Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

London: The Folio Society, 2020. Cloth. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hische, Jessica (Lettering). A new copy, sealed in publisher's shrink wrap as received directly from The Folio Society. A beautiful pocket-sized Folio edition of the monumental King James Version of the Book of Proverbs, with exquisitely designed lettering by Jessica Hische and a new introduction by the Bishop of Leeds. The book is bound in orange cloth, blocked in blue with Hische's striking lettering, and the blue slipcase is blocked with the same design in orange. Set in Arno. 136 pages. Printed in 2 colours throughout. This beautiful gifting edition is finished with a ribbon marker and gilt metallic blue page tops. 6¼'' x 4¼''. The King James Version is the definitive English translation of the Bible, unique in its influence on the culture and literature of the English-speaking world. Commissioned by James I in 1604, it took a committee of 47 pre-eminent… Read More

Cheltenham Spa: Privately Printed for W. J. Fieldhouse by Ed. J. Burrow & Co., Ltd., 1921. Limited Ed. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Privately printed, limited edition, numbered 344 and signed by Oliver Baker (1856-1939). Ex-university library copy with minimal evidence. Bound in brown buckram with gilt lettering and decoration. An attractive copy with light rubbing and marking to cloth, pushing to spine tips and corners. Age-toning to page edges. Brown endpapers with minor offsetting. Front eps have slightly tacky remnant of small label from 'The British Council, Fine Arts Department, Reference Library' and a small booksellers label (K. R. Drummond). The limitation page has a University Library stamp at the bottom but there is no other library evidence. 2 cm closed tear to lower edge of frontispiece. A few minor marks to text block but overall clean and bright. Brown ribbon marker attached but only just. Firmly bound. 3 colour and… Read More

Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Recoleta, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex libris John Julius Norwich. Banier's full-page, signed and dated inscription and drawing to half-title page - with light spotting to this page and to page edges. Printed boards clean and bright with light wear. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings except for author's inscription. 214 pp with paintings and photographs throughout. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires in 2000. Text in English, French and Spanish. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. From the library of John Julius Norwich. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers will be asked for extra. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Penzance: United Writers, 1996. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Offered here are both titles in Stanley Barden's 'Burma Ruby' series, each with a letter from Barden to his grandchild laid in. The letters are printed with 'Michael' handwritten over tippex, and 'Stanley 2015' next to 'Love Granddad'. Two hardcover copies in unclipped dust jackets. All clean and bright with minimal wear. No bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both novels are set in Burma during the final decades of the British Raj. Heavy/oversize. U.K. postage at default rate but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: British Medical Journal, 1993. Second Impression . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright with minimal rubbing/creasing to edges and slight fading to spine and upper edge. Boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean and bright without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 343 pp; figures and tables. Are the ills of middle and later life rooted in our early development? Professor David Barker has selected 31 articles that he considers seminal and a comprehensive guide to the development of this important topic. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.

London: The Hakluyt Society , 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete set of two volumes in unclipped dustjackets which are clean, crisp and bright with slight sunning to spines and minor rubbing to edges. Blue cloth gilt: clean, bright, square and sharp. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. xii, 333; xv, 393; b/w illustrations and maps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Heavy/oversize set. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: The Folio Society, 2013. Cloth. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. McFarlane, Debra. One of the most magical and memorable children's stories ever written, J. M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan and Wendy' will delight young readers in this stunning large-format Folio edition with Debra McFarlane's nostalgic etchings. Since its first publication in 1911, generations of young readers have delighted in Peter Pan's 'awfully big adventure'. From Tinkerbell to Captain Hook and, of course, Peter himself, the cast of thoughtfully portrayed characters make this captivating story both timeless and nostalgic. It is the ultimate escapist adventure with children free to follow their dreams, fight their demons and revel in being young. This large-format Folio edition takes its inspiration from the most beautiful children's books of the Edwardian era. Artist Debra McFarlane's 12 exquisite watercolours illustrate the edition, alongside 23 integrated black-and-white ink… Read More

Hess Art Collection, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. German language text. Hardcover. Fine, unread copy. Crisp, clean, bright and tight. Boards square and sharp. 112 pp. Full-page, colour plates plus text ills. Out-of-print and scarce.

Hess Art Collection, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Fine, unread copy. Crisp, clean, bright and tight. Boards square and sharp. 112 pp. Full-page, colour plates plus text ills. Out-of-print and scarce.

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset: Richard Dennis, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and bright without chips or tears. Brown cloth gilt: clean and bright without bumps. Contents clean, white and fresh without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. No date or edition statement. First published in 1996 and believed to be that first edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'Gifts for Good Children' is the first book of its kind to identify the many manufacturers involved with the production of children's china. The author leads us through technical developments and social and economic changes showing how these are reflected in the decoration and production of the ware. Images on nursery wares tend to stay with us for life and, while most of the early wares were inspired by children's literature, later examples were more innovative. Extensive research into factory… Read More

Irvine, California: Suntup Press, 2024. First Edition Thus, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Kidd, Tom. Signed limited edition of 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter S. Beagle, published by Suntup Press. The highly desirable Classic Edition which sold out almost instantly at the publisher's. This is a brand new copy, still shrink-wrapped waiting to be shipped in protective packaging. This Classic Edition is limited to 750 copies, printed letterpress on Mohawk Superfine and signed by the author and artist. The book measures 6'' x 9'' and features nine full colour, tipped in, oil painting illustrations by Tom Kidd, as well as a new exclusive introduction by the author. One of the nine illustrations is presented as a fold-out. The endpapers and the dust jacket are also illustrated by Tom Kidd. The book is a smyth-sewn full cloth binding covered in Platinum Silk Moiré cloth. The edition is housed in a slipcase… Read More

Hope Sufferance Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Clean and bright with trivial edgewear. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions or markings; a few spots to page edges. 48 pp, illustrated throughout. The 'Seven Letters' etchings, and prints related to the work of American poet, Wallace Stephens. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Cassell, 1890. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Important children's book that was the first of its kind, the prototype for those multiple-choice books for children that allow them to direct the story and choose their own endings. In the Preface, author F. Bennett states: 'You will find in this book (which is quite unlike, and far superior to, every other book heretofore written) four pages marked "Page 1," then four pages marked "Page 2," then four pages marked "Page 3," and so on to the end. You may read any of the pages marked 1, then any of those marked 2, then any marked 3, till you come to the conclusion of the story in page 8.' Blue cloth printed with an illus. of a Jack and Jill story and titled in gilt. Slight forward lean to boards. Cloth lightly soiled with wear to edges, corners and spine tips. Contents clean with offsetting to front and back endpapers but without bookplates,… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2018. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blake, Quentin . A fine copy, received directly from The Folio Society; removed from publisher's shrink wrap but unread and as new except for minor scuffing to slipcase. The first Folio Society edition of 'Voyages to the Moon and the Sun' was published in 1991; this second edition in a larger format, with additional illustrations and a new binding, was published in 2018. This is the first impression of that edition. The text follows that of the 1991 edition. Translation and notes by John Aldington. Introduction by John Wells. Illustrations by Quentin Blake. Printed on Abbey Pure Rough paper at Neografia, Slovakia, and bound by them in orange cloth blocked with a design by the artist. 213 pp. Dark blue slipcase printed in silver. The internal photos are stock images from The Folio Society. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This beautiful Folio Society edition contains both of… Read More

Compton: Watts Gallery, 2007. First Edition . Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover copy. Wrappers clean and bright with trivial rubbing to edges and one tiny nick to the back of the spine, between D and Webb. Contents clean, white and tight without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings. 104 pp.; 154 photographs; introductory essays. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Published to accompany the exhibition 'Victorian Artists in Photographs: The World of G F Watts. Selections from The Rob Dickens Collection' held at the Watts, Guildhall and Mercer galleries between 18 December 2007 and 13 July 2008. The photographs in this exhibition encompass and illustrate the artistic, literary and social world that G F Watts inhabited throughout his long career; a career which coincides almost exactly with the Victorian era and covers the establishment and rise of the science of photography, from its invention in the late 1830s, to the development… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Butternut and Blue, 1994. Second Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is very good with fading to spine, minor marking, and light rubbing/creasing to edges but no chips or tears. Boards very clean and square with light bumping to corners. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings; creasing to top page corners. 496 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Folio Society, 2018. First Edition Thus, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Bird, Isabella. A mint copy as received directly from The Folio Society, having been removed from the publisher's shrink wrap, checked for flaws - of which there are none, photographed and shelved. This is a landmark edition of Isabella Bird's monumental journey down the Yangtze river in 19th-century China, featuring over 100 photographs, each carefully restored by Folio. Bound in silk-like teal cloth, printed and blocked in gold and black. 11'' x 7¼''. Printed on Arctic Volume Ivory Paper and set in Dante. 448 pages. 106 duotone photographs and 4 mono drawings. Fold-out map in corner pocket. Blocked slipcase. Isabella Bird was the most remarkable female traveller of the 19th century, and her subsequent travel books have become classics of the genre. Famed for extraordinary journeys which would be impressive even by today's… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2021. Limited Edition First Printing. Fine Binding. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nebechi, Kingsley. A new copy as received directly from The Folio Society and still in the publisher's wrapping. One of only 100 copies released by Folio in 2023 with a specially commissioned bookplate signed by Marjorie Blackman. First edition thus, first printing, 2021. Introduced by Benjamin Zephaniah and illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi, this stunning Folio Society edition of 'Noughts and Crosses' showcases Malorie Blackman's award-winning thriller, set in a reimagined Western society. Former Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman, has achieved cult status among young and adult readers alike, with her best-selling alternative history. This striking Folio edition is introduced by Benjamin Zephaniah - who The Times named one of the 50 Greatest Post-war Poets - while London-based Nigerian illustrator, Kingsley Nebechi, illustrates the novel. His strong… Read More

London: English Heritage, 1996. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format softcover. Microfiche in back pocket. Covers clean with light rubbing to edges and creasing to corners. Previous owner's blind stamp to bottom corner of title page. Minor soiling to page edges. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Lots of b/w photographs, figures and tables, some folding. Laid in is an A3 photocopy of an archaeological plan of the churchyard at Cherry Hinton. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2022. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bradbury, Ray. With each of their many Ray Bradbury titles, Gauntlet Press had extra tipsheets signed by Bradbury, and those that were unused were stored. Gauntlet are now using these 'classic' tipsheets on other Bradbury books. This copy of 'Phoenix 451' has a tipsheet for 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' that has been signed by Ray Bradbury, Joe Lansdale and Peter Crowther. Originally limited to only 150 numbered copies, Gauntlet Press increased this number to 170 when a few more signed tipsheets were found. Here we have #167. In 'Phoenix 451' you will find three variations of Bradbury's script adapting his novel, 'Fahrenheit 451'. One is a musical, another for the stage, and one a screenplay. You'll also have a chance to peruse Bradbury's typed second draft of the novel, which differs from the version… Read More