Search Results: Titles starting with D from Friendly Used Books

Kjobenhavn / Kristiania: Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, 1904. First Edition (NAP) . Three Quarter Leather. No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Norwegian language. Bound in black pebbled cloth backed with black leather; spine title and rules stamped in gilt. Corner tips also in leather. 240 pages. Title page dated 1904; no additional printings. An early rebind of the paperback (softcover) original, with the first owner's signature and date (December 22, 1904), inked to the half-title. Later bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The covers show moderate edgewear; the leather is rubbed at the corners and spine ends. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy.

London: Max Parrish & Company, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Color Illustrations. Very good book in a very good dust jacket with just a touch of light wear. Volume has 4 full page color illustrations and a map as well as musical notation and dance instructions.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. Coughlin, John A.. Bound in green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. The front cover carries a 3-1/4" x 5" color applique. First edition, with the (1) on the last page of the text. With four illustrations in color by John A. Coughlin, all present. The cloth shows considerable edgewear and rubbing, with a slightly sunned spine and surface dampstaining to the rear cover, which fortunately did not penetrate beyond. Hinges solid; binding square. Former owner's name in perncil to the front free endpaper, faint foxng to the prelims, otherwise unmarked. This copy still has a decent shelf appearance. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1926. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in pale gray cloth with titles and decorations in black and red . Corresponding 1926 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Illustrated endpapers by Washington Broadhead. The author was born in Norway and later lived in Canada; her themes were rural life in Canada and Minnesota. This copy has just a touch of edgewear. The cloth is not soiled, split or frayed. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the half-title, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid. A clean, tight copy.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. None. Volume 6 in "The Radio-Phone Boys Series", which is also known as "The Curlie Carson Series". Bound in green cloth with cover titles in gilt; rules and spine titles in black. 221 pages. Early printing (tall duodecimo 7-3/4" x 5-3/8") with the Snell list at the rear listing only through this title. No illustrations (R&L eliminated the frontispiece after 1925). The cloth shows only light edgewear and exhibits no toning to the paper, which is common in later printings. The rear pastedown has an ink line (for no obvious reason) and an old price; the book is otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 47200, format 1.

Exeter, UK: Folly Island Press, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good+. Photographs. Perfect-bound softcover; no additional printings. 176 pages. Recollections of teachers and students at this prestigious school, founded by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst. Original price sticker to the rear wrap (removable). Pages 170-175, a map of the school and the glossary, have a few neat underlines, otherwise the volume is unmarked. Corners sharp; no spine crease. A clean, tight copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. German language. Edition Suhrkamp Neue Folge Band 991. Appears unread. Clean, tight and unmarked.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Hardcover. As New. Still in the original shrinkwap; never opened. We are placing 1991 as the year published as that is the date generally given on for this hardcover. Brick red with gilt cover lettering and gilt spine lettering.

John C. Winston, 1893. Three Quarter Leather. Fair. 300 Illustrations. Brown cloth covered boards with leather corners and leather spine. Gilt lettering on front cover, and on spine. Closed edges of the text block are marbled. Rear hinge starting to crack. The front gutter on the front and back cover shows 4 inch crack from bottom edge up. The cover of spine is loose on one side. Rubbing to edges of boards and corners. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. very good condition hardcover bound in green cloth with gilt cover emblem and gilt spine lettering. Hinges tight. Clean and unmarked. 1948 date on title page and copyright page. In Latin.

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1910. Second Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in green cloth with beveled edges; titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Andet oplag (second edition, stated). 171 pages. Decorated endpapers. All edges marbled. An early novel by Elder the Younger. The cloth shows only a touch of edgewear. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front free endpaper verso, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Uncommon. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First U.S. Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine titles stamped in gilt. First US edition May 1992 (stated) with the full number line present. A fine copy in a dust wrapper with very mild edgewear; no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press / Terrace Books, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. DeHaan, Sarah (jacket art). Dave Cubiak. Bound in full gray cloth with spine titles stamped in mauve. No additional printings. The author's debut Door County mystery. Includes a map of Door County. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper with no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press / Terrace Books, 2015. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. DeHaan, Sarah (jacket art). Dave Cubiak. Bound in full green cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. No additional printings. The author's second Door County mystery. Includes a map of Door County and a map of the Aleutians. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper with a 3" crease to the front flap but no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1981. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in light green boards backed with a darker green cloth; spine titles stamped in silver. First edition (stated). 231 pages. Death in a rural North Carolina setting. Just a hint of edgewear to book and jacket. Corners remain sharp, no rubbing or staining, no marks or writing. The jacket has no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the wrapper now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Decorah: Den Norske Synodes Forlag, 1876. Hardcover. Fair. Norwegian language. An early copy in this language, printed in Iowa in 1876. 64 pages. Covers quite worn, leather spine chipped, but contents secure and clean. Some toning to the title and final pages only. Uncommon edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Hamar: Ciget Forlag / Prentab hjaa D. Arnesen, 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. Norwegian language. Bound in brick cloth with titles stamped in gilt; 97 pages. Stated as "second thousand" (andre tusundet) on the title page and dated 1876, so a likely second printing, issued in the same year as the first edition. The signature of Julius E. Olson, the second Professor of Scandinavian Languages at the University of Wisconsin (Madison), appears on both the front free endpaper and the title page. The front pastedown carries the bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad, who likely acquired the book in Madison, where he attended college in the 1940s. The cloth shows only very light wear at the extremities. The spine has the remains of a title label, with the printing no longer visible. The area between the second blank and the title page is slightly pulled, but there is no actual separation in the binding. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy of an uncommon early… Read More

Kristiania: Det Norske Aktieforlag, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in a flexible beige cloth with gilt lettering and design on the front cover. Floral endpapers. Hinges tight. Bookplate of Herman Gimmestad on the inside of the front cove.r Very clean and bright book

Minneapolis: Forfatterens Forlag, 1914. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norwegian language. Bound in burgundy cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1914 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 528 pages. Decorated endpapers. A history of the Lutheran church in America. Both covers and spine show heavy foxing, but actual wear is minor, with just the hint of a fray at the head of the spine. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid; binding square. all contents clean, tight and unmarked. Solid, useful copy of an uncommon title.

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygard), 1914. First Edition (NAP) . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1914 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 145 pages. Decorated endpapers; all edges marbled. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. The cloth, which has beveled edges, shows only a trace of edgewear; the spine, however, is slightly foxed, with some loss of decoration to the lower portion. Titles intact near the head of the spine. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall