Search Results: Authors starting with D from Top Shelf Books

Dutton, 2009 Book. Illus. by Mollica, Gene. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with number line complete. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. .

Macmillan, 2001 Book. Illus. by Gregory, Paul. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first UK edition. (Preceded by the US edition published by Warner Books in May, 2001.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Debut novel and Book 1 in the The Bitterbynde series. Subdued fantasy elements but richly crafted story that slowly unfolds with the telling. This series will become richer with each book added to the mix. "Dart-Thornton's world takes many traditional elements of epic fantasy and manages to stir them into something charming and new". - Charlene Brusso. "Featuring a courageous and unusual heroine, this series opener belongs in most fantasy collections." - Library Journal. "With deep roots in folklore and myth, tirelessly inventive, fascinating, affecting and profoundly satisfying. A stunning, dazzling debut". - Kirkus Reviews, March 2001. Click to view the UK edition featuring the fine <a… Read More

Subterranean Press, 2008. Book. Illus. by De Lint, Charles. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. A signed, limited edition by specialty publisher Subterranean Press. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Un-numbered edition signed by De Lint on the special signature page. Subtitled "Collected Early Stories Volume 3: High Fantasy Stories", it collects 17 of the author's early stories originally published in magazines from the 1970s through the 1990s. Introduction by De Lint. Out of print on publication. Subterranean published 52 lettered copies and an unknown number of trade copies signed by the author. Fine, unread copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Viking Press, 2007. Book. Illus. by Fischer, Scott. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket..

Harper & Row, 1984 Book. Illus. by Fehr, Terence. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Minor age-related dust soiling to top edge of textblock, else near fine copy in fine unclipped jacket. "[B]izzare, grotesque, hilarious novel..." - Barron (ed) Horror Literature, 4-98. "A quirky, wicked little masterpiece." Barron (ed) Fantasy Literature 4A-88. "The Businessman is The Exorcist in a playful mood.".

Knopf, 1991 Book. Illus. by Ferguson, Archie. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Faint dust soiling to top edge of text block with minor scuff mark to bottom edge of text block, else fine copy in fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. A straight, square copy without price-clipping. Supernatural horror novel, it traces the evolution of the anti-hero from his boyhood to adult monster. "[R]ich with insights, so beautifully written, poignant, and deeply, cruelly comic." - Faren Miller, Locus, May 1991, pg. 17..

Knopf, 1994 Book. Illus. by Ferguson, Archie. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. First American Edition stated on copyright page. (Previously published in the UK.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Noir satire subtitled "A Gothic Romance" by the same author of "The M.D." which was a horror bestseller. "A wickedly funny romp.".

Tor, 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Doctorow on the title page.</b> Jacket has minor wear at head and heel of spine panel with same faint ripples in front jacket panel. Else, copy is clean, square and bright with price intact. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. .

Gollancz, 2004 Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and first edition. First UK edition. (The US edition by Putnam preceded by one week.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Donaldson returns to Thomas Covenant and The Land after a 20 year hiatus. First book in a forthcoming quartet. Striking, unlaminated jacket in black with gold highlights by Laura Brett. Lovely gold and black endpaper and pastedown sheets make this UK edition a wonderful copy for the Donaldson collector. "...Donaldson shows that his epic series still has the power to surprise in this richly imagined start of a final quartet." - Publisher's Weekly. Award History: 2005 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke); Borders Books Best of 2004 Science Fiction & Fantasy..

Bantam Books, 1991 Book. Illus. by Hopkins, Chris. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Signed by Donaldson on the title page. Fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Page block is clean, bright and square without marks. Dustjacket has a razor thin horizontal cut across the middle of the front jacket panel two inches in length. This cut does not affect the boards beneath. Black boards and cloth lettered in silver on the spine. A superior copy to marry to a superior jacket. First book in the Gap series. Preceded by Collins UK edition..

Guild America Books, 1993 Book. Illus. by Walotsky, Ron. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club edition. First printing, first US edition and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in paperback by Aphelion, Australia in 1990. Published in the US for Guild America by the Science Fiction Book Club.) Code #00608 on rear jacket panel. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. A square, straight copy without clipping. First printing with "Only North American Edition" statement intact on front jacket flap and Code 00608 on rear jacket panel. Page block shows some moderate handling-related wear to top edge. Jacket tips and head of spine panel show two small, closed tears and crinkling (but without chips or tear-outs). Nice full color, wrap-around jacket art by Ron Walotsky. Award History: 1991 Ditmar Award Winner for Best Australian Novel or Anthology..

Tor, 1998 Book. Illus. by Donato. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Signed by Drake on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Also enclosed is a full color bookmark promoting Lord of the Isles also signed by Drake. Second novel in the series, and the sequel to Lord of the Isles. Sadly, David Drake passed away in December, 2023. Full color, wrap-around jacket art by Donato..

Tor, 2006 Book. Illus. by Donato. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. <b>Signed by Drake on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Page block lightly toned due to age, else very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Sadly, David Drake passed away in December, 2023. Full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Donato..

Harcourt, Inc., 2002. Book. Illus. by Andrews, Vaughn. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very lightly bumped at tips and head and heel of spine panel with associated jacket crinkling, else a fine copy in near fine jacket. A clean, square copy without price-clipping. The sixth book in Duan's extremely popular Young Wizards series. Scarce to find this Young Adult title without the usual dedications to children. Award History: 2003 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (lost to Coraline by Neil Gaiman)..

Scribner's, 1995 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing with "1" present in number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Copies well into 5th printings, of which this is a 1st printing. Very faint moisture stain on interior jacket radiating from the head and heel of spine panel. No bleed-through except at lower right tip of rear flap, else fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Sequel to Dunning's award-winning mystery Booked To Die, and an excellent bibliophile mystery in itself. Award history: 1996 Edgar Award Nominee (lost to Come to Grief by Dick Francis)..

Arkham House, 1999 Book. Illus. by Van Hollander, Jason. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Copy is clean and square. Jacket is intact, but slightly sunned on the spine panel. A Fine copy in near fine jacket. Limited to 4,000 printed copies. Full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Jason Van Hollander..