Search Results: Authors starting with B from Peruse the Stacks

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Night Shade Books, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in like jacket. Beautiful copy. Hugely successful first novel. Signed on title page. First state - no dedication page. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

U.S.A.: Knopf, 2015. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Advance Reader's Edition (ARC, proof). Fine in wraps with some sticker residue to spine. Publisher's advertising letter laid in.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Nicely preserved copy with scarce jacket. Red, flexible boards in fine condition with ribbon markers, maps, and plans all present. Beautiful marbled page edge block. Scarce jacket very good with some spotting to front cover and light chipping at head of spine. Some light writing in pencil to front and rear covers. 16th edition, revised.

New York: Doubleday, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Margot Tomes. Crime Club Selection by American author, Aaron Marc Stein, aka George Bagby. Very good first edition with cocked spine and tanning to pages, otherwise clean and tight. Jacket very good with some light wear to edges, corners, and spine ends. Original price of $2.25 in tact. Dust jacket art by Margot Tomes.

U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second Mendoza/Company book. Near fine in like jacket. First printing.

Camelot, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

U.S.A.: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7th printing, inscribed by author on half-title.

New York: Balzer + Bray, 2020. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second novel from the author of The Bird and The Blade. First printing, signed on publisher's special illustrated page. A LitJoy Edition, fine in fine jacket.

Chronicle Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

HarperCollins, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by author on title page. Stamps enclosed in back. Very good in like jacket with mild wear and one damp stain on inside of back panel which does not affect boards.

Irvine: Suntup Editions, 2022. #49 of 350 signed copies. Classic fantasy work from the horror master, Clive Barker in a lavish limited edition from Suntup.  Signed by Barker, illustrator Jody Fallon, and Phil & Sarah Stokes who provide the afterword.  Includes limited premiums in a printed envelope. From the publisher: The Numbered edition of 350 copies is a quarter leather binding with Japanese cloth sides. The front cover is adorned with a four-hit foil stamped design and features leather capped fore-edges. The title page, section divider pages and colophon are printed letterpress on Hahnemühle Bugra with gold foil stamping, and the edition is printed offset on premium laid paper. The edition is housed in a cigar-stye enclosure covered in Japanese cloth, and is signed by Clive Barker, Jody Fallon and Phil & Sarah Stokes. .

Jacksonville, FL, 1945. No Binding. Very Good. Charcoal pencil sketch of the bust of a young woman, seated and with her arms folded. Bion Barnett Jr., 1887-1965, was a Jacksonville artist, son of Florida banking mogul, Bion Hall Barnett, and uncle of author, Madeleine L'Engle. The subject of the sketch is unknown, though Barnett had exhibits at the Jacksonville Woman's Club, and YWCA for the American Association of University Women in 1945, so perhaps there is some relation there. On cheap notepad paper with perforation at top, tanned, and with a few edge tears and light soiling. Signed B. B. and dated Nov 5, 1945.

Candlewick, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Klassen, Jon. First printing. Very good with some bumping to board edges in like jacket with wear to corners and spine ends. Caldecott Honor book. No medal on jacket.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Hubin and Bleiler listed collection from the prolific Scottish writer, Robert Barr. Red variant binding with silver illustration and lettering to front cover and spine, and silver stained top edge. Complete with original glassine jacket which has discolored over time and has substantial chipping along top and bottom edges and spine, but is otherwise complete, and quite scarce thus. First edition with single page of publisher's ads at rear.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition of this early work from Barr. Very good in publisher's green boards with silver decoration and lettering. Some soiling to boards and rubbing at extremities, else clean internally.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of this scarce Hubin listed work from Barr. Very good in paper covered boards with green, brown, and silver illustration to front cover. Worn and rubbed at spine ends, along spine, and at corners with a few spots of soiling to front and rear boards. Former owner's name and date to first blank page, else clean internally.

New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First U.S. edition of this work from Barr. Near fine in red boards with gilt lettering bright and clean. Some wear and bumping at corners. Fine and clean internally with 2 pages of publisher's ads at rear.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Beautiful copy of this Hubin listed work from Barrr. First U.S. edition, published in 1899 by Stokes. Near fine in publisher's illustrated boards, with light rubbing to heel and corner tips. Former owner's initials and date on ffep, else fine and clean.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1895. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good. Stated second (U.S.) edition of this short story collection from Barr. Good in green cloth boards with silver stamped illustration and lettering. Title slightly faded on front panel. Boards worn around the edges, and front hinge starting, else very good and clean. 2 pages of publisher's ads at rear (the first edition has only 1).

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.S. edition of this crime/supernatural collection from Barr, listed in Hubin and Bleiler. Very good in variant red binding with skull and pistol illustration to front cover and spine. No publisher's ads at rear. Very good with wear and light fraying at spine ends and corners, with spine slightly cocked. Fine and clean internally.