Methode Berlitz: Pour l'enseignement des langues modernes. Edition Illustree pour les Enfants. Partie Francaise
by Berlitz, M. D.
Paris and London: The Berlitz School, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Browning to spine panel and edges of boards. Minor wear to hinges and edges of boards. Illustrated with some illustrations in full color. Occasional smudge marks to interior but clean overall. A few previous owner markings... Read More
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A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew, with an account of the rise and progress of temperance in Ireland
by Bermingham, Rev. James; P.H. Morris, M.D.
New York: Alexander V. Blake, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The first half of the book is Mathew's memoir and the second half contains "The Evil Effects of Drunkenness Physiologically Explained" by P.H. Morris, M.D., Surgeon. Irish Catholic priest, Father Theobald Mathew (1790 - 1856), established the Cork Total Abstinence Society in 1838 and later traveled to America... Read More
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The Power of the Early Tudor Nobility: A Study of the Fourth and Fifth Earls of Shrewsbury
by Bernard, G. W.
Sussex and New Jersey: The Harvester Press and Barnes & Noble Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in grey paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine interior. Fine light blue dust jacket with white and black title to front and spine panels. Index, 228 pages. ENGHIS/010418.
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Jesus Christ
by Berrigan, Daniel; Gregory and Deborah Harris (illustrators)
Garden City: Doubleday and Company Inc, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. "In text written especially to complement the Harrises' bold illustrations, Father Berrigan draws on personal experiences, particularly in prison, to explore the symbolism of the cross. At the same time, he commments on war, the Church, madness and sanity, the individual's evaluation of his... Read More
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A Descriptive Catalog of the Private Library of Thomas B. Lockwood
by Bertholf, Robert J.
Buffalo: State University of New York, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very good in blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor bumping to edges. Library of congress surplus stamp to front free endpaper. Else is clean and bright. Author's signature to title page. Off-white dust jacket with... Read More
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Herinnering aan Jan van Krimpen
by Besnard, Albert
Oosterhesselen, Netherlands: Klencke Pers Oosterhesselen, 1997. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. [IN DUTCH] Jan van Krimpen (1892-1958) was a Dutch type designer and book designer. His well-known typefaces include Lutetia, Antigone Greek, Romanée, Romulus, and Spectrum. He worked for both the Dutch firm Enschedé and the British firm Monotype. His types became well known in the United States through the... Read More
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Mosaici Di San Marco
by Bettini, Sergio
Fratelli Fabbri - Albert Skira, 1968. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Folio. In ITALIAN. Includes original photographs of the renovation of San Marco laid in. This book comes from the library of Laurance Roberts, noteable Asian art scholar. Illustrated boards with black spine panel and gold title to spine. Clean, tight interior filled with illustrations. Many of the illustrations are... Read More
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The Young Roscius: Biographical Memoirs of William Henry West Betty, from the Earliest Period of His Infancy, Including the History of His Irish, Scotch, and English Engagements with Analytical Strictures on His Acting at the London Theatres
by Betty, William Hen. [Henry] West
New York: Robert M'Dermut, 1806. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, with his bookplate to front pastedown. Early edition. Bookplate of Franklin Johnston to facing page. "Master Betty" (1791 - 1874) was a famous English child actor, before leaving the stage at age 17 to attend college. Bound in three quarter tan leather... Read More
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The History and Present State of Virginia, In Four Parts
by [Beverley, Robert]
London: R. Parker, 1705. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition of this important history of Virginia, the first to be written by a native of North America. In his bibliography U.S.IANA. Howes writes: "After John Smith, the first account of this colony, the first one penned by a native and the best contemporary record of its aboriginal tribes... Read More
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Nature's Engraver. A Life of Thomas Bewick
by [Bewick, Thomas] Uglow, Jenny
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. "Thomas Bewick's 'History of British Birds' marked the moment as the first 'field guide' for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty ... In this superb biography, Jenny Uglow tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who influenced book illustration for... Read More
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Ausgewählte Gedichte
by Bialik, Chajim Nachman [Hayim Nahman Bialik]
Wien: R. Lowit Verlag, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. A book of poems in German translation from Israel's national poet Chajim Nachman Bialik (1873 - 1934). Third edition. Very good in blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor fading to edges of boards and spine. Minor browning to endpapers, else clean and... Read More
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Biographie des Sagamos Illustres de L'Amérique Septentrionale. Précédée D'un Index de L'Histoire Fabuleuse de ce Continent
by Bibaud, F.M. Maximilien
Montreal: Lovell et Gibson, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. This volume presents biographical portraits of the important Sachem and Sagamore Indian chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of North America of the time. The book includes an index to the mythological history of the continent. The author, François-Maximilien Bibaud (1823 – 1887) was... Read More
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The Delaware Bibliophiles Year 2010 Commemorated in Posters
by [Delaware Bibliophiles]
Delaware Bibliophiles, 2010. Fine. Includes 14 full color reproductions of covers from the Delaware Bibliophiles magazine from 2010. The designs incorporate Art Noveau style posters from the 1890s. Five pages of text which explain the publication accompany the prints. All are housed in a blue envelope. Thin Quarto.
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Pocket Manual of "Megger" Practice. No. 1420
by Biddle, James G.
Philadelphia: James G. Biddle Co, 1935. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. An instructional manual. "The 'Megger' test of insulation resistance - especially at installation and in maintenance of electrical equipment - is a recognized and effective procedure for determining whether insulation is all right and for detecting and diagnosing faults." Brown paper wrappers with black title to front panel.... Read More
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Das Heiligtum der Pferde
by Binding, Rudolph G.
Konigsberg: Grafe and Unser, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in grey cloth. Set in Fraktur style. 107 pages with many black and white photographs. Equestrian. EQU3/03271.
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Auguries
by Binyon, Laurence
London: William Heinemann, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) was a prolific English poet and scholar of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose career spanned 50 years. During this time, he authored numerous poetry collections and plays, two historical biographies, and several art history volumes, including books on the works of Asian artists, English... Read More
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Chronological Type Specimen List: With Notes on the Types & Details of Their Acquisition
by [Bird & Bull Press] [Morris, Henry]
[Newtown, PA]: Bird & Bull Press, 1988. Fine. A rarity from the esteemed Bird & Bull Press. None in commerce, at auction, or in OCLC. This is an engaging and informative item from the press and its proprietor Henry Morris. It is a fold-out sheet of cream paper with Henry Morris describing his acquisition of many of his... Read More
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Mr. Gladstone's Washi: A Survey of Reports on the Manfacture of Paper in Japan. The Parkes Report of 1871
by [Bird & Bull Press] Schmoller, Hans
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1984. Hardcover. Fine in very good slipcase.. Hardcover. Number 469 of 500 copies. A beautifully produced book from the famed Bird & Bull Press. The Bird & Bull Press was one of America’s oldest private presses, started in 1958 by Henry Morris – who describes a private press as “someone who prints... Read More
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Three Early French Essays on Paper Marbling 1642-1765
by [Bird & Bull Press] Wolfe, Richard J., introduction and translations
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Number 28 of 310 copies. The Bird & Bull Press was one of America’s oldest private presses, started in 1958 by Henry Morris – who describes a private press as “someone who prints books or ephemera related to his personal interests…” By starting the press Morris was... Read More
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The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow: A Tradition of Pennsylvania
by Bird, Dr
London: J. Cunningham, 1839. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A thin octavo. Bound in brown and blue marbled paper boards with dark brown leather spine and corners. There is a two inch loss to the leather on the foot of the spine. Rubbing and wear to hinges, corners, and boards.Browning throughout interior. Dampstaining to top and middle portions of... Read More
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Doves Press: The Start of a Worry
by [Bird & Bull Press] Franklin, Colin, introduction; Michael Hornby, foreword
University Park, TX: Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, 1983. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. One of 275 copies (250 for sale) printed for the Bridwell Library by the famed Bird & Bull Press. An inscription in ink on the colophon states that this copy is "one of two printer's copies in a trial binding that was not used for the... Read More
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Centenary Address. 1950. Thomas Masaryk
by Birley, Robert
London: University of London / Athlone Press, 1951. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. Lecture delivered on 7 March 1950. Octavo in blue side-stapled paper wrappers with dark blue title to front cover. Clean. 17 pages. EEUR/090815.
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The Prometheus Trilogy: Prometheus Bound (translated from Greek), Prometheus Unbound (guided in part by the eleven extant fragments), Prometheus Firebearer (an original play)
by Birnbaum, Ruth F. and Harold F. Birnbaum
Coronado Press, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of three plays. In tan buckram boards with red title to spine and front cover. A few smudges to boards, but clean overall. Gift inscription from previous owner to title page, else clean. 116 pages.
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Obiter Dicta
by Birrell, Augustine
New York: John B. Alden, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in half black cloth and half maroon cloth with handwritten paper title and author labels to spine panel. Chipping to edges of lables and soiling to rear board. A previous owner has handwritten notes in pen to the contents page and has also written the author's... Read More
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Obiter Dicta
by [Birrell, Augustine]
London: Elliott Stock, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author to his friend Margaret Muir (known as Meta). This was Birrell’s first book of essays and brought him success as a writer. Birrell was a politican who served for several years as Secretary of Ireland. There is an interesting hand written sentence on the... Read More
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