Search Results: Titles starting with B from Bazaar of Books

"The Bar Sinister" by Richard Harding Davis. Illustrated by E. M. Ashe. Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited, 1903. pp. 108. 7 colour illustrations, tissue paper on frontispiece. Hardcover, tan cloth, turquoise title on front cover, & spine, with coat of arms (hinge partially cracked but still tight, spine bumped & frayed, corners bent & worn, few marks to cover, bookseller's label on rear endpaper, owner's signature and price on front free endpaper).Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 6" (20cm x 15cm)

"Barometer Rising" by Hugh MacLennan. Toronto: Collins, [1941]. pp. 326. First Popular Edition. Hardcover, red cloth, silver title on spine (owner's signature on title page, typed book review inserted which had been taped to the front end paper, spine faded, top edge stained, top & bottom of spine frayed, corners bent & worn, edgeworn, small dent to back cover, waterstains to inside back cover, interior is unmarked). No dust jacket. Good condition.Size: 8 3/8"x 5 3/4" (21cm x 14.5cm). This is a "romantic-realist" work of fiction by Canadian author Hugh MacLennan. One of his earliest works, it depicts life in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the First World War and the catastrophic events of the Halifax Explosion. It is considered a pivotal work in the history of Canadian fiction.

"The Battle of the Bears: Life in the North Land" by Egerton R. Young. Illustrated by the author's photographs and pen and ink drawings. Boston/Chicago: W. A. Wilde Company, [1907]. pp. 341. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with illustrated cover & white and black-stamped title, and white title on spine (extremities quite worn, corners bent and frayed, spine bumped & worn, front hinge cracked, 1 plate detached but present, foxing sparsely in text, all edges are foxed, at some point the covers have got wet- dye from the cover has bled onto the front edge and the cloth is no longer flat on the boards but wrinkled, pencil doodle on back cover, stamp & sticker on front endpaper).Good- condition.Size: 7 7/8" x 5 3/4" (20cm x 14.5cm).

"The Battle of the Somme." Edited by Matthias Strohn. [Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2016]. pp. 272, Biibliography, Glossary, Index. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, black cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, faint stain top & bottom of back cover). dj. (bit worn, few small marks on front cover, inside jacket has dampstains).Very Good conditioin.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" (24cm x 16cm).

"Battleship Sailor" by Theodore C. Mason. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, [1982]. pp. 265. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, quarter red cloth, grey boards and white title on spine (corners square, top & bottom of spine bumped and worn, gift dedication on front free end paper, interior unmarked). d.w. (worn, especially edges).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" (21.5cm x 14.5cm).

"The Best of Life." Edited by David E. Scherman. [New York]: Avon Books, [1975]. pp. 304. profusely illustrated (many in colour). Paperback (edgeworn, scratches on covers, corners bit bent, spine worn at top & bottom).Very good condition.Size: 11" x 9" (28cm x 23cm).

"The Best of Man Bites Dog No. 2" by Donal Foley. Reprinted from The Irish Times. Dublin: The Irish Times Ltd., 1973. pp. 112. Paperback (soiled, top edge darkened, few light scratches to covers, interior is unmarked).
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (21.5cm x 14cm).

"A Bibliography of Canadian Theatre History 1583-1975" by John Ball and Richard Plant. General Editor: Anton Wagner. [Toronto: The Playwrights Co-op, 1976]. First printing: May 1976. pp. 160, Index. some b & w. illus. Paperback (corners & spine worn, soiled, spine faded, a few small pencil marks in margins, otherwise interior clean).Good+ condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Bibliography of Theatre History in Canada: The Beginnings through 1984." Edited by John Ball and Richard Plant. [Toronto]: ECW Press, 1993. pp.445. Hardcover, brick cloth, black-stamped title on front cover & spine (some foxing on top edge, lower spine bumped, slight wear to corners, interior is unmarked and clean).
Size: 10 1/4" (26cm) x 7 1/4" (18.5cm).
Very good condition.

"A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts" by Clemence Dane. London: William Heinemann, 1921. This play was produced on Monday, March 14th, 1921, at the St. Martin's Theatre [London]. pp. 92. in paper wrappers (all edges soiled & a few stains, covers soiled & stained, especially the back cover, portions of top & bottom of spine missing- front cover is detached but present, pencil marks in margins throughout).Good condition.Size: 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" (17cm x 12cm).

"Birds of the Northern Forest by J. F. Lansdowne with John A. Livingston. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart, [1977]. Originally published in 1966 and reprinted in 1977. pp. 248, Index, Bibliography. 56 colour plates and some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with bird decoration inset & in gilt on front cover, and gilt title on spine (corners rubbed & 1 bent, 2 small marks/blemishes on front cover, small abrasions and loss to endpapers and front & back free endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked, faint foxing to top & bottom edges). dj., unclipped (some wear, 1/2- inch tear to front cover, soiled with a few marks & scratches, tiny page corner missing & marks on half-title page).
Very Good condition.
Size: 13 1/8" x 10" (33.5cm x 25cm).

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"Birds on the Wing" by John Barlee. London: Collins, 1947. pp. 128. 94 b. & w. illus. and some diagrams. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine (discoloured at top & bottom of spine from dampstains, also fading to top & bottom of both covers from dampstains, corners bit bent, some dampstains on endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (tattered with various short tears, small loss at top of spine, loss at bottom of spine & back cover: 1-inch x 2-inch, chipping at corners, soiled especially to spine, foxing inside jacket).Good condition. (dustjacket in Good- condition).Size: 9 7/8" x 7 3/8" (25cm x 18.5cm).

"Black Hawk: an autobiography." Edited by Donald Jackson. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, [1972]. Originally published in clothbound edition, 1955. Fourth printing of the paperback edition, 1972. pp. 177. Paperback (some wear, stain on front cover, few pencil underlined texts & pencil notation on rear free endpaper, owner's name on half-title page). Very good condition.Size: 8" x 5 3/8" (20.5cm x 13.5cm).

"Black Sand and Gold, True Alaska-Yukon Gold-Rush Story" by Ella Lung Martinsen as told by her father Edward B. Lung. Alaska Centennial Edition. Portland, Oregon: Metropolitan Press, 1967. pp. 423, Index. 58 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, light green cloth with blue titles to front cover and spine (1 lower corner bent, top edge foxed, some foxing to spine, on front free endpaper a signed inscription by author and price in pencil, interior is clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (some wear, some foxing on flaps, dust jacket is covered by mylar).Very good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 5 7/8" (22.5cm x 15cm).

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked).Near Fine condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"Bluenose Ghosts" by Helen Creighton. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1976]. (Originally published 1957, First Paperback Edition in 1976). pp. 280. Paperback (bit worn, some marks on front cover, back corner bent, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20.5cm x 13.5cm).

"The Book of Canadian Antiques." Edited by Donald Blake Webster. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1974]. First edition. pp. 352. 64 colour plates, 350 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, orange cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (worn, tattered with tear to front cover).Very good condition, dust jacket- good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 5/8" (31cm x 24.5cm).

"Borstal Boy" by Brendan Behan. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1958]. First Edition. pp. 343. frontispiece photo. of author. Hardcover, maroon cloth with silver title on spine (corners bent on front cover, 2 worn spots on cover's edge, few marks, some light foxing to margins, shelf wear to covers, owner's stamp on front free endpaper, original bookseller's invoice inserted). dj., unclipped (bit tattered and chipped, foxed- mostly inside dust jacket, spine darkened). Dust jacket design by B. S. Biro.Very Good condition. (dust jacket- Good condition).Size: 8 5/8" x 5 7/8" (22cm x 15cm).Born in Dublin in 1923. Joining the IRA at sixteen, he was imprisoned in the U.K. and in Ireland. While in prison he learned to speak Irish. His first play, "The Quare Fellow" was performed in Dublin in 1954. The Irish play, "An Giall" debuted in 1958. It's English version, called "The Hostage" was very successful. The novel, "Borstal Boy" became an international bestseller. It was based on his experiences… Read More

"The Bottle Collector" by Azor Vienneau. [Halifax, N.S.]: Petheric Press, [1977]. Eighth printing. pp. 42. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (price sticker on front, covers soiled, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/2" x 8 3/4". (21.5cm x 22.5cm).

"A Bouquet of Garden Writing Selected from Five Grand Masters" [William Robinson, Gertrude Jekyll, E. A. Bowles, Reginald Farrer, and Vita Sackville-West] edited and introduced by Ursula Buchan. Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, [1987]. First U.S. edition. (Originally published in the U.K. in 1986). First printing. pp. 191, Bibliography, Index. 52 b. & w. illus. and 20 colour illus. Hardcover, grey cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, top edge foxed, price & notations in pencil on half-title page, otherwise interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (dust jacket worn along top, very short tear at top of spine).Very good condition, (Dust jacket is Good+ condition).Size: 10" x 7 3/4" (25.5cm x 19.5cm)