Search Results: Titles starting with B from Peninsula Books

Medina, OH: Alvin Staufer. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. This in-depth study covers the different classes of B&O locomotives which are covered in detail; all with multiple photos of the engines. Original publisher's black cloth pebbled covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. There is very slight rippling to the foredge of pages, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket is complete, with some edgewear.; B&W Photos & Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 351 pages .

Crestline. Near Fine. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 0785835113 . This is a full blue Leather binding with gilt spine and cover lettering, 5 raised bands with decorated compartments on the spine, all edges are gilt, silk moire end papers, and there is also a sewn-in yellow silk bookmark. The front cover has a glossy pictorial photograph pastedown of a B-52 in flight. This is a beautifully bound copy of Yenne's book and it appears to have been a limited edition done in conjunction with the Easton Press (though there is no indication of Easton's participation in the publication). This book covers the history of the development of the B-52, various operations in which the plane was used, the SAC, as well as specifications, model and block number, combat wings and squadrons, bibliography and index. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 191 pages .

New York: Moffat. Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial paper-covered boards with a brown cloth spine. There is shelf wear to the edges and corner tips as well as rubbing to the covers & some spotting to the spine. There is a small postage stamp sized 1908 Red Cross Christmas sticker on the front end paper. A nice clean, tight book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Lake Leelanau, Michigan: The Leelanau Enterprise. Near Fine. 2015. Hardcover. 0692456503 . SIGNED by the author on the title page. Ken Scott is a well-known northern Michigan photographer; this book is filled with beautiful full color photos of Leelanu County that appeared each week in the Leelanau Enterprise--both full page as well as pages that contain several smaller photos. There is also some commentary: "Beginnings" and "An Outing with Ken Scott." The covers are the original publisher's color, pictorial glossy covers. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. No indication of the edition, but probably a first edition. No pages numbers. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages; Signed by Author .

Boston: Little Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316036315 . Original dark orange publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 704 pages .

Ann Arbor: Historical Society of Michigan. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0961434414 . History of the Petoskey region of northern Michigan told through the lives of the Schmitt family of Petoskey and "the memory of Beatrice Schmitt Henshaw." Original blue cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket has some marginal wear to the top edge, else it is in similarly nice condition with no major chips or tears, and no markings.; B&W Photographs & Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 306 pages .

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society. Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Original leather spine with gilt lettering; covers are paper covered boards; there is some wear to paper covered boards. Pages have some foxing, most small text cut illustrations are clear, the book is very readable. There is a previous owner name in an old hand reading "Gunplain Centre Sunday School 1867." Gunplain Township is near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Undated, but probably about 1860 based on the binding and subject. ; B&W Illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 97 pages .

Secauces, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. Second Printing. Hardcover. 1555218202 . Arranged by the type of product (phones, radios, cameras, jewelry, etc...) and illustrated with fabulous color photographs which are fully described. Includes history of this interesting material, its impact on design, and its eventual decline. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. Dust jacket is very nice as well with only flaw being a little loss to bottom front corners of jacket at front fold overs, which is not particularly objectionable. This is the 1993 2nd printing. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages .

Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Art Museum. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Softcover. 0942159128 . Exhibition catalog from 1990 that draws upon the 350 piece collection given to the Grand Rapids Art Museum in 1983 by the Baker Furniture Co. Illustrated with b&w photos, all described as well as text describing the collection. Also includes a history of the Baker Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids (pp. 17-24). Original brown stapled wrappers with black printing and cover decoration. Uncommon item.; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 35 pages .

Milan: 5 Continents. Near Fine. 2019. Hardcover. 8874396155 . This book presents the work of two glass artists--Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin--who met as apprentices at the Orrefors glass factory in Sweden. They have created works ranging from large-scale installationsto sculpture to tableware. Original black cloth covers with red spine and cover lettering and a pictorial pastedown on the front cover. This is a nice clean, tight book with that is still in the publisher's original shring wrape (there is a tear to the shrinkwrap), so this book has not been read. No dust jacket, as issued. Please inquire if you would like more information.We have not opened this book to verify the publication data.imported with the ISBN number.; Color & B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 192 pages .

Clarendon, VT: Periplus Editions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 0794600131 . "In this book, author and architect Gianni Francione showcases the new generation of Bali-style homes, interiors, and artifacts that utilize what he terms a new internationalism." Highly rated, this book contains over 300 photos by Luca Tettoni. Original orange cloth publisher's covers with white spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; Color Photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages .

Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 088001427x . Poetry by this award winning Cuban poet; each poem is in English and Spanish (as is the information on the title page). A few marginal tears to dust jacket, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked first edition of this book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 119 pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1980. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1970. Softcover. This set contains five of the six issues in released in 1970. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers; there are small bookshop stickers on the rear of each issue (could be removed). ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1983. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1983. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1981. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1981. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1982. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1982. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1984. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1984. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1985. Softcover. This this is a complete set of all six issues in released in 1985. The issuses feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, animals, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are printed, stapled wrappers. ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .

Columbus: Circus Historical Society. Very Good. 1968. Softcover. These two issues were published in 1968 and feature articles relating to circus histories, performers, acts, etc. Each issue is about 30 pages in length, and the articles are accompanied by a number of historic photos and illustrations. These are clean, tight and unmarked issues with no previous owner names or other writing. The covers are pictorial printed, stapled wrappers; there is a small bookshop sticker on the rear wraper (which could be removed). ; B&W Photos; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; varies pages .