Search Results: Authors starting with B from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York, NY: Scribner. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0743227506 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Ferret Chronicles is a series of short novels set in a fantasy world mostly similar to the real world except in which intelligent animals live alongside humans. It primarily focuses on ferret characters with only occasional references to humans or other intelligent animal species. The author and illustrator of the series is Richard Bach, and the five novels were originally published by Scribner Publishing. Condensed versions of the novels have since been republished first by Hampton Roads Publishing Company. And more recently by Jaico Publishing House. The first two novels share the same publication date leading to Amazon and GoodReads… Read More

New York, NY: Scribner. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0743227530 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. <P> "Bach served in the United States Navy Reserve, then in the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Fighter Wing, 141st Fighter Squadron (USAF) , as a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter pilot. He then worked at a variety of jobs, including as a technical writer for Douglas Aircraft and as a contributing editor for Flying magazine. He served in the USAF reserve and was deployed in France in 1960. He later became a barnstormer. During the summer of 1970, Bach and his friend Chris Cagle traveled to Ireland, where they participated in flying sequences for Roger Corman's film Von Richthofen and Brown. They flew a variety of World War I… Read More

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1917. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front pastedown page. The text has been illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with several full page black and white illustrations. The dust jacket has several edge tears, including a tear to the bottom front flap joint that's 2+" in length. "Irving Bacheller began to write fiction, publishing "The Master of Silence" in 1892 and "Still House of O'Darrow" in 1894. Although he was appointed Sunday editor of the New York World in 1898, he soon chose to pursue a… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+. 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; THis book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are twelve full-page black and white illustrated plates by W. H. D. Koerner. "Irving Bacheller began to write fiction, publishing "The Master of Silence" in 1892 and "Still House of O'Darrow" in 1894. Although he was appointed Sunday editor of the New York World in 1898, he soon chose to pursue a full-time career as a fiction writer and two years later left journalism for a while. Writing novels primarily concerned with early American life in the North Country of New York State, in 1900 his novel Eben Holden, subtitled A Tale of the… Read More

New York, NY: Home Book Company. Very Good. 2018. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a small format book (approx. 6" x 4") . The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are several tiny spots of discoloration to the spine of the book covers. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper, along with an ink stamped previous owner's library stamp and book number. There is a second previous owner's library stamp on the front pastedown page. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some pages having a previous owner's hand-drawn pointed finger at a particular sentence or paragraph. "Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. He believed that science could be achieved by the use of a… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+. 1920. Early Printing. Hardcover. New ; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book cover has several small bumps to the spine ends and corners. There is some rubbing wrinkling and wear to the spine joints and edges. The front cover has a square pictorial pastedown in mostly clean bright condition. There is some light rubbing to the pictorial pastedown. The text pages are clean and bright. There are three full page black & white photographs from the play. The front endpaper has an inked previous owner's name and date. "Frank Bacon (January 16, 1864 – November 19, 1922) , was an American character actor and playwright who after years of relative obscurity achieved great success as he entered the twilight of his career. The 1918 play Lightnin', which Bacon co-wrote and starred in, set a Broadway record for the day of 1,291 performances and was still going strong on tour after more… Read More

London, England: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.. Very Good-. 1965. Later edition; 2nd Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends , corners and edges of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there is generalized light toning throughout. The title page has had the top inch of most of the page cut off. .

New York, NY: UPD Publishing Corporation. Very Good. 1975. 1st Printing. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light edge wear , bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing and wear to the spine joints. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned. Included are: THe Experimenter by Joanas, But Loyal to his Own David Drake, Helbent 4 by Stephen Robinette, Inferno by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, and more. .

Foothill, CA: California History Center. Very Good-. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This copy has been signed by both the author and illustrator on the first free page. This book is in Very Good- condition. The spine of the book has been replaced with spine tape. The text pages are clean and bright. "One of the supporters of the Californiana History Center is Zoe Thompson of Cupertino, a professional artist who also happened to be an evening student at De Anza College. Zoe did this sketch book of some sixty-four illustrations of a portion of one of the most extensive early implement collections in the Valley." (from the introduction of the book) .

New York, NY: Broadway Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553067540 . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author .

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0374117306 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 2003, Bahal wrote an espionage thriller Bunker 13. Its "hipster-slang-spitting antihero", states an article on Bahal in the UK-based newspaper the Independent, "shoots smack, snorts speed, runs guns, administers date-rape drugs" and a scene therein went on to win the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. In 2005, Bahal founded and became the editor-in-chief of the online news magazine Cobrapost It is particularly known for its undercover sting operations. " (from Wikipedia) .

Belleville, IL: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 187785350X . First Issue dust jacket with unpriced dust jacket and no edition statement on copyright page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Bahr began his writing career in the 1970s, writing both fiction and non-fiction articles that appeared in publications such as Southern Living, Civil War Times Illustrated, as well as the short-lived regional publication, Lagniappe (1974–75) which he and Franklin Walker co-edited. His first published book, a children's story entitled "Home for Christmas," came out in 1987 and was re-published in 1997 in a different edition (with new illustrations) following the release of his first novel, The Black Flower: A Novel… Read More

New York: Harcourt Bracejovanovich. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1973. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and wrinkles. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the title page. "Later in her career, Bailey was a fixture as a spokesperson in a series of Duncan Hines commercials, singing "Bill Bailey (Won't You Come Home) ". She also appeared in commercials for Jell-O, and Westinghouse. She also did some free -spirited commercials for Paramount Chicken. In her later years Bailey wrote several books: The Raw Pearl (1968) , Talking to Myself (1971) , Pearl's Kitchen (1973) , and Hurry Up America and Spit… Read More

Sarasota, FL: Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows. Fair. 1928. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a show program for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus for the year 1928. The program is lacking the covers and is in Fair only condition. The outermost pages have edge tears and some chips missing to the spine edges and page edges. One page has been pulled free, and laid-in. Overall, a reading copy of this program. "Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Bros. , Barnum & Bailey or simply Ringling was an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor shows ran from 1871 to 2017. Known as Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling… Read More

London, England: Harper Collins. Very Good-. 1818. Reprint; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Two Volumes Bound in One. Very Good- condition. Full leather binding. The leather is, however, noticeably weathered and worn. Both covers are detatched. The book itself is in very clean, solid condition and at some point in its history, the separate books have been combined and bound into one large volume. A previous owner has made a few repairs to the book, including reattaching the front endpaper and free page. (which have, since then, become unmoored again, partially) The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are several large splotches of either ink or foxing (dark) to several pages. Several plates are missing, including: Volume I facing page 377 (Alexander I) , Volume II: facing 130-131 (Coins and Medals) , facing page 463 (Battle of Waterloo - the key is still present) , and facing 499 (Princess Charlotte & Prince Leopold) A solid, but flawed copy. "As well as his journalistic… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. 1941. Trade Edition. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book includes a Postcard Signed by the Author - The book itself is not signed. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear, along with some light fraying. There is a long patch of waterspotting to the front cover and a small patch to the rear cover as well. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is one underlined sentence with a small note inked on page 57. This copy includes a laid-in postcard from Roland Bainton with his signature and a wonderfully illustrated (though small) caricature of his head. "Bainton published Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther in 1950. As of 2019, it is still in print. Kenneth Scott Latourette, in the chapter notes for "Luther and the Rise and Spread of Lutheranism" in his History of Christianity, lauds Bainton's biography of Luther… Read More

Washington D. C.: Signal. Good. 1958. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The top spine end of the magazine has tearing and wrinkling. The covers have creasing, wrinkling and several edge tears. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: The Nautilusw - There were Two, Wide Screen - Televisions New Dimension by Madison Cawein, After the Gap - What? By U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy, The United States ELectronics Industry's Contribution to National Defense by Major General Frank E. Stoner, Industry Supports Defense by Signal Staff, Face the Facts by Sol. C. Bennett, The Fathometer by R. P. Curtis, Value Engineering by Commander John N. Johnson, and more. .

Washington D. C.: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Good. 1958. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The top spine end of the magazine has tearing and wrinkling. The covers have creasing, wrinkling and several edge tears. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: The Nautilusw - There were Two, Wide Screen - Televisions New Dimension by Madison Cawein, After the Gap - What? By U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy, The United States Electronics Industry's Contribution to National Defense by Major General Frank E. Stoner, Industry Supports Defense by Signal Staff, Face the Facts by Sol. C. Bennett, The Fathometer by R. P. Curtis, Value Engineering by Commander John N. Johnson, and more. "Founded in 1946, SIGNAL Magazine covers the latest trends and techniques in topics that include C4ISR, information security, intelligence, electronics, homeland security, cyber technologies, cloud… Read More

Panorama City, CA: Glen Miller. Very Good+. 0. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized paperback booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light toning / sunning to the bottom edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the title page. "Harold Armstrong Baker (1881–1971) , known as H. A. Baker, was an American author and Pentecostal missionary to Tibet from 1911 to 1919, to China from 1919 to 1950, when forced to leave the mainland, and then in Taiwan from 1955 until his death in 1971. With his wife and co-worker Josephine, Pastor Baker began the Adullam Rescue Mission for street children in Yunnan Province, China. The children in the home, mostly boys aged from six to eighteen, began to have spiritual experiences, having seen Heaven through a series of visions. These… Read More

New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st US Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1582348588 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages area clean, but have general light toning throughout. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Elizabeth Dawson Baker is an American children's novelist who made her international debut in 2002 with The Frog Princess which was a Texas Lone Star Reading List Book, A Book Sense Children's Pick, a Florida's Sunshine State Readers List pick and a 2006 Sasquatch Book Award nominee. The Frog Princess has also inspired a series of eight additional books based on it. The Frog Princess inspired the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog. " (from Wikipedia) .