Authors starting with D from Books Tell You Why

New Haven and London: Princeton University Art Museum & Yale University Press. Fine+; Signed by Biographee. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 9780300122145 . A gorgeous First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition. Housed in a unique cardboard slipcase, within original, opened shrinkwrap. Boldly SIGNED by architect Frank Geary ; World renowned architect Frank Gehry thinks through his pen. The collection of sketches and commentary that can be found within the pages of Frank Gehry... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394494733 . First Edition/First Printing in Very Good+ condition in Near Fine dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; The stories originally appeared in Playboy . ... more information

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0316171409 . First Edition/First Printing in Very Good+ condition with inscription to front free end paper in alike dust-jacket with edgewear . ... more information

Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey. Fine+; Signed by Editor. 2003. Limited Edition; First Printing. Softcover. A Very Fine edition of 75 numbered copies. Introduction & afterword by Reid hand-set in 14-point Garamond, printed on damp Lana Antique. Four-page letter in Dair's hand reproduced from polymer plates, printed damp on handmade Amatruda paper —one of the mills Dair mentions in the letter. Sewn in a wrap of blue cotton paper made specially for this project by Reg Lissel. One of the few copie... more information

Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey. Fine+. 2003. Limited Edition; First Printing. Softcover. A Very Fine edition of 75 numbered copies, this being number 25. Introduction & afterword by Reid hand-set in 14-point Garamond, printed on damp Lana Antique. Four-page letter in Dair's hand reproduced from polymer plates, printed damp on handmade Amatruda paper —one of the mills Dair mentions in the letter. Sewn in a wrap of blue cotton paper made specially for this project by Reg Lissel; Robert Reid, who... more information

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, And Auckland: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385497946 . A gorgeous First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in like dust-jacket. Stamped and SIGNED by author Liza Dalby directly on the half-title page. Scarce to find signed. [xvi] xvii-xix [xx], 426 [2] pages; The Tale of Murasaki: A Novel tells the story of the life and work of Lady Murasaki, the author of the world's f... more information

New York: Gallery Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 083173910x . First US Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike, unpriced dustjacket. An attractive copy; From the 1860s to the 1930s there was a great flowering of the illustrator's art in England and America, making children's books appealing to all ages. Daly has written biographies of more than fifty of the artists whose talents helped to create the Golden Age. Contains more than 150 i... more information

London: Michael O' Mara Books Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1854790412 . First UK Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket showing original price of £17.50. An attractive copy; From the 1860s to the 1930s there was a great flowering of the illustrator's art in England and America, making children's books appealing to all ages. Daly has written biographies of more than fifty of the artists whose talents helped to ... more information

London: Constable. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Reprint Edition. Cloth. 0094663009 . Reprint Edition in Very Good+ condition in alike dust-jacket with creasing to front and minor edgewear . ... more information

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Fine. 2001. Full-Leather. Fine condition, a wonderful limited scarce book; Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) , the 36th President of the United States, defies easy understanding, no president in American history is currently less admired than Lyndon Johnson. This first volume of Dale's biography, "Lone Start Rising", attempts to strike a balance. It does not neglect the tawdry side of Johnson's political career, but it also reminds us that Lyndon Johnson was a man... more information

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Fine. 2001. Full-Leather. Fine condition, a wonderful limited scarce book; Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) , the 36th President of the United States, defies easy understanding, no president in American history is currently less admired than Lyndon Johnson. In this second volume of Dallek's biography, "Flawed Giant", Dallek takes the reader through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, his unprecedented accomplishments there, and the tragic war that woul... more information

New York: Little, Brown and Company. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. c2003. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0316172383 . A superb copy SIGNED by author Robert Dallek. Book and dust jacket are in unread As New condition. First Edition, First Printing; An Unfinished Life is the first major, single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy written by a historian in nearly four decades after Kennedy's death. Drawing upon previously unavailable material and never-before-opened archives t... more information

New York: Harpercollinspublishers. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. c2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060722304 . A superb copy signed and dated, 6-10-07, by author Robert Dallek. Book and dust jacket are in unread As New condition. First Edition, First Printing; After works on Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy, bestselling historian Robert Dallek portraits Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger as some of the two most compelling, contradictory, and powerful men in America in... more information

New York: Lantern Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine First Edition/First Printing from the library of Ronan A. Flaherty as indicated by his beautiful fishing book plate in price-clipped dustjacket showing little rubbing and chipping at top back and spine; Detailed information about ice fishing from how to make a proper hole to what clothes to wear to favorable weather conditions. The author also reminisces about his experiences on "... more information

New York: Harpercollins. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0061120626 . First Edition/First Printing in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author, golf legend and enfant terrible John Daly directly on the title page; John Daly has amazed fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "Grip It and Rip It" approach to golf and to life. My Life In And Out Of The Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Thi... more information

Washington, D. C.: Regnery, Gateway. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0895265648 . A smart First Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition with lightly foxed page edges in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear . ... more information

New York: Walker and Company. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802733115 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Very Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Jeanne M. Dams directly on the title page ; An Dorothy Martin Mystery . ... more information

New York: Walker and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802733220 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Jeanne M. Dams directly on the title page; A Dorothy Martin Mystery . ... more information

New York: Walker and Company. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802733417 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Jeanne M. Dams directly on the title page; A Hilda Johansson Mystery . ... more information

New York: Walker and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802732755 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Jeanne M. Dams directly on the title page; A Dorothy Martin Mystery . ... more information