Search Results: Authors starting with B from Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA

Karl Baedeker, 1911. Softcover. VG+/VG. Seventeenth Revised Edition. 10.7 x 16 cm red boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine marbled edges, xxxiv, 554pp with 69 maps and 50 plans and two ribbon book marks together with original dust jacket priced at 8/- net and 8m. A really nice complete copy of this early 20th century guide with just with clean bright boards and just a hint of pushing to the fore edge corners. Internally, there is no name inscription or bookplate and corner creases to a very few pages. The folding maps all appear undamaged and there is just a little toning to the endpapers and the occasional handling mark. The lightly dust marked jacket, which is now protected in a removable clear cover (not shown), is a rare survivor with just a little creasing at the foot of the spine and a little chipping to the spine tips and corners. It has about 8 pin hole sized paint spots on the front panel and spine, a 1.5 cm closed tear along the top edge and small drip stain to the bottom… Read More

William Heinemann Ltd, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. 1st Edition. 12.3 x 18.9 cm white boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine, [viii]87[1]pp with photographic frontispiece of Dame Edith Evans. In original dust jacket priced at 9s 6d net. A near fine book with just the merest hint of toning to the spine and a tiny brown spot to the edge of the text block. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is also in near fine condition with just a touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners with a little surface abrasion but no loss. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Michael Joseph, 1975. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 1st UK Edition. 12.5 x 20.3 cm blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, 229 [3]pp with original unclipped jacket priced at �3.00 net. Laid in is a photograph of the author. A near fine book with just a hint of pushing to the spine tips. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), has a 1.5 cm closed tear on the fore edge of the upper panel, some fading to the author's name on the spine and a little rubbing to the spine tips, edges and corners. All in all a very nice 1st UK Edition of this love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s about a man falsely accused of rape and filmed under the same name in 2018. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Michael Joseph, 1976. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. CAZAC, Yoran. 1st UK edition. 19.2 x 25.2 cm blue cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine 96pp with colourful illustrations by Yoran Cazac on every page, with original unclipped dust jacket priced at �2.50 net. A near fine book with a hint of toning along the very bottom edge of the boards. Internally clean and bright in a near fine jacket with the merest hint of rubbing to the spine tips and corners. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

1930 1930. NF. Envelope, 8 photographs plus t.l.s. dated Dec 11, 1930 explaining the "Todd Letter Set" of photographs and related certified letter sold by E L Bangs, a noted collector and purveyor of Lincolniana who gathered a large collection over 30 years. (Much of his assemblage ended up in the collection of the Lincoln National Life Foundation). The "Todd Letter" is a first-hand account of the assassination of President Lincoln, written hours after the event, by a surgeon who would later become one of the three doctors who performed the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. Bangs' certified letter recounts how Lincoln visited the US Monitor "Montauk" on the afternoon of April 14, 1865 and invited a number of the crew to the theatre that evening. This included the surgeon, Dr George B Todd, who would witness the events of that night and was ordered by the commander of the "Montauk" to "�. give the news to the people of the Nation and to the world generally". When later back on board, he wrote a… Read More

Edmund Ward, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. 1st Edition. 12.3 x 10 cm pictorial boards, 110pp with colour illustrations throughout. In original unclipped jacket priced at 5s 6d net. A touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners and a little marking to the front board. Internally clean but with a name written in a child's hand running across the top of the front paste down and title page. The dust jacket which, is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), is somewhat rubbed on the spine tips, corners and edges with some surface abrasion and minimal loss to the corners and spine tips. There is also a small drip mark on the front flap. First Edition Ant and Bee books are difficult to find particularly with their original dust jackets. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Kaye and Ward Ltd, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 1st Edition. 12.3 x 10 cm pictorial boards, 77(3)pp with colour illustrations throughout. In original unclipped jacket priced at 7s net 35p. A touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners only. Internally clean but with a named bookplate on the front paste down. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), is somewhat rubbed on the spine tips, corners and edges with a little surface abrasion, and minimal loss to the corners and spine tips. There is also a small drip mark on the front flap. First Edition Ant and Bee books are difficult to find particularly with their original dust jackets. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Kaye & Ward Ltd., 1971. VG/G++. 1st Edition, 12.3 x 10 cm pictorial boards, 77(3)pp with colour illustrations throughout. In original price clipped jacket. The boards have a touch of shelf-wear to the bottom edge and a 2.5 cm crease at the top of the rear joint (possibly from production) but are otherwise bright and clean. Internally without name, inscription or bookplate but with a faint tide mark 4.5 cm along the top edge of the text block and a similar amount down the fore edge. It is apparent, most noticeably, in the margins of the top corner of the first leaf but faintly at the top edge of most pages. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) presents very well. It is a little rubbed on the spine tips corners and edges with some surface abrasion and minimal loss to the corners and spine tips. The Dr J title has been partly coloured in using a biro. There is a light stain on the verso of the dust jacket covering the front and spine panels and just on… Read More

Kaye and Ward Ltd, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/G++. 1st Edition. 12.3 x 10 cm pictorial boards, 94pp with colour illustrations throughout. In original unclipped jacket priced at 6s net 30p. A touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners only. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), is somewhat rubbed on the spine tips corners and edges with some surface abrasion and minimal loss to the corners and spine tips. There are two closed tears of 0.5cm on the head of the spine. First Edition Ant and Bee books are difficult to find particularly with their original dust jackets. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Viking Press, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 1st Edition. 25 x 29.1 cm green cloth with dark green titles to the spine and Leonard Baskin's monogram to the front cover. Unpaginated, (48)pp with 22 colour illustrations by Leonard Baskin. With original dust jacket priced at $10.00. Inscribed by Baskin on the front free endpaper, 'For Ian & Ian/ with the affectionate/ regard/ o/f Lisa and Leonard/ 1979'. Laid in is a prospectus and order form for Leonard Baskin's Catalogue Raisonne from Leinster Fine Art Books. A near fine book clean and bright with only Leonard Baskin's elegant gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) has a touch of fading to the spine a hint of rubbing to the spine tips and a long corner crease to the top corner of the front flap. A really lovely 1st Edition of this family effort beautifully illustrated with the artist's watercolours. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please… Read More

Jonathan Cape , 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. 1st Edition. 132x 200mm dark green cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine and publisher's blind stamped device to the rear, green top edge, 286pp. The book is signed by the author to the title page and comes with its original unclipped jacket with 7s. 6d price. The book has some toning to the spine but is otherwise near fine noting only a previous owner's book plate to the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is also in near fine condition with only the lightest of dust staining and a small � cm tear to the top of front panel of the jacket. A really beautiful copy of Bates' second book of short stories. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Duckworth, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Edition. 21.3 x 27.8 cm red cloth backed, yellow paper covered boards xii, 67[1]pp, with colour frontispiece, 27 photographic plates and numerous line drawn illustrations. An unusual binding variant with some fading to the spine and a little rubbing to the foot of the spine. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate but with toning to both endpapers. The book is inspired by Victorian books of beauty and brings them up to date. There are 27 photographic plates by Beaton including Baba and Nancy Beaton, Edith Sitwell, Tallulah Bankhead, Lilian Gish, Norma Shera and Lady Diana Cooper together with numerous drawings within the text including illustrations of Virginia Woolf, Gertrude Lawrence and Anita Loos. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

B T Batsford Ltd., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 2nd Edition. 16.4 x 23.8 cm fuchsia cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine viii, 136 pp with 95pp of black and white photographic illustrations including frontispiece. In original price clipped dust jacket. Clean boards and internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a little spotting mainly to the edge of the text block and prelims. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) and presents very well. It is clean and bright with a little scuff at the bottom of the front panel. There is a 3 x 1 cm chip on the top of the rear panel that has been secured by tape on the rear. There is a 1.5 cm closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel and 1.8 and 0.5 cm closed tears on the foot of the spine all of which are reinforced by tape to the rear. A collection of photographs taken by Beaton between 1923 and 1945 with over 50 new photographs taken since the publication of the 1st edition… Read More

His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 1st Edition, 1st printing. 20.5 x 27.7 cm red cloth with black titles to the front and spine, top edge red, glassine endpapers, 87 [1]pp, all but the first 8 pages being photographs of the war effort covering in the early years of World War II covering not just the armed services but also the home front and the effects of the blitz. A near fine condition book. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is complete but a touch rubbed and dust stained. There is a closed repaired tear of 7cm extending down from the head of the upper joint with some marks from old tape reinforcement on the rear (the tape is no longer present), a 1 cm closed tear on the spine and a 1.5 cm closed tear on the top edge of the upper panel. A very interesting 1st Edition collection of Beaton's wartime photographs. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries,… Read More

Doubleday & Company Inc., 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG++. 1st U.S. Edition. 15 x 22.5 cm black cloth backed grey paper covered boards with gilt stamped titles to the front and spine. Top edge purple, 85 (1) with colour title page, 64 pages of black and white photographs and numerous black and white line drawings throughout. Original dust jacket with $3.00 price. A touch of rubbing to the bottom edge and tiny bruises to the bottom corners. Internally there are crossed out inscriptions to the front and rear endpapers and a hint or toning to the endpapers where the dust jacket does not cover. The dust jacket is in much better condition than is normally found. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

B. T. Batsford Ltd., Winter 1945-6 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG++. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 17.2 x 22.9 cm bright yellow cloth with dark blue titles to the front and spine. Top edge yellow, [viii]77[1]pp including 77 pages of Beaton's black and white photographs. In original unclipped jacket with a 12s 6d Net price. The boards have been well protected by the dust jacket and are bright with firm sharp corners. Internally clean and with no name inscription or bookplate. The dust jacket presents very well in its clear removable cover (not shown). It is lightly dust stained with a touch of toning to the spine, with a couple of spots to the rear panel. There is a tiny 3 mm x 1 cm triangular chip to the bottom joint of the upper panel. A really good looking 1st Edition copy of the photographs taken by Beaton on a tour of China and India undertaken at the end of World War II for the Ministry of Information. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if… Read More

B T Batsford Ltd, May 1941 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG. 1st Edition. 16.4 x 23.8 cm orange cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine, top edge orange, viii, 136 pp with 93pp of black and white photographic illustrations including frontispiece. Original dust jacket with 15s. net price. The boards are clean and bright with just a little pushing to the corners. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a little spotting mainly to the edge of the text block and prelims. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) has a 0.7 cm chip to the head of the spine that has had some restoration work. There is tape to the rear of the jacket on the spine tips and a 1.2 cm closed tear at the top of the upper panel. The corners, edges an spine tips are a little rubbed and there is a touch of creasing along the top and bottom edges. A collection of photographs taken by Beaton between 1923 and 1940 covering Personalities, beauties, backgrounds, travel,… Read More

B T Batsford Ltd., 1948. 1st Thus. Hardcover. VG++/VG++. 1st Edition Thus. 14.7 x 22.5 cm grey cloth with red titles to the spine. Top edge tinted red, 135[1] pp with 61 pages of photographic illustrations including frontispiece. In original unclipped jacket priced at 16s Net. Clean boards with firm sharp corners. Internally without name, inscription or bookplate but with some light spotting mainly to the endpapers and the edge of the text block. There is a vertical crease on p61. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), presents very well but has a touch of spotting and tape reinforcement to spine tips and corners of the front flaps on the verso. All in all a very good plus copy of this collection of impressions of New York, a revision of his 1938 book, Cecil Beaton's New York, with new post war illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All… Read More

B T Batsford, Ltd., 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG. 1st Edition. 18.5 x 25 cm orange cloth with black titles to the spine. Red top edge, xi [i] 146 [2]pp with 22 photographic illustrations including a colour frontispiece and numerous black and white line drawn illustrations. In original price clipped dust jacket. The boards are clean and bright with just a touch of toning for 3cm at the head of the spine where there is loss to the dust jacket. Internally there is a gift inscription on the front free endpaper but otherwise the pages are clean. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is a little dust stained with 3 cm missing from the head of the spine and a touch of rubbing to the foot of the spine, corners and edges. All in all a very nice 1st Edition copy of this amusing faux memoir with Beaton's friends figuring in many of the photographs and illustrations, a number in drag. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to… Read More

Faber and Faber, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/F. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Impression. Black boards with cream titles to the spine red endpapers, 109[1]pp with original unclipped jacket with a photo of the original cast on the front priced at �12.99. A near fine book without name inscription or book plate, having a touch of rubbing at the head of the spine, in a fine dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown). All in all a lovely collectable 1st Edition of this multi award winning play which was later made into a film. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.