Authors starting with D from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

New York:: A.L. Burt,, 1906.. None indicated. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Green cloth with minor extremity wear. Jacket is worn with 1 inch chips at spine ends, other minor chipping and edge tears; quite worn at folds with front fold worn through for 4 inches. Owner name ffep dated 1920.. Still a nearly complete jacket with a bright decorated book cover with clean paste down illustration. Apparently first published thus by Burt, and, at least, a very early printing with nice black and white engravings in ... more information

New York:: A. L. Burt,, 1905.. None indicated. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Yellow cloth decorated in orange and black with color pastedown on cover. Very minor cover wear and edge wear. Binding solid. Color frontis and b&w engravings. Presentation inscriptions on front endpapers. ... more information

Washington DC:: Smithsonian Institution,, 1986.. 1st edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gray cloth decorated in red. 852 pages. Part of a lengthy, well produced series on the Indians of the United States and Canada. Nice copy with light extremity wear, but clean, bright and sound inside. ... more information

Salt Lake City:: Gibbs Smith, Publisher,, 1991.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in gilt decorated olive cloth. 147 pages illustrated by photographs and high quality color plates. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS WITH SHORT PERSONAL INSCRIPTIONS. A very nice production indeed, showing the paintings of southwest artists collected by the company for use in its ticket offices and other buildings as well as advertising the beauty of the land along its right of way. The buyers had very good taste. Light edge wear ... more information

Seattle:: University of Washington Press,, 1962.. First edition thus. Small folio (about 12.5 inches high) in biege cloth stamped in orange. 186 pages of text with drawings, and illustrated also by 117 full page plates. First published in France in 1934, this is the first English translation. Each plate is described thoroughly within the text. Laid in is a publisher's brochure on the book. An excellent copy with minimal extremity wear, sound binding, clean and unmarked. The jacket is price clippe... more information

London:: Stanley Paul & Co,, 1915.. 1st limited. Hardcover. Hardback. Tall quarto, Beige cloth illustrated and stamped in black. Limited edition #154 of 500, signed by the artist and the publisher, dated February 15, 1915. Beveled boards with light soiling including a light stain of 1/2 an inch adjacent to spine on cover ( coffee perhaps). Binding solid. All 20 tipped-in plates present. Collection of brutally insulting captioned caricatures of the Kaiser and other Germans. ... more information

Baton Rouge LA:: Louisiana State University Press,, 2002.. First Edition. Hardback octavo. Burgundy cloth stamped in gilt. 265 pages illustrated by maps. Essentially a unit history of the 8th Infantry told with day-to-day detail by a young officer, George E. Schwend, along with the author's background and context. A review copy with review slip laid in. Bright, clean and unworn. ... more information

London:: The Bibliographical Society,, 1952.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback octavo, about 8.5 inches tall, with biege cloth spine on gray paper covered boards. 283 pages. A close look at the beginnings of the English newspapers. Previous owner name on front endpaper; light wear to tips. ... more information

Tulsa OK:: Continental Heritage,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback. Quarto, Gilt stamped faux leather. Jacket has a bit of edge and extremity wear; fore edge of back cover is extra worn. Photos. ... more information

Brooklyn NY:: Published by author,, 1894.. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8 inches (20.5 cm) tall, in green cloth. 262 pages illustrated by photographs. Something of an "authorized biography" of a sensational 19th century celebrity who claimed psychic abilities and the capacity to live without eating. She died in 1916 after 50 years as an invalid from injuries suffered in a carriage accident. The author of the book accepts her story completely. Recent gift note on the front e... more information

Aspen:: Red Ink, Inc.,, 1994.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 11.25 inches tall, black cloth with silver titling, with dustjacket. 703 pages, illustrated with numerous photographs throughout. A vividly illustrated history of Aspen told through the personal accounts of it's residents. The "quiet years" refer to the period after the silver boom and before the town was a skiing destination. Both the book and jacket are bright, clean and crisp. ... more information

Norman OK:: University of Oklahoma Press,, 1939.. First edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in bright red cloth. 319 pages illustrated by a few portraits, a couple of photographs and a foldout genealogy. An interesting collection of letters illustrating the lives of several Cherokee families who were slave-owning plantation owners. One member of this interconnected clan, and the central figure in the book was General Stand Watie, the Cherokee who was the last Confederate General to surr... more information

New York:: Abbeville,, 1986.. First Edition. Hardcover. Wide folio, about 13 x 11 inches, in purple cloth stamped in gilt and blind. 319 pages illustrated by color photographs. A collection of designer creations that transcend clothing. Extraordinarily colorful and imaginative, the author is the proprietor of Julie: Artisans Gallery. There is an inscription on the dedication page: "To . . . / You are writing the book / on Art To Wear for / Littleton & Denver / Congratulations / Art to Wear V... more information

Westminster:: Archibald Constable,, 1899.. 1st edition. Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Gilt stamped red cloth, covers lightly rubbed, light extremity wear with some corner bumping, spine top worn with very minor fraying. Bookplates of two previous owners on front pastedown, one partially obscuring the other; front free endpaper missing, and half title is sliced at hinge about half way up from bottom as though the removal of the endpaper was by a blade that passed through. Large fold out map mounted at rear. ... more information

Boston:: Roberts Brothers,, 1881.. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, about 7.5 inches tall, in gilt stamped gray cloth. 430 pages. Wynar & Depp, 2098. The author was a prolific writer and author of Transcendentalism in New England. Very observant and perceptive, she wrote a very readable travel memoir. Spine is a bit dulled; extremities modestly worn with a little fraying and loss of color at spine ends. Previous owner name in ink on verso of front endpaper along with some light penciled notes. Ev... more information

Philadelphia:: David McKay,, 1906.. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. 12 mo, about 7.25 inches tall, green cloth gilt stamped boards. 172 pages. Illustrated with black and white drawings by John Sloan. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A collection of poetry divided into immigrant dialects by the American poet and humorist. Covers have minor wear to the edges and corners. Interior is bright and clean but for the remains of a bookseller tag on rear pastedown; covers with light extremity wear. ... more information

Washington DC:: Smithsonian Institution,, 1984.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gray cloth decorated in red. 777 pages. Part of a lengthy, well produced series on the Indians of the United States and Canada. Nice copy with a hint of extremity wear but bright and sound inside. Previous owner name on front pastedown, that of Hollis Williford, notable artist and sculptor of the American West. ... more information

Durango CO:: Durango Public Library Museum,, 1941.. First Edition. Softcover. Squarish trade paperback, about 8 inches tall, in tan wraps decorated in brown. 136 mimeographed pages plus a 9-page bibliography. Illustrated by drawings, some with applied color, perhaps crayon. An interesting collection of scholarly articles on this important Colorado / Utah tribe produced under the auspices of the National Youth Administration. Uncommon in this original form, it has recently been reprinted in a more tradi... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Press,, 1965.. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, about 10.25 inches tall, in brown buckram. 373 pages illustrated by photographs. LIMITED EDITION, #1228 OF 1500, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. Four maps in rear pocket. Very nice copy of an important local history of this town in the Roaring Fork Valley between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. Covers with barely a touch of wear at extremities. Jacket has light edge and extremity wear (minor) and a light stain at top of both flaps, apparent... more information

Waukesha WI:: Kalmbach Publishing,, 2001.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, about 11 inches wide, in photo illustrated wraps, black spine. 128 pages illustrated by black and white photographs. A nice book in the publisher's "Classic Trains" series with photographs from the archive of Trains Magazine. A hint of wear to the extremities, and a blemish from a tag removal on the rear cover. ... more information