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. Octavo. Full burgundy leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, five raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.