Search Results: Authors starting with B from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Beatrice Harraden. Edith D. Lupton, illustrator.Title: A New Book Of The Fairies.Publisher: London, Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, 1897. New Edition.Language: Text in English.Size: 7.5" X 5.5".Pages : xii-178 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A rare find in such a nice condition!Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, Sunday school handwritten book prize on the first end paper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with all the full-page and intext illustrations by Edith D. Lupton.
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The book: " A rare 1897 new edition of "A New Book Of The Fairies" by Beatrice Harraden, published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, London. This collection of fairy tales is beautifully bound in original gilt-decorated full cloth, a binding that adds significant aesthetic appeal.… Read More

Author: William Beckford.Title: Vathek; An Arabian Tale.Publisher: London, William Tegg, 1868.Language: Text in English.Size:6.5" X 4.5".Pages: xxii-184 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper and the first blank page - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 11 beautiful full-page illustrations.
The book: Rare and beautifully illustrated edition of VATHEK, a gothic novel penned by William Beckford. This 1868 edition, published by William Tegg, is a testament to the lasting appeal of this masterpiece of gothic literature.

Author: William BlakeTitle: Songs of Innocence & Songs of Experience.Language: Text in English.Publisher: London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. First thus.Size: 6" X 4.5"Pages: viii-63 pages.Binding: Exquisite and near fine half-morocco leather binding by Zaehnsdorf for C. Scribner's Sons, New York (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Top edge gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown, name of a previous owner on the second blank page upper margin - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with all the nice miniature sepia pastedown illustrations.
The book: A beautifully illustrated edition bound in morocco of Songs of Innocence and of Experience -- a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. It appeared in two phases: a few first copies were printed and illuminated by Blake himself in 1789; five years later, he bound these poems with a set of new poems in a volume titled Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the… Read More

Author: BOHATTA-MORPURGO, Ida. (June Head, translator).Title: THE CLOUD KITCHEN.Publisher: New York, Ars Sacra "Herbert Dubler, Inc.", 1946. First American Edition. Language: Text in English.Size: 6 " X 5 ".Pages: 16 unpaginated pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated hardcover binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful 8 full-page color plates by Ida Bohatta.****
The book: Scarce and attractive First American edition of THE CLOUD KITCHEN illustrated with the beautiful illustrations by Ida Bohatta.

Author: Robert BrowningTitle: The Poetical Works of Robert Browning. In Two Volumes, with Portraits. Volume I & II.Publisher: London, John Murray, 1919.Language: Text in English.Size: 8" X 5".Pages: xvi-748, vii-786 pages.Binding: Attractive, exquisite, and near fine full morocco leather binding finely bound by Bayntun of Bath for Charles E. Lauriat Company in Boston. The spines feature raised bands, gilt titles, and intricate gilt tooling. The covers are adorned with a striking geometric gilt design, framed within a double gilt fillet border. The inner dentelles are elaborately gilt, with moiré silk endpapers and all edges gilt. The binding is signed by the binder. (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, first free moiré silk endpaper outer edges slightly worn - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the two frontispiece portraits.
The book: This exquisite edition of Robert Browning's poetical works, published… Read More

Author: W. Burdon.Title: The Life and Character of Bonaparte from his Birth to the 15th of August 1804.Publisher: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Printed by K. Anderson, In the Side, and Fold by T. Ostell, London, May 30, 1805. Second Edition (stated).Language: Text in English.Size: 8.5" X 5.5".Pages: 296 pages.Binding: Very good quarter calf leather binding over marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, corners worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, some light foxing, toning, and staining - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the scarce frontispiece portrait.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies for available sale worldwide).
The book: A scarce second edition of "The Life and Character of Bonaparte from His Birth to the 15th of August 1804" by W. Burdon, offers an early biographical account of Napoleon Bonaparte's life up to the eve… Read More