Search Results: Titles starting with B from THE FAMILY ALBUM

Hugh Stephens Printing Co., Jefferson City, MO: 1916., 1916 386 p. Uncut. Top edge gold. Ms. Note from Edwin Wolf, II. Inked presentation notations on copyright page. Small Quarto. Original full green morocco leather binding, ruled in gold. Spine with raised bands decorated and lettered in gold. Binding sun faded. Hardbound. First edition. Michael Gratz (1735-1811) Jewish-American trader, merchant, financier, and patriot was born in Langendorf, Upper Silesia, Germany. In 1758 he followed his older brother, Bernard, to Philadelphia. Together they set up a coastal shipping service between New Orleans and Quebec. They also became trusted bankers and legal agents for many of the most important persons in colonial America. The French & Indian Wars interfered with shipping, and the brothers took up the western frontier and India trade in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Kentucky. They, along with other important Philadelphia merchants, signed the Non-Importation Resolutions of 1765 to protest the Stamp Act.… Read More

Porter & Coates, Philadelphia: Ca. 1872., 1872 222p. + Frontis. Numerous woodcut drawings by W. S. Gilbert. Pictorial title page. Inked ownership of Geo. H. Irwin on title page and fly leaf, 8/3/1876. All edges gold. 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Binding slightly worn at extremities and slightly soiled. Hardbound. Second American edition. POETRY2 BOX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

Charles Scribners' Sons, New York: 1897., 1897 pp. ix, 309 + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards by Gibson; Wiles; Wenzell; Carleton. Uncut. Top edge gold gilt. Some foxing and damp staining. Inked presentation from Galveston, TX only three months after the horrible Galveston Flood where over 8,000 people died. 8vo. Original green cloth binding decorated with gold and white vines. Gilt lettered. Signed binding by Margaret Armstrong. Margaret Neilson Armstrong (18671944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. Lower rear board has some discoloration. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.

Harper Collins Publisher, New York: (1997)., 1997 120p. Black mark on bottom edge. Sm. 8vo. Original full paper covered binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. First Edition. DOGS/CATS BOX 1 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover.

Louis B. Cox, Printer, Camden, NJ: 1895., 1895 pp. [2], 205, [2] + Frontis portrait. Small 8 vo. 205 mm. Original full cloth binding, lettered in gilt; some slight stains and wear. Early pencil ownership of Virginia Karrer, Audubon, NJ. A diary / journal account of a trip to Britain in 1895. It also includes original poems: The Southwark; My Home Across the Sea (with melody arranged); and Old England. Also - "Epitaphs copied from various churchyards and cathedrals in England and Scotland." Hardbound. Very good. Quite scarce. Mickey. ENGLAND 3 0.0. Soft cover.

Printed for the Members of the Society of Typographic Arts, Chicago: June, 1930., 1930 np. Orange wood cuts designed and printed by Kam Young Wong. Wide margins. Uncut. Square 8vo. Original cloth backed patterned paper boards. Original paper label. Hardbound. Printed in a very small edition by Kam Young Wong. Short story about a man of modest means who comes into a small inheritance that "impelled him towards some seemingly harmless extravagances. In particular it led him to patronize local art as represented by the tattoo-needles of Signor Andreas Pincini. Signor Pincini was, perhaps, the most brilliant master of tattoo craft that Italy had ever known, but his circumstances were decidedly impoverished, and for the sum of six hundred francs he gladly undertook to cover his client's back, from collar-bone down to waist-line, with a glowing representation of the Fall of Icarus." Nice copy. PRESS/W32 x 2c. 0.0. Hardcover.

Riverside Press, Cambridge: 1899., 1899 257p. + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards by Edmund H. Garrett. Pictorial chapter headings. Title page printed in red and black with decorative border. Top edge gold. Deckled edges. Designed by Bruce Rogers. 8vo. Original half cloth over paper boards. Original paper spine label. Spine darkened. Binding worn and faded. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 27 of only 250 copies. Nice copy. First Edition. BAL 21242; Warde 23. PRESS/W32 0.0. F.. Hardcover.

Rodale Inc., Emmaus, PA: (1999)., 1999 384p. + Color Frontis. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. 8vo. Original full glossy purple paper binding. Front cover decorated with color photographs. Hardbound. Limited edition designed and bound by National Publishing Company, Philadelphia. A very nice copy. Excellent guide to all forms of gardening and landscaping. This Limited Edition would make a great gift for the avid gardener. PLANTS W132 x2r 0.0. Hardcover.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York: ()., 1949 pp. xx, 346 + Illustrations. Penciled ownership of H. W. Martin, 1950 on first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, faded at extremities. Original priced dust jacket, major loss on spine. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Adams. Six Guns #1120. One of the best books on California outlaws. W5 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover.

Playboy Press, (Chicago: )., 1975 253 p. Illustrated. Cancel mark on top edge. Square 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Original dust jacket, worn with loss. Plastic wraps stuck to fly leaves. First edition. VERIA 3 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover.

G. P. Putnam's Sons & The Bystander, New York & London: Ca. 1920's., 1920 96p. + Plus portrait frontis and full page cartoon illustrations. Decorated title page. Tall 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, soiled. Bruce Bairnsfeather fought in WWI and his charming cartoon-style sketches were published in a weekly magazine. Soldiers and civilians were both delighted with his humor and insight. The style and tone should stimulate all fans of Bill Mauldin. WWI 1 0.0. Hardcover.

E.P. Dutton, New York: 1974., 1974 pp. xxiii, 279. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket. First American Edition. Coldwar/Economics 1 0.0. F.. Hardcover.

William Edwin Rudge, New York: 1928., 1928 6p. + original frontis etching of a fishing schooner with tissue guard. Presentation copy from Levon West to Mr. Otto M. Torrington, May 1st, 1928. Old charcoal penciled scribbling on first few signatures. Tall thin 8vo. Original vellum style spine over paper boards. Spine darkened and extremities worn. Hardbound. Printed in a small edition by Rudge. PRESS/W32 0.0. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover.

Coward-McCann, Inc, NY: 1928., 1928 (42)p. + Frontis and one illustration. Age stained. Book label of The Norman Remington Co., Baltimore on rear paste down. 16mo. 17 cm. Original yellow stiff paper boards, soiled. Front board decorated with illustration by Hogarth, Jr. (Rockwell Kent). First copyright 1921 by Vanity Fair. A famous parody of the works of Robert W. Service. POETRY BOX1 0.0. Hardcover.

Thomas B Mosher, Portland, Maine: 1913., 1913 pp. viii, 43, (1)[Notes]. Mosher's anchor and dolphin device printed in red on title and limitation pages. Printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Uncut. Small 8vo. Original full paper binding, front hinge cracked. Original spine and front cover paper labels. Hardbound. Third edition. Limited Edition of only 950 copies. Nice copy. Ballads translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Algernon Charles Swinburne and John Payne. PRESS/W39 0.0. Hardcover.

Macmillan Co., New York: 1929., 1929 123p. Original cloth backed decorated paper binding, showing a large red balloon rising in front of a people filled windows. Binding edges worn, otherwise a nice copy. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. LIT 8 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Bangladesh Government Press, Dhaka: 1983., 1983 pp. xiii, 310 + Plus 25 photographs and a large folding map. Map slightly foxed. Endpapers foxed. Small 4to. Original full green paper binding, some wear. Hardbound. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! INDIA BOX 1 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh: 1956., 1956 pp. (xvii), 285 + Illustrations. 8vo. Original cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket, slightly soiled and chipped. Limited to 1,000 copies. PA 19x2 Language: eng. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

(Printed at the Plough Press, Farmington, PA) Plough Publishing House, Rifton, NY: (1977)., 1977 30p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. GER-ENG PAMPH BX1 BAG 15 Please contact us before ordering so that we can confirm availability. 0.0. Soft cover. Very Good.

The Hobart Company, New York: (1897)., 1897 361 p. 195mm. Original full cloth binding very stained. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! LITERATURE BX 5 0.0. Hardcover. Fair.