Search Results: Authors starting with B from JB Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The popular and acclaimed Hollywood actress discusses her experience of life and people, her views on romance and marriage, friendships, motherhood, much more, and with much information on her films and the actors and actresses she worked with and came to know well. Hardcover with dust jakcket, 214pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The popular and acclaimed Hollywood actress discusses her experience of life and people, her views on romance and marriage, friendships, motherhood, much more, and with much information on her films and the actors and actresses she worked with and came to know well. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jakcket, 214pp., d.j. shows very light shelfwear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rhinebeck: Four Directions Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A confrontation with the 'legalization of America' and the lawyers and litigation that have drawn the nation downwards, how the legal profession has changed over the years, the unique stresses lawyers face, the moral 'neutering' issues they have to grapple with, their clients and their demands, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 140pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Printing (thus).. A charming and delightful compendium of verse and song for children, drawn from the social and cultural milieu of the 19th century and earlier and tunes only rarely (if ever) heard today, with musical notation provided in accompaniment; contains indexes. Publishing date not given but copyright shows Doubleday 1906, appears to be of the same period but the first printing (thus). Hardcover with dust jacket, 221pp., book shows some fraying at bottom edge of front board, d.j. shows chipping and light soiling. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (thus). A fine collection of the famous Englishman's essays, on truth, death, religion, revenge, adversity, marriage, envy, love, boldness, nobility, atheism, empire, and on many other subjects. Publication date not given, modern. Hardcover, contains glossary, 228pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Dolphin Books : Doubleday and Company Book. Near Fine. Wraps. Second Edition.. The classic 1867 treatise on the English Constitution, eloquently explaining its elements, drawing distinctions between the different parts of English government, the role of the monarchy, the executive and legislative powers and how they interact, aspects of efficiency, comparisons made between the British and American systems of governance, much more. Publishing date not given, appears to be 1960s. Wraps, period book advertisements, 309pp., a very few pages show underlinings. A very nice copy overall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Third Printing. The popular fitness expert's passionate advocacy of carefully planned aerobic exercise coupled with proper natural nutrition. Contains numerous charts, record models, etc. Softcover, 167pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A feast of useful information and practical step by step advice on exercise, weight loss, and the regaining of fitness, energy, and health, the author very skillfully explaining the chemical and biological process at play which form and burn adipose tissue, i.e. body fat, and how the individual can best utilize these processes through careful and moderate exercise coupled with some sensible dietary changes. Hardcover with dust jacket, illus., indexed, 292pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A feast of useful information and practical step by step advice on exercise, weight loss, and the regaining of fitness, energy, and health, the author very skillfully explaining the chemical and biological process at play which form and burn adipose tissue, i.e. body fat, and how the individual can best utilize these processes through careful and moderate exercise coupled with some sensible dietary changes. Hardcover with dust jacket, illus., indexed, 292pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Basic Books : HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An incisive look at the impact of computing and artificial intelligence upon human society, culture, and thought itself, the ramifications of how machines process information, logic's apparent transformation, the alien identity of electronic circuits, databases, and processing capabilities, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 277pp., remainders mark. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. This volume in this wonderful series studies Confederate General Robert E. Lee's campaign into Maryland in 1862, facing down Union General George B. McClellan's forces in a series of engagements and culminating in the terrible and bloody battle of Antietam. Beautifully illustrated throughout and handsomely bound in soft vellum covers. Hardcover, contains countless illustrations, maps, bibliography, indexed, 176pp. A beautiful copy, unused and unread. Rare in this original printing and condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. Another great volume in this beautifully illustrated series on the earth sciences and nature, this volume studying the formation and characteristics of glaciers, their impact upon the earth's surface, the various techniques used to study them, the ice ages throughout history and prehistory, the inter-relationship of glaciers to climate, much more. Hardcover, contains countless illustrations, bibliography, indexed, 176pp. A very nice copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Methuen, 1980. Ex-Library. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A psychological true journey into the lives and minds of two families - one American and one Vietnamese - both traumatized by the Vietnam War and whose lives intersected in America in a new round of horrific violence. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains appendix, bibliography, 241pp. A very nice copy, appears unused albeit with the usual ex-lib markings, the jacket inside a plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Collins Associates : Harper & Row Publishers, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A nicely illustrated biographical portrait of Jesus Christ, his life, his work, his times, his contemporaries, and his ultimate fate on the cross. Large-format hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, sources, bibliography, 224pp., d.j. shows light edgewear with several small closed edgetears and several tape reinforcements. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Stein & Day, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. BCE. A thoughtful, frank discussion of the kinds of modern technology and firepower being developed and deployed, and how they are likely to shape future wars around the world. Filled with facts and information about weapons and strategic thinking, much of which still remains highly classified today, as well as provides insights into past conflicts, the behavior of nations and superpowers, and their likely future capabilities and behavior. With a foreward by General George Keegan. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, appendix, indexed, 248pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by Pamela Mara. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A woman's nostalgic memoirs of growing up in England's countryside during the pre-World War One period, describing how her family acquiring a donkey trap for transportation enabled her to travel and explore, her first employment as a servant, her first love during the war, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, 160pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). A complete course for the home dressmaker, covering all styles and patterns, materials, fabrics, tips and techniques, along with many unique and interesting creative ideas, all filled with clear instructions and guidance throughout. Large-format hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, illustrated throughout, contains diagrams, tables, charts, 297pp. , d.j. shows several closed edgetears. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Rare. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An examination of how women's lives have changed 25 years after the 'feminist revolution', drawing interview material from 100 different women, issues explorded including motherhood and work, rape and abuse, men, emotion, love, sex, growing up and growing old, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 315pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An examination of how women's lives have changed 25 years after the 'feminist revolution', drawing interview material from 100 different women, issues explorded including motherhood and work, rape and abuse, men, emotion, love, sex, growing up and growing old, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 315pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Franklin Watts, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. First Printing of the First Edition. A thoughtful discussion of the nature of physical beauty and why women value it, the author contending that women can and should move beyond it and focus more on a self-image related to the 'whole person'; contains notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 276pp. A very nice copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.