Search Results: Titles starting with V from Bailey Bonzo Books

London: Stuart & Watkins, 1967. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. No DJ. This copy is VG. Exterior has a few finger smudges.Otherwise, rich with sharp edges/tips/spine ends. Inside has PO small business card glued to FEP before text and scuffing where a BP was removed on front paste down. Otherwise unmarked ( other than a small black marker area at the bottom of page 11, not affecting text), crisp and tight. .

London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Book. VG+. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second edition, reprinted 1953. Blue cloth with gilt tiles, rules, design to spine. This copy is VG+ in a VG- , unclipped ( 18s. net) DJ. Outside is rich and clean.Gilt is bright. Minimal edge wear. Inside is unmarked ( save for a small bookseller's label to bottom front inside board), clear, and tightly bound with modest even toning. DJ has 1" x 1" open tear to top of spine, moderate sunning to the spine, but otherwise only minimal other wear. Yellow with dark blue tiles and dateprinted 5/53 on back bottom..

New York: Conde Nash Publications, Inc., 1933. Magazine. Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 56 pp. Cover by Alajalov. This copy is Good . Front cover has separated but intact. Medium edge wear, corner creasing, and chipping but colors still bright and unsolied.Inside is unmarked, firmly stapled ( including the back cover), and clear. First 8 pages have a 1/2" closed tear center top, matching on from the front cover, and a faint moisture stain residue to the upper outside corners, not obscuring text..

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 1979. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collector's Edition. Part of Easton's " 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. Navy blue leather fully gilt decorated, 4 raised bands to the spine with gilt lettering, all page edges gilt, yellow moire EPs, white satin ribbon bookmark. Illustrated with over 200 drawings by the author made for the first edition. 759 pp. Portrait frontispiece. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes inside or out. An exquisite example of Easton's finest. Looks and feels unread. Smyth sewn pages of acid-neutral archival quality. Unmarked, crisp, and beautiful..

Boston: Branden Press, 1975. Book. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fuschia cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. 188 pp. SIGNED by the author on an enclosed letter to Juan Orrego-Salas, noted Chilean winner of the National Arts Award in Chile and long time Professor in the Indiana University School of Music. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped DJ ( $7.50) designed by Barbara Jeanne Levin. Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright . Edges sharp. A bit of crimping on the tips. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. DJ has a 1/2" triangular closed tear at top front edge, minimal rubbing to the back and front. SCARCE signed and with a nice provenance..

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1949. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tan hard paper wraps with black lettering to spine and front. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " For James Marchand Greetings, Madison Beeler" on the top of front cover. This copy is VG. Exterior is clean and rich. Lettering is sharp. Small peeling at top spine end. PO stamp of James Marchand ( noted Professor of Linguistics, German, and Polyglot from the University of Illinois) to the front cover. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. SCARCE in the U.S. Even more SCARCE SIGNED..

New York, NY: Periscope-Holliday, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gray/blue hard cover with black cloth spine wrap.Gilt lettering to spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ($4.00), first state , Mylar protected DJ designed by Osbert Lancaster. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Very modest hints of wear around edges. Inside has neat PO signature on top front paste down. Otherwise unmarked, firmly bound, with modest toning. DJ has modest rubbing around edges with modest sunning around spine. First State DJ's are unusual..

Farnborough Hants, England: Gregg Press, 1967. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Trade. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. 1967 reprint of the original from 1723. This copy is FINE. Looks and feels unread. Pristine. Scarce in U.S. 573 pp. plus 17 pp. index. Latin text..

Nascimento, 1955. Book. VG+. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial paperback with turquoise and black lettering to the front and an orange starfish. Black lettering to the spine. 212 pp. Frontispiece photograph of Neruda taken in 1929. Illustrated. Sheet music at the back. This copy is VG+. Exterior has modest sunning where surrounding books did not cover. Oversize cover has very little signs of wear. Colors still vibrant. Inside has neat PO signature on FEP. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound with minimal/even toning. Quite nice..

Night Shade Books, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition...SIgned by author...one of 150 copies in this limited edition...fine copy in fine DJ....

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1965. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 Volume set. Man-Made, Sign Image, and Module are all first Printings/1966. Education, Nature of Art, and Structure are all second printings /1965. The 66's bindings are oatmeal colored/textured cloth with black tiles to the front and spine. The 65's are cream textured cloth with black tiles to the front and spine. All copies are at least VG+ with the 65's having modest foxing to the exteriors, the 66's not at all. No noticeable edge wear. All interiors are unmarked, tightly bound, and crisp. The 65's have colored EPs, the 66's are plain. All DJs are unclipped ( $12.50 on each ) with minimal/modest spine sunning, minimal edge wear, and only one 1" closed tear among them with minimal soiling or rubbing. 189pp., 230pp., 282 pp., 195 pp. , 233 pp., and 233 pg. An exceptional set. All illustrated in B&W. Heavy set and would require significant extra… Read More

New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1965. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 6 volume, identically bound set in beige textured cloth with black lettering to the front and spine. Structure, Education, and Nature of Art are 1965, 4th printings. Module, Sign, and Education are 1966, 2nd printings. All copies except "Sign Image Symbol ( which is VG_)" are at least VG. Sign Image Symbol front hinge is starting, but holding. All exteriors are clean and rich. Some of the bottom tips are modestly worn, but edges and spine ends are sharp. All interiors are unmarked, clear, firmly bound with modest/even toning. All EP's are plain/vanilla. All DJ's are unclipped ( $12.50) and different colors . All DJ's have modest wear at tips, modest rubbing along the spines/edges, modest soiling , modest sunned spines, and moderate wear to spine ends. The DJ on "Sign Image Symbol" has been expertly tape repaired to the rear verso along the spine.… Read More

London: Reeves and Turner, 1883. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Burgundy blind stamped/ruled cloth with gilt lettering/rules to the spine.Second and Revised Edition, so stated. From the library of noted Chaucer scholar, E. Talbot Donaldson, with his neat signature on top of both front paste downs. These copies are VG. Exteriors are rich. Gilt is bright. Modest/moderate wear to both spine ends on both volumes. Edges and tips are sharp.272pp. and 273-621 pp. Fold out color frontispiece in Vol. I. Interiors are unmarked, firmly bound with brown toned text/page edges. .

London: William Pickering, 1842. Book. VG Minus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two volume set in brown cloth with paper labels to the spines.This set is VG-. Printed by Charles Whittingham, Chiswick. Red/black foldout frontispiece. Exteriors are modestly sunned to the spine; paper labels modestly rubbed with slight loss on volume I; worn spine ends/tips with a few chips to spine; boards with very modest rubbing. Insides are unmarked, with hinges just starting ( holding nicely), and modest toning. Uncommon in this edition..

Ochopee, FL: Big Cypress Gallery, 1998. Book. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. SIGNED by Clyde Butcher on November 13, 1999. This copy is VG+ Only blemishes are some rubbing to the covers. Black cloth with silver gilt. DJ is VG with just a hint of wear . Interior is unmarked , clear, crisp, and tightly bound..

New York: MacMillan & Co., 1938. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering/ rules to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, unclipped ($5.00)DJ. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Only hints of wear around the edges. Inside has " With the Compliments of the Author" business card attached to the FEP. Otherwise unmarked ( save for a very few light scattered pencil marks), crisp, and tight.Modest toning throughout. DJ has noticeably sunned spine ( brown) , modest/moderate edge chipping and modest toning to edges. SCARCE in DJ. No other such found on Abe as of April 2023.First Edition, First Printing, set up and printed. Published July 1938. .

The Allethaire Press, 1990. Book. VG+. Original Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reproduction negatives made by Robert Hennessey. Text set in Monotype Dante and printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Folder printed by Wild Carrot Letterpress. Designed by Eleanor Caponigro. Introduction by Bette Andresen. Gray textured folder with black tiles to the front. Laid in are 8 prints and an 8 page loose leaf pamphlet with Caponigro's commentary, Andresen's intro and the list of prints. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " Santa Fe 1/1/91 For Jane-- with all best wishes Paul Caponigro ". PRESENTATION and ASSOCIATION copy to Jane Fortune, who was a noted author , philanthropist, and sustainer of the Arts in Indiana, including cofounding the Indianapolis City Ballet. This copy is VG+. Exterior has a couple of small smudges and a modestly worn bottom of spine. Inside is pristine as are the prints..

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1933. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green paper covered boards with beige cloth wrapped spine and small paper label. This copy is NEAR FINE with no DJ ( as issued). Exterior has very modest sunning to spine. Boards are rich. Edges/tips/ spine ends are sharp.Inside is unmarked, crisp and tight. Extra paper label tipped in at rear. Small bookseller label at bottom front EP. Lovely..

Lubeck: H.G.Rahtgens Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Red soft cover ( vinyl covered ) with gilt lettering/design to the spine. Circa early 1900's. Presented by Hamburg-Amerika Linie. This copy is NEAR FINE. Fold out color map to the rear. Tissue protected B&W frontispiece of "Der Romsdalsfiord." Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright. Modest curling to front . Inside is unmarked , crisp and very minimally toned. Fully illustrated with photos. Quite lovely and very unusual..