Search Results: Authors starting with B from Modern Rare

Boston, MA: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Boston, MA: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2005. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 72 pages. Rare Milton Babbitt collectible item. A fine copy of the Souvenir Program of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 2004/2005 Season Souvenir Program, signed by Milton Babbitt. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Without DJ, as issued. A rare signature by the late great American composer, obtained on the occasion of the world premiere performance of his "Concerti For Orchestra" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Commissioned by BSO, conducted by Music Director James Levine, with the composer in attendance on January 13, 2005. There is a brilliant and illuminating five-page Essay by musicologist Robert Kirzinger - written in consultation with the composer - on the piece and Milton Babbitt's place in contemporary music, if he may deservedly say so himself,… Read More

New York City, NY: Amadeus Press, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Amadeus Press, 2010. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 500 pages. Retrospective collection of book-length accounts. Now widely regarded as one of the finest modern Introductions to the music of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. The first appearance of the individual titles in a Slipcased Set Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as softcover originals only. Should not be confused with the individual volumes. Encased in a sturdy hard board slipcase. Without DJ's, as issued. Presents, in an elegant boxed set, "Unlocking The Masters". The music of The Three B's, in accessible, illuminating book-length Introductions that scholars, musicians, and listeners alike will find engaging and indispensable. "Along with Beethoven's sonatas and the purely idiomatic works for piano of Chopin and Debussy, the… Read More

New York City, NY: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 617 pages. The author's sequel to "Being And Event". One of the most important philosophical texts of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Alain Badiou's "Logics of Worlds: Being And Event Volume 2" in a felicitous English translation. The completion of his masterwork, which was missing an account of what it means to live in a World. "Fifteen years after Badiou's ground-breaking work first appeared in French, the greatest and most influential contemporary French… Read More

London, England: Verso Books, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Verso Books, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 340 pages. Retrospective collection of essays. One of Alain Badiou's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. There is NO American Edition. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Alain Badiou's "Polemics" in a felicitous English translation. His political and philosophical essays. "Brilliant reflections, demolishing established opinion and dominant propaganda, and re-orienting our understanding of events from the Kosovo and Iraq Wars to the Paris Commune and the Cultural Revolution. With the critical insight and polemical bravura for which he is renowned, Badiou considers the… Read More

New York City, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 255 pages. The author's debut memoir. One of Blake Bailey's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents Blake Bailey's "The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait". Fathers, sons, and brothers: A literary elegy for family, brotherhood, and life itself. "Author of acclaimed biographies of Richard Yates ('A Tragic Honesty') , John Cheever ('Cheever: A Life') , and Charles Jackson ('Farther And Wilder') , Blake Bailey once remarked that his aim in writing such books was 'to reconcile the paradox of a highly compartmentalized personality'. This memoir… Read More

Buffalo, NY: CEPA Gallery, 1981. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Buffalo, NY: CEPA Gallery, 1981. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Artist Book. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run of 3000 copies as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by John Baldessari: Regular-sized volume format. Plain softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographically-based Conceptual art by John Baldessari. Except for the titles, there is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, "John Baldessari: New Work", held at the CEPA Gallery Buffalo in 1981. The latter (and this accompanying volume) was part of FOUR BY THREE, four exhibitions and concurrent artist residencies by three… Read More

London, England: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 286 pages. The author's second autobiographical novel. The sequel to his great novel, "Empire of The Sun". The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the American Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents J. G. Ballard's "The Kindness of Women". Takes up where his beloved autobiographical novel leaves off. A telling portrait of the postwar years, it is notable for its searingly honest, sexually explicit yet surprisingly tender story of one man's extraordinary encounters with women and the sexual and emotional role they played in his formation as an adult. As such, it is Ballard, ever so prescient… Read More

London, England: Recreational U. K. , 1981. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Recreational U. K. , 1981. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Mouth Band, contemporary graphic design, and post-punk collectible item. Mouth Band's debut vinyl record. The record album cover is very beautifully (and unobtrusively) framed in handmade black matte finish metal of the highest quality. The album itself is complete, with the pristine vinyl contained inside (the vinyl's edge is just barely visible as a ring on the upper portion of the cover). The cover design of the album is one of the most brilliant ever conceived and realized in the history of record album graphic design: A couple's tender kiss forms into one large, red-dominant, and wide-open mouth. The music is "Oh, Ah, Yeah!" and "Ooh?", two instrumental tracks in the same vein as Pigbag, Maximum Joy, and Rip Rig and… Read More

Berlin, Germany: Edition Salzgeber, 2015. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Berlin, Germany: Edition Salzgeber, 2015. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 75 pages. Retrospective collection of male nudes. One of the most beautiful erotic art photography books of our time. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Edition Salzgeber: Oversize-volume format. Red hard boards with full-frontal male nude pasted on the cover and titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Werner Bandi. Text in the original German by Veronica Minder and Bjorn Koll, with felicitous translations in French and English. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Berlin, Germany to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Werner Bandi: Swiss Nudes… Read More

Lincoln, Nebraska: University Of Nebraska Press, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Lincoln, Nebraska: University Of Nebraska Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 220 pages. The author's first novel. One of the greatest novels of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in English, in hardcover, and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. It should also not be confused with the Rizzoli Art Book Edition, whose DJ is the one erroneously shown on all websites, including and Amazon. Published in a small and limited first print run by a small university press, the University of Nebraska Press, as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Anna Banti's "Artemisia" in a felicitous English translation. The great novel of the 20th century on perhaps, the very first feminist figure, Artemisia Gentileschi. It is, notably,… Read More

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 370 pages. The author's seventeenth novel. One of John Banville's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Presents John Banville's "Mrs. Osmond". His very own sequel to Henry James' "The Portrait of A Lady". "Thoroughly Banville's story: The narrative inventiveness, lyrical precision, and surprise of his language, the layers of emotional and psychological intensity, the subtle, dark humor. When Isabel arrives in Italy along with someone else, the novel takes off in directions that James himself would be… Read More

Oakland, CA: Transit Books, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Oakland, CA: Transit Books, 2017. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 110 pages. The third book by the author to be translated into English. Andres Barba's finest achievement. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only by a small independent press. Presents Andres Barba's "Las manos pequenas" in a felicitous English translation. The world of little children, reimagined in vivid, horrific detail. "Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: At once an outcast and an object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose rules are dictated by a haunting violence.… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 168 pages. Anthology of literary excerpts on subject. One of the most beautiful books on Paris ever published in the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Chronicle Books as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. "Autographed Copy" gold oval sticker pasted in front. Presents Steven Barclay's "A Place In The World Called Paris". Edited by Steven Barclay, with a Foreword by Susan Sontag, and somberly evocative charcoal drawings by Miles Hyman. "An unprecedented gathering of the twentieth century's most distinguished writers, each revealing a special facet of the City of Light. Excerpts from fiction, poetry, essays, and… Read More

New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2002. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 186 pages. Collection of essays and interviews. One of the most important and valuable books on music of - and for - our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Daniel Barenboim's and Edward Said's "Parallels And Paradoxes: Explorations In Music And Society". Sweeps across and delves into a wide expanse on music and culture. Edited with a Preface and an Afterword by Ara Guzelimian. Introduction by Edward Said. The still-controversial essays, "Germans, Jews, And Music" by Daniel Barenboim and "Barenboim And The Wagner Taboo" by Edward Said are reproduced at… Read More

New York City, NY: John McWhinnie@Glenn Horowitz Book Editions, 2007. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: John McWhinnie@Glenn Horowitz Book Editions, 2007. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Artist Book. The fourth volume in Matthew Barney's continuing "Drawing Restraint" Series. Limited Slipcased Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. Should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 1000 copies. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An exquisite production by Matthew Barney and Jerry Kelly: Regular-sized volume format. Japanese raw silk cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Art and text by Matthew Barney. Black hardboard slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Matthew Barney's "Drawing Restraint Volume IV". New work that is part of… Read More

Connecticut: Guilford Press. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Connecticut: Guilford Press, . Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. The photographer's debut collection of black-and-white photographs. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Melanie Eve Barocas: Glossy white hard boards with photographic reproduction of a young girl and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Melanie Eve Barocas. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Melanie Eve Barocas' "Eden". Serene, deceptively simple yet oddly moving photographs of daily life that the photographer clearly implies is the essence of Heaven. Still, the technique as well as the spirit is down-to-earth: The unmistakable influence of Walker… Read More

New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 320 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Dave Barry's "Tricky Business". Brings together a motley group of South Florida eccentrics on an ill-fated casino boat voyage. "A tropical storm is bearing down on the Florida coast, but the Extravaganza of the Seas, a luxury gambling ship, sets sail on its nightly excursion in spite of the weather. Aboard are Fay Benton, an attractive cocktail waitress trying to make ends meet for her kid; a collection of pot-smoking would-be rockers who make up the… Read More

New York City, NY: Crown Publishers, 1997. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Crown Publishers, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 270 pages. Retrospective collection of pieces. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents "Dave Barry Is From Mars And Venus". Booger. "In case you're wondering, that's the title of a winning entry from a parody contest that Dave Barry's flagship paper, The Miami Herald, ran in 1989. There's more to Dave Barry than boogers of course. He's the McDonald's of American humor. One, nearly everybody likes him. Two, he's everywhere. Three, when you open one of his books, you know exactly what you're going to get. You'll find the same… Read More

New York City, NY: Crown Publishers, 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Crown Publishers, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 215 pages. Retrospective collection of pieces on subject, presented as a User's Manual. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents "Dave Barry In Cyberspace". Whether you're a computer whiz or a computer nerd. "This tongue-in-cheek guide to computing by humorist Barry has enough byte to keep you entertained. Looking like a user's manual, complete with section tabs and a mock Glossary, it offers a wryly skeptical tour of the digital world with outrageously irreverent commentary on word-processing applications, software installation and use, Windows 95,… Read More

London, England: MacMillan Press, 1988. First Edition Thus. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: MacMillan Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition Thus/First Printing. 186 pages. The author's second autobiographical writing. One of the greatest books of the 20th century. The second book in the final and greatest work by Roland Barthes, the trilogy that he began with "A Lover's Discourse: Fragments" (1977) and concluded with "Camera Lucida: Reflections On Photography" (1980, published posthumously in English in 1981). The 1988 First British Expatriate/Overseas Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition, of which there are several. Published in a tiny print run as a hardcover original only. The British Expatriate/Overseas Edition was issued by MacMillan Press for its foreign/"expatriate" market and was never commercially available in the United… Read More