Search Results: Authors starting with B from AARDWOLF Fine Books

M. Clark for Samuel Mearne, in Little Britain, John Martyn, in St. Paul’s Church-yard, and Henry Herringman, in the New Exchange, London, 1680; 12mo; blank flyleaf, title page, A1-7, 1-222, 3 pg. index, Q1-9, blank, 1-28, blank, title page, I-X, 1-110, blank, 2 pg. index, page 111. The 1680 edition, containing three additional essays: "A Fragment Of An Essay On Fame," "A Civic Character Of Julius Cesar," and "A Civic Character Of Augustus Cesar," thus increasing the total number to sixty-one, plus the two titled works "Of The Colours Of Good & Evil," and "The Wisdom Of The Antients" (Sir Arthur Gorges translation). Attractive British armorial binding, finely rebacked by Rene Patron of Hollywood, California in brown calf with genuine raised bands, morocco label, and gilt spine titles. Quill & ink inscription on front pastedown: "The gift of Clement Watson of New Zealand, ‘81." Engraved armorial bookplate on rear pastedown (on a mount a… Read More

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1974; First Edition; 8vo, 193 pages; illustrated. Delicious recipes, both gourmet and simple, from the BBC’s popular Masterpiece Theater television series Upstairs, Downstairs, which featured Bellamy family cook, "Mrs. Bridges." Arranged by categories making up the Edwardian menu: Stocks and Sauces; Soups; Fish; Game and Poultry; Meat; Vegetables; Desserts, Puddings, and Savouries; and Bread, Cakes, and Pastry. Each category is further divided into elegant "Upstairs" recipes, and the more hearty "Downstairs" fare. Enlivened with substantial personal details about the various members of the Bellamy household, and illustrated with numerous on-set production photos by John Hedgecoe, plus 70 drawings picturing Edwardian utensils, methods of serving and carving, etc. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket that has not been price-clipped. A very nice copy of a unique and mouthwatering cook book.

Kern County Historical Society, Bakersfield, 1960; 4to, 11 pages; illustrated card wraps. A detailed chronology of historical events in Kern County, California, beginning with the first visit by Pedro Fages in 1772. Very Good, clean and sharp, no chips or tears.

T.C. & E.C. Jack, London, circa 1910; 8vo, 78 pages; gray-green cloth boards; untrimmed page edges; illustrated. Life and work of Art Nouveau master Edward Burne-Jones, protege of Rossetti and intimate friend and collaborator of William Morris. In describing his own work, Burne-Jones once explained, "I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, that never will be, in a light better than any light that ever shone, set in a land no one can ever describe or remember, only desire, with the forms divinely beautiful." Illustrated with eight beautiful color plates of the artist’s paintings. No p.d., circa 1910. An entry in the Masterpieces In Colour series. Very Good, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square, all plates brilliant. No dust jacket.

American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes, Baltimore, MD, 1910; First Edition; 12mo (4 1/2" x 5 7/8"); 31 pages; printed card wraps. Issue No. 1 of the American Society For Judicial Settlement Of International Disputes explaining the superiority of judicial settlement over arbitration, the latter considered a rough measure of justice too often subject, among other things, to the caprices and prejudices of the arbitrators, whereas a judicial tribunal is bound by definite rules and legal principles. "An arbitrator may choose to adopt these rules, whereas a judge must." As examples of the deficiencies of arbitration in the area of international land disputes, the controversies with Britain over the Northern boundary of the United States and the decision of the Permanent Court Of Arbitration at the Hague relative to the dispute between the U.S. and Mexico are described. Movement toward worldwide democratization and the formation of growing numbers of… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1940; First Edition; 8vo, 287 pages; illustrated. Fascinating biography of beleaguered 19th - 20th century American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, known popularly as "The Poetess Of Passion," for whom public condemnation of her wantonness was exceeded only by demand for her books, and who was once described by Louis Untermeyer as "Pure thoroughbred lowbrow, who nevertheless is tied up with the best that can be found in America." Virginia Kirkus review on front flap. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has minor chipping at the spine extremities. Previous owner brief inscription ("To ___ From ___, Bethesda, 1940") in a neat and tiny hand on f.f.e.p. Clean, crisp, and nice.

University Of Alabama Press, , 1986; First Edition; octavo, 238 pages. Authoritative biography of Norman Corwin and the golden period of radio from the mid 1930’s to late ‘40’s. A fascinating look at radio and one of its major creative figures. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket with no chips, creases, or tears. Clean, crisp and bright.

Wydawnictwo Lodzkie, Lodz, Poland, 1976; First Edition; 8vo, 356 pages; beige cloth boards; black titles; illustrated. A history of old Lodz, authored by renowned Polish historian Bohdan Baranowski. Text in Polish. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket.

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1922; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. Travelogue of a trip to Pompei, written from an aesthete’s perspective by celebrated artist George Barbier for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with four beautiful in-text Art Deco style color pochoir illustrations by Andre Marty. From Gazette No. 7, 1922.Not a reproduction. Text in French.

Edimar, S.A., Barcelona, 1955; 8vo, 56 pages; illustrated. Catalogue published by the Sala Pares de Barcelona to commemorate the third biennial Hispano-American Art Exhibit. Contains historical and critical text accompanied by b&w reproductions of the works of 12 artists: Sisquella, Togores, Serra, Mallol-Suazo, Mompou, Llimona, Durancamps, Amat, Humbert, Carles, Capmany, and Pruna. Text in Spanish, with English and French translations at the back. Very Good Plus, in thick card wraps.

Poseidon Press, New York, 1988; First Edition; 8vo, 377 pages; Signed. Clive Barker’s chilling short novel "Cabal," plus four other horror tales: "The Life Of Death," "How Spiders Bleed," "Twilight At The Towers," and "The Last Illusion." Beautifully signed in the author’s fluid hand on the title page. Near Fine, previous owner neat signature on front blank end paper, in a Near Fine dust jacket with no chips, tears, creases, or price-clipping. Clean, crisp, bright and sharp. A handsome copy. Accompanied by an original signed 6" x 9" author’s color portrait photo.

G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY, 1995; First Edition; 8vo, 309 pages. Nevada Barr’s third book, which takes park ranger Ana Pigeon to Mesa Verde, Colorado. Fine, in Fine dust jacket.

Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1992; First Edition; 4to, 96 pages; illustrated. The definitive book on gingerbread cookery, with traditional gingerbread recipes from around the world -- America, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, France, Holland, and South Africa, with easy to use step-by-step instructions for each. Lengthy section on construction gingerbread, with recipes and full instructions for numerous festive edible holiday gingerbread decorations for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Wedding Day, complete with templates. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Five page history of gingerbread at the front. Fine, in Near Fine dust jacket. First American Edition. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston, MA , 1902; First Edition; 8vo, 337 pages plus 4-page publisher’s catalog at the back. Illustrated with four color plates and elaborate page margin decorations by George Wright. Charming Victorian novel of gardening and gardeners, centering upon one Patrick Monahan, "the kindliest Old Irishman alive." Beautifully bound in embossed boards of floral design in green, peach, and gold. Page edges untrimmed. Signed by the author on f.f.e.p. Fine condition. A treasure of a book.

Pacific Gas and Electric, San Francisco, CA, 1968; First Edition, 8 1/2" x 11", 47 pages. A study of the discovery and history of each of the various overland routes to California, from North to South, thirty-eight in all. Photo illustrated throughout, plus two maps at the front. Introduction by Governor Ronald Reagan. An entry in the 1960’s Pacific Gas and Electric series of publications on California history. Very Good Plus in card wraps.

Abbeville Press, New York, 1987; First Edition; 4to, 260 pages; illustrated. Works of thirty contemporary artists, including Carlos Almaraz, Gronk, John Valadez, Frank Romero, Paul Sierra, Luis Jimenez, and Rudy Hernandez, with a lengthy 14-page introductory essay by Octavio Paz. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in full color, with a majority of the plates full-page. Artists’ biographies, bibliography, and full index at the rear. Near Fine, in a clean and sparkling Near Fine dust jacket that has no chips, creases, or tears. Small previous owner bookplate of Palos Verdes philanthropist Harriet Axelrad. A sparkling copy.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1999; First Edition; quarto; two volumes; black cloth; gilt titles; woven cloth marker ribbon. Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher’s extraordinary photographic study chronicling pagan ceremonial rites of the various black tribes from across the African continent -- North, East, South, West, and Central Africa. Much-detailed chapters covering practices related to birth and initiation, courtship and marriage, royalty and power, changing of the seasons, spirits and ancestors, etc., with explanations of the beliefs behind them. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of mesmerizing color photographs. A unique and astonishing work, nearly 750 pages in length. Fine, in a Fine slipcase. Warmly inscribed and signed in the blank margin of the title page of each volume by Hollywood screen actress Yvette Mimieux to notable screenwriter Gloria Katz, "For Gloria, celebrating the big adventures of life. With Love, Yvette." The women first met In 1975 while Mimieux’s… Read More

American Photographic Book Publishing Co., NY, 1973; First Edition; 8vo, 83 pages; illustrated. Verbatim facsimile of the humorous 1855 book of instruction in the art and science of photography, then in its infancy. Authored by "Cuthbert Bede," pseudonym of Edward Bradley, nineteenth century photographer, novelist, artist, and clergyman. Complete with all the original comic sketches. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket that has a miniscule chip at the bottom edge of the front panel.

Hatborough Monumental Association/ W.W.H. Davis, Printer, Doylestown, PA, 1862; First Edition; tall 8vo, 12 pages. Address by Rev. Jacob Belville given at the dedication of the Hatborough Monument on December 5, 1861 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the Revolutionary War "Battle Of The Crooked Billet," which took place May 1, 1778 when Brigadier General John Lacey’s American detachment was surprised at daybreak and put to flight by Col. Abercrombie’s British regulars and Major Simcoe’s Queen’s Rangers. Twenty-eight Americans were killed, many of them cruelly burned alive as they attempted to hide in haystacks and wheat fields of neighboring farms. A stirring and impassioned speech delivered at the outset of to the Civil War which makes a fervent plea for the preservation of the Union which the Revolutionary War heroes had fought and died for. Also contains a full description of the dedication proceedings, names and titles of all speakers, a detailed description of the… Read More

Lecturas Mexicanas/ Fondo De Cultura Economica, Mexico, 1983; First Lecturas Mexicanas Edition; 8vo, 308 pages. Story of the Spanish Conquest of Mexico as told by distinguished Mexican journalist and author Fernando Benitez. Text in Spanish. Very Good Plus, in color illustrated wraps. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.