Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bailey Bonzo Books

New York, NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1866. Book. VG Minus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Burgundy cloth with embossed rules front and back, with gilt lettering /rules to the spine. 369 pp. with 6 pp. of ads to the back.This copy is VG minus. Exterior has moderate / significant rubbing front and back, gilt is a bit faded but quite legible. Tips, spine ends , and edges modestly/moderayely worn. Yellow EPs. Neat PO signature onFEP and FFEP dated October 6, 1866. Otherwise unmarked, securely bound with moderate toning and some faded damp stains for the last 50 pages or so at the upper corners. .

Springfield , Mass: King-Richardson Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Decorative gray cloth with gilt lettering/crossed American/Cuban flags to the front . This copy is VG. Cuban/ American flag colored EPs. Illustrated including two page color frontispiece of " The Battle of Manilla Bay". Exterior is rubbed to the spine, but lettering clearly legible. Edges, spine ends, and tips are modestly worn. A bit of rubbing to the boards. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and modestly toned..

New York, NY: W.W.Norton & Co., Ltd, 1925. Book. VG+. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1925....W.W.Norton & Co......in black cloth with pasted on "Lectures in Print, Behaviorism, John B.Watson " on spine and cover...exterior has modest crimping, wear to tips , and rubbing....interior is clean, unmarked, and minimal toning...hinges are solid.

New York, NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1878. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine with 5 embossed bands. This copy is VG. Exterior is modestly sunned to the spine, but gilt is still bright. Spine ends are moderately crimped, but edges and tips only minimally so. Minimal, light spotting Brown EPs with neat PO signature . Frontispieces with tissue guards. Insides otherwise unmarked with modest toning.Gutters on Volume II starting, but holding nicely. Top edges gilt. Quite nice..

London: J.F. Dove, 1828. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 5" x 3". Leather bound. Dove's English Classics edition. 272 pages. Brown leather with decorative filting on covers and spine. Marbled EPs and page edges. Engraved frontis piece and title page vignette. Tissue insert. This copy is VG. Points and spine are rubbed. Gilting and black title ( on spine) still clear and bright. PO stamp on inside 3rd pg.Interior has very modest, even toning throughout. Clearand firmly bound. Very nice pocket edition..

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1879. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Sixth Edition, so stated. Red soft faux leather cover with gilt lettering to the front and spine. 398 pp. plus fold out maps both front and back. Marbled page edges.This copy is VG. Exterior is modestly soiled, but minimal edge, tip, and spine end wear. Gilt is still bright. Inside both hinges starting , but holding nicely. Unmarked, Modestly toned. Front and rear maps are fragile with a few small tears. One section of one back map is detached but present. Moderate curling to the front cover. The three interior maps are secure. SCARCE..

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1903. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with paper spine label. One of only two hundred in the First Edition bound uncut, with the paper label, so stated. Typography by Bruce Rogers. This copy is NEAR FINE. Minimal fading to spine. Edges, spine ends, and tips with only a hint of wear. Paper label is tidy and clear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with minimal toning. Simply lovely..

Victoria, Australia: Macmillan Art Publishing, 2006. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 48 pp. Red cloth with color paste on to the front. Gilt tiles to the spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " Dear Randy, Best Regards hope you enjoy the story (s) Robert. 27-8-7 ". This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes. Looks and feels unread. SCARCE signed..

Baltimore, Md.: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1932. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Published January 1932, so stated. Part of the Century of Progress Exposition Series. RARE in current commerce and rarer still in this condition. This Copy is Near Fine in a VG+ , unclipped ($1) DJ. Blue cloth with black title plates to front and spine with silver gilt lettering. Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright.A bit of general dulling, but edges, tips, and spine ends with only a hint of wear. Inside is unmarked, tightly bound, crisp, and with only modest toning. Illustrated with 8 plates and 7 figures. Orange DJ has blue lettering and is modestly sunned to the spine, but minimal edge wear. DJ verso contains the list of titles published or to be published in this series as of publication date..

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative stiff, hard paper covers with yellow and black. This copy is VG. Exterior is modestly rubbed with a tiny chip to the back spine edge. Inside is unmarked , crisp, and tight. Preface page shows "1935-1940" under the author's name. SCARCE, especially in the U.S..

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olive drab cloth with rust title plate/ gilt lettering to spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, "To Cal with Friendship and appreciation! George Barany". This copy is FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ($15) pictorial yellow DJ. Covers are rich. Gilt is bright. Barest hint of edge rubbing. Inside with brown/gold EPs. Unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ is bright and clean with just a tiny bit of wear at spine ends/tips/edges. .

Ottawa, Canada: Canada Government Printing Bureau, 1915. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 437 pp. In original gray paper wraps with black tiles to the front and spine. This copy is VG. Exterior has modest wear/soiling and one smal chip at top front tip. Back bottom cover tip has modest curling , including the corresponding photographs. Also bears the stamp of Joseph Hyde Pratt ( 1870-1942) .Per NCpedia, Pratt was a noted geologist, conservationist, educator, and prolific author who also served as Colonel in the 1st Battallion of the 105th Engineers in WWI, earning the DSM. Inside is unmarked, clear, firmly bound with modest even toning. Over two dozen photographs at rear. SCARCE in U.S. The only such copy on Abe as of March 2021..

Indianapolis: Bobbs- Merrill, 1968. Book. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. First printing, so stated. Green cloth with white tiles to the spine. 182 pp. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " To Harriet Cartmel dear friend much cherished Myrtie Barker ". This copy is VG+ in a VG , unclipped ($4.50) DJ. Exterior is rich and clean,tiles are bright, and edges are sharp. Inside has armorial PO ( Ms. Cartmel's ) BP . Some faded soiling to FEP. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. Also laid in is a short article announcing the book signing dated 5/4/68. DJ has modest rubbing, modest chipping across the top, and modest wear to spine ends/tips. SCARCE signed..

New York: Gaetano Massa, 1959. Book. Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red slick cloth with gilt design to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " To Merle Simmons- a friend of good literature & ( to me)-- Willis B. ". This copy is FINE in a VG- , unclipped ( no price) DJ, designed by Felix Beltrain. Exterior is pristine. Interior is unmarked, crisp, and minimally toned. DJ three closed, 1" tears --top front near the spine, bottom front, and bottom spine. Spine modestly sunned. Modest other edge wear. Dr. Simmons was a long time Professor at Indiana University, serving as Professor of Spanish and Folklore..

New York: SUNY Press, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cream hard cover with gilt lettering to front and spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Translator, " To Matei and Adrianna with esteem for that unknown light which sweetens and is the soul of friendship Willis". This copy is FINE. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. All edges sharp. Inside is unmarked, crisp , and tight. SCARCE as this is the ONLY SIGNED copy found as of November 2023..

Brookston, In: Triangular Press, 1981. Book. Illus. by Barbara Tetenbaum. Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Brown French wrappers. Number 13 of this Limited Edition of 100. SIGNED on the Dedication page and SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the Colophon, " For Paul with friendship Willis Barnstone". This copy is FINE . No noticeable blemishes. SCARCE. Only 3 other such on Abe as of June 2022. .

Bloomington, In: Sackett & Mills, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Printer Wrapper. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pictorial Printed wrappers. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the FFEP, " Luis Mark & Carol Willis w . Feb 94 ", with a squiggle AND SIGNED on the colophon denoting this as copy 15, " Willis Barnstone". This copy is NEAR FINE with minimal toning to page edges and only hints of other wear. Red EPs. Unpaginated. Inside is crisp and unmarked. Colophon denoting that " The ink drawings are by the author and all but a few were done on site. They were photocopied and the edition was tapebound... In a later edition the drawings will be computer scanned. Six press-numbered copies were printed, each signed by the author. This is copy number 13-20 " then , by Barnstone "15 Willis Barnstone". This is SCARCE and predates the only other copy found on line..

New York, NY: Bookman, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Olive hard cover with green, orange, and white circle designs and orange lettering. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " para Carmen la primera amiga en este dulce exitio Willis." "Carmen" refers to the wife of the noted poet, composer, and National Arts Winner , Juan Orrego Salas of Chile and fellow professor to Barnstone at Indiana University. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ($2.75) DJ designed by William Wondriska. Exterior rubbed along edges, but covers are rich and lettering bright. Inside otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. This book nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1960. DJ has three small closed tears (< 1 1/2"), a bit of rubbing along front spine joint, and modest chipping to the top..

Bloomington, In: The RaintreePpress, 1979. Book. Illus. by Helle Tzalopoulou Barnstone. Near Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarter black cloth with gray hard cover, silver design to the front and silver lettering to the spine. SIGNED by Willis Barnstone. #36 of 200 in this Limited Edition. Top cover edges very minimally faded, otherwise exterior is pristine. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. Dark gray EPs. DJ has a little creasing to front top edge, a 1/2 " closed tear to bottom back, and a faint line on front at seam of cloth /hard cover. .

Bloomington, In: F.Brewer, 1984. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth bound by string. #16 of a Limited edition of 50. SIGNED by Willis Barnstone on the colophon. textured tissue EPs. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes other than a 1/2" stray , faint line o n the front cover. Obviously SCARCE as only 50 were created. Unpaginated..