Search Results: Titles starting with B from Beacon Books

Bishop's College School. Limited Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. xv, 503 [17], [17] pages. Gold lettering on the spines and front covers. Very minimal wear to the corners, otherwise this is a fine copy of this two volume set. Illustrated with b/w photographs in both volumes. This is a limited edition of 150, this being No. 98. Signed by the author on the half title page with the name of the person to whom it was registered. This is a heavy set and will require additional shipping charges. Size: 6 x 9

ARCHIVAL PRESS INC.. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Not paginated. Black lettering on the spine. Colour illustration on the front and back cover. Price sticker, blacked out on the upper right front cover. Front right cover edge has a 1' stain. Cover slightly discolored. Upper right corner lightly creased. A very good copy of this comic strip art with an introduction by Eric Kimball and edited by Robert K. Wiener. Size: 8.5 x 11

Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 224 pages. Green lettering on the spine. Corners are bumped, fore edge browning. Previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has chipping to the edges and is lightly soiled. A very good copy of this book of Irish stories featuring Pat Murphy and his friends.

Ball Publishing. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 426 pages. Black lettering on the spine, black lettering on a pictorial front cover. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, otherwise this is a fine copy of this text focusing on disease, insect, and mite control on flower and foliage crops, illustrated with b/w and full colour photographs. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Folklore Associates, Inc., 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. xliv, 395 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Cover is lightly soiled and worn around the edges, corners lightly bumped. Fore edge lightly soiled. Previous owner's initials on the free endpaper. A very good copy of this music book, with words to 185 songs, 4 dance tunes, an index of first lines and of titles, 189 tunes and b/w photographs on 8 pages.

Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 318 pages. Pink and yellow lettering on the pictorial spine and front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery signed on the title page by the author in black ink, with the inscription ' we all . calls of eternity ', also written by the author.

Chapman & Hall Limited, 1899. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. xvi, 273 pages. 1899. Brown lettering on the spine, brown lettering and illustration on the front cover. Cover lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. Front hinge is cracked. Frontispiece has come unglued and someone has taped it back in, tape has browned and since fallen off, page is now loose again. Despite all these defects this is a very good copy, illustrated with 26 plates, and 48 b/w drawings by the author.

Loram Corporation. Presumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Near Fine. 465 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Very minimal bumping to the corners. Dust jacket is in near fine condition with a little wear along the top edge. The book is housed in its original green cloth slip case which is in fine condition. This is a fine copy of this family and business history, illustrated throughout with coloured photographs. This is a very heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 197 [16] pages. White lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this Martel novel, signed on the title page with black ink. Size: 5.75 x 8.5

Atria Books. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 375 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this mystery. Signed on the title page in black ink.

The Jugoslav Bureau. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 120 pages. Black lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Cover is lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's book plate on the inside front cover, Inscription on the half title page. A very good copy of this description of Jugoslavia, illustrated with b/w wood block prints. Text is in English. Size: 7 x 10

Pigwidgeon Press, 1926. Facsimile Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 239 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has two closed tears along the top edge. A near fine copy of this local history subtitled: Devoted to the Memphremagog Region and Adjacent Counties in History, Discovery, Legend, Poetry, Anecdotes, Drama. Illustrated with a few b/w illustrations and a map. This is no. 850 of 1,000 copies. Size: 5.25 x 7.5

Tumbleweed Press Ltd. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. x, 334 pages. Silver lettering on the spine and on the pictorial front cover. A fine copy of this book, subtitled Alien, Refugee and Prisoner of War Camps in Canada 1914-1946. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Princeton University Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. xi,[2], 325 pages. Silver lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a little creasing along the top edge. A fine copy of this study of the present day Arab Middle East.

Belding Bros & Co. Latest Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 80 pages. Blue decoration, brown lettering on the front cover. Cover soiled with minor creasing. A very good copy of this antique silk embroidery book, illustrated with colour plates, diagrams, and half-tone reproductions of embroidery, stitches and designs.

Kegan Paul, 1916. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. xvi, 144 pages. Gold lettering on the spine on a blue background. Corners lightly bumped, shelf wear to the top and tail of the spine. Previous owner's name, in pencil, on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is missing the spine piece and is badly chipped along the edges and is soiled. A very good copy of this 1916 book of descriptions of Belgium with text by Hugh Stokes and an introduction by Paul Lambotte. Illustrated with fifty-two b/w images. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 9 x 12

Mika Publishing Company. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good+. 444 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Very minor wear to the top and tail of the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart and has tiny amounts of chipping to the edges. A very good copy of this Ontario local history, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.

Arms and Armour Press. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good+. 184 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minimal wear to the corners of the cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this history of the 'Red Men' - a nineteenth century corps d'elite, illustrated with 24 b/w and colour photographs and plates and 14 maps. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Headline. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. 346 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine, unread, copy of this novel subtitled: A Secret Russian File; A Dangerous Legacy, The Chase Begins. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

Social Science Research Centre, University of Victoria. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. xii, 328 pages. Gold lettering on the spine and gold crest on the front cover. A fine copy of this standard bibliographical reference on the history of British Columbia. Decorative endpapers. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges.