Search Results: Titles starting with B from Bibliodditiques

London: Macmillan, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. W. S. Gilbert. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Green boards with gilt embossed design and lettering. Boards have a few stains on them. With 350 illustrations by author. 563 pp.

New York: Random House, 1965. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Some edgewear to coverboards. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 40 pp.

New York: Random House, 2001. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Babar goes in search of Father Christmas. First Jacketed Hardcover Edition. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: 4to (11" to 13").

New York: Random House, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. Jean De Brunhoff. The third book in the Babar series. Titles in series list to this title on copyright page. Early printing. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Glassine coating on coverboards is loose on spine with some missing pieces. Some edgewear to coverboards and surface scratches on rear board. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 47 pp.

New York: Random House. Hardcover. Good +. Larent de Brunhoff's first "Babar" book after taking over from his father. Early printing. Copyright date of 1948. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Glossy glassine covered coverboards. Pictorial endpapers. Some wear to corners of coverboards. Text block has a partial separation from binding, but is still secure. Size: 4to (11" to 13").

New York: Random House, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good +. "One day Babar said to General Cornelius, Doctor Capoulosse and Podular, the sculptor: "My dear friends,we shall soon be celebrating the anniversary of the founding of Celesteville, the elephants' city. This year let's invite all the animals to take part in a big fair". An early printing - title not included in list of other books in series at beginning of book. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Some surface and edgewear to coverboards. Pictorial endpapers decorated with grey elephants on orange background. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 40 pp.

London: Methuen, 1937. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Jean De Brunhoff. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription dated 1941 on page opposite title page. Pictorial coverboards have some wear - scratches, bumps along edges, surface paper loss at corners. Pictorial endpapers. Yellow cloth-covered spine. Hinge exposed at rear, but binding is secure. Rear free endpaper is separated from binding along bottom 6" of its length. Size: Folio (13" to 23").

New York: Random House, 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pictorial endpapers. Coverboards have some wear at corners and head/tail of spine. Size: 4to (11" to 13").

New York: Random House, 1949. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. Laurent de Brunhoff. In which Babar's Children go on a picnic with Zephir and Babar's cousin, Arthur, and visit a tribe in its native village, take part in native dances and help the chief capture a wild boar. A controversial book due to its stereotypical portrayal of Africans. The book was taken out of print in the 1960s, after Toni Morrison, then an editor at Random House, protested the depiction of "savages". The author agreed to have the book taken out of print. Coverboards are clean and bright with some bumping on bottom edge and wear at corners. Pictorial endpapers. Gift inscription dated 1949 on front pastedown endpaper. Bottom 2.5" of pages shows separation from stitched binding, but does not threaten overall security of binding. Two pages have tears at bottom; largest being a closed tear about 1.75"on first page of text. Some yellowing around edges of pages. Dust jacket is in a… Read More

Toronto: McCLelland and Stewart, 1950. Cardboard Covers. Very Good. Doris Titus. Inscribed and signed by author, "Mr. Byng" on front free endpaper. Lower front right corner of cover has a 1.0" piece missing. Some light edgewear and light soiling of cover. Some spotting on pages. A couple of black marks on front free endpaper. Size: 8vo (8" to 9").

Toronto: The Musson Book Company Ltd., 1944. Very Good. Hattie Longstreet. Tight binding. Reddish-brown boards with paste-down illustration of "Baby Elephant". Some wear around edges of boards. Pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's name on endpapers has been covered with white-out. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Three pages of advertisements for other titles at rear of book. Thirteen colour plates.Size: 16mo (6" to 7").

New York: Hyperion Books, 2004. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Pascal Lemaitre. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins Childrens Books (harper collins), 1993. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good +. Lillian Hoban. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is protected in protective jacket. Glue residue from label on rear endpaper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harper Colllins Publishers, 1993. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Lillian Hoban. "When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away - but not too far." First printing of Newly Illustrated Edition. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. A 1.5" tear along spine of jacket at tail. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). Black remainder mark along bottom edge of text block. 27 pp. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

New York: Random House, 1971. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket has some light edgewear. Slight lean to book. Black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 430 pp.

London Glascow: Pickering & Inglis Ltd., 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Dust jacket has chips and tears around edges. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Rough area on front endpaper from sticker removal. Name and address stamped on title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 223 pp.

New York: M. S. Mill Company and William Morrow & Company, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Author's fifth novel. Tight binding. Slight lean to book. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Blue coverboards. Dust jacket has some small tears/chips around edges and is price-clipped. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 255 pp.

New York: Touchstone, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. Author recounts the historic Woodstock concert through interviews with Roger Daltrey, Joan Baez, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker and dozzens of headliners, organizers, and fans. Black and white photogaphs. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text block. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 303 pp.

Toronto: Thomas Allen, Limited, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. A collection of "down-home" style poems. Early printing. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has a few tears and small chips around edges. Largest tear is 1.5" long on the rear panel. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 80 pp.

Birmingham, Alabama: Mjenasha Ridge Press, 2000. Paperback. Very Good +. Tight bindiing. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Yellow remainder marks on top and bottom of text block. Some light edge wear to cover. Illustrated. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 397 pp.