Search Results: Authors starting with B from Shapero Rare Books

Printed by C. Hallmandell, Circa 1831. . Folio, 38 x 28 cm (15 x 11 inches) six humorous black & white prints of a fictional hog race, each with short title above and a line of commentary below, extremities of corners a little chipped and soiled, not affecting images, otherwise very bright indeed, publisher's printed wrappers, sewn (thread replaced), soiled, some creasing and chipping, else good. mba004 Humorous prints of a steeplechase in which the mounts are shown as hogs, one of the prints is dated 1831. A very rare collection intended for framing, hence the wide margins and lightly sewn wrappers. 'Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) (1789–1850). After travelling on the continent, and making many sketches and studies, he turned his attention to lithography, and in 1818 published at Somers Town 'Twenty-four Views of Italy,' drawn and lithographed by himself. Lithography, invented in Germany in 1796, was then little employed or understood in England. In order to learn the processes employed… Read More

Chicago, National Prohibitionist, 1941. . First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm); presentation inscription to front free endpaper recto; unclipped dustjacket, publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in blue, jacket spotted and frayed with minor loss to edges; x, 254pp. stock23 A reflection on electoral defeat by Roger Babson (1875-1967), an economist and temperance campaigner who stood unsuccessfully for the Prohibition Party in the US presidential election of 1940.Babson is better known for his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy. He had earlier founded the eponymous Babson's Reports, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. Inscribed by the author to the future chairman of the Prohibition Party Earl Dodge (1932-2007): 'Dedication. See Page 147 which shows what church people could do for us if we had a ticket which… Read More

Babson Park, Babson's Statistical Organization, Inc., [1938]. . Mail order booklet; (9 x 15.5 cm); 12ff. printed on recto only, each with perforated line for purchasing, loose brochure; original blue wrappers, stapled. stock23 A scarce mail order booklet for 'Books by Babson', the American economist and temperance campaigner who founded the eponymous Babson's Reports in 1904, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. A prolific writer, Babson (1875-1967) authored nearly fifty books during his lifetime on themes ranging from the dangers facing Protestantism to his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy.

Circa 1947. . Black and white studio portrait signed and inscribed on the image 'For Barrie / Best to you / Lauren Bacall / Bogart', in green ink, half-length seated portrait, showing Bacall hugging her knees and looking down; 24 x 19 cm (9½ x 7½ ins) [together with]; Typed letter signed Louis Bromfield, to Barrie Tait (the dedicatee of the photograph), stating that he does not know when he will be back in New York. One side, single 4to sheet, 'Malabar Farm, Lucas, OH, 17 October 1947', with original envelope; mounted and framed. A unique collection bringing together a superb studio portrait of one of the great film stars of the twentieth century, accompanied by a letter from the prize-winning author on whose farm she was married.Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), the Hollywood film star, known for her distinctive voice, sultry looks, and acting talent, married Humphrey Bogart when she was 20 years old in 1945 at Bogart's friend Louis Bromfield's Ohio farm. This photographic image is from a well-known… Read More

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1844 . Octavo. Original dark green cloth, titles to spine gilt, decorative frames blocked in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, top edge untrimmed.

London, Printed for A. Millar in the Strand et al., 1753. . Second edition; 3 vols, folio (37 x 24 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown and blindstamp to front free endpaper and title of each vol., MS library mark in pen to rear endpaper vol. I, engraved frontispieces by Vertue, vignette titles in red and black; contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 7 compartments, raised bands, tan title-pieces to 2nd, numbered in gilt direct to 3rd compartment, lozenge library labels to head and tails of spines, joints cracked but holding, occasional light spotting, otherwise a very handsome set; [12], xxxv, [3], 762; viii, [4], 614, [54]; xx, 750, [38]pp. A beautifully bound set of The Works of Francis Bacon edited by the poet David Mallet (d.1765), with an introductory life of the Elizabethan statesman and philosopher by the editor, which was admired by Fielding for its 'nervous manly style', and Gibbon who praised Mallet's 'vigorous sense' as a historian.'Vivid character sketches and spirited… Read More

Manchester, G.W. Bacon & Co., [1908]. . Colour lithograph map (94.5 x 121 cm), dissected into 24 sections and laid onto linen as issued; framed and glazed, overall size: 107 x 126 x 4.5 cm A large map of the world showing the British Empire at its height marked in pink. Insets record a wealth of additional detail, including the principal British steamship lines, a gazetteer of cities from across the world, with plans of towns including Adelaide, Auckland, Bombay, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Wellington, and insets for the Panama and Suez Canals, the two Poles, a Universal Time chart, and a large inset map of the British Isles. The top section is illustrated with 46 national flags and ensigns.

London, Masters, 1852. . First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [vi], [v]-xxiv, [ii](errata), 448; [iv], [iii]-xiv, [ii](errata), 426pp., half-titles, 17 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps printed on linen, illustrations in text, near contemporary crimson polished calf gilt, green morocco labels, spines slightly darked, a fine set. An exceptionally attractive example, handsomely bound as an Eton College leaving present soon after publication.George Badger, East India Company chaplain and Arabist, was sent by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, as delegate to the Eastern Churches, and more especially the Nestorians of Kurdistan in 1842 and again in 1850. Apart from his travels in Kurdistan the work contains accounts of visits to Antioch and the Black Sea. The Nestorians exercised a fascination for Anglicans in the nineteenth century from their having been virtually isolated from the rest of Christendom since the fifth century. Blackmer 62.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1909 . Fourth edition. cii, 724 pp, 33 maps and 48 plans, a few pages at rear slightly dampstained; publisher's red cloth gilt; overall a very good copy. Last and most comprehensive edition in the series.Issued c. 1909. Hinrichsen E262.

Leipzig Karl Baedeker 1906 . Twenty-ninth edition. xxvi, 467pp, 45 maps, 32 plans, 10 floorplans, (front map with 3 cm tear- no loss) publisher's red cloth gilt; overall a very good copy. Issued c.1906 Hinrichsen D78

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1934. . Second edition, pp lii, 584, 43 maps, 46 plans, publisher's coarse grained red cloth gilt; an excellent copy The second and last edition of this series in German. Part of the Mediterranean coast had been transformed: Morocco, Libya, Palestine and Syria had changed hands. Cities like Barcelona, Haifa and Tel Aviv are included for the first time. Endpapers dated "Februar 1935". Hinrichsen D418.

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1886 . Tenth edition. xxxiv, 410pp, 30 maps, 22 plans, inner hinges cracked; publisher's red cloth gilt; overall a very good copy with gilt lettering bright. Endpapers dated "May 1888." Hinrichsen E10.

Karl Baedeker, Coblenz 1863 . Fifth edition. xlvi, 447 pp, coloured frontispiece, folding map at rear, 8 maps, 5 folding panoramas, 9 views, some browning of pages throughout; publisher's original old-style red cloth gilt; a very good copy. restored preserving part of original spine and boards. There are two variants of this edition, one was issued in 1862 and the other in 1863. The coloured frontispiece displaying the coats of arms of the cantons of Switzerland only appears in the editions from 1854 to 1867. The Swiss Alpine Club was founded in 1863. A rare example of an early Baedeker edition. Endpapers dated "Mai 1863". Hinrichsen F45b

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1922 . Fourth edition. lxx, 420pp, 14 maps and 12 plans, endpapers browned, slightly rusty staples, some spotting, spine faded; overall a good firm copy. Last edition of this title. A map of the Rocky mountains has been added. Issued c.1922. Hinrichsen E266

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1906 . Eighth edition.pp. xxxviii, 450, 13 maps, 25 town plans, panorama, previous owner's small stamps; publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy. Issued c.1907.This title covers from Paris to Bordeaux, the Dordorgne and the Pyrenees. Hinrichsen F187

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1894. . First edition. lxii, 254pp, 10 maps and 7 plans, (plan of Quebec p.37 stuck to text page - slight loss of text), "Brentano's price list" on front pastedown; publisher's red cloth gilt, slight wear to the spine; a good copy. The series on Canada was only published in English and there were only four editions. It was written by J.F. Muirhead who also wrote the companion volume on the United States. Scarce.Issued c.1894. Hinrichsen E263.

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1913. . Third edition, pp xxvi, 446, 19 maps, 68 plans, one plan of Leipzig detached, publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy. Issued c.1913. Hinrichsen D225.

K. Baedeker, Coblenz 1853 . Fifth edition. xl, 374pp, coloured frontispiece, 6 maps and plans, a folding coloured panorama, 16 engraved views, stamp on title-page; publisher's old type red cloth gilt; an excellent copy. "Schweiz" was almost the longest series in German with thirty-nine editions from 1844 to 1937. The early editions included a coloured frontispiece with the coats of arms of the various Swiss Canton. The plans include Basel, Zurich, and Bern. This copy is the first of two issues of the fifth edition. The second issue was published a year later in 1854. Both are scarce. Hinrichsen D293a.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1927. . Thirteenth edition. xv, 611pp, 65 maps, 19 town plans and 11 panoramas, some pages detached, some writing on title-page, front map repaired with tape, top and bottom of spine badly chipped; a fair copy. First and only edition of this title in English. Issued c.1931. Hinrichsen E54.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1932 with supplement for 1937. . Twentieth edition. pp. lxiv, 550, 54 street appendix, 68 maps and plans, 32 pp supplement for "The International Exhibition of Paris for 1937", fastened at rear with tape, previous owner's signature in pencil on endpapers; publisher's variant coarse-grained binding, original pictorial dust-wrapper, slightly frayed at edges and at corners; overall a very good copy This particular volume contains the rare supplement for the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Very scarceIssued c.1937. Hinrichsen E114