Search Results: Titles starting with B from Second Story Books, ABAA

New York: The John Day Company, 1933. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black and red print; DJ in mylar, light edgewear, light shelfwear, age toning; Boards in tan cloth with blue print, clean and strong; Text block has blue tinted top edge, tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; 288 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1356044. FP New Rockville Stock.

Baltimore: Barnard, Roberts & Co, 1988. First Edition. Saddle-stitched. Quarto, 60 pages; VG-; Saddle-stitched softcover with white covers; Covers have minimal wear to corners and edges, light+ wear to head/tail of spine and very mild soiling to front cover; Textblock is clean; Illustrated; NOTE: Shelved at bookshelf in hallway outside of Room A. 1349737. FP New Rockville Stock.

Baltimore: Barnard, Roberts & Co, 1988. First Edition. Saddle-stitched. Quarto, 60 pages; VG-; Saddle-stitched softcover with white covers; Covers have minimal wear to corners and edges and very mild soiling to back cover; Textblock has light foxing to fore- and top-edge; Illustrated; NOTE: Shelved at bookshelf in hallway outside of Room A. 1349736. FP New Rockville Stock.

Medina OH: Alvin F. Staufer, 1964. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/G; blue pictorial spine with yellow text; dust jacket exterior shows modest, general wear; few chips to edges; inside jacket has mild age toning; cloth has slight whitish smudges to front; good, sturdy binding; text block edges have light tone; profusely illustrated; pp 351. 1355381. FP New Rockville Stock.

Baltimore: Barnard, Roberts & Co, 1987. First Edition. Saddle-stitched. Oblong quarto, 64 pages; VG-; Saddle-stitched age-toned white "spine"; Covers have light wear to corners, light shelfwear to covers along spine, and age-toning to spine; Textblock has light age-toning to edges; Illustrated (b/w photographs); NOTE: Shelved on bookshelf in hallway outside of Room A. 1349722. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 2001. Hardcover. Quarto; pp 42; VG-/no-DJ; red spine with grayish blue text; cloth has mild shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows little wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; French text; interior lightly toned; inscribed by Laurent de Brunhoff, son of author; [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, atop Case #1. 1317740. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Hardcover. Quarto; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, tan without print; Boards quarter bound with tan cloth to spine and yellow illustrated paper to boards, tattering to spine caps and corners, front has small tears to edges and small surface tear, stains on spine and front, peripheral toning, smudging/shelfwear; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, light smudging on some pages; 47 pages, illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1342679. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with blue print on orange banner; Boards in blue cloth with blue and orange print, slight wear to spine caps and corners, light puckering to cloth on spine and rear, else clean and strong; Text block has foxing to endpapers, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; 401 pages. 1353081. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1922. Reprinted. Hardcover. 10mo, 401 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's blue and orange cloth bearing blue lettering to the spine. Boards show mild wear exteriorly and minor wear to the head tail/edges including minor fraying to the spine head edge. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges with slight soiling to the fore edge. Slight offsetting to few first/last pages. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1376727. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. First Edition, First State. Hardcover. Octavo, 401 pages. In Very Good condition, lacking dust jacket. Bound in contemporary full blue cloth, with orange label and blue lettering to spine. Mild shelf wear and soiling, and mild scuffing to boards. Mild wear to crown and tail of spine. Clipped flat signature by Lewis loose within. Pages clean. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1345948. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Good Hardcover w/ Fair Dustjacket; white/tan spine with red and black lettering; DJ has discoloration, considerable creasing and some torn areas at top and bottom edges and corners, wear to front fold; boards have creasing and some chipping to top and bottom edges of spine, but otherwise clean; binding tight; text block clean; b/w photographs; 215 pp. 1347879. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: A.M. Philpot Ltd, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Good Hardcover; burgundy spine with gilt lettering; boards show some shelf wear to corners and top and bottom edges, light surface marks, but otherwise clean; binding tight; text block has minor discoloration, many page edges uncut; 138 pp. 1347021. FP New Rockville Stock.

1840 - c.1860. Hardcover. Octavo, [12]; VG; bound in full pebbled green calf with gilt, paneled spine with gilt stamping and titling, marbled endpapers; bound by Riviere with their stamp; mild rubbing to hinges; Contains 12 original pen-and-ink drawings of a baby, each captioned and surrounded in a cartouche. Each leaf is mounted in the binding. Date presumed 1840 - c.1860, based on the binder's stamp; A unique collection of private baby drawings; shelved case 0. 1326655. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: New Directions, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 208 pages. In Very Good condition with Good plus dust jacket. Black spine with orange and white text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has chipping to corners and spine edges, slight tearing to head edge of rear flap, and light stains on rear cover. Boards have mild edgewear. Shelved Case 13. Baby Doll is a film written by Tennessee Williams from two of his one-act plays: "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" and "The Long Stay Cut Short" 1374113. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Harmony Books, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. thin square 4to., 48 pp., VG/VG; off-white (age-toned) DJ, small black lettering to spine: wear to head, tail, and corners; small open tear to tail; front flap clipped; DJ protected by mylar; red cloth boards, white lettering; bumping to top corners, fraying to tail, wear to head and bottom corners; starting hinge between verso of half-title page and title page; shelved Case 14. 1291512. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Warner Books, Inc, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 291 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine dark green with yellow lettering. Dust jacket shows extremely mild wear. Boards have minor bumping to the spine edges. Text block has faint beige tone to the edges. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by author. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1375633. FP New Rockville Stock.

England: Creation Books, 1999. Presumed First Edition. Softcover. Octavo, 188 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is black and navy blue with white and blue lettering. Front cover has small scuffing on head edge, rear cover has light shelving wear, and spine has mild wear on tail. Textbox has mild wear on head edge, mild denting on front edge, and pencil marking on tail edge. Shelved ND-E. 1378192. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: British Museum, 1912. Hardcover. Quarto; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Interior of portfolio has torn pastedown hinges, light toning to pastedowns, unbound plates (107 photographic plates followed by 26 lithographic plates), 1 photograph with negative. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1348011. FP New Rockville Stock.

Lucca: Per Salvatore, e Giandomenico Marescandoli, 1728. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 84 pages. In Poor condition. Bound in full vellum. Binding significantly stained warped with severe water damage to both wraps. Vellum covering spine almost completely lacking, with quires nearly fully exposed. Both upper turn ins and front fore edge turn in unfolding. Endpapers separating from binding. Text block age toned and warped with scattered stains. Text in Italian. Shelved in Room G. Francesco Redi's famous poem on wine. From Catholic Encyclopedia: "Redi's poem is thought to have its beginning in a drinking session at the Academia della Crusca in 1666. The situational irony of this learned body in a state of inebriation is transferred to Redi's verse as the praises of solemn literati are sung by a drunken Bacchus. The poem is filled with references to classical as well as contemporary wine-making practices." In 1654 [Redi] went to Florence, where he acted as physician to the Grand dukes… Read More

Saigon: Dai Nga, 1969. First English Version. Softcover. Octavo; 383pp; G to G- condition paperback. Printed softcover wraps with black and yellow illustrated dust wrapper; some chipping and wrinkling along top edge and crown of dust wrapper; small (one inch) tear to front end-paper; entire text block a bit toned due to paper quality; contents else very good throughout; clean and unmarked. [Spine; yellow and white titles on black background/bagged]. 1221015. FP New Rockville Stock.