Search Results: Titles starting with B from Back of Beyond Books

Gloucester, Massachusetts: Bezoar. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Stapled Copies. Xerox copies of a collection of poems, stapled together in upper right corner and with protective acetate cover. Staple is rusty, but holds pages together effectively. Light toning and smudging to front paper. All other papers are clean and unmarked. Poems by Victor Coleman, Susan Wilkins, Artie Gold, and Ted Enslin. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Gloucester, Massachusetts: Bezoar. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Stapled Copies. Xerox copies of a collection of poems, stapled together in upper right corner and with protective acetate cover. Staple is rusty, but holds pages together effectively. Text block is clean and unmarked. No loose pages. A collection of new poems by William Corbett, including titles such as "Esker," "Kame," and "Drumlin." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Good. B&W photograph measures 8" x 9 ¾". No content on verso. No photographer information. Photo has three ½" tears along the edges and moderate creasing. This excellent photograph depicts a 1920s drugstore with apothecary on the left, and bookstore and soda fountain on the right. One could stare at this image all day; there is so much detail to it. Four men stand in the shop, at least three of them employees. Hundreds of glass bottles line the left side of the drugstore along with signage for "Sulpho Saline" and other medicinal products, cigars, two ornate cash registers, and two spittoons on the floor. The soda fountain has signs for Coca Cola and Hires root beer. A great shot. .

Dragoon, AZ: The Amerind Foundation, Inc.. Fair. 1951. First Edition. Softcover. The Amerind Foundation Publications, No. 5. Light red paper wrappers with yapp edges and black lettering on cover. Fair condition only. Back wrapper is completely detached; significant chipping and creasing to edges; toning to spine; mild soiling and scratching. Tight binding and clean interior. Name of previous owner, museum curator Barton Wright, is written in pen on front free endpaper. Includes 76 plates, 48 figures, and a folding map. The map is in very good condition, but the glue holding it to the text block is partially detached. This report describes the archaeological excavation of the prehistoric Babocomari Village in Cochise County, Arizona. ; B&W Illustrations & Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 248 pp .

Houston, Texas: Stagecoach Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Limited Edition. Pamphlet. Small pamphlet; dust jacket contains black text with illustration by José Cisneros in adobe ink on cream paper; a couple of small stains on covers, else fine. Book covers are textured embossed cream paper with decorative design in adobe ink surrounding black lettering; small stain on back cover; interior clean. Handset type edition limited to 800 copies. This pamphlet contains two accounts of the famous 1884 New Mexico gunfight, in which Elfego Baca withstood a siege by 80 cowboys and lived to tell the tale. One account printed in this pamphlet is a news story published a few days after the fight; the other is a short account by Elfego Baca himself. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 30 pp .

Houston, Texas: Stagecoach Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Limited Edition. Pamphlet. Small pamphlet; dust jacket contains black text with illustration by José Cisneros in adobe ink on cream paper; one small scuff mark each on front and back cover, else fine. Book covers are textured embossed cream paper with decorative design in adobe ink surrounding black lettering. Inscription by publisher in blue ink on first free end paper: "For Mrs. Margarite Grillo, with best wishes! - Jack D. Rittenhouse"; interior book clean w/ tight binding. Handset type edition limited to 800 copies. This pamphlet contains two accounts of the famous 1884 New Mexico gunfight, in which Elfego Baca withstood a siege by 80 cowboys and lived to tell the tale. One account printed in this pamphlet is a news story published a few days after the fight; the other is a short account by Elfego Baca himself. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 30 pp .

New York & Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co.. Good. 1914. Sheet music. Sheet music is in good condition. Faint tidemark on top corner of pages and wraps near top of spine. Closed tears and small chips to wrappers. Toning to wraps and pages. ; 10.25" x 13.5"; 5 pp .

San Francisco, CA: Porpoise Bookshop. Very Good. 1956. Limited Edition. No Binding. Twelve block prints in a black paper folder. One of 175 copies. Some light creasing to some of the prints, portfolio has a bit of lighter-colored soiling.; Print; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall .

New York: E. & H. T. Anthony & Co.. Very Good. Bright orange card with "Views in the Rocky Mountains - Dep't of Interior, U. S. Geological Survey of the Territories" stamp and title on front; publisher's imprint on verso. Negative number 133. Published c. 1870. Card has light wear to edges and moderate soiling on verso. This image depicts a scene in the Bad Lands of southwestern Wyoming. In 1870 Professor Ferdinand V. Hayden invited William H. Jackson to join the U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. For the next 8 years, Jackson took thousands of photographs and many stereograph images of the West, particularly in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. ; 4" x 7" .

Worcester, MA: L. G. Strand. Photograph. Stereoview mounted on a card depicting two men on horseback titled Badlands Scouts, published by L. G. Strand circa 1890. Stereoview is mounted on light tan card measuring 3 1/2" x 7" with title superimposed on the left photograph. Stereoview is in good condition; card has light wear to all edges and light soiling; photograph has light foxing and a 1/4" tear on the left edge affecting content. .

Very Good. Toned photograph of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park in winter. Photograph taken after 1910 excavation. Photograph is b&w and measures 16" wide by 10" tall. Light wear and soiling to corners and light soiling to back of photo. 1/8" size chip near right edge. After reviewing a collection of 24 photographs acquired from the Pennington heir collection, it seems that most said photographs were artist proofs due to many identical images with slight variations in exposure. William Marion Pennington photographed people and landscapes across the Southern United States in the early 1900's. In 1907, he and fellow photographer, Lisle Updike opened Pen-Dike Studio in Durango, Colorado; Pennington managing the studio, doing portrait work and operating the dark room, and Updike taking photos in nearby towns and mining camps. In 1911 Pennington took sole control of the studio and renamed it Pennington Studio. Around this time he also obtained a contract from the… Read More

Very Good. Toned photograph of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park in winter. Photograph taken after 1910 excavation. Photograph has sepia tones and measures 16" wide by 10" tall. Light wear to corners and light soiling to back of photo. After reviewing a collection of 24 photographs acquired from the Pennington heir collection, it seems that most said photographs were artist proofs due to many identical images with slight variations in exposure. William Marion Pennington photographed people and landscapes across the Southern United States in the early 1900's. In 1907, he and fellow photographer, Lisle Updike opened Pen-Dike Studio in Durango, Colorado; Pennington managing the studio, doing portrait work and operating the dark room, and Updike taking photos in nearby towns and mining camps. In 1911 Pennington took sole control of the studio and renamed it Pennington Studio. Around this time he also obtained a contract from the National Park Service to photograph the… Read More

Mesa Verde National Park, CO: Mesa Verde Museum Association. Very Good. 1999. Softcover. Archeological Research Series Number Eight-A. Purple wrappers with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Very minor edge wear; faint scratching; spine is slightly faded. Perfect binding is tight. Interior is clean. Also features “Report of the 1910 Excavation and Repair of Balcony House” by Jesse L. Nussbaum. Includes black-and-white photos and illustrations throughout. This report summarizes the history, architecture, archeology, and stabilization of Balcony House, a mid-sized cliff dwelling located in Mesa Verde National Park. Fiero writes, “Balcony House, with its well-preserved rooms, kivas, and plazas, stands as a tribute to those who built and occupied the site in the thirteenth century, the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. Balcony House is also a tribute to the men who excavated and stabilized the site in the early part of the twentieth century. ”;… Read More

Tucson, Arizona: SWCA Environmental Consultants. Fine. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Vol. 1 & 2; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 858 pp .

Concord, NH: Witherell, J. F.. Good. 1843. Hardcover. Half leather binding over marbled paper boards with title gilt on spine. Boards have moderate wear to all edges, moderate soiling, and minor chipping to leather binding; text block has moderate foxing. Edited by the publisher along with L. C. Browne, G. W. Gage, C. Woodhouse and others from time to time, including Maturin Ballou. Collection of issues of the periodical "Balm of Gilead" which was published in Concord, Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire and includes issues from July 16, 1842 to July 15, 1843. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 414 pp .

San Fernando, CA: Junipero Serra Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Miniature. Grey leather boards with gilt title on the front board. Limited to 200 copies. Tipped in 15 cent postage stamp. 2 7/8" x 2 1/8". Bradbury - Junipero Serra Press 38. ; 9 pp .

Chicago: D. B. Cooke & Co.. Poor. 1856. Third Edition. Hardcover. Modern green hardback binding with gilt on spine. Missing back wrapper. Front wrapper trimmed and included as a pastedown on modern endpaper. Textblock is lightly foxed; edges are soiled. Front leaves have moderate corner wear with several fore edges of leaves showing short perpendicular closed tears. 4 leaves noted with previous archival repairs to fore edge. 18 pages of text are missing! We are including a modern re-print to complete missing text. Includes 13 block prints portraying murder and mayhem. Howes (B-606) calls this a "sensational account of the tracking down of these confederated criminals--mostly Mormons--who murdered Colonel Davenport at Rock Island and terrorized the upper Mississippi valley from 1843 to 1848. Flake (590) says, "Includes the Mormon's unlawful activities in Nauvoo." Today we would call this a historical novel. Nonetheless, a rare book last seen in this edition at auction… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Lee & Walker. Good. 1859. Softcover. Two pieces of sheet music from 1859, for when you need to imitate a banjo with a piano and also want to polka at your picnic. Attached together but disbound from the original. Stamp from music store, some tears along spine, offsetting throughout. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 14 pp .

San Francisco: Martin M Mitau and Joseph Bransten. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Tied Binding. Gray wraps with pastedown on front wrap. Tied binding. Unnumbered of 175. Reprinting of The Banks of the Sacremento [sic], a Sea Chantey, Reprinted from the Broadside printed at the Cuala Press of Dublin, Ireland, November mcmxi. New introduction by R. G. Barnes. Illustration by Jack Yeats, hand-colored by Albert Sperisen. Printed for Martin S. Mitau and Joseph Bransten as a keepsake for their friends in the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their joint meeting. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 15 pp .

Agentura Vizual Kosice. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated green paper boards with title in white lettering on spine; decorative pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate rubbing and light soiling; text block is clean. This publication is a history of mining lamps in Slovakia, written in Slovak and German. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 123 pp .