Search Results: Titles starting with B from Yesterday's Muse Books

Florentiam [Florence]: Ad Claras Aquas (Quaracchi), Ex Typographia Collegii S. Bonaventurae, 1912. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Rebound - still an early 20th century binding, and probably 1930s (ink name and May 1934 date on front endpaper of first volume). Some underlining and marginalia in first volume only, boards lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed. 1912 Hard Cover. Two volumes bound in four. xxxv, 1351; [iv], 940 pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles and rules. Latin text. A commentary on the work of Peter Lombard, considered the magnum opus of John Duns Scotus, the medieval Scholastic thinker who was as influential in his time as St. Thomas Aquinas and William Ockham. This work includes all his important philosophical theories and arguments, John Duns Scotus was a Scottish Catholic priest, Franciscan friar, and Scholastic theologian, best known for his philosophical doctrine of 'the univocity of being,' and for his argument regarding the existence of God. "He studied and taught at… Read More

Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal Publications, 1984. Stapled Binding. Good. 11x0x8. Crease to front wrapper. 1984 Stapled Binding. 50 pp. This Squadron Signal Publication dedicated to the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an overview of this iconic bomber of World War Two. These profiles offer concise text detailing the development of the aircraft, archival photographs -very well captioned, clear, detailed line drawings of parts and modifications, and 10 superb color profiles.

Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal Publications, 1984. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 11x0x8. Faint edge wear. 1984 Stapled Binding. 50 pp. This Squadron Signal Publication dedicated to the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an overview of this iconic bomber of World War Two. These profiles offer concise text detailing the development of the aircraft, archival photographs -very well captioned, clear, detailed line drawings of parts and modifications, and 10 superb color profiles.

New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1980. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 11x8x0. First edition. No jacket. Smudge on front board, ink gift note on front free endpaper. 1980 Large Hardcover. 64 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Development; Preparing for Combat; The Raids from China; Early Raids from Marianas; The Destruction of Japan; Korean Swansong; Appendices; Bibliography; Acknowledgments.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. First edition. Edges rubbed, front cover creased. 1970 Trade Paperback. 160 pp. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. Named in allusion to its predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Superfortress was designed for high-altitude strategic bombing, but also excelled in low-altitude night incendiary bombing, and in dropping naval mines to blockade Japan. B-29s dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only aircraft ever to drop nuclear weapons in combat. One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analog computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote… Read More

Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal Publications, 1992. Stapled Binding. Near Fine. 11x0x8. An exceptional copy. 1992 Stapled Binding. 50 pp. Built and operated in large numbers by the British Royal Flying Corps during WWI. Used as fighters, reconnaissance aircraft, artillery spotters & bombers. Over 100 photos, 40 detail drawings, 2 pages of scale drawings, 13 full-color paintings.

New York: Da Capo Paperback, 1988. Reprint. Large Softcover. Very Good. 8x1x11. Reprint. Edge wear. 1988 Large Softcover. 432 pp. A social history of the Western which looks at three hundred Westerns, with entries on television, Western series, actors, directors and cameramen.

New York: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1884. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gilbert, W.S. [William Schwenck]. First thus. Front free endpaper loose but included (hinges still strong). 1884 Hard Cover. viii, 309 pp. 8vo. Brown cloth gilt titles, gold, black, and dark brown decorations on spine and front board, decorated endpapers. A collection of poems by W.S. Gilbert, most well-known for his partnership with Arthur Sullivan in producing such works as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Originally published in a periodical called 'Fun', and later re-released in two volumes entitled The Bab Ballads and More Bab Ballads. Released here in one volume for the first time.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition, first state. 'Purdy' and 'my fellow human' on p. 49 lines 4,5. No jacket. Boards lightly smudged, minor general wear. 1922 Hard Cover. 401 pp. Lewis was the first American author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Five pages of publisher ads follow text. This classic satirical novel portrays Babbitt as a materialistic, hypocritical, and self-important middle-aged realtor. His brief romantic encounter and an attempt at liberalism are curbed by fear of criticism, forcing him to conform to the wills of his fellow citizens and club members. A novel by the author who won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature, which inspired the film starring Willard Louis and Carmel Myers. Lewis is most well-known for Main Street, though recently his cautionary tale It Can't Happen Here has seen increased popularity based on similarity to current political events.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x2x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Pages moderately toned due to the type of paper used by the publisher. 1996 Hard Cover. 618 pp. "In Babel Tower a cast of striking characters play out their personal dramas amid the clashing politics, passionate ideals and stirring languages of the early 1960s. Frederica (the heroine of Virgin in the Garden and Still Life) now teaching English at an art college, is hiding herself and her son Leo from a violent husband; her urge towards freedom later leads to an angry, humiliating divorce case. Hers is not the only struggle; her friend Jude writes a novel, Babbletower, which is tried for obscenity; her broth in law Daniel becomes involved in new movements for London's poor and distressed. Their crises mirror those of the age-abroad, this is the decade of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the death of J F Kennedy; at home it… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2013. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Includes publisher's slipcase. A few very minor scuffs to slipcase. 2013 Hard Cover. lviii, 540 pp. Color reproductions of historical illustrations, several regional maps precede text. This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source and the earliest record of Babur's memoirs. The translation uses paintings from the original work and draws on contemporary texts of the period to delve into the history of the legendary Mughal ruler. It provides a fresh treatment to the source material and highlights vivid accounts of the historical events of the time. The paintings are divided thematically, offering a unique and rare perspective into the Mughal world.

Saalfield. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. No publisher date (circa 1957). Lightly creased. Unpaginated. Linen binding. Illustrations of baby animals.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield, 1957. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Lightly creased, front wrapper lightly foxed. 1957 Cloth. Unpaginated. Linen binding. Illustrations of baby animals.

New York: A New Directions Book, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8x5x0. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket taped in a few places, rear jacket panel soiled. Boards soiled, ink name on front free endpaper. 1956 Hard Cover. 208 pp. The script for the film, incorporating the two one-act plays which suggested it 27 Wagaons Full of Cotton, The Long Stay Cut Short/or/The Unsatisfactory Supper. A taut, vivid drama of a voluptuous child-bridge who refuses to consummate her marriage to an older, down-on-his-luck cotton-gin owner.

Rochester, N.Y: Stecher Litho. Co, 1917. Stapled Binding. Fair. 0x0x0. Four inch by five inch surface tear along bottom corner of front wrapper, wrappers nearly loose from binding but holding, wrappers rubbed. 1917 Stapled Binding. A vintage book about animals for babies.

Boston: D. Lothrop & Co, 1877. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. Edges rubbed, ink gift note on front endpaper ('From "my dear little Josi" on my third birth-day, Feb 21st. 1878.'). 1877 Hard Cover. [64 pp.] Blue cloth spine, color pictorial paper over boards. Engraved frontispiece, silhouette illustration on title page, full alphabet in both capital and lower case on copyright page, alphabet paired with illustrations featuring two letters per page, each paired with two lines of verse, with an additional page for '&', followed by fifteen brief stories, in which all polysyllabic words are hyphenated.

Tallahassee, Florida: Bella Books, 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x8. First edition. Fine. 2006 Trade Paperback. 191 pp. Anne Counterman is a successful talk show host who is suffering from a mid-life crisis. She is looking for something or someone to rekindle the spark in her life. Hilton Withers is the lesbian lesbian daughter of a senator & heiress to a pickle company fortune. She hates her father & pickles. Anne & Hilton become fast friends.

New York: Syracuse University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6x0x9. First edition. Page ridges lightly foxed. Front jacket flap creased. 1989 Hard Cover. xvi, 213 pp. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. "Charles Champlin's sentimental journey back through his boyhood in Hammondsport, New York. The author recreates the aura of life in a small town, examining small-town roots. He shares his childhood and provides a sense of all that we hold dear in our past.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6x1x9. First edition. Faint edge wear to jacket. 2001 Hard Cover. 273 pp ."Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." So Anne Tyler opens this irresistible new novel. The woman is Rebecca Davitch, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother. Is she an impostor in her own life? she asks herself. Is it indeed her own life? Or is it someone else's? On the surface, Beck, as she is known to the Davitch clan, is outgoing, joyous, a natural celebrator. Giving parties is, after all, her vocation—something she slipped into even before finishing college, when Joe Davitch spotted her at an engagement party in his family's crumbling nineteenth-century Baltimore row house, where giving parties was the family business. What caught his fancy was that she seemed to be having such a wonderful time. Soon this large-spirited older man, a divorcé… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Spine slightly cocked. 2001 Hard Cover. 273 pp ."Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." So Anne Tyler opens this irresistible new novel. The woman is Rebecca Davitch, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother. Is she an impostor in her own life? she asks herself. Is it indeed her own life? Or is it someone else's? On the surface, Beck, as she is known to the Davitch clan, is outgoing, joyous, a natural celebrator. Giving parties is, after all, her vocation—something she slipped into even before finishing college, when Joe Davitch spotted her at an engagement party in his family's crumbling nineteenth-century Baltimore row house, where giving parties was the family business. What caught his fancy was that she seemed to be having such a wonderful time. Soon this large-spirited older man, a divorcé with… Read More