Search Results: Authors starting with D from Bluebird Books

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. [c.1959]. Hardcover. A selection of writings from the voluminous notebooks (5,000 manuscript pages in total) of the great Leonardo Da Vinci. These writings have been translated by Edward McCurdy in this Modern Library reprint edition. Edited, abridged and with an introduction by Robert N. Linscott. Volume wrapped in white jacket with image of Leonardo in red and white to front panel. --- In Toledano spine 8 / dark blue cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 385 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1959 (though 1957 date appears in book). ML #156.2. --- A very nice copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked but with some spotting to topstain. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.65) with spots of soiling (especially to spine), else bright, intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xviii,… Read More

Newton Abbot, England: Readers Union. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. A pictorial guide to the architectural & sculptural treasures of ancient Greece. The advancement of Greek civilization is mirrored in these antiquities, from about 2000 B.C. to the reign of Alexander the Great in 332-323 B.C. With dozens of color photos, sketches of layouts of monuments, and descriptive text by Bruno d'Agostino, with a foreword by Giorgio Seferis. --- This hardcover copy in full blue cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt to cover and spine; printed on heavyweight papers. Volume wrapped in jacket with images of ancient Greek structures to front and back panels. --- A tightly-bound, sound copy though with prior owner's embossed circular stamp to half title page. Jacket with a few tears to edges, otherwise intact and bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment… Read More

New York: Gallery Books. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1898. Hardcover. 0831747757 . A hefty collection of 60 humorous short stories from a diverse array of authors: from Roald Dahl to Mark Twain to P. G. Wodehouse. An American reprint edition of a work first published in the U.K. --- A clean copy but with some yellowing of interior leaves. Introduction is mentioned in table of contents but not present in book. Jacket in good shape. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 639 pages .

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0747563721 . First UK edition. A brightly-illustrated romantic fantasy by a granddaughter of English novelist Roald Dahl. The text is accompanied by the bright color illustrations of Annie Morris. --- In white paper-covered boards with Morris floral decorations in fuchsia to covers. Jacket repeats the floral look, along with an image of a woman on horseback. --- An about Near Fine copy: bright and newish. Jacket also newish, but with dark smudges near spine; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [c.120 pp] pages .

Middlesex, England: Penguin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Softcover. 0140057358 . The physical locations in Great Britain that served as backdrops for many literary classics are described in this work. Such authors as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, W. B. Yeats, the Brontës and many others set their stories in locations in England, Scotland and Ireland. These locations are described, along with numerous drawings, photos and maps. Includes a lengthy "Atlas and Gazetteer" section whose maps include cross-references to authors who used these locales. --- A softcover, with color photo of an English landscape to front panel. --- A tightly-bound, sound copy though some curling to front cover.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 287 pages .

Elmhurst, Illinois: Breckling Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0972121838 . Stated second printing. Per the jacket back panel, this work presents "A unique slice of the history of the American West. . .a window into the lives, trials, and friendships of generations of Colorado women who recorded their stories in the quilts they left behind." With dozen of sepia-toned historic photos, as well as full color photos of some of these quilts which were "left behind." --- In blue textured paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket with composite image of pioneers and quilt samples. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Jacket also very nice and newish, but with retailer's sticker to front flap.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; vii, 167 pages .

Denver, Colorado: Sage Books / Alan Swallow, Publisher. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. Per the jacket flap, in this work "Thirty-five great homes of Colorado are treated in word and in picture. . .[telling the] story of each home and of the people who built and lived in each. . ." The emphasis is on some of the homes built in mining areas of the Colorado mountains. With several black & white photos. Stated second revised edition. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with black spine titling. Jacket features lacy architectural detail from one such home. --- With inked gift inscription and ownership info. to front endpapers, else a tightly-bound, sound copy. Price-clipped dust jacket with a few tape-repaired tears, but mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 218 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0316172383 . First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Author's comprehensive biography of Mr. Kennedy, complete with two sections of b&w photos, extensive endnotes, and index. --- In full maroon cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine. Jacket with photo of John F. Kennedy in a rocking chair on cover. --- A clean, firm copy lacking markings. Covers with light rubbing and cover corners are bumped. Jacket chafed along edges, bears orig. $30 flap price. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; x, 838 pages .

New York: P. F. Collier & Son. Fair with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. A reprint edition of Richard Henry Dana's classic memoir of his working trip on a voyage from New England to the coastal areas of California in the 1830s. Includes his account of his later return trip to San Francisco, entitled "Twenty-four Years After." With tissue-guarded sepia frontis portrait of the author, as well as a couple of additional tissue-guarded illustrations. An entry in the series, "The Harvard Classics", edited by Charles W. Eliot. --- A rather scarce version of the Harvard Classics series, as published by P. F. Collier. In dark red buckram cloth-covered boards with titling and Harvard crest, and Charles Eliot's facsimile signature in gilt on the cover; gilt-stamped spine titling. TEG (top edge gilt), other edges deckled and with dark red ribbed endpapers. Lacks a dust jacket. --- With loosened front hinge and a couple of leaves near front of book along with small… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. 1969. Hardcover. An illustrated reprint edition in slipcase of author's classic memoir of his working trip on a voyage from New England to the coastal areas of California in the 1830s. Includes his account of his later return trip to San Francisco, entitled "Twenty-four Years After." Includes illustrations by Hans Alexander Mueller and an introduction by William McFee. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Norwalk, no number). --- In white cloth-covered boards with titling and seagull images in navy to cover and spine. Slipcase covered in blue paper. --- With faint yellowing to spine, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Slipcase with slight rubbing but sound and fully functional. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xx, 346 pages .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. A stated first edition of a memoir by Nathalie Dana, nee Smith. Born into a prosperous family, the author grew up in Manhattan in the latter part of the 19th century. In this work, she describes the transformation of New York, from a leisurely town to a vibrant metropolis. With sixteen pages of photos from her family album. --- In light blue cloth-covered boards with blue and orange spine titling and decorations. Volume wrapped in jacket with a photographic portrait of the author to front panel. --- A well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket also in excellent condition, though with a little mild creasing; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (8), 205 pages .

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1922. Flexible Leatherette. A 1922 reprint of the 1912 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of Richard Henry Dana's classic memoir of his working trip on a voyage from New England to the coastal areas of California and back in the 1830s. This work provides a vivid account of the life of common seamen, and their sometimes harrowing jobs, such as the incredible difficulty of rounding Cape Horn during Antarctica's winter. Includes his account of his later return trip to San Francisco, entitled "Twenty-four Years After." With an introduction by J. E. Patterson, and the author's original preface. Entry 588 in Everyman's Library Fiction series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In binding style 2, full maroon leather-covered boards with Reginald Knowles-designed gilt-stamped spine titling & decorations, gilt-stamped J. M. Dent… Read More

Old Saybrook, Connecticut U. S. A.: The Globe Pequot Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Softcover. 1564403750 . Stated Eighth Edition. Includes maps and drawings. Detailed trail information is presented here, especially for hikers climbing Long's Peak, as well as Glacier Gorge Trail, Ovzel Falls Trail and others. In nice shape, clean and firm. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 297 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Boni & Liveright, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. [c.1925]. Flexible Leatherette. A Modern Library reprint edition of the first novel by Italy's Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938). The author was a poet, journalist and military leader. Text of the novel rendered into English by Georgina Harding, poetic verses translated by Arthur Symons. With an introduction by Ernest Boyd. --- In Toledano spine #3 / green leatherette ("Croftleather") limp boards / gilt spine titling & horizontal bars / gilt Modern Library-B&L writer-at-desk device to cover / Brodzky illustrated M-L endpapers / lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1925 (the 1925 date which appears in volume makes this a likely first Modern Library edition). ML #98.1. --- A Good-only copy, with dampstains to first 100 or so leaves, age-toning to leaves and creases to covers, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xiii, 311, (11, ads) pages .

New York: The Modern Library, Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1927]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting Gabriele D'Annunzio's novel, first published in 1900. The story is set in Venice and is the story of a young artist and his mistress, who is a famous actress. The Italian author was a poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and army officer during World War I (per Wikipedia). Translated from the Italian by Vivaria (per Toledano). --- In Toledano spine #4 / brown leatherette ("Croftleather") limp boards / gilt titling and decorations on spine / gilt torchbearer to front panel / yellow Bernhard endpapers. Undated, but likely published c.1927. (Lacks the dust jacket. ML #65.1. --- A partial split at front of book has been carefully repaired with Japan hinging tissue on this item. With prior owner's discreet oval embossed stamps to front and rear endpapers, her inked signature to front paste-down, and with chafing to cover extremities;… Read More

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. A 1909 reprint of the 1908 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition of Dante's classic long-form poems. Translated by the Rev. H. F. Cary, and with introduction and notes by Edmund G. Gardner. Later Everyman's Library editions present these works under their more familiar title: "The Divine Comedy." Everyman's Library catalog no. 308, in their Poetry and the Drama series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full olive cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, tiny white specks to covers and acidic staining to front and rear… Read More

New York: Soho Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1569471266 . Second Printing. A clean, bright, firm copy in excellent jacket w/orig. $23/$33.50 flap price intact. Prev. owner's name, front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .

New York: Vintage Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1995. Trade Paper. 067976657X . A clean, bright, firm copy of author's National Book Award finalist novel. With inked name, front free endpaper; otherwise a nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. From the preface, the author states that he wrote this book for Alice and Adam: ". . .with thoughts of you and other children in my mind, I was full of the beauty and wonder of the sea, and of the country of the sea's edge." 50 Tunnicliffe black & white illustrations appear throughout. --- In stiff hardcovers with drawing of sea creatures on blue-green paper on cover, backed in off-white and light blue cloth. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With a little discoloration to back cover and some yellowing to interior; else a firm, unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii, 70 pages .

London: The Folio Society. Near Fine. 1985. Hardcover. This slim volume provides a look at the great English landscape and portrait painter John Constable (1776-1837). With numerous color and b&w plates bearing images of Constable's (and others) works. --- In full beige cloth-covered boards with sepia image pasted to cover; titling in gilt on brown spine block. Slipcase is covered with a wrap-around landscape scene from one of Constable's paintings. --- A very handsome copy; without damages to interior or covers. Structurally sound slipcase with rubbing at extremities.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 144 pages .