Search Results: Titles starting with B from Legacy Books

New York : Anson D. F. Randolph & Company Book. Fair. Hardcover. N.D., circa 1870s, 12mo, 216pp. Light toning at text, large sticker partially removed from front pastedown, extremities worn, book somewhat shaky, contents good, overall about a Fair copy. The author (1824-1906) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to parents who were both minor authors. She also wrote under pseudonyms including Aunt Friendly, Mrs. Woods Baker, Sarah S. Baker..

Washington, D.C.: GPO Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp181-212, illustrated with photos, charts and diagrams. Removed from TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY FOR THE YEAR 1905. VG. In report covers..

Garden City: Doubleday & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (1958), 286pp. Light wear, else VG. By the author of BELVEDERE..

Liberty: Jesse James Publishers Book. Good. Soft cover. 1981, viii, 86pp, index. Wrps. Very light wear, inner hinges neatly reinforced, else VG. From the author's explanation: "Speculating on the possible influence of heredity on the careers of the James brothers, I became curious as to what sort of people they came from - their genealogy." In 1966 she published her findings in a booklet titled BACKGROUND OF A BANDIT - THE VIRGINIA ANCESTRY OF JESSE WOODSON JAMES. "Following the appearance of this publication, I heard, and still hear, from people of all sections of the country, mostly from those hopefully seeking confirmation of their beliefs that they are related to Jesse James. As one student of the James brothers said: `Those who are not related to the James boys, want to be and those who are, don't want to be.'" As do so many dedicated genealogists, the author spent countless hours of research and correspondence on her project, in her case, trying to learn the… Read More

NY: Macmillan Book. Good. Hardcover. 1916, xii, 179pp, index, illustrated. Very lightly silverfished primarily at the upper spine and at the rear cover, contents VG. Isabel McIsaac (1858-1914), implemented many innovations in the field of nursing. She was the 3rd Superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps and also Vice-Chairman of the Red Cross Nursing Service..

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company Book. Good. Hardcover. (1949), xx, 346pp, index, illustrated. Extremities worn, spine sunned, contents G. SixGuns 1120: "One of the best books on California outlaws, this volume shows scholarly research. Many accounts of such outlaws as Murieta are revealed as legendary. It also contains good accounts of other California outlaws, such as Tom Bell, Rattlesnake Dick, Black Bart, Dick Fellows, and Tiburcio Vasquez.".

New York: Alfred A. Knopf Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1924. First Trade Edition, 371pp, 4pp of publisher's ads. The spine is darkened, extremities moderately worn, a good reading copy. "Richard Bale, of Balisand, comes from a long line of antagonistic duelists in an age when duels are going out of style and duelists are viewed as little more than murderers. He is a hero of the American Revolution, and a Federalist, in an age when war heroes are going out of favor, and Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans are rising into power. Richard Bale is a man from a different time, a man who is unable and unwilling to adjust to the changing social climate.".

Kingsport Press Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1959. First Edition, large 8vo, 48pp. Near Fine in glassine dj in a G slipcase which is cracking at the back. Limited to 1250 copies..

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. Book. Illus. by Hugh Thomson. Good. Hardcover. 1892, third edition, small 8vo, 89pp, with 50 illustrations by Hugh Thomson, top edge gilt. Front inner hinge neatly reinforced, one inch narrow stain at top edge of front cover, and darkened half-inch-wide strip extends nearly to the bottom edge, extremities lightly worn. Inserted card from publisher notes: "This copy of Beau Brocade is part of the English edition. In deference to the wishes of collectors it is issued with the English imprint solely, but it is published in United States by arrangement with the author and English publishers by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York." In addition to the titled poem, includes A Gentleman of the Old School; A Gentlewoman of the Old School; A Dead Letter; The Old Sedan Chair; The Ladies of St. Jame's; Molly Trefusis; and A Chapter of Froissart..

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company Book. Good. Hardcover. 1933, small 8vo, 137pp. Light wear, else G+. Service was a very popular poet who wrote The Spell Of The Yukon, Rhymes Of A Red Cross Man, Ballads Of A Bohemian, and several others..

New York: The Mentor Association, Inc. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1919, 12pp, six photogravures laid in. Printed wrps. G+. The Mentor, Volume 7, Number 21, December 15, 1919. Honore de Balzac, (1799-1850), is considered one of the greatest names in literature. He is best known for LA COMEDIE HUMAINE, a multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society..

Louisville: The Filson Club Book. Very Good. Soft cover. pp29-46. Removed from THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 50, No. 1, January, 1976. Wrps. In report covers. May include a first or last copied page. VG. The collapse of Louisville's largest bank in 1930 and the subsequent failure of several of it's associated banks, caused widespread financial panic at the time. But it no doubt contributed to more conservative practices becoming the norm in the city's banking industry going forward. .

New York: Random House Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. (1955), 375pp. G+ in G, lightly chipped dj. Warren, (1905-1989), born in Guthrie, Kentucky, is one of Kentucky's outstanding literary figures, being the only person to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and for Poetry. He was the first Poet Laureate of the United States and the recipient of numerous awards and commendations. One of his chief interests was slavery and the Civil War, writing almost a dozen books on the subject. This novel set during the period of the Civil War, tells the story of Amanda Starr, a motherless child, raised on her father's plantation in Kentucky, who is sent away to school and doesn't return until the age of sixteen, upon her father's death. She then becomes aware that her mother was one of the plantation slaves and that she, herself, is subject to seizure and sale, by her bankrupt father's creditors..

Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. (1996), pp147-310, originally published in Pennsylvania Archives, sixth Series, Vol. VI (1906-07). Rev. Waldschmidt arrived in Pennsylvania from his native Germany in 1752 and was installed as pastor over the congregations of Cocalico, Weiseichenland, Modecreek, and Zeltenreich. The book includes four sections in alphabetical order: Baptismal Records; Marriages; Communion Services and Communicants; and Pennsylvania Marriage Licenses, 1784-86.,.

New York: The Macmillan Company Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1913, xxvii, 312pp, ads, twenty four photographic illustrations. Extremities lightly worn, faint dampstaining at the bottom two inches of the fore edge page ends, but not extending into the text, and barely noticeable on most pages, rear cover has small areas of rubbing or smudging, else G. The Barbary Coast includes the regions and cities throughout the middle and western coastal areas of North Africa ¿ what is today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya..

Charleston: Arcadia Publishing Book. VG+. Soft cover. (2002), 160pp, index, bibliography, illustrated. Stiff Wrps. VG+. From the Making of America Series. In 1785, Bardstown became the county seat of Nelson County, Virginia. From the introduction: "In 1792, Kentucky's statehood opened up more economic opportunities for the area. Although it was called Salem by the original owners, David Bard and John C. Owings, very soon it was known as Bard's Town.".

Buffalo Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1908, 142pp. Lightly soiled, else G. Limited to 1000cc, this number 729, signed by the author. Also signed and dated on the first free endpapder by the author with a short inscription to Louisville, Kentucky poet Madison Cawein. With the bookplate of Louisville poet Mercedes Rosebery. The author (1857-1915) was born in Buffalo, NY, where her father was the chief city engineer. Her poems first appeared in Peterson's and Leslie's magazines. This is a long poem, consisting of nineteen parts..

Miami Beach: TLC Genealogy Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1995, 4to, 11pp, no index, names listed alphabetically. Wrps. VG. From the introduction: "This publication contains the names of the earliest Barren County settlers. Most of the names were derived from microfilm of Barren County tax lists for the year 1799. However, there were some Barren County people who were listed on tax lists from other counties who seen to have had land in Barren County. Such people were probably non-resident land owners. Also, there are some non-resident Barren County land owners who were listed in 1797.".

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1929, large 8vo, x, 500pp, index, numerous illustrations. Extremities worn, backstrip darkened, else G. The life of Sir James M. Barrie, (1860-1937), the Scottish born creator of PETER PAN..

New York: Pantheon Books Inc. Book. Good. Hardcover. (1943). First Edition, 282pp. Small leather label on the spine, moderate wear, spine somewhat faded, previous owner's name and address in pencil on the front endpaper, else G. In French with English translation. Charles Pierre Péguy, (1873-1914), was a French poet, essayist and editor. In WWI he served as a lieutenant in the French 276th Infantry Regiment and died in battle the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne. There is a memorial to him near the field where he died. His two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism, (although his form of Socialism was said to be more akin to that of Saint Francis than to that of Karl Marx), but he eventually became a believing but non practicing, Roman Catholic about 1908, after which Catholicism strongly influenced his works..