Search Results: Authors starting with B from Books Boheme

New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: Billy Baldwin, dean of American decorators and one of the world's most versatile designers, tells you how to decorate your house to suit you, your family, and your way of living. :: Bound in publisher's pale gray chambray cloth. Title, author and publisher lettered in white upon spine. 108 pages of illustrations, 72 in full color. Quarto (11 1/2 x 9 inches; 290 x 227 millimeters). 219 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Book has bumping to the crown of the spine, interior is clean & tight. Dust jacket has wear and minor tears at the top and bottom of the spine, a small crease to the front panel at the top near the spine, and a diagonal crease to the utmost bottom of the front panel. Dust jacket colors may be slightly toned.

New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Corinne Malvern (Portrait Gallery). :: A Panoramic Novel :: A series of inter-related stories about the people of Manhattan. :: Signed stylishly by author with a Fraternal Christmas inscription on the front free endpaper. :: Bound in publisher's crimson cloth, front board bears title before a decorative full-moon outline, and author below. Title, author, and publisher lettered in black upon spine. Deckled fore-edge. Octavo (8 5/16 x 5 3/4 inches; 210 x 147 millimeters). 496 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket. Cloth of cover is faded, particularly the spine, and has numerous stains. Smidge of wear at crown of spine. Endpapers and pages age-toned.

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: Autobiographical, authors fled Peiping at the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941 and lived for two years with patriotic Chinese guerillas and poorest village peasants. Exclusive narrative of the Chinese people in revolt. :: Bound in publishers electric-grass-green cloth. Title, authors, and publisher lettered in blue/black upon spine. Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 219 x 145 millimeters). 347 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Minimal shelf-wear, a single line blacked-out on copyright page. Dust jacket has light wear along edges, age-toning, and is price-clipped at the bottom of the inner front panel.

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc, 2011. Hardcover. Fine. The premier release in a series of volumes dedicated to reprinting Barks's classic stories, with fully restored coloring and fascinating historical and critical essays .." In This Volume: The Golden Christmas Tree, Race to the South Seas, Lost In the Andes, Voodoo Hoodoo, Toyland, The Crazy Quiz Show, Truant Officer Donald. Pictorial hardback. Quarto (10 1/4 x7 1/2 inches; 260 x 189 millimeters). 204 pages, w/ several unnumbered pages of 'Story Notes' in the back. Condition: Fine. Book appears as new.

England: Helion & Company Limited, 2012. First Edition, Limited 0234 of 1000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, title, author and publisher lettered in gold down spine. Limited edition signed by author on label on title page. Book contains a multitude of illustrations, with nice color plates of reproductions of painting at the center. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 241 x 163 millimeters). 534 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Book has minor dark stain at the top edge of the rear board.

London: William Kimber, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bound in navy/black cloth, title, author and publisher lettered in dull gold upon spine. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 222 x 145 millimeters). 202 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Minimal shelf-wear. Copyright info blacked-out.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: To provide an American learner with the basic grammatical equipment and vocabulary to communicate in areas of India where Hindi is the language. :: Bound in publisher's cadet-blue cloth. Title, author, and publisher lettered in gold upon spine. Octavo (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 inches; 239 x 161 millimeters). 458 pages. Condition: Very Good-, in a Very Good- dust jacket. Rear board has dent and tear to cloth at edge. Shelf-wear, fading at crown and foot of spine, light toning of pages. Prior owner's name written upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket has chips missing at top and bottom of spine, and a 2 inch (53 mm) patch missing at the rear panel. Light stains and toning.

Garden City, New York: The Crime Club (Doubleday & Company, Inc.), 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Galdone (Dust Jacket). :: A Crime Club Selection :: John Davies, veteran and would-be detective, receives a cryptic note: "I haven't been murdered, but may be. A woman named Death has been leaving visiting cards .. " :: Bound in publisher's royal blue cloth, front board bears 'Crime Club Selection' in a ribbon outline design across the top. Title, author, and publisher lettered in black upon spine. Deckled fore-edge. Duodecimo (7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 196 x 135 millimeters). 282 pages. Condition: Good+, in a Very Good dust jacket. Cloth of book is faded along top and bottom, worn at the crown and foot of spine with rubbed places where the boards show through. Rubbed corners, and a ding at the top edge. Interior is age-toned, and there is staining to the upper right corner of text block/pages. Spine is cocked. Dust jacket has general light wear, small splits along the edges, and a… Read More

Hamilton, MT: Eagle Editions Ltd, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Sundin, Claes. Third volume in a series on WWII aviation. Glossy, photo-filled pages, inlcuding 37 high-quality aircraft color profiles. Bound in publishers thin black cloth. Title, authors and publisher lettered in silver down spine. Quarto (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches; 286 x 227 millimeters). 280 pages. Condition: Very Good, in Very Good- dust jacket. Minor shelf-wear.

New York, N. Y.: Lark Books. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Very Good. :: Breathtaking pieces bring to life creatures great and small, realistic and fanciful. Brimming with quality color photographs and accompanying detailed information. :: Square Octavo (8 x 8 inches; 203 x 203 millimeters). 423 pages. Condition: Very Good. Light shelf-wear, crown and corners gently bumped.

Garden City, New York: The Crime Club, Inc. (Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.), 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Zemsky (Dust Jacket). :: The Crime Club :: On the train West to join the ranks of Hollywood celebrities, Poldi and Gil meet redheaded beauty Olivia traveling to her death - following a mysterious note with a monster signature. :: Bound in publisher's royal blue cloth. Title, author, and publisher lettered in spring-green upon spine. Text block fore-edge deckled. Duodecimo (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 187 x 130 millimeters). 192 pages. Condition: Good+, in similar dust jacket. Book has moisture stain upon lower third of both front and rear board. Interior pages are unaffected, and are only lightly age-toned. Slight wear at crown and foot of spine. Dust jacket is price clipped, and has an amateur repair patch to the upper edge of the rear panel. Small chips and tear along edges, and front panel has diagonal/horizontal wrinkles along the top.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: Brassaï's recollections of his many meeting with Picasso while photographing his work from 1943 to 1946. :: Translated by Jane Marie Todd. :: Preface by Henry Miller. :: Bound in publishers cloth and paper-covered boards. Title, author, and publisher lettered in silver down spine. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 158 millimeters). 392 pages. Condition: Very Good, in Very Good+ dust jacket. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Small corner crease to the inner front panel of dust jacket. Clean, tight, nice copy.

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1953. First Edition. Library Binding. Good. :: A drumming Foot Guard named Freddie leads Michael on an adventure the day of the Queen's Coronation. :: Library Binding, pictorial blue cloth boards. Sextodecimo Oblong (6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches; 172 x 235). Condition: Good. Ex-Library, title page and final page have library stamp. Small stains, and light occasional crayon. Pages age-toned. Rear paste-down has library card envelope and is marked discard. Rear free endpaper is also stamped discard. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Some pages creased.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. :: Swept from hardship into a glamorous world of lovers, magic roaming, gowns and jewels, thrilling events - but Celia Rogers would give it all up for Barney, the boy across the street. :: Bound in publisher's brick-red cloth, front board bears title and author in black. Title, author, and publisher lettered in black upon spine. Duodecimo (7 5/8 x 5 inches; 193 x 130 millimeters). 408 pages. Condition: Very Good-, in a Good dust jacket. Wear at crown and foot of spine, cloth of spine wrinkled. Rubbing along the top of the boards and at the corners - boards peep through. Some uneven discoloration/fading to the cloth. Endpapers and pages age-toned. Vintage bookshop small advertisement sticker lower left of rear paste-down. Dust jacket has wear and chipping along the edges, loss of color and cracking at the hinges. Most notably, amateur repair patches have been taped on the underside, and these are visible at the spine. Please view our… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Mach Tey (Dust Jacket). :: A swift-paced story of forbidden love between Norma Kent and Mark Travers - a millionaire's son shorn of his millions! :: Dust jacket illustrated by Nathan Machtey. :: Bound in publisher's fire-engine red cloth, front board bears title and author in black. Title, author, and publisher lettered in black upon spine. Top edge text block teal. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 193 x 130 millimeters). 340 pages. Condition: Good, in a Very Good- dust jacket. Cloth at crown of spine is broken, and boards are visible along the edges and at the corners. Spine is slanted. Cloth has a halo of darkening around all edges. Discolored spots at top edge of text block. Pages age-toned, toning and foxing discoloration at endpapers. Please see our photographs. Dust jacket spine is quite faded, but front art panel still vivid, only lightly toned. Cracking/flaking along hinges, chips missing along edges - mostly petite except… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Hardcover. Good/Good. :: The magic of June moonlight went to Doris Louise Hill's head - and that night along the same road a man was shot! Doris Louise flees to New York, and meets the man whom steals her heart. :: Bound in publisher's fire-engine red cloth, front board bears title and author. Title, author, and publisher lettered upon spine in black. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 193 x 133 millimeters). 303 pages. Condition: Good+, in a Good dust jacket. Boards slightly sprung. Wear at crown and foot of spine and worn places where the boards peep through along the edges. Endpapers and pages age-toned. Dust jacket has chips along edges, small tears and chips at the hinges, and one 3 1/4 inch (83 mm) vertical tear down from the top left of the front panel. This has been neatly repaired.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. :: She was the watchman's daughter. She ran around with the bootlegger, the taxi-driver, the caddie master. She knew what she wanted. :: Novel was made into a risqué, sultry 1932 Jean Harlow film about an ambitious woman. Considered a pre-code Hollywood classic. Bound in publisher's bright tangerine cloth, front board bears title and author in red. Title, author, and publisher lettered in red upon spine. Top of text block red. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 208 x 140 millimeters). 294 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Good+ dust jacket. Book has minimal shelf-wear - a couple of dings to the top edge of the rear board. Prior owner's bookplate on front paste down. Some spotted discoloration to the top of the text block, and a single small spot at the bottom corner of the text block. Endpapers and pages age-toned. Altogether very nice. Dust jacket has splitting along hinges, small tears and chips along the edges, and amateur tape repair… Read More

New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Arthur William Brown (Dust Jacket). :: Short stories include: The Long Young Dreams, "The Mother Has the Custody--", Fumble, Gaudy Lady, Eye-Opener, Seven Blocks Apart, Débutante, "All The King's Horses", Silk Hat, Portrait of a Maiden Aunt, & Night Club. :: Bound in publishers deep navy cloth, front board bears title and author in decorative dotted-gold. Title, author and publisher lettered in gold upon spine. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; 190 x 133 millimeters). 298 pages. Condition: Very Good, in Good dust jacket. Book has light shelf-wear and a slant to spine. Top of text block is a bit discolored (from dust). Front paste-down has a split to the paper parallel to the gutter. Pages age toned. Dust jacket has cracking along hinges, chipping along the edges, flaking and small tears here & there, and amateur taped-patch repairs. Please view our photographs for best illustration.

New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. :: Bestselling author of the 1920's & 1930's, a humorous romance set in New York about a newly married woman with wild ideas. :: Bound in publisher's tan cloth, title and author lettered in black upon deep orange decorative block on front board and spine. Red top text block, deckled fore-edge. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 212 x 145 millimeters). 240 pages. Condition: Good, in Good dust jacket. Book has spotty soiling to cover boards and spine. Spine is slanted. Cloth is worn through at corners, boards visible. Pages age toned, and some minor stains throughout. Dust jacket has wear, particularly along edges, with chips missing at the corners and the crown & foot of spine. Moisture stains (visible only from the underside) at the top edge. Flaking of the color at hinges, and creases to some corners of the panels.

Los Angeles, CA: Butterfields Auction Corp, 2000. Softcover, Staple-Bound. Very Good. :: Butterfields Auction Catalogue :: The sale of the intellectual rights to the famous nude photographs :: Thursday, March 22, 2001 :: Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 216 millimeters). 24 pages. Condition: Very Good. Abrasions to the cover, and a two centimeter square sticker-pull to the upper right corner.