Titles starting with D from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Mohall, North Dakota: Marion J. Piper, 1964. Hardback 10" x 6.5". 232pp. Light orange cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition. The jacket is a bit edge worn and faded. This copy signed and inscribed by the author on the title page to novelist Lois Phillips Hudson. Hudson was born in North Dakota and her books are set in the midwestern state. An interesting book, with good historical information and many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Grand Forks: University of North Dakota Press, 1990. First edition 9" x 6". 174pp. Blue cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has light edge wear. With chapters by Norton D. Kinghorn and Emily Rhoads Johnson. This copy inscribed by author Anderson to novelist Lois Phillips Hudson: "For Lois, One who creates the literary heritage, with my admiration and appreciation. Kathie..." Hudson and her two books are mentioned several times in this book. Also laid in are... more information

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Company, 1965. Hardback 7.25" x 4". 391pp. Blue cloth, with gilt lettering and cover device, top edge gilt. Near fine condition. ... more information

Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1970. Hardback Revised edition 8.5" x 5.5". 429pp. Red cloth hardcover, in dustwrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a bit of rubbing and edge wear near fine condition. A history of the 1862 - 1863 Sioux War in Minnesota. With an introduction by Minnesota historian Kenneth Carley. ... more information

Tokyo: The Azabu Museum of Arts & crafts, 1990. Paperback 12" x 9". Appr. 75pp. Black glossy paperback. Near fine condition. This copy signed by Chihuly on the half title page. With informative text on chihuly in nglish and Japanese, and many color photo illustrations of the artisan's works. ... more information

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1958. First American edition 14.25" x 13.25". 96pp. Illustrated paper covered boards. Mild general wear, else nice VG+ condition. With many color and black & white illustrations from drawings and paintings by the legendary surrealist. With an essay by Michel Tapié. ... more information

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Hardback First edition 8.5" x 6". 162pp. Green cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering in dust wrapper. Near fine condition. VG+ (price clipped) jacket with a lightly faded spine. An engaging book about the Grand Coulee Dam. A typically entertaining read from the author of Skid Road. ... more information

Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, 1980. Hardcover 8.5" x 10.5". 136pp. Bound in color illustrated paper (hardcvover) boards. Near fine condition. With many illustrations after color and black & white photographs, and German language text. ... more information

New York: Thomas Y Crowell Company , 1972. Hardcover First edition 10" x 6". [29pp.] Rust red cloth. Book shop sticker to front free endpaper, else fine condition (lacking the dust wrapper.) A charming folk tale in which seven Indian brothers dance so well they are tricked into dancing forever in the sky. Retold with color illustrations by the author. ... more information

Toronto, New York, Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1951. Hardcover 8" x 5". 158pp. Orange cloth hardback, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has several chips, but is otherwise bright. A novel of detection and suspense on a 45 foot yawl cruising down the Atlantic Coast. ... more information

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Hardcover First edition 7" x 5". 231pp. Blue cloth, lettering in red. A very good+ or better copy in a very good dust jacket with slight edge wear, notably one short closed tear. Set in the shadows of Manila after the war, this novel finds Spence Rankin face to face with murder and thuggery for the first time in his life. It will take brains, not his customery brawn, to get him out of this unexpected situation. ... more information

Philadelphia & New York: Chilton Books, 1963. Hardback 9.25" x 6.25". 240pp. Gray cloth, in dust wrapper. Light soiling along the bottom margin of a few pages, else near fine condition; nice VG+ jacket which has a small bit of edge wear and a faded spine. Volume 14 in this series. With information on films released in 1962, film personalities, foreign films, obituaries of important people in the film industry, and more. With a frontispiece from a still from the epic movie Lawrence of A... more information

Paris: Domino Press, 1931. Hardback 14.5" x 11.5". 14pp. Color illustrated paper covered boards, blue cloth spine. Mild soiling, else nice VG+ condition. A magnificent book with lithographed illustrations by Fedor Rojankovsky. The illustrations were printed by Mourlot Frères. The text was printed by Robert Coulouma. ... more information

(New York): National Executive Committee Socialist Labor Party , 1919. Hardcover 7" x 4.75" 186pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Black and white illustrations after photographs. A very good + copy without dust jacket; minimal wear to board edges & spine tops, page edges a bit dusty, date stamped in light ink on one page. A collection of eight pieces in appreciation of De leon. ... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973. Hardback First edition 9" x 5.75". 363pp. Black cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket is lightly rubbed. A study of Webster's legendary speech of March 7th, 1850 and its place in the political milieu of the day. ... more information

New York & Toronto & London: Whittlesey House McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1962. Hardcover First edition 8.25" x 5.75". 144pp. Yellow cloth hardcover with illustration in dust wrapper. Fine condition. The dust jacket has light edge wear and fading on the spine with a 1" tear on the rear top edge and a 1.25" tear at the top spine tip, else VG+ condition. Black and white illustrations by Owen Kampen. ... more information

New York: Exposition Press, 1975. Hardcover 8.25" x 10.5". 33pp. Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering in dust wrapper. Fine condition. Dust jacket in fine condition. Beautifully illustrated by Susan Beardsley. Inscribed and signed by the illustrator on second leaf. ... more information

Paris: Armand Colin, 1933. Paperback 10.5" x 8.5". Appr. 225pp. Original printed wrappers. Light soiling, else nice VG+ condition. With many gravure illustrations from photographs. Berard was a Hellenist , diplomat and politician French. He is best known for his translation of the Odyssey of Homer, as well as his attempts to retrace the Ulysses journeys. The photos in this interesting book are by Frederic Boissonnas. With French language text. ... more information

Boston, New York: Lee and Shepard, Publishers and Lee, Shepard and Dillingham, 1876. Hardcover 7.5" x 5.25". 192pp. Blue cloth covered hardback with black embossed illustration and gilt lettering. Spine tips and corners are lightly bumped, fading and light soiling. From The Young American's Library ... more information

New York: Time Life Books, 1983. Hardback 8.25" x 5.25". 288pp. Dark blue embossed leatherette with gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Fine condition. See Nevins, et al: "The starting point for any study of the Great Locomotive Chase." ... more information