Search Results: Titles starting with D from Nooks Of Books

London: Cape, 1981. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Tan boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. 449pp. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has two closed tears (1/8" and 1/4") at the head of the spine and an 1/8" chip at the top of the back panel; the original price of 6.95net (U.K.) is intact on the front flap. Very nice, overall.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "William Wharton's extraordinary novel is the story of a man and his father. It is the story of the same man and his son. Through the boy Billy we learn of Jack the father; through Jack himself we learn of his own unforgettable dad...In a way that is direct and unexpected, exasperating and hilarious, his characters reveal something central to every family, to each generation's brush with the next, to filial duty and filial love, which is universal and goes… Read More

Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Brevet Press, 1973. In Fine condition. Fully bound in lime-green cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in brown. 74pps. No dustjacket (I believe, as issued). An excellent copy: clean, tight, and bright. No reading wear or previous ownership markings. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First Edition. VIRGINIA DRIVING HAWK SNEVE THE DAKOTA'S HERITAGE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS PLAINS SIOUX LAKOTA TETON YANKTON HUNKPAPA HISTORY CULTURE LANGUAGE WESTERN UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY. Catalogs: NonFiction, Wild West, American History.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1994. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Pink and blue endpapers. 393pps. There is a tidy, two-word gift inscription in the upper corner of the ffep., otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a few vague indentations (as from a coin's-edge) on the front panel. An excellent, collector's-quality copy. ".He burst upon the international scene with the wildly acclaimed 'A Wild Sheep Chase.' He quickly came to represent the quirky voice of a new generation of Japanese writers. Now Haruki Murakami gives us his wittiest, boldest, most daring work to date. 'Dance Dance Dance' continues the extraordinary adventure of an ordinary man. At thirty something, Murakami's nameless hero lives in a hi-tech, high-rise world… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1973. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Brown cloth over blue boards. The spine is stamped in blue. Octavo. Decorative endpapers. 166pps. First edition, first printing. There are slight touches of dustspotting atop the closed edge of the textblock. Also, the original owner's tasteful bookplate with a Native American motif has been signed and affixed to the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is slightly dulled and rubbed and has a small, 1/2" closed tear atop the front panel. The original price (5.95) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's second mystery featuring Leaphorn and Chee.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...Two Native-American boys have vanished into thin air, leaving a pool of blood behind them. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police has no choice but to… Read More

Athens, GA, U.S.A.: University of Georgia Press, 1994. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Fully-bound in purple cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Black endpapers. 187pps. There is a mild bump to the foot of the spine, otherwise, clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has two 1/8" scratches at the top of the rear panel; no chips, soiling, or tears. "...Set in Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1970s, this is a novel of youth, its anarchic joy, and its first encounters with the concerns and apprehensions of early adulthood. Francis Doyle, Tim Sullivan, and their three closest friends are altar boys at Blessed Heart Catholic Church and eight-grade classmates at the parish school. They are also inveterate pranksters, suburban Tom Saywers. Bright, artistic, and unimpressed by adult authority, they are sworn to subvert the world that their parents and teachers have made for them. Trouble at school presents the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam's, 1996. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is gilt-stamped. Gray endpapers. 381pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. ".When Jinx Kingsley, respected fashion photographer and only daughter of millionaire Adam Kingsley, is found unconscious in the wreckage of a mysterious car accident on an abandoned airfield, the police suspect a suicide attempt. Blood samples taken at the scene reveal an alarmingly high blood-alcohol level, and authorities discover that just one day prior to the accident, neighbors found an unconscious Jinx parked in her garage with the car engine running. Matters are further complicated when it is… Read More

New York: Scribner's, 1893. In Good+ condition. Bound in the publisher's full tan cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt; the decorative front panel in silver and brown. Duodecimo. [xiii] + 406pps., plus ads. There are a few marks (as of ink) on the rear panel and touches of rubbing to the cloth. Also, a blank preliminary page has been neatly removed. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. The text, itself, is immaculate. No previous ownership markings. "...In which are set forth his Misfortunes anent the Appin Murder; his Troubles with Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity on the Bass Rock; Journey into Holland and France; and singular Relations with James More Drummond or MacGregor, a Son of the notorious Rob Roy, and his Daughter Catriona..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First… Read More

Stockholm, Sweden: Saxon & Lindstroms Forlag, 1936. In 2 volumes. Both volumes are in Very Good condition. Half-bound in light brown calf with colorfully marbled paper over boards. Either spine is stamped in gilt. Marbled page-edges. Small octavo with decorative endpapers. 591pps., with numerous black-and-white plates. There is light bumping and rubbing to the tips and the spine-ends, with modest wear at the head of the spine on volume 2. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. A very nice copy of this classic. Oversattning fran Engleskan av H. Flygare; translated into Swedish by H. Flygare. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. Hardcover. Illus. by Lybeck, Bertil.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989. Very Good in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic red. 404pps. There is mild rubbing to the board-edges and a bump to the upper rear tip. Also, there is a small and faint smudge on the fore-edge. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of crinkling at the extremities; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. The author's fourth novel. ".When a band of terrorists initiates a plot to gain control of the launch key to an MX missile, the computer whiz who designed the missile site's defenses tackles the challenge of thwarting them. But if he fails, the terrorists will launch an attack that could devastate the entire planet." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1989. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic red. 404pps. There is very mild rubbing to the cloth and a slight bump to the upper front tip. Also, one page has a crimped corner. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small and faint mark on the front flap; no chips or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice copy of Hunter's fourth novel. ".When a band of terrorists initiates a plot to gain control of the launch key to an MX missile, the computer whiz who designed the missile site's defenses tackles the challenge of thwarting them. But if he fails, the terrorists will launch an attack that could devastate the entire planet." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1964. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full salmon-colored cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. 192pps. Stated First Edition. There is mild rubbing to the spine-ends and a small store price-label is affixed to the front pastedown. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is rubbed along the folds and has light wear at the extremities; the original price is intact. A very nice copy. "...Tiger Mann doesn't start out on a Communist-hunting assignment. He is just eating lunch with a columnist friend when his attention -- and that of everyone else in the restaurant -- is caught by the arrival of an outstandingly beautiful girl. The columnist identifies her as Edith Caine, an English girl of fine heritage and equally unusual abilities as a U.N. translator. But Tiger knows better: he recognizes her as Rondine Lund, an Austrian… Read More

Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Blue boards quarterbound in blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Blue endpapers. 477pps. First Printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The dust jacket, glossy in an archival sleeve, is mildly rubbed; the original price ($26) is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title page. The original owner, unobtrusively, at the bottom of a rear free endpage, has pencilled a note of provenance: "10/18/08 sent to Mr. McMurtry at" (address) "Rec'd back on 11/28, signed on the title-page!" Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed, or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. As New in an As New dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is gilt-stamped. Octavo. 249pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...In July of 1923, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple travels to Henley-on-Thames to visit her aunt and uncle as well as to work on her latest writing assignment -- to cover the Henley Royal Regatta for an American magazine. When she arrives at her relatives', however, she finds the house packed: Daisy's cousin, Tish; Dottie, Tish's friend from Oxford; and the rowing team from Oxford's Ambrose College, all of whom are in town for the Regatta. Daisy plans a simple trip researching her article, enjoying the races, and, come the weekend, having a pleasant time with her fiance, Detective Chief Inspector… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, 1990. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards, gilt-stamped. 293pps. There is light rubbing to the spine-ends and a mild bump near the upper rear tip. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear or previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. The author's first book."Isolated in the Kenyan wilderness, expatriate American Jazz Jasper -- leading her first set of clients on safari in her new venture as an independent tour guide -- has more to contend with than organizing game runs and making hotel reservations: There's a murderer afoot, preying on members of her tour group. When help comes in the form of Nairobi's cunningly disarming Inspector Omondi, Jazz can't resist joining his investigation -- even though she's not quite sure if she's hunter or game." Purchase with confidence: all books,… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC / Thomas Dunne, 1990. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards, gilt-stamped. 293pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is price-clipped and has faint rubs to the tips and to the heel of the spine; no chips, soiling, or tears. The author's first book, SIGNED -- with neither a dedication nor an inscription -- on the title-page...."Isolated in the Kenyan wilderness, expatriate American Jazz Jasper -- leading her first set of clients on safari in her new venture as an independent tour guide -- has more to contend with than organizing game runs and making hotel reservations: There's a murderer afoot, preying on members of her tour group. When help comes in the form of Nairobi's cunningly disarming Inspector Omondi, Jazz can't resist joining his investigation -- even though she's not quite sure if she's hunter or game..." Purchase with confidence: all… Read More

New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. In Good+ condition. Brown boards over black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Octavo. Black topstain. 129pps. No dustjacket. There is modest bumping and rubbing wear to the edges of the boards and the spine-ends. As a curiosity to any golf enthusiasts, a vintage bookplate of the famed Del Monte Lodge at Pebble Beach, California, is affixed to the ffep. Also, the binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with all pages intact. The text is quite clean and bright. "...Includes the title piece along with the poems 'The Loving Shepherdess,' 'The Broken Balance,' 'Birth-Dues,' 'The Humanist's Tragedy,' 'Evening Ebb,' 'Hands,' and 'Hooded Night.' Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First Edition. ROBINSON JEFFERS DEAR JUDAS FIRST… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC/ Tor, 1993. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Light gray boards. The spine is stamped in metallic blue. 319pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title page. Laid in is a typed letter with "Errata, Corrigenda And Just Plain Goofs" that the author sent to one of her fans (the original owner of this copy); along with this letter is a handwritten and SIGNED note, penned on Hyperion 'murder & mayhem' stationary. Newman's first mystery. "...Catherine LeVendeur is a young scholar at the Convent of the Paraclete, a convent famous for learning and prayer...and its most famous abbess, the fabled Heloise. Catherine has taken service there to conquer her sin of pride. But service can come in many forms...a manuscript that the convent produced… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1965. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full red cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. 190pps. Stated First Edition. There is faint dustspotting to the top of the textblock and mild rubbing to the spine-ends. The binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with all pages intact -- and with a narrow disclosure of webbing between pages 32 - 33. Otherwise clean and bright; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of rubbing -- particularly along the folds, and is slightly chipped at the head of the spine. There is, also, a 1" closed tear at the bottom of the front panel. The original price (3.50) is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author (filling much of the ffep) to the original owner with 'A very big hello from the Tiger and me! I'm being nudged to do another Tiger Mann yarn, but time is beginning to take its toll on me -- Enjoy the action!'<br><br><b><font color=#003366>… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1965. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bound in full red cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. 190pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has mild touches of rubbing and scratching with a couple of small nicks; the original price (3.50) is intact.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "The third adventure of Tiger Mann calls upon the master of counterespionage to act as thoroughly unofficial protector of a visiting Arabian king. The result is a series of colorful and exciting incidents that make for a true Tiger Mann special, bound to please his many fans and all who want a story of international intrigue told at a machine-gun pace. The U.S. is courting the visiting ruler because an oil reserve has been discovered in his country -- and… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1951. Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Small octavo. 215pps. Stated First Edition. There is mild rubbing to the tips and the spine-ends and a vintage bookseller's stamp on both the front pastedown and the ffep. A few pages had been dogearred. Otherwise clean, bright, and soundly bound; no inscriptions or previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has creasing, rubbing, and modest chipping at the extremities. There is, also, a triangular chip -- roughly 1" x 2" -- at the bottom of the rear panel. The original price is intact. ".The Hunter and Hunter Detective Agency, long an ambition of Ed and Uncle Am, is a going concern at last! The redoubtable pair could scarcely have had a more spectacular case than 'Death Has Many Doors' to launch their activities. Sally Doerr, her relatives the Stantons, the Martian threats, not to mention the actual murders, keep Ed and Uncle Am busy in so many… Read More