Search Results: Authors starting with D from leaves

boston: little, brown and company, 1961. first edition, 1961. book edition compiling j.d. salinger's short stories "franny" and "zooey" which had originally been published in the new york times in the 1950s. the works follow the respective coming-of-age experiences of two sisters in the glass family. upon publication the book spent 26 weeks at the top of the "new york times" fiction bestsellers list. boston: little, brown and company. hardcover. book condition: mild bumping to head of spine. near fine. jacket condition: closed tear to rear cover. mild shelfwear. mild soiling to rear cover.

new york: farrar, straus, and giroux, 1986. first american edition, 1986. "going solo" is roald dahl's second memoir after "boy: tales of childhood." it picks up where the prior volume left off, as dahl leaves england for africa to work for shell oil company. dahl splits his memoir between his work for the oil company and his career in the airforce during world war II. new york: farrar, straus, and giroux. isbn: 0374165033 . 9.5" x 6.5". hardcover. bound partially in cloth covered boards. book condition: minor sheflwear throughout. fine-. jacket condition: slight bumping to head and foot of spine. not clipped[14.95]. fine.

new york: alfred a. knopf, 1983. 1st us. hardcover. quentin blake.

honolulu: hardy marks publications, 1997. first edition, 1997. excerpts and photos from the diary of candy darling, the actress, diarist and trans superstar renowned for her roles in Tennessee Williams' play 'small craft warnings,' 'klute' alongside jane fonda, 'lady liberty' with sophia loren, and numerous warhol films. The pink diary is adorned with an ornate metal lock. honolulu: hardy marks publications. isbn: 0-945367-21-x. 9x6". 127 pages. hardcover. pink paded hardcover with gilt titles to cover and spine. small clasped lock bound in. missing key. book condition: some paint to rear board, very mild soiling. near fine.

New York: Delacorte Press, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine, shelfwear/Very good, shelfwear, slight tear in crease of head of spine.

san francisco: city lights, 1991. first paperback edition, 1991. out of print. translated from french by mark polizzotti. rene daumal was a poet, philosopher, sanskrit scholar, and cofounder of the journal le grand jeu. he is best known in the united states for his novel "le mont analogue," published six years after his death. "the powers of the word" is an eclectic collection of insights into daumal's spiritual journey and mysticism. it includes notes and theories on poetry, literature, and language. san francisco: city lights. Isbn: 0-87286-259-3. 5.5 x 8". softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: fine.

British Book Centre, New York, 1954. 1st American Edition/ 1st Printing, Hardcover. Book: Very good+, mild shelfwear, smal stain to front board. DJ: Near fine, mild discoloration to spine..

new york: cross river press, 1979. limited reprint, 1979. illustrated by salvador dali. limited reprint of 1946 edition. considered to be spain's most influential work of literature and the first "truly modern" novel. dalí created 38 drawings and watercolors for this english edition. new york: cross rivers press. isbn: 0-89659-023-2. 6 x 9". 586 pages. hardcover. book condition: mild foxing to block. near fine. no dust jacket issued, comes with a clear plastic cover.

united kingdom: fontana, 1979. 1979. translated by leonard m. friedman. roman á clef first published 1954. that same year de beauvoir was awarded the prix goncourt for her masterful work. united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". 763 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book conditon: slight shelfwear. very good.

united kingdom: fontana, 1977. 1977. translated from the french by yvonne moyse and roger senhouse. fictional account of the author and jean-paul sartre's relationship with olga kosakiewicz and wanda kosakiewicz. set during wwii. united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". 409 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: shelfwear throughout. very good -.

united kingdom: fontana, 1979. 1979. three novella-length stories by de beauvoir depicting women in crisis. first published in 1967. united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". 220 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: reading crease to spine. general shelfwear. very good.

new york: bantam, 1961. mass market paperback, 1961. translated by h.m. parshley. in this groundbreaking work, first published in 1949, beauvoir discusses the treatment of women throughout history. she researched and wrote the book in 14 months between 1946 and 1949. initial reception was highly controversial; "the second sex" was banned in francoist spain in 1955 and banned by the vatican until 1966. new york: bantam. 4.25 x 7". 705 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: reading creases to spine. wear to front and back. very good.

new york: philosophical library, 1948. first edition, 1948. prompted by a lecture de beauvoir gave in 1945 in which she stated it was impossible to base a system of ethics on her partner jean-paul sartre's "being and nothingness," this is the book that launched her career. de beavoir expounds on her conception of ethics. new york: philosophical library. 5.5x8.5". 159 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: minor shelfwear. very good +. jacket condition: minor losses to spine and lower front. shelfwear throughout. unclipped ($3.00). very good -.

new york: scholastic, 1963. 1st. softcover. slightest moisture damge to first few pages. else fine./small stain to rear. light shelfwear to front cover. else very good plus..

new york: w. w. norton and co, 2017. 2017. popular science book explaining the origin and structure of the universe and the various forces that govern it. written by celebrated astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson. new york: w.w. norton and co. isbn: 9780393609394. book condition: very mild shelf wear and sunning to head. fine. jacket condition: fine.

los angeles: willow and oak, 2016. softcover.

new york: ace books, 1970. mass market. paperback. near fine, toning to block, minor creasing.

new york: viking, 1991. 1st edition, signed. new york: viking. isbn: 0670839043. hardcover. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped [$19.95]. fine.

california: north aatlantic books. softcover. oop.

new york: olympia press, 1969. first edition, 1969. erotic tales from di prima's experience in new york city during the mid-1950s. authored after she had moved to california with a group of counterculture types and their children. subsisting with limited financial means, di prima decided to write the book in order to support her cohort. the devious sexual adventures described are not entirely true-to-life; her editors returned each draft with the note "more sex". new york: olympia press, inc. 4.4 x 6.9". 174 pages. softcover. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: thin quarter inch machine-grade loss to covers and block. reading creases to spine. very good -.