Search Results: Titles starting with B from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. 9th Printing. Hardcover. 0030018897 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in motsly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good. 2002. 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. 089747435X . B&W and Color Illustrations; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. There is a vertical crease to the covers and pages. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses. Designed during the Cold War, it is a flying wing design with a crew of two. The bomber is subsonic and can deploy both conventional and thermonuclear weapons, such as up to eighty 500-pound class (230 kg) Mk 82 JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen 2,400-pound (1,100 kg) B83 nuclear bombs. The B-2 is the only acknowledged aircraft that can carry… Read More

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good. 1987. Stapled wraps. 0897471903 . Color and B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "At its inception, the B-24 was a modern design featuring a highly efficient shoulder-mounted, high aspect ratio Davis wing. The wing gave the Liberator a high cruise speed, long range and the ability to carry a heavy bomb load. Early Royal Air Force (RAF) Liberators were the first aircraft to routinely cross the Atlantic Ocean. In comparison with its contemporaries, the B-24 was relatively difficult to fly and had poor low-speed performance; it also had a lower ceiling and was less robust than the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. While aircrews tended to prefer the B-17, General Staff favored the B-24 and procured it in huge numbers for a wide variety… Read More

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good. 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0897470338 . B&W & Color Illustrations; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0897473191 . Color and B&W illustrations and Photographs; This is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning edge wear and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The errata sheet that was tipped on has come away from its glue spots, leaving spotting on the inside front cover of the book and on the errata sheet. .

New York, NY: Greyston Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears (mostly closed) , and spots of rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. "Thomas was a relentless self-promoter, and he persuaded railroads to give him free passage in exchange for articles extolling rail travel. When he visited Alaska, he hit upon the idea of the travelogue, movies about faraway places. When the United States entered World War I, President Wilson sent him and others to "compile a history of the conflict", but the mission was not academic. The war was not popular in the United States, and Thomas was sent to find material that would encourage the American people to support it. He did not want to merely write… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0312154747 . Color Photographs; This copy of the book has been signed by a group of co-workers wishing their commander good luck & G*d speed as he moves to another assignment. The officer is a Col. Don Schell (possibly of the Air Force Reserve as there is a sticker with the Reserve symbol on the front endpaper. The signatures cover the front pastedown and endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some beginning bumping / wrinkling to the top spine end. "Sept 18,1997, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the United States Air Force. Over the five decades of its existence, the USAF has distinguished itself in wars both hot and cold; in the process, it has pioneered the most… Read More

New York & Cleveland: Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The top edge of the book cover (both front and rear) has the faintest hint of sunning. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with only some beginning fading / toning to the spine. This is the third book in the Chief Mario Balzic mysteries, set in Rocksburg, PA, and of the books in the series, this is one of the most difficult to find. "It was hot. The temperature on Memorial Day had tied the record set in 1910. In the five days since, the weather report was notable for its sameness. When Miss Cynthia Summer called to say that she hadn't seen one of her student roomers, Police Chief Mario Balzic was glad to stop working on the budget report. But then he saw Janet Pisula's body on the floor of her… Read More

Baltimore, MD: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1952. Hardcover. 0448080052 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued (thus) without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The foredge of the text block has some ground-in dirt. "Speculation that Stratemeyer also wrote the second and third volumes of the series is believed to be incorrect; these books are attributed to Lilian Garis, wife of Howard Garis, credited with volumes 4–28 and 41. Elizabeth Ward is credited with volumes 29–35, while Harriet Stratemeyer Adams is credited with 36–38, 39 (with Camilla McClave) , 40, 42, 43 (with Andrew Svenson) , and 44–48. Volumes 49–52 are attributed to Andrew Svenson, while 53–59, and the 1960s rewrites of 1–4, 7, 11–13, and 17, are attributed to June Dunn." (from Wikipedia) .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1970. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for 75 years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of American children's novels, written under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992. The books related the adventures of the children of the upper-middle-class Bobbsey family, which included two sets of fraternal twins: Nan and Bert, who were twelve years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who were six. " (from Wikipedia) .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1961. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued (thus) without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright, with some beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for 75 years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of American children's novels, written under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992. The books related the adventures of the children of the upper-middle-class Bobbsey family, which included two sets of fraternal twins: Nan and Bert, who were twelve years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who were six. " (from Wikipedia) .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1962. Hardcover. 0448080559 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Switzerland: Ami Guichard Publisher. Very Good+. 1966. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This copy is missing the accompanying slipcase. Purple / Burgundy cloth covered boards have gilt lettering and decorations (in the style of the Gilded Age) to the front cover and spine of the book. There is some light / faint spotting (water spotting) to the top edges of the book cover which can only be seen if you hold the book at an angle. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The book is illustrated throughout with reproductions of actual photographs by Lartigue. The photographs are in black and white and sepia tone on matte gray card stock paper. The book mimics a family scrapbook with text by Lartigue along with an essay by Jean Fondin. This copy has a previous owner's inked gift notation (dated 1969) , and also an ink stamped name and… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Geographic. Very Good. 1920. Magazine. B&W Photographs; This is a DISBOUND article from National Geographic Magazine 1920. This is the actual article, not a photocopy). 18 page article with text on verso and recto and includes 25 black & white photographs taken by the author. The article is in very good condition overall, with no edge wear, nicks, tears, chips, discoloration to pages, etc. They do, however, have the necessary staple holes where staples were removed. The article gives a general view of Sumatra 1920's style. .

New York: Beginner Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. Book #45 in the Beginner Books series. First Edition with the points: 195/195 on front flap top corner, The rear dust jacket cover has the Beginner Book story and the titles list from Bear Scouts through The Cat in the Hat Songbook (the bottom paragraph). The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has some creasing, and there is some mostly erased writing on the reverse of the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears and some light spots of rubbing. "The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant, named Babar, whose mother is killed by a hunter. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle in exile, visits a… Read More

New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. Very Good+. 1972. Hardcover. 0394824296 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of small spots of discoloration to the rear cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "After the war, Laurent, who inherited his father's artistic gift, trained at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière under the painter Othon Friesz and began living as an artist in Montparnasse. But, wishing to maintain his tie to his father and the imaginative world of his childhood, he turned back to the character his father had drawn and taught himself to draw in his father's style. What Christine Nelson calls their "intergenerational artistic partnership" had begun even earlier, when Laurent was a teenager, and was asked to do the color for several pages… Read More

Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is a stated third printing. This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The dust jacket has one small chip to the bottom front spine joint, and several small spots of rubbing, along with a couple of tiny edge nicks. "Nicolas Sidjakov (December 16, 1924 – June 20, 1993) was a Latvian-born Russian American commercial artist and illustrator. Sidjakov was born in Riga, Latvia. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, worked in advertising, and freelanced for the French movie industry. In 1954 he moved to the United States and continued to work in advertising. He also began to illustrate children's books, mainly picture books, beginning with The Friendly Beasts by Laura Nelson Baker, adapted from "The Friendly Beasts", an English Christmas carol. It was… Read More

Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1960. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good dust jacket. (Likely second printing or possible 2nd state of a 1st printing) The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. Illustrated, grey cloth covered boards (the First Edition has illustrated paper covered boards) are in very clean, bright condition with some beginning rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked Christmas gift notation on the title page (neatly). The endpapers are illustrated. The dust jacket has been clipped on all four flap corners (at a very shallow angle) and the price is missing from the front corner flap. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks, rubbed spots and small chips missing. The dust jacket has some darkening / toning, especially to the spine and spine joints. There is NO Caldecott Medal on the… Read More

New York: Golden Press. Very Good-. 1972. 13th Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. The title page has generalized toning, as does the rear text page. The interior pages are clean. "Williams drew few straight lines. He used charcoal and graphite pencils, from fine to very soft, to illustrate the Little House books. The "youngest" book in the series, Little House in the Big Woods, is nearly lamplit in its coziness, almost an echo of the small-animal sensibilities of The Fur Family or his deeply colored Little Golden Books. He used pen and ink for The Cricket in Times Square, the Rescuers books, Charlotte's Web, and Stuart Little. The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies, a 1951… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: Franklin Watts. Very Good. 1980. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is a toy and moveable book. This has change-of-picture moveables. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. All of the moveable parts are in clean, bright condition. .