Search Results: Titles starting with D from Blacks Bookshop

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1987. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_boards. Fine/Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 180 pgs. Light gray boards w/black letters stamped in spine. Author photo by Bill Boyd. Jacket photo by Joe Albanese. DJ #11238 designed by Abby Kagan. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. He called himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he had for Kinsey was cut-and-dried: locate a kid who'd done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,000. It was only later, after he'd stiffed her for her retainer, that Kinsey found out his name was Daggett. John Daggett. Ex-con. Inveterate liar. Chronic drunk. And dead. The cops called it an accident--death by drowning. Kinsey wasn't so sure. Pulled into the detritus of a dead man's life, Kinsey soon realizes that Daggett had an awful lot of enemies. There's the daughter who grew up with a cheating drunk for a father, and the wife who's become a religious nut in response to an intolerable… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. First edition, 65th printing. 6.5"x9.5"x1.25"; 454 pgs. Black boards and spine with gilt lettering. Jacket design by Michael J. windsor; jacket photographs by Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis, Seth Joel/Corbis; author photo by Philip Scalia. No markings throughout. Jacket has very mild shelfwear but is in fine shape. Spine slight slant and binding tight. "While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci — clues visible for all to see — yet ingeniously disguised by the painter..."-Goodreads.

Ny: Doubleday, 2003. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_boards. Fine/Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 454 pgs. 1st Ed/ 1st print. Brown boards w/gold foil letters on spine. DJ design by Michael J. Windsor. Author photo Philip Scalia. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci — clues visible for all to see — yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

NY: Doubleday, 2003. Hardcover_boards. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.25"x9.5" 739 pgs. LARGE PRINT. Black boards w/gold foil letters on spine. Jacket photo: Mona Lisa: c Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis. DJ design by Michael J. Windsor. DJ#1159374 Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped. PO sticker inside front cover. Price covers extra secure shipping w/tracking # in box. While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter. Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, later printing. 6.5"x9.5"x1.25"; 454 pgs. Black boards and spine with gilt lettering. Jacket design by Michael J. windsor; jacket photographs by Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis, Seth Joel/Corbis; author photo by Philip Scalia. No markings throughout. Jacket has very mild shelfwear but is in fine shape. Spine straight and binding tight. GIFT QUALITY. "While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci — clues visible for all to see — yet ingeniously disguised by the painter..."-Goodreads.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Very Good/Very Good. 6.4"x9.5" 352 pgs. X-LIBRARY W/GRAPHICS. Spine straight, binding tight, unclipped. Oliver Watson's world suddenly dissolves around him when Sarah, his wife of eighteen years, returns to Harvard to get her master's degree. Oliver is left on his own, with three children and a freedom he never wanted and doesn't completely understand. His family's needs and demands suddenly consume his life. When Oliver's mother is diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease and dies soon thereafter, Oliver's father's life is changed as well. Braver than his son with less of a future before him, George Watson, at seventy-two, quickly embraces new relationships and, eventually, a new life. The sudden changes come as a shock to both father and son. Ben, Oliver's oldest son, rejects his father and reaches outward, under the illusion that he is grown-up and can make it on...Source: Publisher.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007. 1st. Hardcover_boards. LikeNew. Ex-library w/graphics. First Printing w/#line. 6.25"x9.5"x1". 279 pages. Glossy photo boards. Seiries Forword, Acknowledgments, Chronolgy, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, & Index. Cover images: CORBIS. "The second wave of US immigration--from 1870 to 1920--brought over twenty-six million men, women, and children onto American shores. This in-depth study of the period underscores the diversity of peoples who came to the U.S. and highlights the significant shifts in geographic origins--from northern and western Europe to southern and eastern Europe--that occurred in the late nineteenth century and led to distinguishing between old and new immigrants. Thematic chapters provide an overview of the daily lives of these migrants, including distribution and settlement patterns, individual and family migrations, and permanent and temporary residency. Also discussed are demographics and characteristics of each ethnic group, as well as… Read More

Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, 1982. Hardcover_cloth. Fine. Gustave Nebel. 4.75"x6.75" 92 numbered gilt pages. Red silk cloth boards w/gilt flowers and letters on spine. Pages v-xvi intro by John Holloway. 10 beautiful watercolor illustrations. Silk ribbon. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, umarked. Few faint foxes on eps. Secure ship w/track #. Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in June-July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl, Daisy Miller, by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers.

1999. BondedLeather. New. Physical Info: 2.2" H x 11.2" L x 9.3" W (5.75 lbs) 2351 pages. Black. Features: Bookmark, Concordance, Illustrated, Index, Large Print, Red Letter, Table of Contents. Will require extra for shipping. Annotation: Red letter; 35,000 commentary notes; 3-column format; Text and notes side-by-side; 500,000 cross/chain references; 9,000 headings dividing text Complete concordance lists every Bible word; 8,000 sermon outlines; Summary at end of each book; Key Hebrew and Greek words defined; 2,352 pp.

NY: Mira, 2000. MMPB 4.25"x6.75. VeryGood. 4.25"x6.75" 410 pgs. Spine slanted, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Faint creases to cover. Secure ship w/track #. Returning to the struggling town of Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, Lindsay Snyder seeks to discover family secrets while reevaluating her life, an effort that offers unexpected hope to the town of her childhood vacations.

Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. 1st Edition. Paperback. Collectible - VeryGood. 6"x9"x1". 256 pages. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, unmarked. 2 dirt spots on bottom edge. "Here are more than 150 commentaries on life in America today, transcribed from Charles Colson's daily radio program "BreakPoint". Colson pulls no punches in this confrontation between the myths of modern life and the truth of God's Word." Goodreads ***3.60.

San Anselmo, CA: Inspire Possibility Media, 2010. 1st Edition. Paperback. Fine-Collectible. 5.5"x8.5" 182 numbered pages. First printing. Author photo: Alan Harris. cover photo: Stock.xchang/Rob Howard. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. GIFT QUALITY. Many of us once had a vision for our lives. But life happened and we lost sight of what that vision was. But we can connect with that vision again if we dare to explore unknown territory. Imagine what it would be like to dream again or to dare again. Imagine what it would be like to feel true enjoyment and happiness again, or perhaps for the very first time.Yet we resist what we have to do. We remain stuck in familiar comfort zones, even unfulfilling careers or relationships, rather than explore what the river of life might bring. Dancing on the River--Navigating Life's Changes, is a beautifully written book that is grounded in simplicity and wisdom, and gives the reader… Read More

Berne, IN: Annie's, 2015. 1st. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. Jonathan Bouw. 2nd printing with number line. 6"x8.5"; 205 pages. Vanilla boards and rust cloth spine with gold lettering on cover and spine. Matching rust silk ribbon marker. No markings/underlining/highlighting throughout. Spine straight and binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Minimal shelf wear to DJ. GIFT QUALITY. "Sofia Parker is given a valuable heirloom trunk on the eve of her grandmother's funeral. She never thought she would be chosen as the next guardian. For generations the quilt and diary were hidden away and have been protected by the women of the family. Join Sofia and her friends of Cabot Falls, VT as they unravel the secrets of the diary and solve the mysteries of both past and present."-Goodreads.

Berne, IN: Annie's, 2015. 1st. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. Jonathan Bouw. First printing with number line. 6"x8.5"; 205 pages. Vanilla boards and rust cloth spine with gold lettering on cover and spine. Matching rust silk ribbon marker. No markings/underlining/highlighting throughout. Spine straight and binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Minimal shelf wear to DJ. GIFT QUALITY. "Sofia Parker is given a valuable heirloom trunk on the eve of her grandmother's funeral. She never thought she would be chosen as the next guardian. For generations the quilt and diary were hidden away and have been protected by the women of the family. Join Sofia and her friends of Cabot Falls, VT as they unravel the secrets of the diary and solve the mysteries of both past and present."-Goodreads.

Time - Life, 1982. Reprint. Leather. Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 288 pgs. X-library w/graphics. Navy leather. Soldiers blind-stamped on front. 3 gilt edges. Red silk ribbons. Ribbed sewn spine w/gilt letters and stamped star. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece: Oval B&W portrait of Pittenger. Intro by Rev. Alexander Clark. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Crease on pg. 276. Secure ship w/track #. During the evening of April 7, 1862, twenty-four men infiltrated the Confederate lines below Shelbyville, Tennessee. Their goal was to steal a train and head north, disrupting rail service between Chattanooga and Atlanta by burning bridges, tearing up track, and cutting telegraph wires. If successful, they would isolate Chattanooga and possibly facilitate its capture, enabling the city to serve as a base for Union raids into Alabama. They failed. Three never made it. Seven were hanged as spies. Eight escaped. Six languished in a Southern stockade until they were paroled. Eighteen received the… Read More

W. Palm Beach, FL: Humanix Books, 2018. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. Physical Info: 0.8" H x 9.1" L x 6.2" W (0.95 lbs) 224 pages. First printing. Features: Bibliography , Dust Cover , Index , Price on Product , Table of Contents. Secure ship w/track #. GIFT QUALITY. Horowitz examines how our elites -- increasingly secular and atheist -- are pushing a radical agenda: How the left trashes Christian doctrines critical to the American Republic, much like radical Islam's war on "infidel" cultures like ours. Why the left fights to keep prayer and religion out of public schools, and how those efforts fly in the face of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson's intentions. How fanatical liberals helped create the religious right by targeting evangelicals and believing Catholics and other conservatives. How Barack Obama's ultra-liberal agenda galvanized the anti-God, anti-religious left. The violent and shocking manifesto of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger who advocated… Read More

20th Century Fox Television, 2007. DVD cardboard case. LikeNew. Six-Disc Collector's Edition; Executive producers: James Cameron; Charles H. Eglee; René Echevarria Original network: Fox; Production companies: Cameron/Eglee Productions; Episodes 1-21. Pamphlet included. GIFT QUALITY. Audio commentary on selected episodes; 3 behind-the-scenes featurettes; blooper reel Executive producers: James Cameron; Charles H. Eglee; René Echevarria Genre: Science fiction; Action; Drama; Superhero Original network: Fox Production companies: Cameron/Eglee Productions; 20th Century Fox Television.

Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, 2009. Paperback. Collectible - Near Fine/No Jacket. 5.38"x8.25"x.75". 307 pgs. Signed by author. Cover design by Kandi Evans. Cover Photography by Tim Callahan. Interior design by Stefanie Rooney. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright! Not x-library, unclipped, no other markings. Shelf wear only. "Timmy's life has changed since his dad died. He is now living with his grandparents and attending the one-room school back in Kentucky. "Dark Days in Morgan County" is the third installment in the popular "Kentucky Summers" series. Novelist Tim Callahan carves out a dramatic, suspenseful tale about a colored family that has moved into the Morgan County farm community in 1960. Overcoming his initial fear, Timmy makes friends with the poor Henry Washington's clan of six and introduces them to other families in the area. The problem is: at least one man moved to Morgan County to keep his family from having to live near blacks and is determined to… Read More

Ny: St. Martin's Press, 2001. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_boards. Fine/Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 275 indexed pgs. Black boards w/gold foil letters on spine. Book design Lorelle Graffeo. DJ design #37519 by Jerry Todd. Cover illustration by Koechling. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. The Evil That Men Do introduced readers to the lifework and the techniques of FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood. Now, in Dark Dreams, Hazelwood-- writing with bestselling author Stephen G. Michaud-- will take then deep into the minds of his prey, the world's most dangerous sexual criminals, and reveal the extent to which these individuals permeate our society. Profiler Roy Hazelwood is one of the world's leading experts on the strangest and most dangerous of all aberrant offenders-- the sexual criminal. In Dark Dreams he reveals the twisted motive and thinking that go into the most reprehensible crimes. He also catalogs the innovative and remarkably… Read More

NY: St. Martin's Press, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5". 320 pp. First printing. Gray cloth boards w/purple meallic letters on spine. Jacket design by Angela Goddard. Jacket photo by Herman Estevez. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Minor shelf wear to DJ. GIFT QUALITY. In Dark Flame, Alyson Noël's most darkly seductive Immortals novel yet, Ever fights for control of her body, her soul—and the timeless true love she's been chasing for centuries. Ever is trying to help Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and acting recklessly, she poses the ultimate threat—exposing their secret world to the outside. As Ever struggles to keep the Immortals hidden, it only propels Haven closer to the enemy—Roman and his evil companions At the same time, Ever delves deeper into dark magick to free Damen from Roman's power. But when her spell backfires, it binds… Read More