Search Results: Authors starting with D from Sparkle Books

United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 1991 This Is The Last Children's Book By Roald Dahl, Who Died In November 1990. It Is A Near Fine First Printing In Near Ffine Dust Jacket Published By Jonathan Cape In 1991. Price Of 8.99 Pounds On Unclipped Jacket. Marvellous Illustrations By Patrick Benson. There Is A Minor Bump To Upper Outer Corner With Corresponding Small Chip To Dust Jacket And A Small Spot On The Inside Of The Rear Outer Corner. No Writing Or Ownership Marks.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Collins, 1995 Four Cassettes, Four Hours And Five Minutes Running Time,Five Stories Narrated By Beloved Children's Author Roald Dahl. Cassettes Look Near New. Box Has Worn Corners And Closed Tear On Flap (See Scan).

Calgary: Fiddle D D Enterprises, 2004 Inscribed By The Author On Inside Cover, Otherwise Like New. Foil Sticker On Front Cover, "Academy Of Western Artists, 2004 Female Cowboy Poet Of The Year."

UK: Hamlyn, 1970 This small format book appears to have been translated from the French, it is in good plus condition, published by Hamlyn in 1970 under the Gold Star Library imprint. Glossy board covers, with orange spine, blue and orange back cover and white front cover with the namesakes in ivy (?) leaves. Corners rubbed else very Good. Endpapers have orange star design. Binding solid & square. Illustrated in black and white and colour by Paul Durand. A few pages have some black marks which may be print flaws or possibly penned corrections. Small black mark at side page edge affecting perhaps ten pages. Pages are lightly toned but colours still bright. Ffep has a small sticker, gift inscription and name and telephone number of owner. She has also printed her name in green pencil crayon on the title page. No other obvious flaws.

San Francisco, CA USA: Solidarity Publications, 1984 A near mint copy of the June 1984 stated first printing of this bilingual Spanish-English collection of poetry by Roque Dalton, a writer and Marxist revolutionary from El Salvador and an important influence in Central American literature. He was assassinated in 1975 just before his 40th birthday. The title page is date stamped December 25, 1985, No other flaws. Paperback 12 mo. 206 pages,

Dodd, Mead, 1967 Very Good Copy Circa 1967 With Clean Pink Cloth Boards And Black Lettering, Very Light Wear To Corners And Spine. There Is I Think A Seal Or Chop Of Former Owner On Ffep. Just The `Monogram` About The Size Of A Quarter. Apparent First, But Not Stated. Dust Jacket Is Clipped, Has One Closed Tear On Upper Back Panel, And Some Slight Loss At Spine Ends. There Is Some Soiling To Front Panel. In New Mylar. Illustrations By Lorence F. Bjorklund.

U.S.A.: Dodd, Mead, 1967 Very Good Copy Circa 1967 With Clean Pink Cloth Boards And Black Lettering, Very Light Wear To Corners And Spine. There Is I Think A Seal Or Chop Of Former Owner On Ffep. Just The `Monogram` About The Size Of A Quarter. Apparent First, But Not Stated. Dust Jacket Is Clipped, Has One Closed Tear On Upper Back Panel, And Some Slight Loss At Spine Ends. There Is Some Soiling To Front Panel. In New Mylar. Illustrations By Lorence F. Bjorklund.

East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Minedition, 2007 This Book Has A Distinguished History. In 1962 It Was The First Book Published By North-South, Which Was Cofounded By The Author, Mischa Damjan (Pseudonym For Dimitrije Sudjanski), A Jugoslavian Lawyer Who Escaped To Switzerland During World War Ii. The Original Artist, As In The Current Edition, Was Gian Casty, A Swiss Artist Famous For His Painting On Glass. In The Interim, It Was Also Released By North-South In 1986 With Illustrations By Jozef Wilcon. It Has A Wonderful Liberation Story About Circus Workers Who Revolt. This Copy Is In Near Fine Condition In A Near Fine Dustjacket, It Is The First Printing Of The First Edition Of The Penguin Minedition, Issued In 2007.

Sparwood Publishing International, 2002 Anybody Remember Dick Damron From The Central Alberta Saturday Night Dance Circuit During The 1960'S? Well He Is Still Active, And Has Even Written A Novel Or Two. This One Is In Near New Condition And It Is Signed And Inscribed (Peace & Love) By The Great Man Himself. Murder Mystery About A "Gorgeous Mexican Senorita" Who Makes It Big As A Singer.

New York: Literary Guild, 1939 Very Good Literary Guild Edition Of The Arrogant History Of White Ben By Clemence Dane (Pseudonym For Winifred Ashton, Author Of Broome Stages). Very Good Grey-Green Boards With Grey Top Tint, Good Binding And Corners. Age Toned Pages, Fos On Ffep. In Clipped Dj With Heavy Edgewear And Chipping To Top And Bottom Of Spine.

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc, 2001 Gorgeous book in very nice condition in like dust jacket, first edition. History of the DC character with drawings, photos, and discussion of her creator, Dr. William Marston.

Paris: Centurion Jeunesse, 1975 French Language Book Of Children's Poems Illustrated By Notable Artist Agnes Rosenstiehl With Colour Illustration On Every Page. Copyright 1975, Indication Of Printing In 1983. No Other Publication Details. Small Format Pictorial Boards Wherein The Cellophane? Layer Is Just Beginning To Lift. No Writing Or Ownership Marks. Red Endpapers, One Small Rubbed Spot On Lower Board Edge Else Very Good.

Boston: Hamlyn, 1970 Another Beautiful Production By The Czech Publishing House, Artia, For Hamlyn Apparent First, 1970 Edition, Beautifully And Lavishly Illustrated By Mirko Hanak. No Dust Jacket, Navy Boards Are Worn And Corners Bumped. Gift Inscription. An Enchanting Book To Treasure!

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Pr, 1974 1974 Midland edition of this 1964 Indiana University Press fairy tale collection in very good condition. Very light wear, a few creases to spine, surface rubbing. No writing or marks.

Calgary, AB, Canada: Bayeux Arts, Incorporated, 2010 Limited Preview Edition Of This Very Enjoyable Graphic Novella Set In Alberta In 1928. This Pair Have Done A Previous Work On John Ware, Alberta's Famous Black Cowboy And This Time Weave A Story Featuring Eugenics, Feminisim, Hockey, Racism, Families And Social Change. Excellent Work!

U.K.: Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 "This revised and updated edition tackles and analyses the issues arising from the fall of the Eastern Block, and looks at Poland's future within a political climate of democracy adn free market." Very good plus, has black felt mark across lower spine and discard stamp from library but no other library marks, therefore must have been donated. A few light reading creases, slight age toning at edges. Clean and sturdy, no writing or marks.

London: MacMillan London, 1973 1973 MacMillan London first UK, near fine, no writing or marks, unclipped dj has slight curl to upper edge and two very small chips as well as a light crease to the front inner panel. No writing or marks, . grey endpapers, mauve boards, silver lettering, May be unread.

New York: The Bar Sinister, 1918 This Is A Collins Posthumous Printing Of 1918 With An Introduction By Sir Winston Churchill Describing The Loss Of The Author. Given That The Title Story Is About Dogs, Including A Bulldog, I Presume That Had Something To Do With Churchill's Appreciation. It Is Told In The First Person In A Kind Of Cockney By A Bull Terrier, "As If I'd Rather Poke For My Vittels In Ash-Heaps Than Have 'Em Handed Me In A Wash-Basin And Would Sooner Bite And Fight Than Be Polite And Sociable." Contains Nine Tissue Covered Black And White Plates, Unattributed. Very Good Green Boards With Gilt Lettering And Author's Initials Blind Stamped To Front Board. Some Toning And A Few Stains. Soft Crease To First Two Preliminary Pages. No Dust Jacket If Issued.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1973 First Edition In Unclipped Dj Which Has The Slightest Of Crumples As Spine Bottom. No Writing Or Marks. In Mylar, Good Corners And Binding. Blue Boards, Silver Lettering. Very Nice Copy.

Toronto: Alfred a Knopf, 2008 Very good first edition in very good dust jacket . ex library with usual accessories, protective cover. Biggest flaw is use of tape to attach dust jacket which has left marks, otherwise near fine.