Search Results: Authors starting with B from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Sweet book, slender, straight, warmly inscribed by Bailey, 1st end sheet. She has also made a one word correction to the books back jacket flap info. Jacket price clipped, a bit edgeworn, in mylar wrapper. Book unbumped, boards bright and clean, not newish, but decent. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Lewiston: Bailey-Blake, 1943. 1943, Limited . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Many roughnesses here, but binding holding, content sound. 3rd endsheet, just prior to Bailey signature has been unevenly scissored out, gutter unaffected. The board bottoms have wicked up moisture and the first and last end sheets have some pink color as a result, largely at their bottoms and text is generally unaffected. The front boards have splotching, fairly mild, bumping, all tips. Other than the above referenced and age darkening of texts edge, it is good content wise, with significant battered charm. Whimsical cover illustration (con Lucifer) reads nicely. JUST RECEIVED and added to this listing Ashworth's "Hells Canyon" hard cover, 1st, 1977, no jacket, a history of the area and of the preservation battles in the 60s and 70s, handsome straight copy, unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and… Read More

Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Toughly bound copy, sturdy green gutta-percha like boards. Text wholly unmarked, boards unbumped.

Chicago: Univeristy of Chicago Press, 1999. First Paperback . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Book has no penned names, text wholly unmarked. Remainder mark, tiny, bottom edge. While covers are unworn, they have just a trace of roll, very minor. Book not newish, but not in any notable way used-looking. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

HMco, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Presumed later printing, copyright 1938, G/none. Spine has a bit of cocking, ex libris plate FPD, binding sound. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bakers first novel in a bright handsome copy. Miniscule trace crease at spine top. Jacket has just a trace of wear at spines top which is wholly concealed by the mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Boston: Godine, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Beautiful book with trifling microscopic bumps to field of one board (probably as made) looks new, jacket has little tear crumple at head of spine, nicely masked by new mylar wrapper. Neat, plain signature by Bakke, title page. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Bungay Suffolk: Boydell/Waveney, 1976. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Edward Seago. Edited by Lilias Rider Haggard, Illustrated by Edward Seago. Very decent book, pictorial boards are unbumped, have the odd micro blemish, attractive. Trace wear at head and foot spine. Text bright, unthumbed, no marking. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: NYHS, 1854. 1st Edition . Pamphlet, Large. Good -/No Jacket. 96 page phamphlet commemorates the semi-centenial celebration of the capital NYHS. The body of the text is unfoxed and supple. The covers have a bit of foxing and some light toning and two tiny tears to the front panel.

Nashville: Abingdon, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Poor. Sub-title, "A Study in The Dutch Reformation." Beautiful, sturdy copy. No marking, no shelf wear to speak of. Mild traces wear, almost overstates it. Jacket is missing large sections, mostly back panel and flaps, as front panel is 90% sound, it looks a bit better than description might indicate, in it's mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

London: Evans, 1965. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Excuse the quick and dirty description of this group, quantity and cost make our usual detailed listing unworkable. 6 books including the above, all hardcover, some with jackets, all sturdy/decent. They are "The Illustrated Guide to Silver" Holland-"American Silver Manufacturers" Rainwater-"The Book of Old Silver"Wyler-"American Silver, Pewter and Silver Plate" Kovel-"Old Silver & Old Sheffield Plate" Okie. Al as a group at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. NOTE fast and overseas shipping is going to be very costly, NOT recommended.

Minneapolis: North American Hunting Club, 1989. 7th Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Book crisp and straight in all respects, very newish, handsomely bound. With this book and sold as pair at listed price is similar copy of J. Wayne Fears "Hunting Whitetails Successfully." Now 3 with added hardcover, jacketed of Hayes' "Hunting the Whitetail Deer, sturdy Barnes, 1960. Solid, no major flaws. Domestic media mail shipping at our usual one-book price. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Cambridge: Cambribge University Press, 1985. 1st Paperback . Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. Very decent copy with various flaws and long sturdy life ahead. Spine has agood bit of slant (cocking) cover tips a bit worn, and several pages have neat penned underlining. All this aside it's a darn nice, paperback item, stout binding, quite clean. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Fresno: Birch Bark, 1985. 1st Edition NAP . Large Paper Covered. Very Good/No Jacket. Beautifully made oversize pamphlet format (saddle stitch/stapled) though clearly rather homemade in look. 100 pages, some very mild wear. Covers essentially uncreased, stapling intact and wear free. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Milwaukee: Barly, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Good -/No Jacket. Book's binding is sound. Text supple, intact, unmarked. Covers have scuffing, small degree of staining (the odd tiny fleck of paint). pastedowns and endsheets have significant foxing. Last endsheet has old bookstore label. The book's sole structural flaw is a bit of chipping damage (hard to describe, fairly minor) to cloth front edge upper area of back board. Board itself is sound, but a two-inch area on board's front edge is affected. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Boston: Godine, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. At the top of the first gutter (the books interior where pages meet) there is tiny binding flaw. One of 2000 copies executed. Inscribed, a minor association to neighbor of deer and author, whimsically done by Barnes title page in form of fish, Xian symbol? Beautiful hard cover copy, crisp and bright. Jacket glorious in woodcutesque kraft paper style, in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Newtown CT: Taunton, 1996. Later Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Sub-title, "pattern-altering tips for garments the fit." This listing is for 2 books (small oblong format) the other a similar Taunton title, "sewing tips and trade secrets." ISBN, 1561581097. Both are nearly new with tiny trace tip wear, crisp newish copies, listeds price is for both items, shipping at one book price. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Boston: The Harverd Common Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Little bad to note, but, jacket price clipped, longish gift inscription 1/2 title page. Still a beautiful hardcover, perhaps unused. Full number line.

NY: Philomel Books, 1994. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good-/Near Fine. Large felt penned signature by Barron on 1/2 title page. The books sole notable flaw is a fair bit of top spine bump (a short drop perhaps?) otherwise newish and sharp, tight, clean. Jacket has no tears, trace edgewear, in new mylar wrapper. Number line has no '1', priced jacket. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fair-/No Jacket. Rough old book, not falling to pieces, but worn and used in all ways. Should be thought of as a copy for reading or reference. From series "American Commonwealth" by Henry E. Scudder. Boards dark, bumped, frayed. TEG. Text edges over and under cut but text is complete at 363 pages + promos for HMco. Some variegated H2O stain, ancient. Map tipped in at volumes front, very neatly done assume it is as made. Cpage date is 1883, title page 1885, and it looks it. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*