Search Results: Titles starting with B from Lamplighter Library

Warner Books. New York. Fine First Edition, later printing quarter-bound in green with tan boards and silver lettering to spine; fine in fine unclipped ($14.95) jacket now protected with removable mylar cover. Signed by author on the half title page.
Robert Waller (1939-2017) was a faculty member at the Univ. of Northern Iowa, serving as dean of the business school (1980-1986). In 1989, dissatisfied with his career he took an unpaid leave of absence to explore the state of Iowa. Photographing the covered bridges found in Madison Co. (Iowa) Waller was the inspired to write the novella in 2 weeks. In the story Robert Kincaid, a photographer encounters the middle-aged farm wife Francesca. After an intense four-day affair Francesca must make a choice; remain with her family or begin a new life.
The book was an immediate best-seller in 1992, staying on the NY TImes best-seller list for three years. The book was the basis for the movie by the same name in 1995 and starred Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.… Read More

Harpercollins. New York, 1999. Pictoral paper-over-boards First Edition, later printing. Spine wrapped in navy blue paper with beige lettering showing slight bump at top, else fine. The book is tight & square with stickers commonly seen on this edition (see photos). No jacket, as issued. Signed by D. Handler (i.e. Lemony Snicket) on second free endpaper as "Official Representative" on Black Friday 2017. Otherwise, absent any other writing, The first book in a series of, well, Unfortunate Events that befall the charming and clever Baudelaire siblings. 5x7.25 in. 162 pg.

The Saalfield Publishing Co. New York. 1923. Red cloth boards with black framing and lettering to cover and spine. B&W illus. on Frontis. Pages are age-toned. Jacket shows edge wear and some chipping. Third book for The Banner Boy Scouts series. "I hpe you will, after reading this story through to the last line, agree with me that what the young assistant scour master, Paul Morrison, and his chums of Stanhope Troop endured while afloat all went to make them better and truer scouts in every sense of the word" (Intro by author). 5x7.5 in. 304 pg.

Harcourt, Orlando, Florida. 2002. Fine hardcover book Signed (bookplate) by author. First Edition, first printing with correct number line (in the case of Harcourt alphabetical A....B). Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Not remaindered, not Book Club and not ex-Library. Dust jacket in fine, unclipped ($27.00) condition and covered with removable mylar cover.

Henry Holt and Co., 2017. Fine, seemingly unread copy First Edition (so stated), first printing with correct ("1") number line. Jacket is unclipped ($16.95) and near fine, showing only bit a wear to margin. Signed in black ink after the FFEP under "the glasses". Feel the Bern as he outlines his vision of the future, democracy in action. Or at times, not for lack of trying or speaking his mind, democracy in inaction. You can be the first to read this book but not the first to know his opinion on how government should address the concerns of its' citizens. 8.5x5.75.

Viking. New York. 2011. Quarter-bound in red with white paper boards and silver lettering to spine. FIne First Edition (stated) First Printing with requisite number line ending in 1. Signed bookplate on flyleaf. Fine unclipped ($26.95) protected with removable mylar cover shows minor shelf wear. By the numbers: 36-3-1 in a 20-year career as a professional boxer with more than $100 million in earning from the 40 fights. Two National Golden Glove awards, Olympic Gold medal in 1976 (Montreal) and world titles in five weight classes makes Leonard one of the elite in professional boxing. "Ray's heart was bigger than all the rest. He would never stop fighting" (Muhammad Ali). 6x9.25 in. Including Index and photos, 303 pg.

New York: Viking Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Not price clipped, full number line ending in "1". 8vo. 260 pp. Reardon's debut novel. Ray's older brother, Billy, has just been found murdered.

Dial Press. New York. 1941. Very good green boards with black lettering and drawing of "Moreover" on front. Price clipped jacket is likewise very good with light shelf wear and some age toning to interior of jacket flaps. Stated as First Printing on copyright page.
James Street (1903-1954) worked as a journalist before deciding to become a Baptist minister. Unhappy with the job he quit and went back to journalism. He wrote a short story that was published by Cosmopolitan magazine that was later turned into a hit movie (Nothing Sacred) by David Selznick. A Broadway musical (Hazel Flagg) followed, then another short story was turned into a movie (Living It Up) starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. He later went on to write books about boys and dogs.
The Biscuit Eater was made into a movie in 1940 and again in 1972. Another book (Good-bye, My Lady) was made into a movie in 1956. Young Lonnie wants a dog of his own and so has to raise the runt of the litter. Any dog that eats chicken eggs is called a… Read More

This is the second book written by Whoopi Goldberg and while that book was called Alice, this book is a Fine First Edition First Printing version of her second book; Book.
Signed by author at Planet Hollywood on bookplate on FFEP. 5.5 x 8.5 inch (8vo). As stated on the back flap..."set aside for your retirement, 'cause these (Book) suckers are gonna go up in value like nobody's business." 240 pg.

American Unitarian Association. Boston. 1895. Believed to be a culturally important book has led to numerous reproductions and reprints. However, this is a true First Edition based on publication date (1895) and publication history (12 editions were published between 1895 and 1907). The book is held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Quarter-bound in burgundy with tan boards and gold titles. Black endpapers with all pages age-toned and without foxing. Back board shows shelf wear and several small dents. Slight bow to boards as if held in back pocket. Rev. Edward Augustus Horton (1843 - 1931) studied at the Univ. of Chicago and attended and graduated from the Meadville Theological School in 1868. On Sep. 25, 1881 Rev. Horton gave a sermon at the Second Church in Boston entitled Our martyred president; lessons from the life of James A. Garfield.

Vanguard Press. New York. 1951. Black cloth boards with white Brainwashing written in tradional mandarin on front and red and white lettering to spine. The front board has a slight crease and a bump to the lower right corner; the spine a slight lean, otherwise very good. Pages are age-toned. Inscribed by author on front paste-down in 1952 to Desmond FitzGerald. I believe Mr. FitzGerald (1910-1967) was an American Intillignec officer for the CIA, serving from 1950 until his death. During WWII he was the liaison and adviser to the Chinese Army for the US Army. The author, Edward Hunter (1902-1978) coined the term "Brain-Washing" in a 1950 article for Miami News and explains, in detail, what this means. From the last sentence of the book: "This is what has to be stopped and counteracted, and the mentally maimed must be cured if we ourselves are to be safe ourselves from "brain-washing" and "brain-changing" - and "liquidation" and "evaporation". Talk about psychological warfare. 5.5x8.25 in. With index, 311 pg.

Random House. New York. 1953. "Michener's best"- in scarce dust jacket. Bridges at Toko-ri, an important early novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, won high praise on publication as "Michener's powerful work about the Korean War, "Michener's prose is fluid and rich, beautifully descriptive, precise and clear" (Vinson, 947). Basis for the Oscar-winning 1955 film starring William Holden and Grace Kelly. First edition with no "First Edition" on copyright page, owner's signature, faint blue top-stain and blue endpapers. Book is fine, light edge-wear, faint soiling to near-fine price-clipped dust jacket protected with removal mylar cover. 5.25x8.25 in. 147 pg.

Simon & Schuster. New York. 1990. Quarter-bound in red with grey paper boards and gilt lettering to spine. Near fine First Edition, First printing with requisite number line ending in 1. Mid lower front and back board has a single bump to the edge. One of the better signatures I've seen is on the flyleaf. Fine unclipped ($19.95) jacket is protected with removable mylar cover. The life and times of the protagonist, Calamity Jane, is packed with the story of her life. A life that helped define "the west". You'll read about gun fights, Wild Bill Hickok (perhaps the love of her life), native anmericans, soldiers, Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, Little Big Horn... "the west". 6.25x9.5 in. 350 pg.