Search Results: Titles starting with D from JB Books

Chapel Hill: Ventana Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Wraps. The 'business software Bible' for working with DOS and these word processing and spreadsheet applications, filled with information, tips, techniques, etc., much of it still very applicable today with the newer software designs. Large-format wraps, indexes, 418pp. A nice copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Newmarket Press, 1998. Ex-Library. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An interesting novel of a counterfeiter getting involved in a big-money scheme to forge Da Vinci manuscripts. Ex-lib with the usual markings. Hardcover with dust jacket, 279pp. A decent copy, the jacket taped into a plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. : Star Books, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. An interesting wartime study of Dakar in French Africa, analysing its history, peoples, colonial development by the French, its natural resources, economic potential, much more, the author citing its possible future as a great city dominating two hemispheres. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains b-w illustrations, maps, bibliography, indexed, 312pp., d.j. sheared along spine, shows several smallish ships and edgewear. Jacket now encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. A good reading and working copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A deeply reflective study of the social landscape of the Great Plains states of America, small town life, beliefs, religion, language, the lives of Native Americans on and off the reservations, farmers, townsfolk, and others - offering a sort of 'spiritual geography' of this region's people and places and the human spirit dwelling therein. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains notes, 224pp. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mohall: Self-published, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fascinating survey of the history, development, scenery, and places of the American state of North Dakota, the illustrations accompanied by extensive explanatory text, this beautiful work produced through a grant by the Dakota Territory Centennial Commission. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, maps, indexed, 231pp., d.j. shows extensive edgewear and a three-inch chip to front panel, is now neatly encased inside an acid-free archival protector. Very rare as signed-inscribed by author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Old Tappan: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1971. Book. Near New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The wife of cowboy legend Roy Rogers presents their life together in many pictures, including many of their children and grandchildren, their lives at home, much more. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated, 127pp., d.j. shows light edgewear with one one-inch closed edgetear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A discussion of Hollywood's 'production code' - mainly concerned with the expression of sexuality in film - which both limited artistic freedom but also kept the movie producers within a range of decent behavior in the types of films they released, and the debate over the code both wihin and without Hollywood. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, filmography, indexed, 350pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lerpwl: Hugh Evans a'i Feibion, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition.. A collection of the addresses of the Reverend Peter Williams (Pedr Hir), given at the Logan Stone - the stone displayed on the front board - and with a frontispiece photo of the author giving one such address. Text presented in Welsh throughout. Hardcover, 139pp., binding firm, boards and interior pagination clean and bright. Very rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. The interesting and highly revealing autobiography of the popular Hollywood actress, discussing her family background, her own entry into her film career, the many leading actors and actresses, singers, etc., whom she came to know and work with, her close relationships with President John F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, and other leading public personalities, how Hollywood and the entertainment industry really operates behind the scenes, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 303pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. BCE. The interesting and highly revealing autobiography of the popular Hollywood actress, discussing her family background, her own entry into her film career, the many leading actors and actresses, singers, etc., whom she came to know and work with, her close relationships with President John F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, and other leading public personalities, how Hollywood and the entertainment industry really operates behind the scenes, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 225pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Paperback Edition.. Novel of a young woman embarking on a teaching career as a principal in a school in 1931 rural Texas. Softcover, 'review copy' stamp, 233pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973. Book. Very Good-. Soft cover. Former Owner Signature. Later Printing. A study of the legislative process in the American Congress, specifically the national health service bill S.4106, the author - a former aide to Senator Warren Magnuson - discussing the plots, counterplots, alarms, frustrations, triumphs, and the work and dedication involved, as well as the various clashes of personalities, split interests and agendas, trades, much more. Softcover, contains appendix, abbreviations list, indexed, 319pp., book shows bookstore stamp, spine lean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday Inc., 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. SFBC. Sci-fi novel of 20th century time travellers thrown back to 1400 B.C. and their struggle to survive and return to their own time. Hardcover with dust jacket, 183pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1993. Book. Illus. by Cathy Guiseswite. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A collection of short amusing stories which revolve around the problems and stresses women face in modern American life - wickedly observant, compassionate, and hilarious. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 212pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Palisade: FreedancR Publishing, 1970. Book. Near Find. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. SIGNED by author. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Drawn from the author's experiences and workshops, an eclectic presentation of her personal philosophy, ideas, humor, guide to living, guide to writing, part memoir and part learning experience. Large-format softcover, contains illustrations, 176pp. A nice copy. Very rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. The popular film actress discusses her life, career, and the transformation of her spiritual life along non-traditional pathways. Hardcover with dust jacket, 421pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Edward Burlingame Books : HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A searching biography into the life and career of a relatively obscure US government official who worked with various American presidents during the duration of the 'Cold War' - his attitude and actions serving as a close mirror to the conflict itself with the Soviet Union, formulating foreign policy, developing defense capability, altering strategy and tactics in the international arena, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, sources, notes, indexed, 572pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 2000. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An interesting collection of essays on some the various forms of 'extreme sports' involving very dangerous aspects of mountain climbing, storm kayaking, oceanic crossings under very adverse conditions, archeological diving, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 178pp., the usual ex-lib markings. A nice copy, the jacket in a protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., Publishers, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An alcoholic discusses this malady from a woman's unique perspective, its effect on body, mind, and relationships, treatments and therapies, the struggle to overcome it, its differing gender-related metabolic effects, much more. Hardcover wiht dust jacket, contains appendices, notes, bibliography, indexed, 251pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Teor.: Comluct Oroeacais na Heireann, 1946. Book. Good-. Soft cover. First Edition.. Text presumably in Gaelic, suitable for the advanced student of this ancient language. Publication date presumed 1946, presumed First. Softcover, 70pp., covers show mild age-darkening and several spots, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. Very rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.