Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bazaar of Books

"Albert Bierstadt" by Matthew Baigell. New York: Watson-Guptill, [1981]. 32 colour plates, 9 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, burgundy cloth with gilt title on front and spine (corners square, slight foxing to margins, otherwise interior is unmarked). dw., clipped (corners worn, sticker residue on front cover with scratches, indentations, surface missing at top and bottom of spine, with small tear).Very good condition.Size: 11 3/8" x 10 1/2 (28.5cm x 27cm).Born in 1830, in Solingen, Germany. Family immigrated to New Bedford, MA in 1832. During 1863 Bierstadt travels west with the writer, Fritz Hugh Ludlow. They visit Yosemite Valley, Oregon, the Columbia River area, and San Francisco. His painting, "The Rocky Mountains" exhibited at the New York Metropolitan Fair, in April of 1864, brings him notoriety. In 1876 he visits Canada several times. Also travels to Colorado, and the northern plains states and Alaska repeatedly in the following years. Travels to Europe many times throughout the 1880s and 1890s. In… Read More

"Imaging a Shattering Earth : Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate." Curated by Claude Baillargeon, with essays by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Maia-Mari Sutnik. Catalogue entries by Katy McCormick. Rochester, Michigan: Meadow Brook Art Gallery, College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University and Toronto, Ontario: CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival, [2005]. pp. 72. numerous colour illus. Paperback (few marks on covers, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 12" (23cm x 30.5cm).

"Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris" by Anne Baldassari. Toronto: AGO- Art Gallery of Ontario and Paris: Musee National Picasso, [2012]. Exhibition catalogue- May 1, 2012- August 26, 2012. pp. 296. numerous illus. (mostly colour & many full-page). Paperback (very slight wear to top edge of front cover, corners square, interior clean and unmarked).Near fine condition.Size: 12" x 9 3/4" (30.5cm x 25cm)*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if in Canada or the United States.

"A Bibliography of Canadian Theatre History 1583-1975" by John Ball and Richard Plant. General Editor: Anton Wagner. [Toronto: The Playwrights Co-op, 1976]. First printing: May 1976. pp. 160, Index. some b & w. illus. Paperback (corners & spine worn, soiled, spine faded, a few small pencil marks in margins, otherwise interior clean).Good+ condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Bibliography of Theatre History in Canada: The Beginnings through 1984." Edited by John Ball and Richard Plant. [Toronto]: ECW Press, 1993. pp.445. Hardcover, brick cloth, black-stamped title on front cover & spine (some foxing on top edge, lower spine bumped, slight wear to corners, interior is unmarked and clean).
Size: 10 1/4" (26cm) x 7 1/4" (18.5cm).
Very good condition.

"Grape vs. Grain: A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer." by Charles Bamforth. [New York:] Cambridge University Press, [2008]. pp. 209. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (one corner bent, damage to bottom of title page, interior unmarked). dw.As new condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Mask Making: Creative Methods and Techniques" by Matthew Baranski. Illustrated by the author. Worcester, Massachusetts: Davis Publications, Inc., 1972. Sixth edition. Originally published in 1954. pp. 102. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, yellow boards with title & illustration on front cover, title also on spine. (spine faded, foxing mostly to top edge, corners straight, few marks and soiling to covers, pages toned, pencil notes on single page, but clean & unmarked otherwise).Very Good condition.Size: 10 1/4" x 7 3/4" (26cm x 19.5cm).

"Paul Barkshire's Unexplored London." [Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire]: Lennard Publishing, 1987. unpaginated. 104 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, top edge foxed). dj., clipped (creases to bottom of back cover, a few scratches).Very good condition. Size: 10 1/8" x 10 1/8" (26cm x 26cm).

"Birds on the Wing" by John Barlee. London: Collins, 1947. pp. 128. 94 b. & w. illus. and some diagrams. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine (discoloured at top & bottom of spine from dampstains, also fading to top & bottom of both covers from dampstains, corners bit bent, some dampstains on endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (tattered with various short tears, small loss at top of spine, loss at bottom of spine & back cover: 1-inch x 2-inch, chipping at corners, soiled especially to spine, foxing inside jacket).Good condition. (dustjacket in Good- condition).Size: 9 7/8" x 7 3/8" (25cm x 18.5cm).

"Reflections on the Theatre" by Jean-Louis Barrault. [Translated by Barbara Wall from the French Edition first published by Jacques Vautrain Paris, 1949], London: Rockliff Publishing Corporation Limited, [1951]. Second Impression. pp. 183, Index. many illus. by various artists. Hardcover, maroon cloth and gilt title on spine (dampstains on front & back covers, stains on front endpapers, spine bumped, corners bent, pages toned, interior unmarked). No dustjacket.Good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 5 5/8" (22cm x 14.5cm).

"Provence: Lasting Impressions." Photography by Joel Meyerowitz, text by Maggie Barrett. New York: Sterling Signature (An Imprint of Sterling Publishing), 2012. First edition. unpaginated. 127 colour plates with alternating text, with colour fine art print enclosed. Hardcover, terra cotta boards, blind-stamped title on front and gilt title on spine (corners worn, top & bottom of spine worn, few dents on cover edges, faint toning in page margins, gift inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (bit worn, publisher's sticker on front, inside jacket- few waterstains and large waterstain on back).Very Good condition.Size: 9 3/4" x 12 5/8" (25cm x 32cm).
A Note on the Fine Art Print:
The vellum envelope at the back of Provence contains a fine art print of "Girl in the red dress, Saint-Jeannet." The enclosed print is reproduced on 200 gsm Garda Pat 13 Kiara paper, and is printed by 1010 Printing International Ltd., in China."Girl in the red dress,… Read More

"Quality Street: A Comedy." The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, n.d. [copyright 1918]. pp. 143. Hardcover, green boards with black title on front and spine (corners bit bent, dampstain on spine and lower covers, crease at bottom of couple of pages, dampstain across inside cover and on front free endpaper, signature & address of previous owner on front free endpaper, owner signature on title page). dj., clipped (spine faded, tattered, stained on front, chipped on spine, 2-inch tear to spine edge, 2 darkened areas on back cover).Good condition. (dustjacket is in Fair condition).Size: 7 1/4" x 5 1/8" (18.5cm x 13cm).

"Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age, April 9-12, 1917" by Ted Barris. Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, [2008]. pp. 300, Bibliography, Index, maps. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners bit worn, interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 5 7/8" (22.5cm x 15cm).

"Films and Filming January 1971 Volume 17 Number 4." Edited by Robin Bean. London: Hansome Books, 1971. pp. 86. numerous b. & w. illus. Magazine (covers bit soiled and also foxed, some wear, pages toned, price marked on cover).Very Good condition.Size: 10 7/8" x 8 3/8" (27.5cm x 21.5cm).

"Saga of the Rugged Islands" by James T. Bebb. Published by the author, 1993. (Printed by Passage Print & Litho Ltd., Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia). pp. 256. a few b. & w. illus. signed by the author on half-title page. Paperback (bit soiled and worn, lower front & back corner bent, both covers creased, mark on half-title page).Good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (21.5cm x 14cm).

"S. R. Badmin and the English Landscape" by Chris Beetles. [London]: Collins, [1985]. pp. 157, Index. numerous illus. (44 in colour). Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, mark on front cover, few stains on top edge, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j. (crease at top of front cover with tiny tear, small tear at top of spine, couple of nicks at bottom of spine, corners bit worn, sticker mark on back cover, also publisher's sticker).Very Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 10 18" (20cm x 26cm).

"Borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1958]. First Edition. pp. 343. frontispiece photo. of author. Hardcover, maroon cloth with silver title on spine (corners bent on front cover, 2 worn spots on cover's edge, few marks, some light foxing to margins, shelf wear to covers, owner's stamp on front free endpaper, original bookseller's invoice inserted). dj., unclipped (bit tattered and chipped, foxed- mostly inside dust jacket, spine darkened). Dust jacket design by B. S. Biro.Very Good condition. (dust jacket- Good condition).Size: 8 5/8" x 5 7/8" (22cm x 15cm).Born in Dublin in 1923. Joining the IRA at sixteen, he was imprisoned in the U.K. and in Ireland. While in prison he learned to speak Irish. His first play, "The Quare Fellow" was performed in Dublin in 1954. The Irish play, "An Giall" debuted in 1958. It's English version, called "The Hostage" was very successful. The novel, "Borstal Boy" became an international bestseller. It was based on his experiences… Read More

"The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan" by Diana Bell. [Secaucus, New Jersey]: The Wellfleet Press, [1989]. pp. 191, Bibliography, Index. numerous illus. (many in colour). Hardcover, red boards with white title on spine (corners bent & worn, top & bottom of spine worn, interior clean and unmarked). d.w. (spine faded some wear, especially at bottom of spine, 2- inch tear on back by top of spine, few short tears). Very good condition. Dust jacket- good condition.Size: 13 1/8" x 9 5/8" (33.5cm x 24.5cm).

"The Way We Were" by Ken Bell. Toronto,...: University of Toronto Press, [1988]. pp. 256. numerous illus. (some colour). maps on end papers. Hardcover, green cloth with brown title on spine (corners square, covers are pristine, inscription on end paper, interior unmarked). dj. (top is slightly worn, some yellowing).Very good condition.Size: 11 3/4" x 10 1/4" (30cm x 26cm).

"Britain's Kings and Queens" by Sir George Bellew. (Pride of Britain Books). London: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., 1974. pp. 24. many colour illus. Softcover, illustrated, white title (heavy crease down middle of front & back covers, some wear especially to spine & corners, interior clean & unmarked).Good condition.Size: 9" x 7" (23cm x 18cm).