Search Results: Authors starting with B from Warwick Books

San Francisco: Privately printed, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in white boards. No dust jacket, as issued. First (and only) edition. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated on title page with a message "To Julie" by fashion visionary Babette. The white cover also has a signature by Babette in bold red letters. The book presents a portfolio of images from four decades of Babette's fashion forward design work. Color plates throughout. Square 8vo. 48 pp. including a career timeline.

Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2008. Softcover. Fine. Hefty softcover exhibition catalogue. Fine condition, As New. Published to accompany a 2008 show of the same name at the Getty in Los Angeles and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Essays by a number of scholars. Sumptuously Illustrated throughout. Large 4to. 326 pp. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original illustrated boards. First edition. Title in white on front, in gold gilt on spine. No jacket. Light wear to boards including a small splits at corners and softening of spine ends. Interior is clean, crisp, and unmarked. Some tanning on front and rear endpapers. Includes 24 illustrations in color and 100 in black and white. 8vo. 363 pp. including index. From the estate of Canadian military collector extraordinaire Donald Skinner.

Worcester, MA: Worcester Art Museum, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps with flaps. First edition. Fine condition, crisp, clean, and unmarred. Former owner's name neatly inked onto half-title page. Book explores the response of the visual arts to the aura of death and decay caused by the bubonic plague. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white with a section of color plates at rear. 264 pp. including index.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in blue cloth boards with title information in black. In dust jacket. First edition. Book is sturdy and clean. Dust jacket has light wear and some spine tanning. Nicely illustrated endpapers by Harry L. Smith. 120 pp. 16mo. A nice collectible copy.

New York: William Morrow / Morrow Junior Books, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Price-clipped dust jacket is fresh and bright with moderate edgewear at edges. The story of sea battles fought during the American Revolution. 8vo. 222 pp. including glossary of sea terms, bibliography, and index. In protective Mylar.

London: Heath Cranton Ltd, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in original blue cloth boards. First edition. Solidly bound and clean condition. Light wear to board edges and spine ends. Title on spine is dimmed but visible. Tanning on front endpage from newspaper clipping that is no longer there. Penciled inscription on dedication page reads "To the Dragoon, from B.S." followed by three short notations. Illustrated by the author. Errata slip bound in. 8vo. 226 pp. including index. From the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover exhibition catalogue for Joby Baker's 1996 exhibition at the Salander-O'Reilly Gallery in New York. SIGNED and dated by Baker on the back cover. Laid in are two announcement postcards for two other Baker shows. Fine condition. Front essay by Hellmut Wohl. End essay by William Dailey, Proof-Press printer. 8vo. Unpaginated.

New Haven: Yale University Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with light staining to bottom text-block corner. Dust jacket is As New. Published to accompany a 2004 exhibition of Roger Fenton's photographs that showed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Luminous black-and-white plates throughout. Oblong folio. 290 pp. including index. Heavy--about five pounds. Please inquire about priority or international shipping.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover review copy with "For Review" slip affixed to front endpage. Book is As New, crisp, clean, and unused. Dust jacket is as new as well, though loosely fitting over book. Beautifully illustrated throughout. Large 4to. 348 pp. including notes, bibliography, and index. Packed weight of book is seven pounds and will require additional postage for priority or mailing outside the U.S.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in illustrated board. No dust jacket. Early reprint. A touch of wear to boards but clean, crisp, and straight. Contemporary inked ownership info on front free endpage. Numerous charming two-tone illustrations. Decorative endpapers. 12mo. 128 pp.

New York: New York University Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket, First edition. Book is crisp, clean, and unmarked. Small sticker stain on front pastedown page. Dust jacket has slight wear at edges and a sunned spine with the title still completely legible. The author describes the formal representation in art of various gestures, as well as the broad cultural and religious attitudes toward the visual expression. All plates in black and white. Small 4to. 162 pp. including index.

London: Church Missionary Society, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in original blue cloth boards imprinted with title and illustration in black. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with very light overall wear. Binding is tight and straight. Interior pages have some light discoloration at edges but are mostly fresh and bright. Illustrated throughout. Decorative endpapers. 8vo. 134 pp. including two-page index.

Rochester, New York: The Press of the Good Mountain, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover in slipcase. First printing of first edition. Fine condition in fine slipcase with paper label to spine. Accordion-folded leaves in Florentine-marbled boards. #9 of 110 copies printed, and one of 85 printed on high-quality Tovil paper. "To the Dogs," a one-act play, originally appeared in Barnes's first published book, titled "A Book." "To the Dogs" was published by James Sibley Watson Jr., in the year of his death (as well as Barnes's). Besides being a publisher, Watson was a doctor, philanthropist, photographer, and early experimenter in motion pictures. Small 8vo. Unpaginated.

Princeton, NJ: Detroit Institute of Arts / Princeton University Press, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Large softcover in Fine condition. Published to accompany a 1997 exhibition of the same name organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and shown in that museum and at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. Book is As New. Neatly inked name of former owner on front end page. Illustrated throughout. Laid in is a stapled and somewhat crinkled six-page paper titled "Gothic Ivories: Art in the Private Sphere" given at the International Congress on Medieval Studies held at Western Michigan University in May 1997. 4to. 332 pp. Heavy--packed weight is six pounds and may require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U.S.

New York: Random House, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Stapled softcover in illustrated wraps. First printing. As new, with a whisper of wear. Tagline is ,"The first children's book like a newspaper." Clever and amusing "articles," all aimed at kids. 4to. 72 pp.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two hardcover volumes in green cloth boards with gilt titles on spines. First editions. Books are crisp, clean, and solidly bound. Slight fading to boards. Includes folding maps and many illustrations. Large 8vos. 393 pp.; 441 pp. including extensive appendix. A nice collectible set from the estate of Donald Skinner, Canadian military collector extraordinaire.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with light rubbing at edges. Illustrated with photos and musical notation. 8vo. 241 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition--review slip laid in. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket in in Fine condition. A scarce book about the Panthers. The photos were originally shown in San Francisco at the De Young Museum. Small 4to. 128 pp. In protective Mylar.

New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Large softcover exhibition catalogue. Fine condition. Published to accompany a show of the same name at the Guggenheim Museum in 2011. Color plates throughout. 4to. 223 pp.