Search Results: Authors starting with B from Beacon Books

Canada Law Book Company, Limited, 1920. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. xliv, 235 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Previous owners' name on the front free endpaper and on the inside cover. A very good copy of this trial, illustrated with a few b/w photographs. This volume is part of the Notable English Trials series.

Walter Scott, Ltd.. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. xxxiii, 244, [24] pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine, The Scott Library in gold on the front cover with decorated corners. Cover corners are lightly bumped. Top foredge is gilded. Spine is slanted. Paper lightly foxed. A very good copy of this title of 58 essays by Francis Bacon, edited with and introduction by John Buchan.

J. M. Dent & Co., 1904. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. xvi, 384 pages. Ornate gold titling and decorations on the spine and front cover. The spine cloth is faded. Top foredge is gilded, front and lower foredges are uncut. Minor shelf wear to the edges. A very good copy of this Roman history. Illustrated with 48 coloured illustrations, 31 reproductions of paintings and sculpture and 67 illustrations in the text. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Katalis. Second Revised Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 192 pages. White lettering on a blue background on the spine. White and blue lettering on a pictorial front cover. Very minimal wear to the corners of the cover. A very good copy of this account of the mystifying monuments built over a thousand years ago in Central-Java. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs of the stone reliefs. Size: 8 x 11

Books of Rhodesia. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. xxiv, 240 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, gold giraffe on the front cover with black line decorations. Cover is foxed. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has wear along the edges and turn-ins; free endpapers have fade marks, from age. A very good copy of this Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Volume One, illustrated with b/w and sepia photographs and a fold-out facsimile of a letter from Dr. Livingstone to Mr. Thomas Baines in the back.

Sylvan Press, Sylvan Grove, 1940. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. xiii, 34 pages. Black lettering on the front cover with a red crown. Card covers are chipped along the edges. A very good copy of this history of The Church House, originally incorporated in 1888 as the Church of England's permanent tribute to Queen Victoria. Illustrated with b/w line drawings and a floor plan of the church, and an Introduction on its history and aims, by the Bishop of Portsmouth.

R. Worthington, 1884. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1884. 305 [8] pages. Ornate cover with black lettering on ochre and orange backgrounds. Top and tail of the spine are worn corners lightly bumped and scuffed; slight slant to the spine. Previous owner's name and date on the title page; there is a list of names with corresponding page numbers written on a blank page in the back. A very good copy of this edition with one tissue guarded image. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 64 pages and the CD on the back cover. Silver lettering on the spine of the dust jacket, no lettering on the black, card cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a few finger prints on the paper, has a bar coded price tag on the back. A fine copy of this exhibition catalogue reflecting on the cinematic systems enlisted by contemporary artists in the content of their works. Illustrated throughout with b/w and full colour photographs.

Collins, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 255 pages. Black lettering on the spine, line drawing on the front cover. Corners are bumped, fore edge is lightly faded. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a closed tear on the lower front edge. A very good copy of this charming story describing the life in East Anglia, including ballads and songs, some short poems at the beginning of chapters and b/w line drawings throughout the text. Coloured frontispiece.

University of Toronto Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. 336 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minor chips along the edges. A very good copy of this documentation of the oil and gas lease in Canada from a lawyer's point of view.

Emergo Publishing, 2003. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 230 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, tipped on illustration on the front cover. The book is housed in a matching slipcase. A fine copy of this scarce collection of 23 short stories, with sepia coloured illustrations, by the author. Text is in English and Dutch.

Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 208 pages. Gold lettering and decoration on the front cover. Cover is worn, especially on the lower edge of the spine. Paper is fragile (as per the age of the book) and thus has a few closed tears on various pages. The first 13 pages consist of lovely full-page portraits of famous singers of the era- Adelina Patti, Christine Nilsson, Etyelka Gerster, Sofia Scalchi, Marzella Sembrich, Alwina Valleria, Madame Trebelli, Eugenie Pappenheim, Madame Albani, Hope Glenn, Italo Campanini, Myron W. Whitney, Signor Nicolini, Antonio Galassi, and J. Victor Capoul. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

John Leigh at the Bell & Tho. Burrell at the Golden-Ball, 1677. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 128 pages. 1677. Two raised bands on the spine. The glue on the endpapers has let go, showing the original boards; missing page 13-14 and page 63-64 is loose. Previous owner's name and scribbles on the front endpapers; many pages are creased. This is a good copy of this rare book 'Written Originally by Franciscus Barbarus a Venetian Senator. And now Translated into English by a Person of Quality' The first book is concerned with the endowments of a wife, from what wedlock is; the manners, age, nobility, beauty, riches, timing and nuptial solemnities of a wife. The second book concerns conjugal love, moderation of a wife, speech and silence of women, apparel and attire of a wife, food of a wife, regulation of congress, domestic care and the education of children. Two books in one volume.

Minotaur Books, September 2008. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 271 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery, signed by the author on the title page in black ink. Size: 5.5 x 8.5

Collins. Advance Copy. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 732 pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Little wear to the corners. Fore edge lightly soiled. A very good copy of this Special Advance Reader's Sample of this 1987 fantasy novel with a signature on the half title page stating 'Compliments of Collins Publishers' and a signature.

Millington. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Very Good. 163 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is price clipped. A near fine copy of this first Jack Quentin thriller and author's first book.

Winchester Press. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 109 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Minor scuffing to the corners. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a 1.5' tear on the upper front, and another smaller tear on the front top turn-in. A very good copy of this technical book on making bamboo fly rods, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and line drawings. Size: 7 x 10

Not Stated. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 100, [x] pages. Green lettering on the front cover. Cover is faded and lightly soiled, edges bumped and lightly soiled. A very good copy of this scarce stock market book explaining how to legally circumvent margin regulations in order to take risks that lead to either huge losses or unimaginable wealth.

Minotaur Books, August 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 378 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this Anna Pigeon mystery, signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

G. P. Putnam's Sons. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 303 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this mystery, signed on the title page by the author in black ink.