Search Results: Authors starting with B from Shapero Rare Books

Printed by C. Hallmandell, Circa 1831. . Folio, 38 x 28 cm (15 x 11 inches) six humorous black & white prints of a fictional hog race, each with short title above and a line of commentary below, extremities of corners a little chipped and soiled, not affecting images, otherwise very bright indeed, publisher's printed wrappers, sewn (thread replaced), soiled, some creasing and chipping, else good. mba004 Humorous prints of a steeplechase in which the mounts are shown as hogs, one of the prints is dated 1831. A very rare collection intended for framing, hence the wide margins and lightly sewn wrappers. 'Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) (1789–1850). After travelling on the continent, and making many sketches and studies, he turned his attention to lithography, and in 1818 published at Somers Town 'Twenty-four Views of Italy,' drawn and lithographed by himself. Lithography, invented in Germany in 1796, was then little employed or understood in England. In order to learn the processes employed… Read More

Chicago, National Prohibitionist, 1941. . First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm); presentation inscription to front free endpaper recto; unclipped dustjacket, publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in blue, jacket spotted and frayed with minor loss to edges; x, 254pp. stock23 A reflection on electoral defeat by Roger Babson (1875-1967), an economist and temperance campaigner who stood unsuccessfully for the Prohibition Party in the US presidential election of 1940.Babson is better known for his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy. He had earlier founded the eponymous Babson's Reports, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. Inscribed by the author to the future chairman of the Prohibition Party Earl Dodge (1932-2007): 'Dedication. See Page 147 which shows what church people could do for us if we had a ticket which… Read More

Babson Park, Babson's Statistical Organization, Inc., [1938]. . Mail order booklet; (9 x 15.5 cm); 12ff. printed on recto only, each with perforated line for purchasing, loose brochure; original blue wrappers, stapled. stock23 A scarce mail order booklet for 'Books by Babson', the American economist and temperance campaigner who founded the eponymous Babson's Reports in 1904, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. A prolific writer, Babson (1875-1967) authored nearly fifty books during his lifetime on themes ranging from the dangers facing Protestantism to his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy.

Circa 1947. . Black and white studio portrait signed and inscribed on the image 'For Barrie / Best to you / Lauren Bacall / Bogart', in green ink, half-length seated portrait, showing Bacall hugging her knees and looking down; 24 x 19 cm (9½ x 7½ ins) [together with]; Typed letter signed Louis Bromfield, to Barrie Tait (the dedicatee of the photograph), stating that he does not know when he will be back in New York. One side, single 4to sheet, 'Malabar Farm, Lucas, OH, 17 October 1947', with original envelope; mounted and framed. A unique collection bringing together a superb studio portrait of one of the great film stars of the twentieth century, accompanied by a letter from the prize-winning author on whose farm she was married.Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), the Hollywood film star, known for her distinctive voice, sultry looks, and acting talent, married Humphrey Bogart when she was 20 years old in 1945 at Bogart's friend Louis Bromfield's Ohio farm. This photographic image is from a well-known… Read More

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1844 . Octavo. Original dark green cloth, titles to spine gilt, decorative frames blocked in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, top edge untrimmed.

London, Printed for A. Millar in the Strand et al., 1753. . Second edition; 3 vols, folio (37 x 24 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown and blindstamp to front free endpaper and title of each vol., MS library mark in pen to rear endpaper vol. I, engraved frontispieces by Vertue, vignette titles in red and black; contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 7 compartments, raised bands, tan title-pieces to 2nd, numbered in gilt direct to 3rd compartment, lozenge library labels to head and tails of spines, joints cracked but holding, occasional light spotting, otherwise a very handsome set; [12], xxxv, [3], 762; viii, [4], 614, [54]; xx, 750, [38]pp. A beautifully bound set of The Works of Francis Bacon edited by the poet David Mallet (d.1765), with an introductory life of the Elizabethan statesman and philosopher by the editor, which was admired by Fielding for its 'nervous manly style', and Gibbon who praised Mallet's 'vigorous sense' as a historian.'Vivid character sketches and spirited… Read More

Manchester, G.W. Bacon & Co., [1908]. . Colour lithograph map (94.5 x 121 cm), dissected into 24 sections and laid onto linen as issued; framed and glazed, overall size: 107 x 126 x 4.5 cm A large map of the world showing the British Empire at its height marked in pink. Insets record a wealth of additional detail, including the principal British steamship lines, a gazetteer of cities from across the world, with plans of towns including Adelaide, Auckland, Bombay, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Wellington, and insets for the Panama and Suez Canals, the two Poles, a Universal Time chart, and a large inset map of the British Isles. The top section is illustrated with 46 national flags and ensigns.

London, Masters, 1852. . First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [vi], [v]-xxiv, [ii](errata), 448; [iv], [iii]-xiv, [ii](errata), 426pp., half-titles, 17 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps printed on linen, illustrations in text, near contemporary crimson polished calf gilt, green morocco labels, spines slightly darked, a fine set. An exceptionally attractive example, handsomely bound as an Eton College leaving present soon after publication.George Badger, East India Company chaplain and Arabist, was sent by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, as delegate to the Eastern Churches, and more especially the Nestorians of Kurdistan in 1842 and again in 1850. Apart from his travels in Kurdistan the work contains accounts of visits to Antioch and the Black Sea. The Nestorians exercised a fascination for Anglicans in the nineteenth century from their having been virtually isolated from the rest of Christendom since the fifth century. Blackmer 62.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1909 . Fifteenth edition. lxxxii, 527pp, 19 maps, 55 plans and views, and the Arms of the Popes since 1417; publisher's red cloth gilt, spine slightly faded; a very good copy. Last edition before the outbreak of World War I. Includes Southern Tuscany and Umbria. Plans of Siena, Arezzo, Cortona and Perugia are also included. Issued c.1913. Hinrichsen E157.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1927 . Twenty-sixth edition. lx, 236pp, 10 maps, 20 plans, 4 floor plans; publisher's red cloth gilt, original printed buff coloured dust wrapper, torn in parts; a very good copy. This was the last edition published in this series. Issued c.1927. Hinrichsen D287.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1889. . First and only edition. vi, 230pp, Charles Scribner's price list on front paste-down, ink writing inside, publisher's variant pink binding, worn and dirty, lacks a little piece (approx 1 cm) at the top of spine; a good firm copy. A very rare edition. Hinrichsen S11

Leipzig. Karl Baedeker, 1902. . Third edition. l, 476 pp, 19 maps, 32 plans; publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy. This was the last of three French editions. The building of the Trans-Siberian railway was started in 1891 ( for completion in 1904 ). Issued c.1909. Hinrichsen F212.

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1931. . Thirty-fourth edition, pp. lxii, 454, 52 maps, 40 city-plans, 16 ground-plans, one small tear to map, pencilling inside, publisher's red cloth gilt, else a fine copy. Issued c.1931 Hinrichsen D33.

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1927. . Thirteenth edition; xxxv, [1], 612pp, 65 maps, 19 plans, 11 panoramas, previous owner's signature and stamp on front free endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, gilt lettering partly dulled, otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition of this title in English.Issued c.1928. Hinrichsen E54.

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1925. . Second edition, pp xxxiv, 220, 29 maps, 38 plans, publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy. Thuringen covers part of central Germany including Leipzig, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena. In this edition Hannover has been omitted.Issued c.1925. Hinrichsen D237.

C.Baedeker, Coblentz. 1854 . Second edition. xxxvi, 368pp, chromolithographed frontispiece, 5 maps, 4 plans, including one map pasted down on front endpaper, one coloured view of the Alps, one panorama, 16 lithographed views, minor spotting throughout, ink signature on endpaper; publisher's original red old-style cloth binding, gilt lettered, spine faded, ; a very good copy. This second edition was published in both 1854 and 1855. This is the first variant in 1854 and contains the coloured frontispiece of the coats of arms of the various Swiss Cantons. This is also one of the last editions to contain engraved views. Rare. Hinrichsen F42a.

Karl Baedeker, Coblenz 1862. . Fourth edition. xxxii, 292pp, 15 maps and plans, including the coloured plan pasted down on rear endpaper, publisher's slip tipped in at front pastedown; publisher's red cloth old style binding, gilt lettering bright; a very good bright copy. This excellent copy with rare publisher's slip was issued in February 1862.Paris was the last series started in by Karl Baedeker himself before he died in 1859. The first edition was published in 1855 and the series continued until 1937. This copy has a very rare publisher's warning about a fake publication by A. Bohne which was taken from the third edition. Hinrichsen D332.

Pierway Inc. Vancouver, 2001. . Limited facsimile edition. Small 8vo, 82pp, 2 coloured folding maps, red cloth backed printed brown boards. This facsimile edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. The original edition was published to coincide the first modern day Olympics in Athens in 1896 and is extremely rare. This well produced facsimile even has authentic foxing on the upper board. Facsimile of D471.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1912. . Eighteenth edition. xlvi, 470, 58pp street appendix at rear, 16 maps, 40 plans, previous owner's stamp. a good firm copy. Last edition in German before the War. Hinrichsen D346.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1913. . Fifth edition. xxvi, 460pp, 37 maps, 41 plans and 6 floor plans, publisher's red cloth gilt; overall a good copy. Issued c.1913. Hinrichsen D353.