Search Results: Titles starting with B from The Antique Map & Bookshop

No date Ca 1920. With wall hung on battens, approx 140cm x 160cm In very good condition. A few light marks, slightly frayed on edges, one small crease top edge

Ward, Lock & Co. 1958 1st.. 8.0 x 5.5 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt to spine. With decorated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly rubbed at ends.price clipped with protective plastic wrap). White marks to front board. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 285 pp. The last published work by Dornford Yates. The 'Berry' books are comic novels and short stories narrated in the first person by Boy Pleydell. They feature the family group of Berry Pleydell (Boy's cousin), Daphne Pleydell (Boy's sister and Berry's wife), Jonathan 'Jonah' Mansel (Boy's cousin) and Jill Mansel (Boy's cousin and Jonah's sister).

Orr & Comp Amen Corner Paternoster Row Ca1870. Size of engraved surface: 25cm x 30cm. In very good condition. Water stain on left hand side. Pencil markings on map and coloured underlining. Uncoloured.

Orr & Comp Amen Corner Paternoster Row Ca1870. Size of engraved surface: 25cm x 30cm. In very good condition. Faint marks on bottom left corner. Some coloured underlining Uncoloured.

London, Routledge & Sons, ca1890. Hardback, approx 7.5 x 7 inches. Bound with brown cloth to spine and illustrated paper to boards. Decorative endpapers. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (DW some minor loss to top front corner and end of spine. Edges rubbed with a couple of minor tears, some foxing spots and darkening to edges. Not clipped. In protective sleeve.) Small nicks to corners of boards, minor bump to top edge. Some slight darkening else clean and smart. A couple of minor spots to endpapers, neat inscription to front “John Liadley.” A couple of very minor light handling marks else pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. A very good clean and tight copy. 56pp. Fully illustrated throughout, with 11 full-page colour plates.

Edinburgh, G.W. Bacon & Co., n.d. ca1890. Hardback, 7 x 4 inches. Red pebbled cloth with yellow title label pasted to front, with decorative black lettering and decoration. Key map on front endpaper. In very good condition. Some rubbing to cloth, small nicks to corners. Some minor darkening and small chips to edge of key map on endpaper. Some minor fading/tanning to map else overall clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. Full-Colour fold-out map printed on paper and mounted on cloth. Map size 24.5 x 20.5 inches.

London, S.W.Partridge and Co. 1933.. Hardback, 6.0 x 5.0 inches. In blue/grey hard card covers with colour plate pasted to front. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 31 pp. With colour frontis, 3 colour plates and b/w line drawings in text. Children’s story of a mischievous young rabbit.

Hodder and Stoughton 1962 (2nd.impr.). In light blue cloth covers with gold gilt to spine. With dustwrapper.With 114 pictures. Map on back endpapers. 170pp. In good condition with a good dustwrapper (dw; Laminated, slight marks on the back). slight top faded to the top of rear back board. Slight bumps to the top and bottom of the spine. foxing on the edging, one minor soiled spot to the end paper. Else a clean and tight copy. 170pp.114 pictures. Map on back endpapers.

London. J.M.Dent and Co. ca 1902 1st.. 5.0 x 3.75 inches. In illustrated cloth covers with black lettering to spine and front. Endpapers illustrated in red. In very good condition. Boards slightly rubbed. Slight browning to endpapers. Colours clean and bright. Neat inscription to half title page, dated 1910. Else a clean and tight copy. 120 pp. With colour plates and b/w line drawings in text. A scarce book aimed at children to explain and celebrate the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.

Liverpool University Press. 1975 1st.. 6.0 x 9.5 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly faded. Not price clipped). Neat inscription to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 175 pp. With line drawings and graphs. Study of Balanus balanoides, the northern rock barnacle or the acorn barnacle.

London, Leonard Smithers, 1898 2nd edition (1000 copies only). Hardback, 9 x 5.5 inches. Quarterbound with white cloth spine lettered in gilt, and beige cloth to boards. In generally good condition. Some handling marks and darkening to cover, white cloth on spine browned and darkened. Some minor rubbing to corners. Some tanning and minor spots to endpapers. Some occasional minor marks and spots to pages, edges rough/uncut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 31pp. Second edition of Wilde’s famous poem.

London, Museum Press Ltd., 1957 1st Ltd Numbered Edition. 57/250.. Hardback, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Bright red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt signature deign to front. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (DW some rubbing to corners and edges, not price clipped, in protective sleeve.) Cloth clean and bright. Author’s signature to half-title page and numbered on back of main title page. Pages all clean and tight. Else a very good signed copy. 176pp. Illustrated with 10 B&W plates and many sketch illustrations in text.

Toronto: William Briggs. 1909 1st illustrated edition.. 8vo. In dark green cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Paste-down photo on front cover showing said Cheechako, wearing bears feet boots whilst holding his gun and with his loyal dog at his side. In good condition. Corners slightly bumped, small chip head of spine. Split on front cover hinge. Inside pages rough cut. Generally clean & tight. 146pp. Ten b/w plates with captioned tissue guards are all present. A famous book by this master bard of the North. The Canadian poet's experiences in the Far North and Yukon are expressed in this collection of ballads as well as his knowledge of the Klondike gold rush ("The Trail of Ninety-Eight."). His ballads include the tales of “One-eyed Mike”, "Pious Pete," "Blasphemous Bill," “Gum-Boot Ben,” “Hard-Luck Henry” and "Clancy of the Mounted Police".

London, C.Arthur Pearson Ltd. n.d. ca 1950.. 8.0 x 5.0 inches. In speckled grey cloth covers with gilt to red title labels on spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. spine slightly rubbed with vertical crease. Slightly rubbed around edges. Price clipped, with protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly darkened. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 220 pp. With colour frontis. Dick Leigh is involved in a suspected rebellion in Arabia. This miniature ‘Lawrence’ fights on behalf of the Secret Service. Boys’ adventure story.

Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1947 1st.. 7.5 x 5.0 inches. In pink cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly ruube and top edge rubbed with small chips and tears. Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 256 pp. Crime novel.

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1895. Hardback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Halfbound in red crushed morocco and marbled paper to boards. Gilt line edging. Raised banding and gilt decorations and lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some rubbing to leather on edges of spine and to corners, some handling marks. Authors inscription to front endpaper “To dear Elo, from Marie Corelli, with Love. Mason Croft, Stratford-on-Avon, Dec. 29. 1902.” A couple of minor handling marks else pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 317pp. Novel not only tells the story of Barabbas, of his love for the faithless Iscariot, and of his imprisonment and final redemption, but it brings vividly to life the chief protagonists in the tremendous drama of the crucifixion. SIGNED COPY.

John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., Van Leer & Co., 1944 1st. Tall hardback, approx 10 x 7.5 inches. Colour illustrated cover win matching illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with partial dustwrapper. (DW loss to front and spine. In protective sleeve.) Some minor rubbing to edges and small chips to corners and ends of spine else cover clean and smart. Endpapers clean and bright, neat inscription to front corner “To Belinda, from The Greys, Xmas 1944.” Pages all very clean, crisp and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 32pp. Pages fully illustrated in colour throughout. (Printed in Great Britain by Van Leer & Co. Ltd.)

London, Printed for Tho. Wotton, 1741 1st. Four volumes. Hardback, 8 x 5 inches. In full calf leather fine bindings, with decorative gilt panelled boards with crests to front and rear boards “A Deo Et Rege.” Raised banding and full gilt decorations to spines, with maroon and black leather spine labels. Full gilt page edges. In very good condition. Earlier repairs to bindings, all volumes rebacked and relaid on spines. Later endpapers in vol.3. Cloth reinforced inner hinges, in vols except v.3. Covers heavily rubbed, corners bumped and chipped. Inscriptions and mongram bookplates to endpapers “Lady Fleming” (and later inscription in vol.3. “Lady Harewood.”) Title pages a little tanned. Some occasional handling marks and minor foxing spots. Minor water stains to inner edges of plates in vol.3, (does not effect print). Else a very good set. 4 vols: vi + 546pp + Index (16 engraved plates of crests plus vignette); 417pp + Index. (22 engraved plates of crests numbered… Read More

B.T.Batsford. 1960 (1st.). size in inches 9 x 6 . In green cloth covers with gold gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; In removable plastic cover, Slightly marked. Not price clipped, rubbing at the top of the spine). Slight foxing to endpapers. Private bookplate of Sarah and Martin Mortimer, A clean and tight copy 224pp. With b/w plates and line drawings. Starting in the sixteenth-century, the author begins to survey the Iberian Baroque with the Plateresque in Spain and the Manoeline in Portugal, and continues on until, over two hundred years later, he reaches the High Baroque conclusion of Castile, Seville and Granada, and the Rococo decadence of eighteenth-century Portugal. Between these points he has examined some architectural and sculptural masterpieces of astonishing quality and individuality.

Methuen and Co. 1902 19th edition. Hardback, 8vo. 7.5 x 5 inches. In full polished calf leather fine binding by “Harrison & Sons.” Raised banding and gilt lettering to maroon leather labels on spine. Top page edges gilt. Gilt decoration to outermost edges of boards. Marbled endpapers. In very good near fine condition. A couple of minor handling marks to cover, some minor rubbing to corners and spine. Occasional foxing spots to early few pages. Page edges rough cut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 208pp. With main title vignette of bugler. Includes Gunga Din, Mandalay, Tommy.