Search Results: Titles starting with B from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by 4 full page photos from the 1920s. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good original blue cloth, unfaded and with slight edge wear. Bright gilt letters on the spine. Inside, clean and tight, with no prior owner marks. An excellent history of Baghdad, from its golden years, and its destruction and restoration. A fine bibliography at the end. .

London: Printed for R.H. Evans and W. Ginger, 1818. Book. Illus. by small head and tail pieces to many poems. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original light green cloth with bright git horn on the front and bright gilt title and decorationon the unfaded spine. A chip out of the top of the spine and slight wear at the corners. Inside , very clean and tight with no age toning and noprior owner marks. Pages xxxi, 175. An handsome, tight copy. This copy does not include the 32 pages of musical notation. Ballads written for the Society of Archers. .

New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1956. Book. Illus. by Profuse Maps, Illustrations and Portraits. Good. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A facsimile reprint in quality, as new paper inside. The same size as the first edition, an edition of only 100 copies bound in full dark blue morocco. Sadly the spines are worn and chipped. Bright gilt titles and raised bands on the spines. Solid hinges inside and out, so a very readable set. This was a sought after account of the Civil War in its day, but no longer compares to modern accounts such as Shelby Foote. It is a companion piece for its illustrations, and battle accounts. Inside Exceedingly clean and tight. This is a bargain because of its worn spines. Images on request. Protected in the publisher's original slipcase. .

Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2012. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating , insider account of American policies and actions toward Iran and Iraq in the 1980s. An unread copy, as new inside and out. , i.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by A 2 Page Map of China. Fine. Cloth. Stated First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thubron is a great travel writer, and this is a long trek through China before it became so relatively easy , and so many joined the China travel horde. Pages 307 with index. As always with Thubron, a fun and rewarding read, this time to help recall what China was 25 years ago. Very clean and tight, no prior owner marks. Appears to be an unread copy. .

New York: Columbia Univ Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Photos. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The interplay of Indian nationalism and Bengali regionalism, including East Bengal which is now independent Bangladesh. Thoroughly covers Bengali antagonism to Mahatma Gandhi. Subhas Bose was important in the 1930s, before he mistakenly latched onto the Japanese hoping to effect Bengal's independence. Pages xiv, 407 with index, thorough chapter notes and 18 page bibliography..

London: Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press, 1884. Book. Illus. by 17 Charming Bewick Woodcuts. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Title continued, "Catalogue with Purchasers' Names and Prices Realized of the Scarce and Curious Collection of Books, Silver Plate, Prints, Pictures, Wood Blocks, Copper Plates, and Bewick Relics, Etc.". Sold by auction at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on February 5, 6, 7 and August 26, 1884. This series of auctions took place following the death of Iisabella Bewick, the last surviving daughter of thomas Bewick. A fine reference to the Bewick woodcuts and sketches, as well as his household furnishings, with full page woodcuts a nice bonus. Original brown cloth with slight edgewear, more wear at the spine ends, and a gilt title on the spine that is some dulled. Inside, clean and tight..

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. subtitled, "Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel. Original cloth spine with black boards, a bright title in gilt on the spine, and no edge wear. Inside very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. Boldly signed by Frankel, who was the Washington Post bureau chief in Israel, on the title page. Still a very good read. .

Durham, England: Univ of Durham, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Articles and books, broken down by general, geography, history, politicis, economic conditions, and social conditions - 39 pages..

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A pristine copy of this definitive bibliography. Dark purple cloth with a bright gilt title on the spine and no edge wear. Inside as new, possibly unread, with no prior owner marks. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped ( $7.50) , is clean and has only one 1/4 inch tear on the back side. .

Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Publishing Book. Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original black cloth with no edge wear, clean and tight, with bright gilt titles on all 3 volumes on red spine labels. Very nice inside and out. A renowned reference work on China, this said to be a limited facsimile edition. Text in French..

Toronto: Sport Classic Books, 2004. Book. Illus. by 8 pages of photos. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good paperback with minor edgewear, fine inside with no prior owner marks and no stains. Truly a different age, at the beginning of modern tennis when the stars still wore long white trousers and used wooden racquets. Tilden was one of the greats of that era. .

New York: Atomic Books, 1946. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The author is described as the Greatest Sheriff of the Old Southwest, and this is a classic tale of outlaw hunted down by the good Sheriff. Clean and tight paperback, no wear on the spine or spine ends. Slight ssoiling and edge wear on the covers. .

New York: Henry Holt, 2020. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An unblemished copy in a fine dust jacket that is NOT price clipped. No prior owner marks. This is an excellent account of the Shia - Sunni schism within Islam, and the politics that have harmed so many in the Middle East. RECOMMENDED. The author is a Lebanese/American Emmy winning journalist / academic. .

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Book. Illus. by locely drawings by Wallace Hughes. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth with a gilt Bobwhite on the front and bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Very clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has a hint of edge wear, no tears and is clipped with the price ($3.75) still there. "The restoration and production of the Bobwhite Quail by land management.".

Bruge (Brugge), Belgium: Uitgeverij Van de Wiele, 2011. Book. Illus. by 1022 pages of design bindings in color, with descriptions. As New. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A superb collection of fine, artistic bindings, a juried selection of the best binders in the world. Includes two prefaces in Flemish , French and English, and a 16 page article on book binding in Bruges over ten centuries. A sentence of description of each binding in Flemish, French and English. .

Bombay: The Bombay Natural History Society, 1946. Book. Illus. by map, 189 color plates depicting 197 species plus 3 in line & 24 in half-tone. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Handsome dark green cloth with a bird in gilt on the front and bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Rebacked. This book is notorious for falling apart, not constructed well in India. This copy has been resewn and is stronger than the original. The fourth edition was revised and enlarged, thus becoming preferred. Very clean and tight inside and out, with no stains or browning, no prior owner marks. Gift quality. .

Boyds, MD: Baker Publishers, 2008. Book. Illus. by photos fom Boyds, Maryland. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chatty and charming stories about Boyds and its people. An unblemished, unread copy. Stated first printing..

New York: The Century Co., 1886. Book. Illus. by profuse illustrations . Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A splendid copy in the original beige cloth with bright gilt title on the front and unfaded spine.Only a hint of edge wear. Fishing tackle and sailboat in darker brown on the pictorial front board. Inside, a prior owner signature dated 1889 on the first page after the endpaper. Otherwise no stains or or browning or prior owner marks. The first 133 pages are a hunting story by Thompson. /Then sections on fishing, archery, boating, camping, hiking, and winter sportt. Interestingly, ten pages near the end on the camera. And the last section is on early baseball. .

W.W. Norton , 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine, unread copy, purple cloth with a bright gilt title on the spine and no edge wear. Fine dust jacket that is NOT price clipped. Coming of age in Brewster, N.Y>, a good town to be FROM (and where the author lives). he signed it on the title page. .