Search Results: Authors starting with B from Alkahest Books

Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 1948,, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near Very Good. xiv + 372 pages, octavo. Illustrated endpapers. Book is in Fine condition; dust jacket spine is sunned, a bit of wear at edges. 091306A

New York: Privately Printed, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: Privately Printed, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, blue-gray cloth with gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece and 59 black and white engravings there is a little offsetting from plates). Inscribed by Bache (to a Chicago art dealer) and dated. Book is in very nice condition with only a little wear to cover corners. 021210C

New York, Clarkson Potter, (1962),, 1962. 1st Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 203 pages, octavo. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. "Set against the grey and chilly background of a depressed New England textile town just before the outbreak of WWII, the novel centers around the aristocratic but decaying Temple family, past and present." 061507A

New Delhi: Indian History Congress, Tulika Publishers, (2002). hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo (approx. 5 1/2" wide by 8 3/4" tall) black covers with silver spine titles. xli [1] 228 pages. Includes index. Book is in Fine condition. Dust jacket spine a tad sunned, light edge wear, still Very Good. 092715C

NY, Harper & Row, (c. 1972),, 1972. F. Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, (c. 1972),, 1972. F. Hardcover. first ed. Pages 159 pp.,8vo, hardcover, first ed. Includes index. "The author examines media problems such as conglomerates, monopolies, absentee ownership, press agentry and free advertising, suppression of news, and presidential manipulation of the news. Book has some ink notes in text, else VG; d.j. is yellowed, light wear at edges, G.

Portland, OR: Timber, (2006). hardcover. Fine/near Fine. Small quarto, 287 pages. Includes many color illustrations, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index. Dust jacket price clipped. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page; also, non-authorial gift inscription facing half-title page .122615A

Chicago: Albert Whitman and Co., 1942. hardcover. Very Good/Good. Kurt Wiese. Chicago: Albert Whitman and Co., 1942. hardcover. Very Good/good. Kurt Wiese. Pictures in black and white and color by Kurt Wiese. Former owner name on title page, and on one interior page in small neat letters. Light wear at cover corners. Dust jacket has a couple of closed tears, light wear at edges, and an old inked price on rear panel. 032509A

Chicago: Albert Whitman and Co., 1942. hardcover.. near fine/good. Wiese, Kurt. Pictures by Kurt Wiese. Oblong octavo (6" tall by 8 1/4" wide) blue cloth covers. Former owner name (small) neatly printed on title page. Dust jacket with printed price of $0.50 on front flap. Light chipping and browning at dust jacket edges; closed split at spine.

(NY), HarperCollins, (1991),, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. (NY), HarperCollins, (1991),, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. first printing. Pages 386,octavo, hardcover, first printing. Book and dust jacket are in Very Good condition, VG/VG. Publicity sheet laid in. 101602A ISBN: 0-06-039128-6

n.p., n.d.. Very Good. "Material Dating From 1640 to 1933." Type-written text in a spiral notebook (approx. 8" by 10") with 147 hand-numbered pages, printed on one side only with 84 plates, some tipped in. (some are postcards, or illustrations from magazines and newspapers, some photogrpahs from book illustrations, and some reproductions from photographs by the author). Also includes some news-clipping glued in, as part of the page count. There is some loose material not included in the plate count. In his explanation at the beginning of the book. The author calls this notebook his thesis, but there is no date nor is an institution clearly named as the recipient of this thesis, nor is a degree named. The author does mention that some of the production work was done at "Cranbrook" and Ann Arbor. James Russell Bailey's designs for the development of Montauk Point, Long Island were published in the Architectural Record in 1933, and he went on to a career in architecture primarily in library design,… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1968. first edition. hardcover. near fine/good +. Octavo, black cloth covers, ix [3] 300 pages. Includes black and white abd illustrations, index. Former owner name on front paste-down endpaper. Head of dust jacket spine is a little worn. 010608A " The little-known story of the Mormon Militi on the America Frontier." 010608A

NY, Harper & Bros., (c. 1959),, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pages 300 pp., 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth, first ed. Includes index. Former owner name stamp on endpapers, very good. No dust jacket. Author was associated with United Press. Illustrated with many b/w photo repros. 012200A

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1986,, 1986. Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1986,, 1986. Hardcover. Pages 668 pp.,8vo, hardcover, Several embossed ownership marks in book, else book and dust jacket in very good condition. VG/VG. #111699A

Glasgow: William MacClellan, 1955-1959. 2nd and 3rd printings. softcover. near fine. Bain, George. Six Elementary Text Books on the Methods of Construction of the Pictish School of Celtic Art. Softcover booklets measure approximately 9" wide by 5 5/8" tall. Each booklet has between 11 -13 pages of text and14 black and white plates. They are housed in a plain white cardboard portfolio with ties. The titles are: 1. Knotwork Borders, 2.Knotwork Panels, 3. Spirals, 4. Key Patterns, 5. Lettering, 6. Zoomorphics. There is a sealed white evelope attached to the inside of the "Lettering" booklet, but it does appear to contain anything. A beautiful little set demonstrating the intricacies of constructing Celtic art. 110504A

London and New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. first edition. hardcover. near very good. Bairnsfather, Bruce. Octavo, orangle cloth covers with pictorial design on top and spine. xiv [1] 236 pages. Eleven black and white plates, plus line drawings throughout. Spine a bit sunned ,roughened edge along bottom of rear cover, else very good. No names or marks in book. No dust jacket. World War I, Humor, Art, Cartooning 092508E

Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Co., (1938). hardcover. near fine. Norman, Vera Stone, and Pauline Batchelder Adams. Octavo (approx. 5 5/8" wide by 8" tall), red pictorial cloth covers stamped in gray and black. Illustrated by Vera Stone Norman and Pauline Batchelder Adams, in color. viii + 472 pages. Includes index. A very nice, unworn copy, clean and tight. Studio

Annapolis, MD, Beechcliff Books, (c. 1987),, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. 200 pages, octavo, hardcover. Teal cloth covers with gilt titles. Includes many illustrations both in color and black and white. No dust jacket,if issued. 100104A

New York: The Junior Literary Guild, (c. 1945). hardcover. Very good/Good. Hargens, Charles. Illustrated by Charles Hargens. Octavo, orange cloth covers, black titles. Illustrated endpapers, color frontis., black and white illustrations in text. [xii] 188 pages. Dust jacket has a few small chips, hole / tear in rear panel, good. Studio

(Lexington): The University Press of Kentucky, (1971). first edition. hardcover. Fine/very good . Octavo, dark gray cloth covers; ix [1] 173 pages. Includes index.Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket has a couple of very small closed tears, very good . 061508A

College Station: Texas A & M University Press, (c. 1997). first printing. hardcover. Very good/very good. Oliver, Kermit. Small quarto. Illustrated by Kermit Oliver. xxx + 162 pages. Includes index. 120506A Texas, Slavery, African-American