(Dean, Mallette and Vivien).

COVEYERS READ, 1881-1959.

Scholar, Teacher, Public Servant
(Fairfax): n.p., (1963). small 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 56 pages. Scholar, Teacher, Public Servant. 245 copies of this tribute to Conyers Read were designed, printed and bound by Mallette and Vivien Dean. The types are hand-set Van Dijck with Goudy 30 for display. This text is divided into nine sections, including discussion about Read as a public servant, scholar, teacher, a piece written by Read, a bibliography, and a chronological timeline..... READ MORE about COVEYERS READ, 1881-1959

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Demenil, Alexander Nicolas.

THE LITERATURE OF THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY.

New York: Burt Franklin, (1971). small 8vo. cloth. 354 pages. Reprint of 1904 edition. This work consists of a concise history of the Louisiana Territory, and short biographies of several dozen writers who were born in or associated with that region, along with samples of their work. These include Kate Chopin, Thomas Hart Benton, and Samuel L. Clemens. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted..... READ MORE about THE LITERATURE OF THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY

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Dessauer, John P.

BOOK PUBLISHING, A BASIC INTRODUCTION.

New York: Continuum, (1989). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 260 pages. Expanded edition. Brief history of publishing followed by step-by-step explanation of how books are published. Includes a large section on bookselling. Presentation from author on front free endpaper. READ MORE about BOOK PUBLISHING, A BASIC INTRODUCTION

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(Detective Fiction). Brown, Dan.

THE DA VINCI CODE.

New York: Doubleday, (2003). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 454 pages. First edition. The novel has helped perpetuate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is living a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in..... READ MORE about THE DA VINCI CODE

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(Detective Fiction). Platt, Kin.

DEAD AS THEY COME.

New York: Random House, (1972). small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (vii), 206, (1) pages. First edition. A successful mystery-story writer is murdered and New York's number one mystery editor helps the police solve the crime. Near fine in lightly soiled and torn dust jacket. READ MORE about DEAD AS THEY COME

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(Dickens, Charles). Da Costa, John Chalmers.

DICKENS'S DOCTORS, A PAPER READ BEFORE THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB, MAY 28, 1903.

Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club, 1905. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 52, (2) pages. Limited to 150 copies. Front cover detached along front hinge. Wrappers chipped along edges. Else a well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DICKENS'S DOCTORS, A PAPER READ BEFORE THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB, MAY 28, 1903

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(Dickens, Charles). Kitton, Fred. G.

DICKENSIANA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITERATURE RELATING TO CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WRITINGS.

New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1971. 8vo. cloth. xxxii, 510, (2) pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1886. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about DICKENSIANA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITERATURE RELATING TO CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WRITINGS

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(Dickey, James). Bruccoli, Matthew J. and Judith S. Baughman.

JAMES DICKEY, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.

With a foreword by James Dickey.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990. 8vo. cloth. xxii, 423 pages. With a foreword by James Dickey. A very extensive and thorough bibliography. Covers Separate Publications, First-Appearance Contributions to Books and Pamphlets, First Appearances in Journals and Newspapers, and Later Collections of Dickey's Poems. The Appendices contain the compiler's notes and list major works about Dickey. Very well-illustrated and with a good index. READ MORE about JAMES DICKEY, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Dobson, Henry Austin.

SIDE-WALK STUDIES.

London: Chatto and Windus (printed at Chiswick Press), 1903. small 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. xii, 294, (2), 32 pages, with 5 additional pages of plates. Second edition (first publ. 1902). Dobson: Bibliography of First Editions, 63. Articles on the 18th-century actress Margaret Woffington, Henry Fielding as a journalist, the Spectator, and 9 others. With index, 5 illustrations, and a 1902 publisher's catalogue (browned-on different paper) bound in. A Chiswick Press printing, excepting the catalogue..... READ MORE about SIDE-WALK STUDIES

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Donoghue, Denis.

READING AMERICA.

Essays on American Literature
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (ii), xii, 320, (2) pages. Essays on American Literature. Includes ten essays on American writing and writers as well as seventeen brevities on various authors and their work. Presentation copy with note "To Aileen: In admiration and affection - Denis" on front free endpaper and letter from author to Aileen dated September 30, 1987 laid-in. READ MORE about READING AMERICA

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(Dryden, John).

ANNUS NOTABILIS: AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS AT THE WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL LIBRARY COMMEMORATING THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN DRYDEN (1631).

Los Angeles: Clark, 1981. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. Printed at the Castle Press. Preface by Thomas F. Wright. Front cover shows very light wear and uneven fading, else fine. READ MORE about ANNUS NOTABILIS: AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS AT THE WILLIAM ANDREWS CLARK MEMORIAL...

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Du Pont, P.F.

CURRENTE CALAMO.

Philadelphia: Patterson & White Co., 1907. 8vo. cloth, top edge gilt. 113 pages. First edition. Minor cover wear. READ MORE about CURRENTE CALAMO

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Dunning, John.

THAT SUMMER WITH MICHAEL.

Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 2004. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 24 + (2). Edition limited to 535 copies of which this is one of 35 specially printed on blue paper, numbered in Roman numerals and signed by the author. Printed as a benefit publication for the Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund; a non-profit charity. This is a recollection of Dunning's friendship with Michael Shaara (The Killer Angels) over one summer and, simultaneously, a meditation on..... READ MORE about THAT SUMMER WITH MICHAEL

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 79269