Search Results: Titles starting with D from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

New York: Everest House, 1981 First edition, limited to 250 copies signed and numbered by King, this being number 88. Publisher's black cloth, with facsimile signature in gilt to front board, red leather label to spine lettered in gilt, red topstain, and red endpapers; in its original red publisher's case. A tiny bit of staining to top edge of text block, else fine book; near fine publisher's slipcase, with some scuffing to bootom edge and a couple of very light marks to one side. In its original glassine wrapper, without any chips or tears. Overall, a nearly pristine copy, with an early King signature. In Danse Macabre, Stephen King writes about the history of the horror genre, and gives his opinions on notable horror novels, radio shows, and TV shows. He dedicates the book to six "great writers of the macabre" who were still alive when he wrote the book: Robert Bloch, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, Frank Belknap Long, Donald Wandrei, and Manly Wade Wellman. A New York Times… Read More

Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1947 First edition, first printing, one of 3,112 copies. Signed by Bradbury on front free endpaper: "Ray Bradbury [underlined] / Dec 1, 1982". Publisher's black boards, titles in gilt to spine; original dust jacket designed by George Barrows, wraparound image with masks and other floating objects, titles in red to front panel and spine. Near fine book with touch of smudging to boards, a tiny wrinkle to bottom left of front board, and light toning to gilt on spine; very good unclipped dust jacket with some wear to edges and spine ends, a couple of small chips to spine ends, light soiling to rear panel. Overall, an attractive copy. A collection of his macabre short stories, Dark Carnival is Ray Bradbury's first published book and includes "The Small Assassin," "Jack-in-the-Box," "The Scythe," "Uncle Einar," "The Traveler," and "The Jar," among others. Additionally, it includes "The… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932 Illustrated with a frontispiece by Juan Gris, and black and white photographs. First edition, first printing. Publisher's black cloth stamped in gilt with author's facsimile signature to front board, decorated and lettered in gilt to spine. Very good book, with light rubbing to spine ends, gilt bright, light soiling to front board, a light bump to bottom edge of front board and another to top edge of rear board, light wear to corners, a bit of spotting to fore edge of text block, bright and clean frontispiece illustration with original frontispiece tissue guard present, front hinge starting, cracked rear hinge, light offsetting to endpapers, light soiling to rear free endpaper, and small closed tears and minor creasing to bottom edges of a few pages at rear (pp. 497 - 502). Overall, a pleasing copy. Hanneman A10a. Death in the Afternoon is Hemingway's non-fiction book about the sport of bullfighting, which ranges from technical descriptions of… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1949 First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange cloth, with an illustration of the play's stage setting and the spine lettering in brown, pictorial endpapers illustrated with a reproduced drawing of the play's stage setting by the play's original set designer Jo Mielziner; original first issue dust jacket with illustration of the protagonist Willy Loman designed by Joseph Hirsch. Near fine book with light toning to spine and edges, and slight lean to spine; very good unclipped dust jacket with light wear to edges, lightly nicked corners, a bit of chipping to spine ends. Overall, a vibrant copy without any fading. Death of a Salesman is Miller's best-known play, about Willy Loman, an aging traveling salesman who struggles financially and emotionally after losing his job. The plot was largely influenced by Miller's own experience as part of a prosperous immigrant family who achieved the American Dream only to be later devastated by the Great… Read More

London: W. Thacker & Co., 1897 Ninth edition, limited to 150 copies. Original cloth, pages uncut. Near fine with light dust soiling and two small water stains to the front board. Overall a very attractive copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Paris: Galerie de Goupil et Cie, [1918] Illustrated by Césare Bonanomi, Edith Fry, Jeka Kemp, Henri Lejeune, René Quillivic, and Alic Whyte, among others. First edition. Publisher's white paper wrappers, lettered in blue. Near fine, with some light soiling to the wrappers, light rusting to the staple binding, a few faint spots to the otherwise clean pages. A lovely copy. This illustrated pamphlet is the catalog for the second exposition of the Arc-en-Ciel group of French, English, and American artists held in Paris at the gallery of Goupil et Cie. The text lists the titles of the exposition's 308 works of art as well as the names and addresses of the contributing artists. As de Waleffe explains in his introduction, the name l'Arc-en-Ciel ("the rainbow") refers to the beauty and joy that arts brought to France after so many years of the "storm" of World War I.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1989 Two volumes. Compiled and edited by Richard Whittingham. Introduction and commentaries by Joe DiMaggio. First edition, first printing. Signed by DiMaggio on title page of Vol. I. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt to spines, red, white, and blue marbled endpapers, set designed by Susan Kinealy; housed in original red slipcase with DiMaggio photo to front cover, and front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Fine set; near fine slipcase, with a small tear to top of spine. Overall, a superb set. The DiMaggio Albums traces DiMaggio's life from the minor leagues to his major league retirement with a variety of unique archival materials, including news clippings, photos, posters, and more. DiMaggio played all thirteen seasons of his career with the New York Yankees and was selected as an All-Star thirteen times. With his exemplary hitting and fielding (he was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" because of how he sailed around the outfield) he… Read More

London: Corvinus Press, 1937 First edition, limited issue of 203 copies of which only 150 were for sale. This copy is number 35, marking it one of 40 printed on handmade Medway paper and bound in vellum. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs by T. E. Lawrence. Publisher's full vellum, lettered in gilt to front board and spine, stamped in gilt with publisher's device to rear board, two white silk ties, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; housed in the original white protective slipcase. About fine with just a few scuffs to the spine and foxing to tissue guards, silk ties with a few loose threads; slipcase significantly worn and split to top edge. Overall, an exquisite copy of this rare, beautifully produced book. While on a short break from an archaeological dig in Syria, Lawrence embarked upon a lone walking tour of the area. This limited edition publication takes its text directly his travel diary. Lawrence was an archaeologist, diplomat, army officer, and writer, and earned… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 1959 First edition, first printing, Evergreen Book issue. Publisher's paper wrappers, lettered in red, gray, and white over black. Near fine, with light rubbing to spine and extremities, light stain to the bottom edge, date stamp inside the front wrapper. A handsome copy. Kerouac wrote Doctor Sax in 1952 while living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City, but the novel was not published until 1959 after the success of On the Road (1957). It features the author's fictional alter-ego, Jack Duluoz, who represents a younger Kerouac and makes appearances in subsequent novels. Throughout the text, Kerouac mixes his childhood memories with his youthful fantasies, the two of which have become inextricably intertwined. The central fantasy centers on the mythical Great World Snake, a villainous, slumbering creature who is predicted to devour the whole world upon its awakening. Similarly, the fictional Doctor Sax, a dark yet friendly entity who is hallmarked by his black cape,… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929 First edition, first printing in second state dust jacket, price intact. Publisher's dark blue cloth, stamped in orange; original salmon dust jacket, front panel and spine ruled in black and red, lettered in black. Near fine book, with small mark to spine label, light spotting to fore edge of text block, previous owner’s bookplate to front pastedown, and previous owner’s inscription to front pastedown; very good dust jacket with light toning and some light marks to spine, a touch of soiling to front panel, chips to top right of front panel, lower corners, and fore edge of front panel, some chipping and light creasing along top edge of rear panel, small chip to spine affecting the “D” and “O” in “DODSWORTH,” and a bit of chipping to spine ends. Overall, a pleasing and presentable copy in its scarce original dust jacket. Pastore 15. One of Lewis's most acclaimed novels, Dodsworth tells the story of American… Read More

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1893 Illustrated by Howard Pyle. First edition, first state, with "flashed" to p. 50. Publisher's decorative gray cloth stamped in metallic silver with a design by Sarah Wyman Whitman, green-coated endpapers, top edge silver. A near fine copy with some light wear to extremities, signature of author and editor Francis G. Walett to front free endpaper. Overall, a fresh copy in a beautiful binding. This collection of poetry includes three previously published works by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dorothy Q (1874), one of Holmes's best-known poems, is a portrait of his maternal grandmother, celebrating her life through short, rhyming verse interlaced with humor and statements of great affection. The other two poems draw inspiration from local history of the Boston area, where Holmes was born and lived most of his life. One of the Fireside Poets, Holmes stands in literary history with other American poets associated with New England,… Read More

Paris and New York: Contact Editions, 1931 First edition, first printing. One of 500 numbered copies, this being number 388. Inscribed by West on the front free endpaper: “Affectionately / Nathanael West [underlined].” Publisher’s original wrappers, blue and black geometric design to front wrapper, titles in black. Very good with light toning to extremities, mild creasing to fore edge of rear wrapper, light chipping to spine ends, and a small portion of original glassine cover attached inside the folded flaps. Overall, an excellent copy of West’s scarce first novel. Housed in a blue custom folding box with red label. Nathanael West’s surrealistic and irreverent debut, The Dream Life of Balso Snell, follows a poet who comes across the Trojan Horse and climbs into its backside. There he meets various representatives of different literary forms - “writers in search of an audience” - and nihilistically rejects their ideas one by one. Leslie Fiedler called the book… Read More

Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965 First edition, first printing; in its first state dust jacket, with four lines at bottom of rear jacket flap. Publisher's light blue boards, with titles in white to spine, and gray endpapers with wavy design; in its original dust jacket with wraparound illustration by John Schoenherr, and map of Dune on rear panel. Very good book, with light toning to edges and spine ends, bottom right corner of front board lightly bumped, binding slightly cocked, and light soiling to fore edge of text block; very good unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, light rubbing to folds, light wear and some shallow chipping to spine ends, minor creasing to bottom edge of front panel, some light spotting to rear panel, and small sticker to rear panel. Overall, an attractive copy in its very hard-to-find first state dust jacket. Dune is a science fiction epic set thousands of years in the future, where humanity is spread across the universe and ruled by an emperor. The story… Read More