Search Results: Titles starting with B from Leaf and Stone Books

Tel Aviv: Am Oved. Good with no dust jacket. 1944-1945. Hardcover. 100, [6] p. Octavo. Red and black title page. Half title. In Hebrew. Cream card covers with cartoon of a tired man with two suitcases, cream cloth spine. Front and back covers both have crease, front cover has a small blob of what looks like epoxy on one of the suitcases, general wear to the corners. Interior has some foxing but otherwise clean and unmarked although obviously read. Scarce in commerce. Navon was an Israeli caricaturist and artist, here finding humor on the frontlines and on the home front just at the end of Hitler's war. ; Cartoons; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 100 pages .

London: G. W. Bacon & Co. , Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. c1905. Hardcover. [iv], 62 pp. Large folding linen-backed map. Folding red cloth covers with brilliant gilt to front. Inside is a double-page ad for Chas Baker & Co, followed by a double page map of central London (scale 9 inches to a mile) , an ad for Nevill's Turkish Baths ("pronounced to be the Finest In Europe") , then the Strangers' Guide to London, including horse cab fares, an ad for Brand's Savoury meat Lozenges "world-renowned as Life Sustainers", then a number of pages of places of interest, then more ads for John Piggott, Ltd. And the Tranter's Hotel. Across from the guide is the large folding map, cloth backed. The guide and map are in good condition, some wear and separating at the spine of the red cloth cover but holding together well, bit of rubbing at corners. . The guide and the map are in good condition with some normal age darkening but otherwise clean and unmarked. No… Read More

Warsaw: Instytut Historii Kultury Materialnej (Polska Akademia Nauk. Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Paperback. 51 pages w large map in rear pocket. In Polish. Original cream card covers have som e normal wear, bottom front has a large grease stain which has communicated to the first 9 leaves. There is also a narrow wrapper indicating that the book was at the Kongress in Warsaw 14-18 IX 1965, the wrapper is bent, creased and worn. Interior is clean aside from the grease stain, maps is clean and nice. Quite hard to find. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 51 pages .

London: Vinton & Company. Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Ads, 467 pp, blank calendar pages, xxxii. Illustrated with buttons throughout, 3 folding maps. Includes a visiting/Christmas card from Rachel and John, Lord and Lady Willoughby de Brooke (Air Commodore John Henry Peyto Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke, MC, AFC (21 May 1896, London – 25 May 1986) was a British peer) which thanks the recipient for his hospital and includes the information that they have just purchased a 2nd hand Packard and are motoring to San Francsico. Bright red cloth covers with gilt are clean, bit of rubbing at joints and tips. Interior front hinge cracking slightly, otherwise clean and nice. Wonderful ads, maps are clean and bright. Nice copy with interesting provenance . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pages .

Windsor, ON: Biblioasis/Gaspereau Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Limited; First Printing. Hardcover. 097358811X . KB6...61, [iii] pp. Small octavo. ½ grey cloth with black/grey/white marbled hardcovers. Limitation page at the rear with Rooke’s signature, printed at Gaspereau press, 60 softcover copies and 13 casebound copies. This casebound copy unnumbered. Spine lightly sunned, small rub mark on the front pastedown. Beautiful handmade grey/gold endpapers, small pencil erasure on first blank, interior fresh and tight. A lovely copy of a very scarce book. Biblioasis No. 1. The first limited edition chapbook in this series, by the master storyteller and Governor General's Award winning author. Leon Rooke is a novelist, short story writer, playwright, editor and critic who was born in rural North Carolina, but has lived in Canada for many years. ; Biblioasis; Vol. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pages .

Edinburgh And London: William Blackwood & Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Second Edition. Hardcover. Xxvii, 692 pp. Folding map at rear. Large octavo. Extensive appendices. Frontis engraved plate, red and black title page. XLI illustrations. Original dark blue cloth with gilt seal to the front, gilt title. Spine tips lightly pulled and dusted, covers have some rubbing at corners and minor normal wear, front board slightly forward. Interior end papers are oxidized but otherwise text is clean and unmarked, remarkably nice condition. This is the New Edition , significantly added to after the 1867 first edition. Heavy for international or Canadian shipping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 692 pages .

Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Ix + 537 pp. Turquoise blue hard covers (library bound) are clean, minor shelf wear, interior first free end paper has small smudge, otherwise clean and nice. ; International Military Law & History Reprint Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 537 pages .

Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0268021546 . xiv, 165 pp. Sources. Octavo. Glossy grey dust jacket with b/w picture of Jewish people with hands in the air wearing stars being herded by soldiers. DJ is clean and nice, book itself is clean and tight, as never read. Very good copy. First English translation of the story of Perlasca, who found himself in Budapest at the outbreak of WWII and pretended to be the Spanish Consul in order to get thousands of Hungarian Jews out of the country. ; The Erma Konya Kess Lives Of The Just And Virtuous; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages .

Miami: Convivium Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2009. Paperback. 193499605X . KB61 ... 565 pages. Bibliography and index. Paperback has dark gold covers with black and white text on the front, white text on the spine, and black text on the back. Minor wear to head, tail and corners. Interior is in excellent condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 565 pages .

Toronto: The Robb Press. Good with no dust jacket. Second Edition. Softcover. 31pp + 1 unnumbered page. Scarce, circa 1900. Book has light brown paper covers with black text on the front. Book has creasing to three corners and back cover, minor tear in back cover and last page of book. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages .

Baraboo, WI: The Baraboo News Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Softcover. 50, [i] pp. Map of Sauk County at rear. Original dark brown kraft card covers with art nouveau design has minor wear, bit of chipping to spine bottom. Interior has light humidity staining at bottom right corner throughout, strongest at front, short tear at bottom gutter of first blank, some rusting of the staples particularly at the bottom near the back of the book but otherwise good, clean and unmarked. Also contains a loose offprint of Cole's 1926 "Stagecoach and Tavern Days in the Baraboo Region." Very scarce 1st edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages .

Darmstadt: Thesen-Verlag. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 3767700174 . 298pp + 2 unnumbered pages. German language. Notes, bibliography and index. Book has smooth grey cloth covers with dark blue text on the front and spine. Minor bumping to head, tail and corners. Ex-library with sticker on front and spine, stamps and pocket in back, otherwise text and textblock are clear and unmarked. ; Germanistik; 6; Ex-Library; 300 pages .

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Pontifical Inst of Medieval Studies. Good with no dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Softcover. 0888444125 . Vii, 439-764 pp. Indexes, bibliography, concordance.. Part II only. Colored frontis plate portrait of Basil. Bright yellow card covers are generally clean and nice, spine faded to almost white. Interior has owner name and address inside front cover, otherwise clean and good. These essays commemorating the 1600th anniversary of St. Basil's death have been written by a team of international scholars whose expertise ranges from church history, theology, liturgy, iconography to paleography, philosophy and the humanities. The studies open with a new updated chronology of Basil's life and works followed by an analysis of his writings within the context of his activity as an ascetic and churchman. Since no critical edition is as yet available of his complete works, 4 studies are devoted to the manuscript tradition of his writings in Greek and of all the… Read More

Praha: Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel. Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. Paperback. 213 pages + (3) , Czech language, Dilo IV, beige DJ with black and red lettering, some discolouration and wear to spine, wear to head, tail, edges, corners, possible library mark on back of DJ, book fragile, missing boards and endpapers, pages loose but present, otherwise pages clear and unmarked; Vol. 4; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pages .

Praha: Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel. Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. 135 pages + (5) , Czech language, Dilo II, beige DJ with black and red lettering, some discolouration and wear to spine, wear to head, tail, edges, corners, possible library mark on back of DJ, book beige with gold lettering, good condition with some wear to head, edges and corners, page 3 has hand-written note and possible library stamp, otherwise pages clear and unmarked; Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 135 pages .

Torino: G. Giappichelli. Fair. 1979. Third Edition. Softcover. 128 pps. General index at rear. In Italian. Tan softcover wraps. Somewhat faded. Bottom of front and rear covers worn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: William Briggs. Fair with no dust jacket. 1919. Hardcover. 199pp + 1 unnumbered page. Frontis. Book has Grey-green cloth covers with red text on the front and spine. Wear and bumping to head, tail and corners, sunning to spine, marks on covers. Ex-library with white text on the spine and stamps, pencil underlining and marginalia throughout, pages 65 and 71 have been folded/torn. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

New York: Institute for Research in History and the Haworth Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 086656134X . X, 114 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. A few black/white illustrations. Small octavo. Blue cloth with cream ruling and title is clean and unmarked. Edges have a bit of shelf soil. Interior has a small mark on inside front cover, otherwise clean and neat, some pencil underlining and marginalia throughout. A good copy. ; Women & History; Vol. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 114 pages .

London: John Murray. Good. 1859. Hardcover. xi, 360 pp. Index. Frontis plate with tissue guard. Older library binding in handsome dark oxblood buckram with gilt to spine. Library numbers and sticker at bottom spine. Interior new end papers, normal library marks, some toning and some pre-rebind humidity staining at top edge of last few pages, otherwise good. ; Ex-Library; 354 pages .

New York; London: Garland Publishing, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0815307837 . KB40...xi, 364 pp. Works cited. Octavo. Scarlet cloth with silver gilt with very minor shelf wear. Interior has owner name on half title, an info sheet on the book was taped onto the inside front cover, tape has browned, last few pages of Works Cited have small storage turn down at the top corner, otherwise crisp and clean. ; Garland Reference Library Of The Humanities; Vol. 1559; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 376 pages .