Search Results: Authors starting with B from The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. First Edition, Third Edition. Stamped cloth. Very good +. Signed copy of How To Do Almost Everything by Bert Bacharach, inscribed to Susie Knickerbocker.. Octavo, 304 pp., very good+ cloth stamped binding, pages excellent, one small (2 cm) stain. Stated "third printing" on copyright page. Signed on end page "To Aileen--With all my love, Bert

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1943. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Das Generalgouvernement Reisenhandbuch by Karl Baedeker, published in 1943, the travel guide for Nazi occupied Poland and Slovakia during World War II.. Twelvemo, lxiv, 264pp. Red leatherette covers, title stamped in gilt on cover. Sunning to spine. Numerous government approval stamps. Includes 6 maps of German occupied cities in Poland, including: Kraków, Lviv [Lemberg], Warsaw [Warschau], Umgebung von Warschau, Lublin, Bad Krynica, Radom, and the country of Slovakia. While not widespread, there were instances of guided tours and visits organized for Nazi officials and citizens to witness and propagate the success of Nazi policies and the establishment of the new order in occupied territories. This book served as a guide on those propaganda tours. The Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II, which began with the German invasion in September 1939, was a period of brutal repression for the Polish people. This occupation,… Read More

Seventh Street, Washington DC: G. Bailey, Editor and Proprietor; John G. Whittier, Corresponding Editor, 1852. Weekly Edition. Newspaper. Fair. A rare newspaper, The National Era, dated September 2, 1852 and published by G. Bailey. Four pages, large bi-fold folio. Separation along bottom seam, some loss of text. Delicate condition. Includes speech by Charles Sumner on the motion "To Repeal The Fugitive Slave Bill - August 26, 1852." The Fugitive Slave Act mandated that former slaves caught in the north would be extradited back to the south. It was nicknamed "The Bloodhound Law" by abolitionists. It was passed along with the Missouri Compromise and was the most controversial part of the bill. Enforcement of the law ended with the outbreak of the Civil War.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of The Politics Of Diplomacy by James A. Baker III.. Octavo, xvi, 687pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine, signature of author in gilt on front cover. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed on the title page by Secretary of State, James A. Baker III. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Inscribed to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates, the first edition of The Politics of Diplomacy by James A. Baker III.. Octavo, xvi, 687pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on the copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $32.50 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a near fine example. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To His Highness Mohamad bin Zayed / with warmest personal regards / James Baker." Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (b. 1961), known by his initials MBZ, is the third President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi. In 2004, former Secretary of State James Baker visited the United Arab Emirates as a Special Presidential Envoy to discuss Iraq's international debt. At the time, Sheikh Mohamed served as the deputy Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The inscription… Read More

New Haven: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, faint shelf wear, retail price on front flap. Signed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker on the title page in black ink. A fine copy. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

Washington DC: Commerce Department, 1975. Handwritten Letter. paper. Near fine. Handwritten letter from James A. Baker III, the Undersecretary of Commerce to Rev. J. Thomas Bagby, the head of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. Baker was a member of the church, along with President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.. Handwritten letter, two pages, includes mailing envelope. The letter reads: "Dear Mary Louise & Tom: Greetings from a foreign world. This is a really fascinating job. Far different, however than the private practice of law, where you make decisions promptly + move on. Here it's decisions by consensus - if all Departments don't concur, the President resolves the differences. Probably the way it ought to be but makes for painfully slow decision making - except of course where national security considerations dictate a prompt response. / Really impressed with the caliber of the people in gov't. from say the Deputy Ass't Secty. level up. Intelligent, hard-working, motivated, etc. / We… Read More

New York: Vintage Books, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. First edition of The Iraq Study Group Report, signed by Co-Chairman, James A. Baker III.. Twelvemo, xviii, 142pp. Illustrated paperback. Stated "first edition" with full number line on copyright page. Faint fold through bottom corner of front cover. This work was only released in paperback form. Book has never been read. Signed by former Secretary of State James Baker on the half-title. The Iraq Study Group was formed in March of 2006 by the United States Congress to evaluate the situation in Iraq and make policy recommendations on the way forward. The group was led by former Secretary of State James Baker and Democratic congressman, Lee H. Hamilton. It was also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission.

New Haven: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition, first printing of Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James Baker, III.. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. First edition with full number line on copyright page. In publisher's fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap. Signed by former Secretary of State James Baker on the title page in black ink. A fine copy. James A. Baker served as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for President Reagan, then Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush. He reluctantly returned to his post as Chief of Staff shortly before George Bush lost his bid for reelection in 1992.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1866. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of The Albert N'yanza by Sir Samuel W. Baker, in a decorative binding.. Octavo, [two volumes]; xxx, [2], 395pp; [x], 384pp. Three-quarter green leather, marbled boards. Title in gilt on spines, five gilt-ruled raised bands. Marbled edges and endpapers. Solid text blocks, lightly bumped corners. Sunning to spines, light wear to joints, still sound. Lacking one map at the front of Volume I and two maps at the rear of Volume II. All other full plates and in-text illustrations present. (Czech 15).

London: Macmillan and Co, 1890. First Edition, First Printing. Leather bound. Near fine. Complete first edition set of Wild Beasts and Their Ways by Samuel W. Baker.. Octavo, [two volumes], xiv, 419pp; viii, 379pp. Three quarter morocco, red cloth boards with gilt-ruling. Title in gilt on spines, five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt, red silk bookmarks sewn in. Bound by Morrell Binders in London. Solid text blocks, lightly bumped corners, faint toning to edges. Previous booksellers' labels affixed to front and rear pastedowns. Complete set with frontispiece in each volume, twelve plates in Volume I and thirteen plates in Volume II. (Czech 16).

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1875. First American Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First American edition of Samuel W. Baker's Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.. Octavo, 542pp. Publisher's red cloth, with illustration stamped in gilt on front cover. Title in gilt on spine. Publisher's device stamped in blind on rear cover. Solid text block, light rubbing to edges and corners, faint foxing to edges, light shelf wear. Clean text. Complete with 48 full-page plates, a full-page color map, and a fold-out map. Large fold-out map with two short closed tears along edge near gutter, otherwise near fine. Features a steel plate portrait of the author and two frontispieces, all with tissue guards. (Czech 15-16). A scarce account of Sir Samuel W. Baker's voyage to Central Africa to suppress the slave trade. Along with a force of 1700 men from the Khedive Authority, Baker took control of the Sudanese region of southern Egypt. He fought numerous… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1867. First American Edition. Cloth. Very good. First American edition of The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia by Sir Samuel W. Baker.. Octavo, xxii, [2], 596pp. Bound in red morocco with red marbled boards, new endpapers. Top edge gilt. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Solid text block, light rubbing to gilt edge. Small stain to top corner of text block, slightly staining edge of leaves. Solid binding with handsome embellishments, a few archival tissue repairs throughout. Complete with frontispiece portrait, 22 full-page plates, and one extra tipped-in at page 485. Features fold-out, hand-colored map at rear with a few brown liquid stains. (Czech 15).

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co, 1869. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Very good. Fifth edition of The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia by Sir Samuel W. Baker.. Octavo, [xx], 413pp, [1]. Three-quarter leather with black cloth boards. Gilt trim. Marbled edges. Four raised bands, title in gilt on red morocco label affixed to spine. Stated "Fifth Edition" on title page. Solid text block, joints and hinges rubbing, still strong. Rubbing to front cover and spine, bumped edges. Frequent annotations throughout in pencil. Lacking frontispiece and one plate, else sound. Hand-colored fold-out map at rear, two archival reinforcements to verso, otherwise fine. This collection contains the bookplate of Henry Von Wackerbarth, a book collector from Chicago in the late 19th century.

London: Macmillan And Co, 1874. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition of Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade.. Octavo, [two volumes], viii, 447pp, [55pp advertisements]; viii, 588pp. Publisher's green cloth, title in gilt on spine. Some loss of cloth at top edge of spine, slight lean to text block. Generally clean text, with expected age toning and occasional foxing. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover in each volume. Fold-out color map of the Albert N'Yanza in Volume I and 20 full page illustrations. In volume II, full page color map and 28 full page illustrations. 52 plates in total. Previous ownership signature in both volumes. (Howgego I, B10). A scarce account of Sir Samuel W. Baker's voyage to Central Africa to suppress the slave trade. Along with a force of 1700 men from the Khedive Authority, Baker took control of the Sudanese region of southern Egypt. He fought numerous battles with slave traders, and ultimately created a… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1867. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. Early edition of The Albert N'yanza by Sir Samuel W. Baker.. Small octavo, [two volumes]; [xxxii], 371pp; [xi], 372pp. Green cloth, gilt border and small gilt illustration to front covers. Title in gilt on spine, small illustration at bottom of spine. Border stamped in blind and publisher's device in gilt on rear cover. Solid text blocks, bumped corners, light soiling to covers, wear to spines. Both volumes complete with all illustrations, including frontispieces with tissue guards. With bookplate of G.C.H. Le Fleming affixed to front endpaper in both volumes. Fold-out map at front of volume one. George Cumberland Hughes Le Fleming (1807-1877) was a Major General in the Indian Army.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1872. Early Edition. Cloth. Very good. Early edition of The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia by Sir Samuel W. Baker.. Octavo, [xx], 413pp, 52pp ads. Green cloth, border and illustration stamped in black on front cover, title in gilt on spine, border stamped in blind on rear cover. Stated "New Edition" on title page. Slight lean to text block, occasional separation at gutter, still strong. Rubbing to front cover and spine, some rippling to front cover, bumped edges. Previous ownership inscription at top of title page. Complete with 24 illustrations, plus frontispiece map with tissue guard and fold out map.

London: Michael Joseph, 1957. First English Edition, First Impression. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First English edition of Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin in the publisher's dust jacket.. Octavo, 221pp. Brown cloth, title in white on spine. Stated "First published by Michael Joseph LTD... 1957" on copyright page. Solid text block, rubbed edges, faint transference to endpapers, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, 15s retail price on front flap, light wear to spine, faint foxing to rear panel, some toning to verso. A nice copy of James Baldwin's second published novel, tackling topics like internalized homophobia, bisexuality, and social isolation.

New York: The Dial Press, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/good. First edition of Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin.. Octavo, 248pp. Green marbled boards, title in silver on black cloth spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, touch of wear to corners, faint toning to endpapers, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $3.00 retail price, soiled spine and rear panel, a few chips to corners. Small loss to top edge of front panel, closed tear to center of spine. Despite flaws, the jacket is solid and free from restoration. A very good example of James Baldwin's second published novel; an early work exploring topics like internalized homophobia, bisexuality, and social isolation.

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. First English Edition, First Impression. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First English edition of Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin.. Octavo, 256pp. Full black cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First published... 1954" on copyright page with no additional impressions listed. Solid text block, bumped corners, foxed endpapers, otherwise bright. In the publisher's dust jacket, 12s 6d retail price on front flap. Some chipping to top edge and corners, lightly sunned spine, faint soiling to rear panel. A few tape repairs to verso, reinforcing chipped edges. A very good example of Baldwin's first published novel. This rare first UK edition is preceded by the first US edition, also published in 1954.