Search Results: Titles starting with B from The Kelmscott Bookshop

Baltimore, 1942. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. Very Good in wraps. Two different copies tied together with a string through a punched hole in the top left corner of each book. Interiors are clean and bright. Legal briefs in a dispute concerning the work of yardmasters at B&O freight yards in Cumberland, Maryland. 49 and 24 pages. Maryland. MD3/4232.

American Catholic Historical Society, 1948. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. Reprint from the records of the American Catholic Historical Society. Grey side stapled paper wrappers with grey title to front wrapper. Minor browning to edges. Interior is clean and bright. Maryland. MD/020915.

Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth Backed Paper covered boards. Near Fine in fine illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. White cloth backed olive green paper boards with bronze title to spine. Only flaw is very very light grey scuff mark on front board. Interior is pristine with bright text. Tight binding. Illustrated color dust jacket with light scuffing to rear panel. 325 pages. LIT/051904.

Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 5 x 7 inches. Very good in maroon paper covered boards with gilt lettering. Some edgewear. 16 black and white photographs attached with accordion fold. Photography. PHO1/11170 Y.

Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in blue boards/8vo./152 pp.+ 32 pp. booklet laid-in entitled, Key to the Exercises of Bahasa Indonesia. Reference. REF1/3212.

n.p.: Cheloniidae Press, 1979. Fine. A stunning black and white print of a majestic bald eagle in flight. This is the last available print of a sold out edition of 50. Signed and dated by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson. He founded the Cheloniidae Press, later the Press of the Sea Turtle, in 1979. His books and art have won numerous awards and can be found in many public and private collections. The eagle is shown from the side with his head extended and wings held wide. In fine condition. Image is 17.5 x 23.5 inches; in mat it is 21.5 x 25 inches. ORIGART/072517.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good in very good illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Illustrations throughout. 389 pp. Balkan History. EEUR1/3272.

West Chester, PA: Wm. Ball Sr, 1940. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in green wraps. 13 full page black and white plates. Plates are numbered through 15, but apparently plates 12 and 13 were never printed (The leaf with plate 11 on one side has 14 on the reverse). Antiques. FUR3/11170.

New York: Macy-Masius: The Vanguard Press, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. One of 2000 copies. This interesting edition is most notable for its powewrful decorations and mezzotint illustrations by Lynd Ward. Bound in brown wood covers.Green decorative endpapers. Light bumping and rubbing. The delicate spine is torn and chipped, and the joints are exposed. Front hinge is cracked. Interior pages are tight and firm, with browning to margins. About very good. Small quarto. 106 pages. POE/011023.

London, Bombay, and Sydney: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd, 1929. Paperback. Near Fine. Orr, Monro S.. Orr, Monro S. Paperback. Thin 8vo. An unusual work by Rossetti. This is number 383 of 620 copies. Introduction by Mackenzie Bell. Printed by W. Lewis at the University Press in Cambridge. Illustrated by Monro S. Orr. Vellum wrappers with gilt title to spine and gilt illustration to front panel. Minor browning and slight crease to spine. Clean, bright interior with several illustrations. 42 pages. PRERAPH/031607.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. First US Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. This is the second novel of the "Alexandria Quartet." Very good in black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. In very good pink dust jacket with white title to spine and front panel. Slight fading to spine panel of jacket, two short closed tears, and a few small chips to head of jacket spine. 250 pages. LIT/051011.

Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hard Cover. 8vo. (Studies in Maryland History No. 2) Very good in green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Light wear to edges of boards and corners. Minor browning to end pages. Else is clean with bright text. Includes several illustrations. Index, 208 pages. BALT/062122.

Baltimore: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1947. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Tri-fold brochure. Bibliography of books about Baltimore history, with notes by Howard W. Hubbard. Cover photo of Baltimore skyline in the 40's. A few very light damp stains to bottom. Baltimore. BALT7/4232.

Baltimore: Richardson and Bennett, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. An attractive volume. Illustrated by the Handann Brothers. Includes a history of the city by Brantz Mayer and over seventy biographical descriptions of notable Baltimorean men, each illustrated with an original photograph. Dark brown full leather boards with gilt title, decoration, and raised bands to spine. Boards are beveled with gilt borders and decoration. Bumping to corners, minor wear to edges of boards and hinges, and minor rubbing to boards. A few scuff marks to spine. Gilt dentelles, full gilt edges, and marbled endpages. Interior is very clean overall, though there are a few spots of foxing to several pages.Tight binding. 562 pages. BALT/122121.

Baltimore: Evergreen House, 1981. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. SCARCE. Fine in sidestapled grey and maroon patterned paper wrappers with maroon title to front wrapper. Pristine interior. 20 pages. Baltimore. BALT/5242.

Baltimore: H.G. Roebuck and Son, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Red cloth boards with gilt title to front board. Minor foxing and toning to end pages with ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper, else clean. Includes several illustrations. 84 pages. BALT/062322.

Baltimore: The District Board of Baltimore City, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Leatherette Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. SCARCE TITLE. "A Photographic and Statistical History of the Operation of the Selective Service Law in the City of Baltimore, with a Compilation of State and National Statistics, Official Documents and Presidential Proclamations Relating to the Enforcement of the Law Throughout the United States." This copy belonged to a member of the Baltimore medical board; includes related ephemera from previous owner. Black leatherette with gilt title and emblem to front board. Minor wear to edges and corners; minor scuffing to boards. Interior is very clean with bright text. Includes 3 tipped-in plates and numerous photographic illustrations. Unpaginated. A nice copy. BALT/061004.

Towson: Baltimore County Public Library, 1971. Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Paper Wrappers. SCARCE. Oblong side-stapled paper wrappers with brown title to front panel. A few smudge marks to wrappers and light creasing to corners. Clean, bright interior with photographic illustrations and maps. Includes 150 landmark buildings and information about restoration, preservation, and upcoming development plans. 71 pages. MD/012909.

Baltimore: University of Baltimore. Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Paper Wrappers. Thin 8vo. RARE. Vol. I. Orange paper wrappers with white title to spine and front board. Minor creasing/scuffing to wrappers. Interior is very clean with many photographic illustrations. Secure binding. 64 pp. BALT/080610.

Baltimore: Richardson and Bennett, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. A very attractive volume, despite being ex-library. Illustrated by Handann Brothers. Includes a history of the city by Brantz Mayer and over seventy biographical descriptions of notable Baltimorean men, each illustrated with an original photograph. Black full leather boards with gilt title, decoration, and raised bands to spine. Boards are beveled with gilt borders and decoration. This book has been expertly rebacked with the original spine mounted on the new leather spine. White library call number to spine, partially removed. Library stamp to bottom of title page and last page of text with call numbers to copyright page. Minor bumping to corners and minor wear to edges of boards. Gilt dentelles, full gilt edges, and later marbled endpages. Later silk headbands. Interior is very clean overall, though there are a few spots of foxing to several pages. Archival repairs to gutters of a few pages. Old pencil inscription… Read More