Miss Hargreaves. A Fantasy
by Baker, Frank
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1940. First edition. [viii], 310, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Near fine in very good pictorial dust jacket (a few small scuffs at ends of spine panel), price sticker 9/- Net. First edition. [viii], 310, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A young chap who works in his father’s bookshop and plays the... Read More
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The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunter of the Hamran Arabs
by Baker, Samuel
London: Macmillan & Co, 1872. New Edition. Illus. pp413, [1], 52, ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters mottled brown calf and boards, title label. Fine. New Edition. Illus. pp413, [1], 52, ads. 1 vols. 8vo.
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![The North-West Boundary of Texas, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin No. 194. Department of the Interior. [WITH]: 40 x 26 inch Map of the United States and Texas Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory Determined & Surveyed in 1857-8-9-60 By J. H. Clark, U. S. Commissioner](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/702/747/248747702.0.m.jpg)
The North-West Boundary of Texas, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin No. 194. Department of the Interior. [WITH]: 40 x 26 inch Map of the United States and Texas Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory Determined & Surveyed in 1857-8-9-60 By J. H. Clark, U. S. Commissioner
by (Texas) Baker
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1902. First edition. 50, [6] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later quarter cloth and boards, preserving original wrappers. Bookplate of James Torr Harmer. Fine. Clark, John. First edition. 50, [6] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Important: John Clark's large lithographic folding map of the Texas Panhandle area is first issued here.
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Autograph Letter, Signed. To Edwin Evans
by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Friday, nd. 1 page. 8vo. With envelope also signed "Bakst". Fine. 1 page. 8vo. Bakst asks to come on Saturday AT 6:30 PM.
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Theatrum sanitatis di Ububchasym de Baldach Codice 4182 della Biblioteca Casanatense di Roma. I. Studio storico medico di Adalberto Pazzini, Analisi bibliografica di Emma Pirani, Prefazione di Mario Salmi. VOLUME TWO: Parma 1970- Introduzione di Antonio Marazzi Didascalie Italiane. Didascalie Italiane di Adalberto Pazzini. VOLUME THREE: Della Biblioteca Casanattense Di Roma III Didascalie italiane di Adalberto Pazzini
by Baldach, Ububchasym de
Parme: Franco Maria Ricci, 1970. First edition in Italian. Illus. 201; 149; 160, [2] pp. 3 vols. 4to. Black cloth, spine sunned. In 3 individual slipcases. Fine. First edition in Italian. Illus. 201; 149; 160, [2] pp. 3 vols. 4to.
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A Week on the Jupiter River, Anticosti Island
by “Baldemec” [Bessborough, Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, ninth Earl]
[N.p., Ottawa?]: Privately Printed, 1934. Number 93 of 100 numbered copies. Mounted photograph of one day's catch tipped to leaf after the title. 45 pp. 1 vols. 8vo (9-1/4 x 6 inches). Black boards, printed label on upper cover. Some minor wear to spine and faint scuff to front wrapper, but near fine. Number 93 of 100 numbered... Read More
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Atlas Ethnographique du Globe, ou Classification des Peuples Anciens et Modernes d'apres leur langues
by Baldi, Adrien
Paris: Cjez Rey et Gravier, Libraires, quia des Augustins, No. 55 Imprimé Chez Paul Renouard, 1826. 49, [1, errata]. Folio (20 x 14-1/2 inches). Original printed boards, spine repalced with cloth. 49, [1, errata]. Folio (20 x 14-1/2 inches).
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Blues for Mr. Charlie
by Baldwin, James
New York: Studio Duplicating Service, 1964. Mimeograph, rectos only; 173 pp. Blue card stock wrappers, title stamped on front, bolt bound. Shelf wear to top and bottom edges; head of spine chipped. Mimeograph, rectos only; 173 pp. James Baldwin's second play is dedicated to "the memory of Medgar Evers, his widow and his children, and to the memory... Read More
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The Fire Next Time
by Baldwin, James
New York: Dial Press, 1963. First edition. 120 pp. 8vo. Grey and black cloth variant, stamped in red on cover and spine. Old waterstaining along top half of hinges, not visible on the outside of the book, endpapers very slightly cracked at hinges, not affecting hinges themselves, some general shelfwear; dust-jacket price clipped with light shelfwear. First edition.... Read More
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The Price of the Ticket
by Baldwin, James
New York: St. Martins, 1985. First Edition. 690 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Cloth and boards. Fine in fine clipped dj. First Edition. 690 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Balieff's "Chauve-Souris" Bat Theatre, Moscow. American Season under the Direction of F. Ray Comstock & Morris Gest.Souvenir Program
by (Balieff, Nikita)
[New York: The Dancy Davis Press, 1923. Illustrated colour cover and numerous colour illustrations by Serge Sudeikine (Sergei Sudeikin) and Nicolas Remizoff (Nikolai Remizov). 24 pp. 4to (12 x 9 inches. Illustrw=ated wrappers. Fine. Illustrated colour cover and numerous colour illustrations by Serge Sudeikine (Sergei Sudeikin) and Nicolas Remizoff (Nikolai Remizov). 24 pp. 4to (12 x 9 inches.... Read More
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Fine gouache painting of a man and woman in a French domestic interior, with two dogs, signed lower left
by Balkley [?], C.F.
n.p., 19th century. 1 vols. Image 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches, matted and framed to 14-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Fine condition. 1 vols. Image 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches, matted and framed to 14-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. A beautiful, meticulously painted gouache of a prosperous 17th century couple: the man sits on a couch, holding a diamond scribe... Read More
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Broadside Ballads of the Restoration Period from the Jersey Collection known as the Osterley Park Ballads. With an Introduction and Notes by F. Burlington Fawcett
by (Ballads) [Fawcett, F. Burlington , editor]
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1930. First edition, no. 368 of 750 copies for sale. xxvi, 248 pp. Printed by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. Bungay. 1 vols. Folio. Original half cloth and boards. A very good Copy, corners bumped. First edition, no. 368 of 750 copies for sale. xxvi, 248 pp. Printed by Richard Clay &... Read More
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The Smoking Craze. An Indictment with Reasons and an Appeal to Christians
by Ballard, Frank
London: S.W. Partridge & Co, 1901. Second edition. 96 (+24 ads) pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Very Good. Non-authorial presentation inscription. Second edition. 96 (+24 ads) pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of a Collection of English Ballads of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries
by (Ballads) Crawford, James Ludovic, Earl of
[Aberdeen: Privately printed by the Aberdeen University Press], 1890. No. 87 of 100 copies printed. XIII, [III], 686 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Half vellum and boards, gilt-stamped spine, t.e.g., REST UNCUT A little wear and scuffing to covers, else fine. Book ticket of William Harvey. No. 87 of 100 copies printed. XIII, [III], 686 pp. 1 vols. 4to.... Read More
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Crash
by Ballard, J. G.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. First edition. 224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. near fine copy in very good plus pictorial dust jacket by Bill Botten. Owner signature on flyleaf. First edition. 224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. “Vaughan died yesterday in his last car-crash. During our friendship he had rehearsed his death in many car-crashes, but this... Read More
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The Crystal World
by Ballard, J. G.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition. 221 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original grey boards, top edge stained pink. Fine copy in near fine pictorial dust jacket from a painting by Max Ernst (fainest rubbing at head of spine panel). First edition. 221 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine fresh copy of Ballard’s early novel of a world in the... Read More
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High-Rise
by Ballard, J. G.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. [viii], 7-204 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, top edge blue. Fine in fine original illustrated dust jacket (price-clipped). First edition. [viii], 7-204 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sharp copy of Ballard’s dystopian novel of a London luxury apartment builiding and the residents’ desecent into savagery. Source for... Read More
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Treasury document signed remitting £250 to Messrs. George and Edward Noble
by Ball, Alexander John, Sir
Malta, 1804. 4-1/8 x 9-1/2 in. Very good, ms annotations in ink on verso. 4-1/8 x 9-1/2 in. Ball had been more or less constantly involved in Maltese affairs since 1798. At the time of this document he was "the island's civil commissioner and de facto governor from 1803 until his death.... Ball's period of rule witnessed the... Read More
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Hudson’s Bay; or Every-day Life in the Wilds of North America, During Six Years’ Residence in the Territories of the Honourable Hudson’s Bay Company
by Ballantyne, Robert M.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1848. First published edition. 4 wood-engraved plates, numerous text illustrations. [2, ads], xii, 328 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern half tan calf with contrasting spine labels, t.e.g. First and last leaves slightly toned, else fine. First published edition. 4 wood-engraved plates, numerous text illustrations. [2, ads], xii, 328 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. “Ballantyne’s... Read More
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The Beggar’s Daughter of Bednall Green as Edited by Dr. Percy. With an Original Preface
by (Ballads) Percy, Thomas, editor
London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832. First edition thus. With engravings ... executed by ... Branston and Wright, from designs by Harvey. Frontispiece, 5 plates, title vignette and tailpiece. 30 pp. + 2 pp. s. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter red morocco, marbled boards. Extremites lightly rubbed, else Fine. First edition thus. With engravings ... executed by ... Branston... Read More
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The Discipline of Power. Essential of a Modern World Structure
by Ball, George W.
Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Boo. Little, Brwon and Company, 1968. First Editiob. 8vo. Cloth. fine in almost fine dj. First Editiob. 8vo. Great association. Inscribed "In admiration and affection for Mac (McGeorge Bundy) and Mary Bundy George W. Ball April 6, 1968.
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Self-portrait, “The Author on the Mark : Morning”
by Balliett, Whitney
New York, 1975. Pen on paper. 1 vols. 11 x 8 1/2 in. Fine. Pen on paper. 1 vols. 11 x 8 1/2 in. Abstract self-portrait done at the request of collector Burt Britton. Titled and SIGNED “Whitney Balliett / 1975 N.Y.C.”.
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Photograph of boys with surf boards on a towed flat bed
by Ball, John Heath "Doc" (1907-2001)
9-3/4 x 7-1/32 inches, 1989. Image 4 Portfolio 2. Signed beneath image in pencil "Doc Ball. Fine. Mounted. Image 4 Portfolio 2. Signed beneath image in pencil "Doc Ball
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The Pioneers of '49. A History of the Excursion of the Society of California Pioneers of New England from Boston to the Leading Cities of the Golden State April 10-May 17, 1890 Reminiscences and Descriptions
by Ball, Nicholas
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1891. First edition. Illustrated with over 100 engravings. 288 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original blue pictorial cloth. Small stain at bottom of spine, but an unusually fine copy. Bookplate, with advertisement for book laid in. First edition. Illustrated with over 100 engravings. 288 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Howes B67; Flake 362; Mintz 20, ... Read More
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