Search Results: Authors starting with B from GN Books and Prints

Baedeker's Die Rheinlande von der Elsassischen bis zur Hollandischen Grenze Rheinpfalz Saar Gebiet Handbuch fur Reisende von Karl Baedeker (the Rhineland from the Alsatian to the Dutch border, Rhenish palatinate and Saar area, handbook for travellers from Karl Baedeker). German language, 1925, 33rd edition, published by Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 450 pages, containing numerous coloured maps of areas, towns and streets, including a number that extend out. Flexible red cloth boards and spine, with gilt lettering. Spine is split at front outer hinge but still attached at rear and inner hinges also intact. Boards are a little scuffed but have retained much of their colour. They also contain creases and a few small tears. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm though strained in several places. Page edges patterned, a little browned but quite clean. Page surfaces are quite clean, a little tanned and there are odd creases and little tears, but no underlining,… Read More

Baedecker's Ober-Italien mit Ravenna, Florenz und Pisa, Handbuch fur Reisende von Karl Baedeker (Upper Italy with Ravenna, Florence and Pisa, guide for travellers from Karl Baedeker).

German language, 1931, 20th edition, published by Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 654 pages, containing numerous coloured maps of areas, towns and streets, including a number that fold out.

Flexible red cloth boards and spine. Spine has two tape repairs to outer hinges. Boards are a little scuffed but have retained much of their colour. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm though strained in several places. Hinges intact. Page edges patterned, a little browned but quite clean. Previous owner name in pen and a little pencil marking to one of first endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean, a little tanned and there are odd creases and little tears, but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The English Bible and its Story by James Baikie, with many illustrations.
Hardback, 1928, first edition, published by Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, London, 318 pages, plus catalogue of other titles by the same publisher at rear.
Measures around 6" by 8.75". Purple cloth boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine and pulpit design to front board. Considerable fading to spine though title still visible. Boards are a bit scuffed and quite discoloured marked but have retained some of their colouring. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped and slightly torn. Binding firm. Page edges browned and a bit foxed. Foxing to endpapers and in patches throughout the book. A little pen underlining to a couple of pages but otherwise page surfaces are free of underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798 by Talbot Baines Reed.
Hardback, 1895, first edition, published by T. Nelson and Sons, 420 pages, vintage children's book.
Pictorial cloth boards and spine. Gilt lettering and picture detail to front board and spine, somewhat faded, more so on spine. Boards are quite scuffed, a bit faded and marked but have retained much of their colours. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm though front and rear inner hinges are cracked. Gilt upper page edge, scuffed but still quite visible. Page edges browned and a bit marked. Seller stamp to FFEP with corner torn which is still attached but only just. Written school prize-giving inscription to next page. A little foxing to endpapers. The odd mark here and there but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Disorienting Vision: Rereading Stereotypes in French Orientalist Texts and Images [GENUS: Gender in Modern Culture 5] by Inge E. Boer.
Paperback, 2004.
This book begins with a painting. Loyalty to cultural artefacts, listening carefully to what they have to say, is the secret of Inge E. Boer's approach to the French Orientalists tradition. In a post-Said manner, Boer provides close readings of philosophical and literary texts, paintings, prints and other artefacts. Her readings establish a dialogue with critical post-colonial and feminist theory as well as (art-) historical and literary scholarship. She treats all these artefacts like subjects in their own right, enabling them to show and tell. This dialogic attention to detail makes for an innovative vision that shuns the sweeping statements of a priori conviction, as much as avoiding the unwitting endorsements that the rhetoric of scholarship sometimes promotes. In very good condition, close to like new. Some scuffing and denting to cover. No… Read More

The Manchester Man by Mrs G Linaeus Banks, illustrated by Eileen Gee
Hardback, 1954 (first published 1876), first edition thus, published by John Sherratt and Son, Altrincham, vi + 314 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/2". Pictorial dust jacket, which is price-clipped and displays some marking, scuffing, tearing and tattering. Sky blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Some slackness to binding but book contents quite firm. Page edges foxed and a little browned and scuffed. Minor marking to endpapers, gift inscription to front free endpaper but otherwise page surfaces very clean, with the exception of the odd substantially foxed page. No underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same is Held Forth and Preached by the People, in Scorn, Called Quakers. Being a Full Explanation and Vindication of their Principles and Doctrines... by Robert Barclay Hardback, 1869, thirteenth edition, illustrated, published and printed by William Irwin, Manchester, 384 pages + xvi. Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/8" by 7/8". Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, tearing to spine, which has possibly been partially re-glued, and upper section very loose and only attached at rear. Could use repair. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and at corners, which are bumped and torn. Binding firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Annotated Mother Goose, with an Introduction and Notes by William S. Baring-Gould and Cecil Baring-Gould; the complete text and illustrations in a fully annotated edition.

Hardback, 1962, first edition thus, published by Bramhall House, New York, 350 pages.
Measures 11" by 8 3/8" by 1 1/8". Dust jacket has some scuffing and minor marking, with discolouration towards edges and heavily so on spine area. Also some tears to jacket and several tape repairs. Creasing and a little tattering at edges. Paper on card boards with cloth spine, a little marking though otherwise clean, with some discolouration to board edges. Binding firm. Page edges a little browned, with some marking and scuffing. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Victor Hugo: His Life and Work by G. Barnett Smith

Hardback, 1885, first edition, scarce, published by Ward and Downey, London, 324 pages + viii and 3-page publisher catalogue at rear.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/4". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt edging to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight discolouration to spine but colour largely retained and quite vivid on boards, though some scuffing and light marking, but quite clean. Book has forward tilt. Clear signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Cracking to inner hinges, especially front one, slackness to binding though textblock holding together reasonably firmly. Page edges cut reasonably neatly and deckled. Edges also browned and scuffed. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece of the subject. Page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

British Nesting Birds & Their Eggs by N. Barrie Hodgson.
Hardback, war-time publication, circa 1943, 96 pages, 19 plates of illustrations.
In good condition for age. Slight tears and minor staining to dust jacket. Boards and spine show small signs of shelf-wear but otherwise fine. Binding reasonably firm. Corners a little bumped. Slight tanning and some marking and scuffing to page edges but page surfaces reasonably clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Tape Recording by Michael Barsley.
Hardcover, 1967, first edition, published by Michael Joseph, London, 127 pages.
Measures around 8" by 5 1/2". Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, is a bit torn and tattered at edges, especially on spine area, with some wear, scuffing and creasing. Pale blue and white coarse cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine, very clean, with small signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges slightly browned and scuffed, upper edges a bit marked but edges generally clean. Page surfaces clean, previous owner name on front free endpaper but otherwise fine, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Old Mother Grunter and Other Tales [Nelson's Fireside Library] by Marie Bayne

















Hardback, circa 1930 (undated but contains bookplate dated 1934), illustrated, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 96 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 5/8". Paper on card boards, red cloth spine, with pictorial detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges, slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, a little foxed and marked. A little marking to endpapers, Sunday School prizegiving bookplate to front pastedown. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Sudden View by Sybille Bedford

Hardback, 1953, first edition thus, published by The Travel Book Club, London (originally published by Victor Golllancz, London, also 1953), 288 pages.












In good condition. Dust jacket is a bit worn and chipped but has a protective plastic cover. Yellow cloth boards and spine, a little marked but reasonably clean. Corners very slightly bumped. Binding firm. Some marking and scuffing with a little foxing and tanning to page edges. Page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

A History of British Socialism by M. Beer, in two volumes.
Hardback, 1953, reprint (originally published 1919), published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London; xxiv + 361 + iii pages and xii + 451 + i respectively.
Octavo/8vo, books measure around 8 5/8" by 5 3/4" by 7/8". No dust jackets. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spines. Marking and scuffing to bindings, some fading to spines. Signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bindings firm. Page edges a bit browned and scuffed, very foxed on fore-edges and stained on upper edges. Tape marking to pastedowns and endpapers, gift inscription on front free endpaper. Page surfaces generally clean, slight foxing and a little evidence of staining but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc

















Hardback, 1942 (reprint; first published 1940), illustrated album edition with the original pictures by B. T. B. and Nicola Bentley, published by Duckworth.











Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 1/2" by 7" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket. Red cloth binding, gilt illustration to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Some discolouration to upper and lower board and spine edges, some scuffing, marking, especially to lower board edges and signs of shelf-wear. Slightly bumped corners. Some slackness to binding but contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, foxed, scuffed and marked. A little foxing and marking throughout page surfaces, though mainly to endpapers, but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof Hardback, 1966 reprint, published by The Banner of Truth Trust, London, 784 pages.
Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 1 5/8". Dust jacket displays a little marking with tattering at edges and has a protective plastic cover, which is a bit chipped and torn. Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, very clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of shelf-wear, rubbing at edges. A little slackness to binding but book contents quite firm. Page edges browned, a bit tanned, a little marked and slightly scuffed. Inscriptions to front pastedown and front free endpaper. some underlining to a number of pages. See pictures for further information.

Man and Superman: A Comedy and Philosophy by George Bernard Shaw Hardback, 1903, first edition, though not first print, but appears to be early print, maybe second - marked as "5th thousand" on verso of title page; published by Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., Westminster, xxxxii + 244 pages + 4-page catalogue of author's other works at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/8" by 5" by 1 1/4". Very battered copy. Olive-green cloth binding, faded gilt lettering to spine. Much marking, scuffing and discolouration to binding, spine very darkened. Rubbing and tearing at edges, corners and on hinges. Chip missing from head of spine, part of author's name missing. Binding very slack and strained, cracking to inner hinges and elsewhere in textblock, some pages only barely attached. Page edges deckled and upper edges gilt, but quite browned and scuffed, slightly tanned. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner signature in pencil on front free endpaper. Line annotations in margins, some other marking to page… Read More

The Nonsense Club: Literature and Popular Culture, 1749-1764 by Lance Bertelsen.
Hardcover, 1986, first edition, published by Clarendon Press Oxford, 322 pages+.
In acceptable-good condition. Scuffing and a little marking to dust jacket, some signs of shelf-wear. Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight marking but very clean and firm. Slightly bumped corners. Very slight tanning, a little marking and scuffing to page edges. Page surfaces contain pencil marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

An antique print of a sketch of the Great Hall of the Castle, Newcastle, by Robert J. S, Bertram.
This print was taken from the book 'Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: A Sketch-Book' by Robert J. S. Bertram, published in 1916 by A & C Black Limited, London. Some light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and cream acid-free card, measuring 9" x 7" (22.8cm x 17.8cm) with a window size of a little under 7" x 5" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Newcastle, England, Britain, architecture, travel, history and art generally.

An antique print of a sketch of All Saints' Church, Newcastle, by Robert J. S, Bertram.
This print was taken from the book 'Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: A Sketch-Book' by Robert J. S. Bertram, published in 1916 by A & C Black Limited, London. Some light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and cream acid-free card, measuring 9" x 7" (22.8cm x 17.8cm) with a window size of a little under 7" x 5" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Newcastle, England, Britain, architecture, travel, history and art generally.