Search Results: Titles starting with D from Furrowed Brow Books

Light & Life Pub Co, 1994. Paperback. Coniaris, Anthony M. : Daily Vitamins for Spiritual Growth: Day by Day With Jesus Through the Church Year, Vol 1. Minneapolis : Light & Life Pub Co, 1994. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [ii] pp prelim material, 377 numbered pp, plus five blank. Each month is introduced by a prayer or reflection; each page then has a day, on which is included one or more saints commemorated on this day; the church's scripture readings for the day; a sentence or two about the saint; a paragraph of reflection for daily life; and a kontakion, troparion, or prayer inconclusion. Condition notes: lovely copy, light wear to wrappers, no spine crease, no notes or highlighting. Volume I is a marvelous orthodox life resource, surprisingly hard to find. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Pendle Hill Publications, 1993. Paperback. Cronk, Sandra : Dark Night Journey: Inward Re-Patterning Toward a Life Centered in God. Wallingford (PA) : Pendle Hill Publications, 1997 reprint. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.125"/20.5cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [I-x], [1], 2-179, [180-182]. Intro, eight chapters, annotated bibliography. Condition notes: Not ex-library. Light wear to cover. Pages clean and bright, binding tight, no notes or highlighting. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1990. paperback. Owen, Alex : The Darkened Room: Women, Power and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England (New Cultural Studies Series). Philadelphia : Univ of Pennsylvania Press, 1990. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers, Ernest Appleby's 'Psyche' to front. [Xxii] pp prelim material, 314 numbered pp, plus eight b&w photos to center. Acknowl, abbrev, author's intro, eight chapters, from 'Power and Gender: The Spiritualist Context' through 'At Home with the Theobald Family' and 'Louisa Lowe's Story' to 'Spiritualism and the Subversion of Femininity'; notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: clean and unmarked; light wear to wrappers, light soiling to edges; light glue spot to inside from cover where a label was once affixed. We personally inspect every book we offer.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. First. Cloth. Very good. Wright, S. Fowler : Dawn. New York : Cosmopolitan, 1929. First edition/first impression. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.625"/19.3cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, yellow lettering to spine and front board. Lacks dust-jacket. Endpapers red background with white patterning. [Viii], 1-349, [350-352]. Condition notes: A very good copy: lacks dust jacket. Binding with moderate lean. Spine ends rolled, corners bumped; modest sun-fading to spine; light spotty staining and wear to boards. Edges tanned. Residue of adhesive from former bookplate to front pastedown; sellers' pencil marks to first blank page; else unmarked. Sydney Fowler Wright was an early 20th century science fiction/apocalyptic novelist; Dawn is the sequel to Deluge. We personally inspect every book we offer. .

Event Horizon, 2012. Paperback. Pignataro, Anthony : The Dead Season: A Charley Ridgway Novel. Sequim (WA) : Event Horizon, 2012. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. [Viii] pp prelim material, 239 numbered pp, [1] blank. Condition notes: Signed by author on first page/front flyleaf. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover and just a bit of curling to corners. Sequel to author's Small Island, set on Maui. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1982. paperback. Bennett, Ben : Death, Too, for The-Heavy-Runner. Missoula : Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1984. Second printing. Illus by Tom Saubert. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's color glossy pictorial wrappers. X pp prelim material, 170 numbered pp, plus four blank. Intro, nine chapters documenting the Blackfeet story from 'prehistory' to June 1870; about the artist, bibliography. Condition notes: moderate wear to wrappers, printed price on rear neatly inked out, sunning to spine, light soiling to top and tail edges. Interior clean with a few remnant turned down corners. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Naval Institute Press, 2008. First Edition. hardcover. Colley, David P. : Decision at Strasbourg: Ike's Strategic Mistake to Halt the Sixth Army Group at the Rhine in 1944. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2008. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards, black paper spine, latter with gilt lettering. Glossy color photographic dj. Endpapers, identical, with b&w map of "Route the Seventh Army might have taken into the German heartland" in the fall/winter 1944. Xiv pp prelim material, 251 numbered pp, plus seven blank or with info about the author and publisher; eight coated pp b&w photos inserted to front. Acknowl, intro, 32 chaps, epilogue. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a lovely copy of a handsome volume, flawed only by moderate wear/a few scratches/a price sticker to unclipped dj. Interior clean/unmarked; binding tight/square/sharp. A well-regarded entry into the well-trodden category of how the war in the west… Read More

Stackpole Books, 2012. paperback. Nipe Jr., George M. : Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943. Mechanicsburg (PA) : Stackpole Books, 2012. 4th printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. [i-vi], vii-xxvi prelim material, 1-551, [552-666] publisher ads. B&w maps and photos. List of maps, preface, intro, terminology/abbrev, 13 chaps, appendices (OOB, orgs). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a very good plus, tight clean copy with no spine crease. Detailed study of the critical period between the end the German Kursk offensive and the flight to the Dniepr River. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Prometheus, 2007. First Edition. hardcover. Ibn Warraq : Defending the West: A Critique of Edward Said's "Orientalism." Amherst (NY) : Prometheus Books, 2007. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's orange cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. [i-ii] prelim material, [1-4], 5-556, [557-558] blank. Author's preface, 20 chaps over three parts (One: Edward Said and the Saidists; the Three Golden Threads and the Misapprehensions of Edward Said; Orientalism is Painting and Sculpture, Music and Literature); conclusion. Appendix. Notes, bibliography, index. B&w illus. Condition notes: a near-fine first edition: light wear to dust jacket; binding sound and square; interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ash Tree Pr, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Watson, H. B. Marriott : The Devil Of The Marsh And Other Stories. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2004. First edition, limited edition, one of 500 copies. Edited, with an introduction, by James Doig. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's deep red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dust jacket illus by Keith Minnion. Red endpapers with subtly patterned "Ash-Tree Press" repeated throughout. [i-viii], ix-xxii prelim material, [1-2], 3-209, [210-218] colophon and (helpfully), a four page list of Ash-Tree Press "Titles Published" 1994-2003, including forthcoming titles. Introduction by Doig, fifteen tales, appendix ("The Dead Immortals"), sources and acknowledgements. Condition notes: A lovely, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. "The Stone Chamber"..."The Thing in the Copse", and many more. Gift-appropriate. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Wiley, 2012. Hardcover. Darwish, Nonie : The Devil We Don't Know: The Dark Side of Revolutions in the Middle East. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons, 2012. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's black paper over boards, silver lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. [i-viii], 1-246. Condition notes: inscribed by Darwish on front flyleaf to former owner. Very good plus with VG DJ/wrapper, minor wear. Binding solid and square; pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. Pages lightly tanned. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Naval Institute Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Cogar, William B. : Dictionary of Admirals of the U.S. Navy, Vol. 1: 1862-1900. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1989. First printing. Crown quarto (4to) size, 10"/26cm H. Bound in publisher's navy blue textured vinyl, bright gilt lettering imprinted on spine and front board, frames and author's name in aqua. American eagle also debossed on front board. Lacking DJ, likely published w/o. Endpapers textured emerald green. xxxii pp prelim material, 217 numbered pp, seven unnumbered following. Ranks, abbreviations, notes on sources, many photos of admirals. Condition notes: an excellent copy marred only by slight cock to spine, and remains of price sticker removed from back board. We personally inspect every book we offer.

R. James Bender Publishing, 1991. First Edition. hardcover. Angolia, John R. & Schlicht, Adolf : Die Kriegsmarine: Uniforms & Traditions, Volume 2. San Jose : R. James Bender Publishing, 1991. Contributing authors Dave Webster and Phill Hirakis. First edition/First impression; number 67 of the first 500 copies of the first printing, inscribed by Angolia to former owner ("Lloyd"). Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's pictorial photographic cloth over boards. Plain blue endpapers. [1], 2-383, [384] blank; pages coated/glossy. Edition information, t-o-c, acknowl, 12 chaps (Cap Ribbons; Special Insignia of the Blue Uniform; Sleeve Badges of the Specialists; Side Arms and their Carrying Devices; Wear of Awards, Decorations, Medals; Uniforms of Special Groups; The Officials; Tropical Dress and Landing Dress; Blue Uniforms, Special Uniforms; Brown Tropical Uniforms; Male Youth Auxiliaries; Female Auxiliaries). Replete with black and white photos. Condition notes: an excellent exemplar… Read More

Ohio University Press, 1972. First Edition. hardcover. Hull, Denison B. [translator] : Digenis Akritas: The Two-blood Border Lord - the Grottaferrata Version. Athens (OH) : Ohio University Press, 1972. First printing by this publisher ("First thus"). ISBN 0821400975. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's dark brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj. Plain white endpapers. [i-vi], vii-xlviii prelim material, [1-2], 3-148. Contents, author's preface; intro, map, the epic in eight books (Grottaferrata version), plus excerpts from the Andros, Escorial, and Slavic versions; notes; works consulted. Condition notes: a near-fine copy in an unclipped dust jacket sheathed in mylar. Boards tight and square with rolling to lower spine end. Interior unmarked. An enormously important work of the middle-Byzantine period. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Pegasus Books, 2013. First Edition. hardcover. Stelzer, Cita : Dinner with Churchill: Policy-Making at the Dinner Table. New York : Pegasus Books, 2013. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's black paper spine w silver lettering, orange/red paper boards. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain green endpapers. Xvi pp prelim material, 1-332 numbered pp, [333-338] author info/blank. Intro (Andrew Roberts); prologue, 13 chaps; list of diners. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: lovely, sharp, tight first edition in unclipped dustjacket, light wear to latter; unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

The Kent State University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Wiche, Glen N [Editor] : Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North). Kent (OH) : Kent State University Press, 2008. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.75"/25cm H. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj shows photo of author to front, above painting by William Torgerson "Blockade Runners in Port at St. George, Bermuda, c.1861-65." Endpapers plain light green textured. xviii pp prelim material, 251 numbered pp, followed by three blank. Maps, illustration, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A very nice copy of a handsome volume. No notes or highlighting, all tight, sharp and square. Light wear to dj, enclosed in mylar wrap. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Savas Beatie, 2012. hardcover. Finck, James W. : Divided Loyalties: Kentucky????????s Struggle for Armed Neutrality in the Civil War. El Dorado Hills (CA) : Savas Beatie, 2012. Foreword by William C. Davis. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black paper boards, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 243 numbered pp, plus three w/o numbers. Foreword, intro, notes, b&w photos/graphs/maps aplenty, appendix of relevant documents, bibliography, index, about the author. Condition notes: a lovely, nearly flawless copy; no notes or highlighting, clean, tight, bright, light wear to dj. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Fortress Press, 1992. Paperback. Russell, D. S. : Divine Disclosure: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 1992. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers glued to text block; reprod of John Martin's 'Great Day of His Wrath' to front. xxii pp prelim material, 164 numbered pp, two unnumbered following. Well organized/detailed t-o-c, notes, bibliography, indices of texts/authors/subjects. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages tanned but clean; binding tight. Light wear to cover. A finely organized study of apocalyptic lit as expressed in Jewish and Jewish-Christian sources. We personally inspect every book we offer.

E.P. Dutton, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Morgan, Murray Cromwell : Dixie raider - The saga of the C. S. S. Shenandoah. New York : E.P. Dutton & Co, 1948. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.25"/22cm H. Bound in publisher's gray cloth over boards, gilt lettering debossed on spine against maroon background. Top edge stained maroon, fore-edge deckle. DJ red and white w ornate title lettering and illustration of the Shenandoah on front. Endpapers both have identical world map of the ship's travels. 336 numbered pp, annotated bibliography, b&w photos/illustrations. Condition notes: Clean unmarked, square, tight copy. Corners bumped, spine ends rolled, light sunning to top of boards, spine colors bright. Light tanning to endpapers, no foxing observed. Rear endpaper has slight tear inside cover, tail end. DJ within mylar protector, spine heavily sunned, edgewear limited to a few small chips missing, closed tears. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Houghton Mifflin, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Barbour, Philip L. : Dmitry: Tsar and Great Prince of all Russia 1605-1606. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1966. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, red title band to spine with gilt lettering and ornamentation. Glossy color pictorial dj. Identical endpapers show color map of "Dmitry's Route to Moscow". Deckle edge. Xxviii pp prelim material (plus frontispiece), 387 numbered pp, plus one blank; additionally, two sections/24 total pp glossy b&w illus. Author's preface, list of historical figures, chronology, prologue, 16 chaps, epilogue, appendices. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a very nice condition first printing, binding square and tight, light soiling to top edge, good color retention to cloth. Dj merely acceptable with rubbing and numerous small tears and chips, with a tear to front/remains of price sticker removed. Interior tanned but clean and unmarked. We personally… Read More