Search Results: Titles starting with D from Hardy Books

Hollywood: Warner Brothers, 1957. First Edition. Very Good/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is a lot of ELEVEN (11) ORIGINAL still photographs from the 1957 Warner Brothers movie, "THE D. I.", starring JackWebb (who also directed), Don Dubbins, Jackie Loughery (Later, Mrs. Jack Webb), and Monica Lewis. Screenplay by former Marine James Lee Barrett, based on his teleplay, "The Murder of a Sand Flea". Filmed with the cooperation of the United States Marine Corps, largely at Camp Pendleton, using active duty Marines, some in speaking parts. 8" x 10". Black and White, glossy finish. A Very Good lot overall (some with pinholes at corners; edgewear), now in a clear 4mil protective envelope. Free Shipping to any United States address.

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1955. First Edition. Near Fine. This is an ORIGINAL one-sheet novie poster for "DADDY LONG LEGS' starring Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark and Ray Anthony and his Orchestra. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Linenbacked for restoration and ease of handling. A One-sheet poster: 27" x 41". Fred Astaire (1899-1987) is often referred to as our "greatest popular music dancer". He had a successful career on the musical stage and movies, where he danced with a long list of partners including his sister Adele, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, and, in this picture, Leslie Caron. He was also a popular singer with a many hit records. In his later years, he starred in a number of award-winning television broadcasts. A Near Fine, colorful poster, certainly suitable for framing. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1980. First Thus. Cloth-backed patterned boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xii) 129 pp. Prospectus and related material laid in. Illustrated, including several from pencil sketches by Dan De Quille. Foreword by Oscar Lewis. Edited with an Introduction by James J. Rawls. Edition limited to 650 un-numbered copies. Printed by Arlen & Clara Louise Philpott, Fairfax, California. Cloth-backed patterned boards. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Dan De Quille was the local and mining editor of the Virgina City Territorial Enterprise newspaper during the glory days of the Comstock Lode bonanza. Mark Twain was on the staff. De Qulle later wrote The History of the Big Bonanza, one of the best accounts of life during the Comstock boom. BCC 165. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. (xix) 390 (4) pp. Illustrated dust jacket. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by author Silverman to writer Larry Gelbart in ink on the half-title: "For Larry Gelbart--Who gave me the First Interview--With many thanks & with great admiration-- Stephen". Cloth-backed boards. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Illustrated from period photographs. Introduction by Audrey Hepburn. Chronology. Filmography. Selected bibliography. Index. A biography of moviemaker Stanley Donen, who directed Singing in the Rain, On the Town, Funny Face and many others. Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) was an American television and screen writer, playwright, director and author, known for M*A*S*H and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tootsie, and others. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1926. First Edition. Illustrated card stock wrappers. Very Good. (xvi) 92 pages. Privately Printed First Edition. Illustrated from period photographs. Engraved New Years greeting card from Senator James D. Phelan affixed to front free endpaper. Qwnership stamp of Marshall Dill on front pastedown and page 50. 4 5/8" x 7". Illustrated card stock wrappers. This was the privately printed souvenir volume of the second annual out of door meeting of the Edwin Markham Chapter of the English Poetry Society of the Teachers' College, San Jose, California, held at Senator James D. Phelan's country estate, Villa Montalvo. The meeting included a luncheon and handing out prizes and laurel wreaths (conferred by tennis champion Helen Wills) to the winners of a poetry competition. In addition, well-known California writers contriubted selections to be included in this volume. Such contributors included Ina Coolbrith, Edwin Markham, Edward DeWitt Taylor, Charles Caldwell Dobie,… Read More

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1982. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. 144pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Produced at the Yolla Bolly Press, Covelo, California. Cloth-backed boards. 6 1/2" x 8 1/4". Anthropologist Joan McIntrye is the former president of Project Jonah and the author of "Mind in the Waters". Contrary to what the title suggests, this book is not about the technicalities of whale-watching. Instead, it is largely about the healing powers of the ocean. From the jacket flap: "This remarkable book is the log of a voyage of self-discovery, in the tradition of Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Loren Eisley, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Inspirational in the best and truest sense, it will speak eloquently to many people." A departure for the Yolla Bolly Press, which specializes in fine press limited editions. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.

Philadelphia: E. de Trey & Sons, 1898. First Edition. Near Fine/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is a dental Trade Catalog for Dr. E. de Trey's "Solila" brand Gold and Instruments. 1898. Illustrated from drawings of "Pluggers" dental instruments for application of the gold. Illustrated stapled wrappers with some gilt lettering and decorations. 6 pages. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Dr. de Trey and Sons of Philadelphia sold mat gold to be used as fillings for cavities. According to the catalog, the price for this gold was $38 per ounce. Instructions are given for application of the gold with "pluggers" which are also illustrated and priced to sell. A Near Fine copy (Some soiling and rubbed from handling), now in a clear 4mil mylar protectivve envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

London: Linnet Books & Clive Bingley, 1971. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Boards. Fine in Fine DJ. London: Linnet Books & Clive Bingley, 1971 Boards Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Fine in Fine DJ 122 pages. Illustrated, including facsimile title pages. Brown boards with silver spine titling. Includes references, worked examples and analytical index to rules in worked examples. Subtitled, "A Students' introduction to the Anglo-American cataloguing rules 1967". A brief introduction to the discipline of Descriptive Cataloguing; i.e., the process of describing a book or document in a catalogue entry. The authors were lecturers in cataloguing at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Always FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.

Denver: Old West Publishing Company, 1967. First Edition. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 116 pp. Illustrated from drawings by Daniel Wadsworth Coit, including frontispiece self-portrait. Historical introduction by Editor George P. Hammond. Edition limited to 1250 un-numbered copies, designed and printed by Lawton and Alred Kennedy of San Francisco. Gilt spine titling. Illustrated cloth. 9" x 13". Includes twenty-one letters written by artist/financier Daniel Wadsworth Coit (1787-1876) to his wife, from February 10, 1848 to December 13, 1851. He describes the business and social life of San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Kurtuz 142. A Very Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

Rocklin, California: Prima Publishing & Communications, 1989. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine. (x) 326 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. SIGNED by author Laurie Harper in ink on the title page. Foreword by Herb Caen. Index. Octavo. Illustrated from black and white photographs. The story of the legendary Bay Area disc jockey on KSFO, who entertained commuters and San Francisco natives for many years. From Herb Caen's Foreword: "To those who came along too late for him to be a part of their daily lives, conversations, joys and sorrows, I can only say---too bad!. As a disc jockey on radio station KSFO, he played an occasional record, but mainly he rambled--and my, could he ramble...Like all geniuses, he was complicated, by turns generous and mean-spirited, dedicated and careless...And yes, he smoked and drank. A lot." Author Laurie Harper was the wife of Hap Harper, "who invented airborne traffic watch with Sherwood." A FINE copy in a FINE dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.

New York: Carleton, Publisher, 1863. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (viii) 371 (8 adverts.) pp. Illustrated "With Many Comic Illustrations By Mullen". Brown embossed cloth. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Repaired by Coriander Reisbord, including re-backing with original spine laid down (Reisbord's notes laid in). Cataloger's notes affixed to rear pastedown. Per Kurutz, The Californnia Gold Rush #431, "Massett has been called California's first Bohemian and San Francisco and Sacramento's first entertainer...Colonel J. D. Steveenson gave him a job as alcalde, notary, and mayor of New Yorl of the pacific (on Suisun Bay). He then went to Sacramento, where he started an auction house. In Sacramento, Massett gave the first dramatic perfomance. Later, this versitile man became a partner and editor of the Marysville Herald, and discovered "Dame Shirley" by publishing some of her sketches and poems in 1851...While in San Francisco, he contributed many articles to the local newspapers under his… Read More

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. (xiv), 368 (1) pages. Illustrated price-clipped dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt spine titling. Illustrated, primarily from facsimiles. Index. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Author David Randall was the manager of Scribner's Rare Book Department in New York before becoming Librarian of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. As a bookdealer biography, this ranks favorably with ROSENBACH (who is discussed by Mr. Randall) and should be in every bibliophile's library. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket (Price-clipped; else Fine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via medai mail, to any United States address.