First Book of London Visions
by Binyon, Laurence
London: Elkin Mathews, 1896. The Shilling Garland, no. 1. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers with design by Selwyn Image. Front wrapper detached, edges chipped. Good, copy largely unopened. Bookplate of John Quinn. The Shilling Garland, no. 1. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the first blank, “To my friend John Quinn, Laurence Binyon, Sept. 1900”. ... Read More
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L'Usage des Globes celeste et Terrestre et des Spheres suivant les differérens système du monde
by Bion, Nicolas (c. 1652-1733)
Paris: J. Guerin et Nyon Fils, 1751. Sixth edition. 49 plates and maps ( some folding). [viii], 382 pp. 1 vols. Mottled contemporary calf. Bookplate of Césate Vecchio. Very Good. Sixth edition. 49 plates and maps ( some folding). [viii], 382 pp. 1 vols. Nicolas Bion (c. 1652-1733) was the chief instrument maker to the French King. Graesse... Read More
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Notes on a Journey Through France, from Dieppe through Paris and Lyons, to the Pyrennees, and back through Toulouse, in July, August, and September, 1814, describing the habits of the people, and the agriculture of the country
by Birbeck, Morris
London: William Phillips, George Yard Lombard Street, 1815. First Edition. 115, [1]; 22pp. 8vo. Bound in modern three quarters mottled calf and boards. Fine. First Edition. 115, [1]; 22pp. 8vo.
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Pen and Ink Drawing depicting a Fashionable Lady standing in Front of a Parisian Café
by Birch, Reginald Bathurst (1859-1943, British)
1930. Signed by Birch lower left. 1 vols. 15 x 11-1/4 inches (image size). Matted, framed, and glazed. Fine. Signed by Birch lower left. 1 vols. 15 x 11-1/4 inches (image size).
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Out for a Sleigh Ride
by Birch, Reginald (1856-1943)
pen and black ink on board, signed lower right "Birch". 1 vols. 21-3/4 x 22 inches. Matted; fine. pen and black ink on board, signed lower right "Birch". 1 vols. 21-3/4 x 22 inches. A typically fine and engaging turn of the century magazine illustration, for which the artist was noted. Reginald Birch (1856-1943) was known as “The... Read More
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Pen and Ink Drawing depicting a shepherdess and young man in period costume under a tree, with sheep grazing around
by Birch, Reginald Bathhurst (1856-1943, British)
1930. Signed by Birch lower left. 15 x 11-1/4 inches (image size). Matted, framed, and glazed. Signed by Birch lower left. 15 x 11-1/4 inches (image size).
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Aquatint Engraving View of the Water Gap and Columbia Glass Works River Delaware
by Birch, Thomas
1826. Engraved by William Strickland. 1 vols. Image Size 12-11/16/x 19-3/8 inches. Framed and Glazed. Engraved by William Strickland. 1 vols. Image Size 12-11/16/x 19-3/8 inches.
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Practical Remarks on Modern Paper. With and introductory essay by Leonard B. Schlosser
by (Bird & Bull Press) Murray, John
North Hills, Pa: Bird & Bull Press, 1981. One of 232 copies. 120 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter brown morocco and patterned paper. Fine, with prospectus loosely inserted. One of 232 copies. 120 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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English Book Prospectuses. An Illustrated History
by (Bird and Bull Press) Feather, John
Newtown: Bird and Bull Press, 1984. Limited to 325 copies. With 24 facsimile prospectuses (14 of which are in separate portfolio). 109, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter black niger and decorated paper boards, portfolio in paper chemise, the two in publisher's slipcase. As new. Limited to 325 copies. With 24 facsimile prospectuses (14 of which are in... Read More
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Five Short Stories
by (Bird & Bull Press) Aymé, Marcel
Newtown, Pa: Bird & Bull Press, 1994. Number 100 of 150 copies on Arches mouldmade. Wood Engravings by Gaylord Schanilec. With and extra suite of plates in paper portfolio,with text by printer and artist in 4 pp. sheet. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth, with extra suite of plates laid into blue cloth box. Number 100 of 150 copies... Read More
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The Passionate Pirate
by (Bird & Bull Press) Strouse, Norman H.
North Hills, Pa: Bird & Bull Press, 1964. First edition, number 66 of 200 copies on Mosher hand-made paper. 6 line Illustrations and one woodcut. 91, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in quarter russet Nigerian goatskin and decorated boards, edges uncut. Fine. First edition, number 66 of 200 copies on Mosher hand-made paper. 6 line Illustrations and... Read More
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Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull. A Bibliography, 1958-1979
by (Bird & Bull Press) Taylor, W. Thomas and Henry Morris
n.p.: W. Thomas Taylor / Bird & Bull Press, 1980. First edition, no. 188 of 350 copies of an edition of 350. 1 vols. 8vo. Original patterned paper over boards, yellow morocco spine and tips by E.G. Parrot, together with a 9 1/2 x 12" portfolio (as issued) containing 15 pieces of ephemera including prospectuses and specimen pages, etc.,... Read More
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Twenty-one Years of Bird and Bull A Bibliography 1958-1979
by (Bird & Bull Press) Taylor, W. Thomas & Henry Morris
N.p.: Bird & Bull Press, 1980. #199 of 350 copies. 1 vols. 8vo. Decorated paper over boards, yellow Oasis spine, by Gray Parrot. Issued with numerous specimen pages laid into cloth portfolio, the two enclosed in folding clamshell box with morocco label. Fine. #199 of 350 copies. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Archive of Francis William Bird
by Bird, Francis William
v.p. chiefly Boston and surrounding towns, 1895. various sizes, chiefly pen and ink on paper. Old folds, toning, occasional minor tears. various sizes, chiefly pen and ink on paper. A grief-laden archive of Francis William Bird (1809-1894) including: 9 autograph letters signed Francis William Bird (“F.W. Bird), on “F.W. Bird & Son” letterhead; 79 autograph letters signed, many... Read More
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Birds of the Eurasian Tundra
by (Birds) Pleske, Theodore
Boston: Boston Society of Natural History, 1928. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History, Volume 6, Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs, including 6 in color. 1 vols. Folio. Original olive cloth, fine. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History, Volume 6, Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs, including 6 in color. 1 vols.... Read More
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Sermons sur les mystères de la Vierge …Seconde edition
by Biroat, Jacques
Paris: Edme Couterot, 1671. Second edition (same year as the first). Title with engraved vignette. [14], 393, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary brown calf. Covers rubbed, spine defective. Early ownership signature on front free endpaper and title page; ex-library, stanp in red of St. Joseph’s Seminary of New York. Second edition (same year as the first). Title... Read More
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Obiter Dicta; Obiter Dicta Second Series; More Obiter Dicta
by Birrell, Augustine
London: Elliott Stock (First Two) & William Heinemann (Last), 1924. First edition. 3 vols. 8vo. First two in green cloth, last in tan. Fine in full blue morocco pull-off case and chemise by Zucker. Philadelphia. First edition. 3 vols. 8vo.
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Frederick Locker-Lampson: A Character Sketch - with a small selection from letters addressed to him and bibliographical notes on a few of the books formerly in the Rowfant library
by Birrell, The Right Hon. Augustine
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1920. First edition, number 64 of 100 signed copies. Frontispiece Portrait. 206 pp. Printed by the Chiswick Press. 1 vols. 4to. Cream cloth, t.e.g., rest uncut. Bookplate of Alan Thomas. First edition, number 64 of 100 signed copies. Frontispiece Portrait. 206 pp. Printed by the Chiswick Press. 1 vols. 4to.
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A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985. Foreword by Gene Hill
by Biscotti, M.L.
Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997. First edition, deluxe issue, one of 75 copies, signed by author and artist. With black and white frontispiece and separate signed color print by John Rice. 1 vols. 8vo. Original publisher's deluxe binding of decorated paper over boards, black morocco spine with gray morocco titling piece, as new, in original slipcase. ... Read More
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The Complete Poems
by Bishop, Elizabeth
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969. First edition, first printing. 216 pp. 8vo. Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine; printed dust jacket designed by Roxanne Cumming. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with light toning and several soft creases to the inner flaps. First edition, first printing. 216 pp. 8vo. Presentation Copy, inscribed on the division... Read More
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North & South
by Bishop, Elizabeth
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. First edition, second printing, one of 500 copies. [viii], 54 pp. 8vo. Original blue cloth, decorated lettering in silver, with silver compass rose to upper cover, dust-jacket by Samuel Hanks Bryant (supplied). Vertical line offset to endpapers from jacket flap, hint of wear to board extremities; jacket with some chips and tears, rubbing and... Read More
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Visits to St. Elizabeths (1950) Bedlam). For Medium Voice and Piano. Music by Ned Rorem. Text by Elizabeth Bishop
by Bishop, Elizabeth and Ned ROREM
New York: Boosey and Hawkes, 1964. First editon. 12 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Red and orange vertical stripes lettered in white, with black-and-white drawing by Jean Cocteau. First editon. 12 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Signed by Ned Rorem on the first page of the score. MacMahon F1
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The Complete Poems 1927-1979
by Bishop, Elizabeth
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983. Uncorrected “Page Proof”. 287 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan printed wrappers. Fine. Uncorrected “Page Proof”. 287 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. MacMahon A9
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The House of Bishops. The General Convention, Minneapolis, 1895; [AND] Seven scrapbooks containing pictures and signatures of American and international bishops
by (Episcopal Bishops)
[Milwaukee, WI]: Laura Grover Smith [Printed by The Evening Wisconsin Co.], 1895. The House of Bishops illustrated with photographs of 71 bishops, with pasted-in autographs of 57. 96 pp. 8 vols. 8vo; 4to. Three-quarter red morocco, marbled boards. Extremities lightly rubbed, else Fine. Scrapbooks Very Good-Fine. The House of Bishops illustrated with photographs of 71 bishops, with pasted-in... Read More
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Oxford Addresses: Being the Inaugural Address, and Address to the Graduates of Miami University
by Bishop, R.H., President
Hanover, Ind: Published by Joseph G. Monfort Hanover College Press, 1835. 276pp. 8vo. Contemporary cloth spine and boards, paper spine label almost completely lost. 276pp. 8vo.
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