Search Results: Titles starting with B from SmarterRat Books

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1922 Harcourt, Brace and Company. First Edition. Second state, with textual corrections on page 49. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with orange and reverse orange spine and cover lettering. 401 pages + 5 pages of ads at rear. Binding cracked at half-title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers have a few small stains. One page is dog eared; a few pages have a tiny nick at the fore edge or a very small crease at the bottom corner. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Junior Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra, 1983. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1983 Junior Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland, Ohio. Softcover. Blue plastic comb binding with white lettering; black & white illustrated front cover. 174 pages. Includes Bach for an Encore "Menu of the Day" event program and a small Bach for an Encore bookmark. NOT ex-library. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. The bookmark has a horizontal crease. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Junior Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra, 1983. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1983 Junior Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland, Ohio. Softcover. Blue plastic comb binding with white lettering; black & white illustrated front cover. 174 pages. NOT ex-library. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good - ; No jacket. 1881 Nimmo & Bain (London). Olive-green cloth-bound hardcover has beveled boards and gilt spine lettering. Spine has title and author inside shield-shaped outline. 'London 1881' in gilt at bottom of spine. Spine ends bumped. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Covers have darkened slightly with age and handling. Light surface wear and a few small stains on covers. Green and white floral printed endpapers. Title page in red and black. Pages clean and only slightly yellowed. Binding has minor crack near center. Four black & white etchings, each with a tissue guard. 400 pages. No dust jacket. Translated from the French by James Townsend. With Four Original Etchings by R. de Los Rios. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Leisure Press, 1981. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Near Fine. 1981 Leisure Press. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Black and white photographs and illustrations. 160 pages. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear; very light tanning inside covers. Spine NOT creased.

Shang hai gu ji chu ban she, 1994. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1994 Shang hai gu ji chu ban she (Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House). NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11.25. Color photographs. Over 100 color photographs of lotus flowers and lotus plants by Ma Yuanhao. High-quality glossy paper. Text in Chinese. Pages clean and unmarked. 92 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Limited Editions Club - Cambrige University Press, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine ; Very Good Slipcase. 1977 Limited Editions Club - Cambridge University Press. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Limited Edition of 1600, this is number 1011. SIGNED by illustrator on limitation page. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 7 x 11 inches, has decorative paper-covered boards with green cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering and decorations. Color frontispiece. Color plates. Black and white illustrations. 206 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Includes a small single sheet publisher's flier describing features of the book, laid in front. Olive paper-covered slipcase has light edge and surface wear, with a small round stain about half-inch in diameter on the back, as though from a removed sticker. Edges of slipcase lightly sunned. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Oxford University Press, 1908. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. Oxford University Press - Henry Frowde. Volume 7 in The Oxford Thackeray, with Illustrations. No true publication date in book. Circa 1908. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover (6.75 x 4.3 inches) has blue-green flexible leather-covered boards with gilt spine lettering and decorations. Green and white marble-printed endpapers. Green index ribbon. Top page edges gilt. Black and white frontispiece and 106 illustrations. Edited, and with an introduction by George Saintsbury. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying and chipping at tips and spine ends. Approximately a sixteenth of an inch missing from the spine ends and corners rubbed through. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with light scratches. Leather separated from the board along most of the top edge. One small thin peel in the leather at the top front corner. Last two-inches of index ribbon are missing. Pages… Read More

Little, Brown & Company, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Little, Brown & Company. SIGNED by one of the authors, Harry Figgie, Jr. on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First edition, stated, second printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with red textured paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Appears to be unread. Pages very lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 206 pages. Foreword by Warren B. Rudman. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Signet, 1982. Paperback. Good. Good+. 1982 Signet. Paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. 470 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Spine covering lightly wrinkled. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. A Signet Book AE 1545.

Red Berry Editions, 2011. Softcover. Fine. Fine. 2011 Red Berry Editions, California. SIGNED by author on title page with first name only. Not personalized. First Edition. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT Remaindered. Softcover with folded-in flaps. Deckle fore edges. 75 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked.

Cornell University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. Ex Library. 1974 Cornell University Press. First Edition. Hardcover has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black & white photographs & illustrations; 227 plates. Binding pulled at hinges & cracked at page 32 but still strong; webbing showing. Another small crack before plates. Library label on title page. Stamped "Cancelled - Sale Authorized" on top page edges. Some library stamps & markings on first few pages. Covers have rectangular stains at top & bottom edges where library tape was removed. Endpapers have minor stains. Corners & spine ends lightly bumped. Rear free endpaper has library card pocket. Covers have some small stains. Other than library markings, pages are clean & unmarked. Series: Studies in Ancient Art and Archaeology. 336 pages. Illustrated dust jacket has light edge & surface wear. Jacket spine color is very faded, but lettering bright. Stain with some label residue on jacket spine where… Read More

University of Illinois Press, 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1994 University of Illinois Press. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NTO creased. Appears to be unread. Very light cover wear. Spine is lightly sunned. Pages clean and unmarked. 231 pages. Series: Illinois History of Sports.

The Stephen Greene Press, 1983. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. 1983 The Stephen Greene Press. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has textured green paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations by Tasha Tudor. 185 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Top and bottom edges are sun faded. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Reilly & Britton Co., 1916. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1916 Reilly & Britton Co. No edition stated. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Black and white illustrations by John R Neill. Unpaginated. Binding loosening, but intact. Front hinge a little pulled, with small holes at the binding thread positions and a one inch tear at the bottom. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing; boards exposed at tips. Covers lightly soiled and scuffed. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. One page has a small tear at the fore edge and some creasing, two others have a small tear at the bottom gutter corner. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.

Dial Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1973 Dial Press. SIGNED by both author and illustrator on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover, 9.25 x 8.75 inches, has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color illustrations by Donald Carrick. Unpaginated (32 pages). Binding tight. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. One-inch split in spine covering at top back edge of spine. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, next to and touching signatures. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1980. Softcover. Good. Good. 1980 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Black and white illustrations by Helen C. Strong. 207 pages. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear, with two staple holes in the front cover. Covers lightly curled at corners. Spine lightly sunned. Pages clean and unmarked. Biological Services Program, U. S. Department of the Interior. FWS / OBS-80 / 03

Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. 1974 Alfred A. Knopf. SIGNED by author James Beard on half-title page. Not personalized. Also signed by the author on the receipt for the book, from The Higbee Company department store in Cleveland; receipt is taped to the front free endpaper. First Edition, stated. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards with green cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering. Top page edges are orange. Light green endpapers have illustrations of food. Illustrations by Bill Greer. 310 + xvii pages. Text is in brown and recipes (arranged in paragraphs in the text) are in green. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket spine lightly… Read More

Century, 1988. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. 1988 Century, London. First Edition. First printing. "First published in Great Britain in 1988 by Century Hutchinson Ltd." on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. There are some faint brown stains on the rear endpapers. Approximately 10 text pages have light brown stains in the margins, extending slightly into the text. A few small stains on fore edges of pages. Pages lightly tanned at edges. NO highlighting or other markings. 379 pages. Dust jacket has moderate edge and surface wear, with brownish staining to the fore edges and inner edges. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Young Discovery Library, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine ; No jacket 1989 Young Discovery Library. Number 23. Small hardcover, 4.5 x 7.2 inches, has glossy pictorial paper-covered boards. Illustrated endpapers. Color illustrations by Franck Stephan. 37 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Translated from the French "L'ours un geant pas si tranquille." Carefully packed, shipped in a box.