Search Results: Titles starting with F from Bluebird Books

Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0876360029 . A limited edition of a series of fables written in verse by the English playwright and poet John Gay (1685-1732). The fables are accompanied by the wood-engraved illustrations of Gillian Lewis Tyler, who has signed the limitation page at rear of book. Stated limitation of 1,950 copies, unspecified copy number. Includes a preface by Peter A. Tasch. --- A very well-made book, in tan paper-covered boards with Tyler illustrations to covers; backed in reddish-brown cloth with titling on tan spine label & TEG (top edge gilt). Volume housed in heavy-duty tan paper-covered slipcase with titling and Tyler artwork to one panel. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy with a couple of faint scratch to covers, else lacking apparent damages. Slipcase also in great shape but with a couple of tiny scuff marks to front panel. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping… Read More

München: Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. [c.1970s]. Hardcover. A German-language illustrated dictionary of musical terms. With 220 musical notations and 250 black & white illustrations. Undated, possibly published c.1970s. --- In black cloth-covered boards with silver-stamped spine titling. Jacket with drawings of instruments on cover. --- A clean, unmarked copy but with some tanning to leaves. Dust jacket with light rubbing, else nice.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 214 pages .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0674006380 . A first edition of Daniel K. Richter's history of the United States from the perspective of the aboriginal Indian people who resided there when Europeans started arriving. With illustrations scattered throughout the text and four maps. With extensive endnotes and index. --- In yellow paper-covered boards backed in black cloth with spine titling in gilt. Volume wrapped in jacket with Robert Weir's painting "The Landing of Henry Hudson" to front panel. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, and perhaps as many as 5 leaves with pencilings, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy. Unpriced jacket has been exposed to sunlight, causing purplish discoloration, else without significant damages and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector (which has slight rubbing).; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; x, (2), 317 pages .

Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0871089009 . The gold and silver found in the Colorado Rockies in the 1860s resulted in mining camps and mills of all sorts to pop up, only to be abandoned later as the riches were exhausted. The authors, two geologists from the Colorado School of Mines, have produced this collection of black & white photos they took as they sought to share evidence of the earlier habitations of the early miners. Their photos are accompanied by various poems and other writings. --- In light blue cloth-covered boards with darker blue cover & spine titling. Leaves in textured, gloss paper. Jacket with blue monochrome mountain scene photo to cover. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy lacking apparent damages. Jacket with some small tears to edges and a little soiling, else in good shape and protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); vi, 186 pages .

Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. A prominent comedic play by Terence (P. Terenti Afri), the Second Century BC Roman playwright. This edition has been prepared for the English-speaking student of Latin. This comedy has been titled by English-speakers as "The Girl from Andros" and is the convoluted story of two young men, the young women they love, and the crafty slave Davus. Likely born in Carthage (in present-day Tunisia), Terence was brought to Rome as a slave where he became educated and excelled at writing comedies. Per Wikipedia, "His plays were heavily used to learn to speak and write in Latin during the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period, and in some instances were imitated by William Shakespeare." With a lengthy introduction and explanatory notes by H. R. Fairclough. An entry in Allyn and Bacon College Latin series. --- In full olive cloth-covered boards with cover titling in black, gilt-stamped spine titling. --- With… Read More

Boulder: Roberts Rinehart Publishers. Very Good-. 1995. Softcover. 1570980136 . A tour of historic Colorado churches, both in the mountains and in towns on the plains. With black & white and color photos by Mary Jane Massey Rust. Signed by both authors on title page. --- A softcover, in stiff wraps with color photo of a high country church to front panel. --- With dampstains to lower corner of some leaves, rear panel stickers and with "Autographed Copy" sticker to front panel, otherwise a bright, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiii, 193 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. [c.1967]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering "The Fall," a short novel by the Algerian-born French author Albert Camus (1913-1960), as well as "Exile and the Kingdom," his collection of 6 short stories. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. Per the jacket, the author envisaged that these two works would be presented together. --- In Toledano spine 11 / red cloth / ML hex torchbearer device blindstamped to front cover / gilt-stamped spine titling & torchbearer / tan Kent endpapers / jacket style l, verso blank. Likely published c.1964 (though 1958 date appears in book). ML #352.1. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy, though with age-toning to two-thirds of the textblock edges. Fair-only, unclipped dust jacket ($2.45) with conspicuous sunning to spine, chips and tears to edges but mostly intact and in new removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" -… Read More

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1970s]. Hardcover. 0710010567 . An undated UK edition (likely c.1970s) of John Barlett's famous compilation of notable quotations. The phrases are grouped by author, such as William Shakespeare, Alfred Lord Tennyson or Jonathan Swift. Includes a section of quotations from the Old and New Testaments. Key words indexed at back of volume. --- In rust cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in simple pale yellow typographic dust jacket. --- The typeface is rather small in this edition, with prior owner's embossed circular stamp half title page, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy. Jacket flap has been clipped, but the £2.00 net price is intact, and with a couple of tears at crease points; else intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; viii, 524 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine. 1991. Softcover. 0394748514 . A newish guide to the various species of trees to be found in Eastern regions of North America. With full color photos throughout, along with drawings and descriptions to aid in identification. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy lacking significant damages.; Oblong 32mo (4 to 5 in. tall); 192 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1951. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Author's poetry in a good copy. Some waterspotting on full bright red cloth covers; interior clean and bright. Dust jacket chipped and torn; but now in removable mylar protector, has priceclipped flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Pantheon Books / Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1985. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0394546164 . Stated First American Edition. Anita Brookner's novel is the story of a beautiful widow and her wealthy family. Due to the perils ofWorld War II, they have been forced from Europe to England. --- In rose paper-covered boards backed in off-white cloth, with cover decoration and spine titling, both in rose foil. Volume wrapped in jacket with Judy Pedersen illustration to front panel. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy though prior owner's circular embossed stamp to half title and sticker removal evidence to front free endpaper. Unclipped jacket ($13.95) with small tears & curling to edges, otherwise bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 187, (2) pages .

New York: Everest House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0896960781 . Clean, tight, clean copy of author's experiences observing family of eagles. In lightly chipped DJ w/priceclip flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1918. Hardcover. A selection of 11 stories for children by noted authors such as Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne and others. Edited and with an introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie. With black & white frontis illustration by Blanche Ostertag. (NOTE: 4 additional illustrations have apparently been removed from this copy.) --- In rust cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on spine. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A prior owner has used his rubber stamp liberally, and with inkings, underlinings and the numeral 4 inked to spine; else a firm, sound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (18), 300 pages .

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2003. Trade Paper. 0393324761 . Volume 10 in the author's highly popular Aubrey/Maturin series may be the most famous, having been made into a fantastic motion picture starring Russell Crowe, who is pictured on the cover of this movie tie-in edition. A clean, firm, bright copy but with just a touch of cover rubbing.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 406 pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1958. Hardcover. A Heritage Press illustrated reprint edition of the Thomas Hardy's classic love story which is set in his semi-fictional "Wessex." "Far from the Madding Crowd" borrowed its title from a line in Thomas Gray's famous "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard." With woodcut engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker and an introduction by Robert Cantwell. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In green cloth-covered boards with patterned Parker haystack illustrations on covers; titling in gilt on maroon spine block and all textblock edges stippled in multiple colors. Volume housed in brown paper-covered slipcase. --- An about-Near Fine copy in a bright, tightly-bound binding lacking damages worthy of mention. Structurally sound slipcase with numerous scuff marks, otherwise undamaged.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xxi, 400 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. A hardcover reprint edition of Ernest Hemingway's largely autobiographical classic novel set in northern Italy during World War I. The story is centered around the author's Frederic Henry character, an American serving in the Italian Army's ambulance corps. --- Bound in light and dark blue simulated leather paper-covered boards with author's facsimile signature and quill design on front cover in silver. Gilt, silver and blue titling and decorations on spine & cover. Probably originally offered by a book club, with 1957 date on copyright page but possibly published c.1960s-70s. --- A well-preserved copy: covers are bright and shiny (though with a few white specks to spine and back panel). Interior clean, unmarked and tightly-bound.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 314 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. A hardcover reprint edition of Ernest Hemingway's largely autobiographical classic novel set in northern Italy during World War I. The story is centered around the author's Frederic Henry character, an American serving in the Italian Army's ambulance corps. --- Bound in blue-grey full cloth (possibly for a book club). With author's facsimile signature and quill design on front cover. Gilt, silver and blue titling and decorations on spine & cover. Endpapers in blue. This copy bears 1957 date, but likely published c.1960s-70s. Lacks a dust jacket (likely as issued). --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, general age-toning to cloth; else a tightly-bound, unmarked, sound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 314 pages .

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1881-1890]. Hardcover. A collection of poems by Michigan's Will Carleton (1845-1912). The poems share the common theme of American rural life, and are accompanied by dozens of engraved black & white illustrations by various artists. This work follows the author's earlier "Farm Ballads" and "Farm Legends." Though bearing the original 1881 publication date, this edition was possibly published later in the 1880s. --- In brown bevel-edge cloth-covered boards with elaborate gilt-stamped illustration and titling to cover; gilt-stamped spine titling and brown endpapers; AEG (all edges gilt). --- With a little wear to cover edges & retailer's markings to endpapers; otherwise a tightly-bound, sound, well-preserved copy.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (8), 167, (6, ads) pages .

Kennebunkport, Maine: Appleseed Press Book Publishers / Cider Mill Press Book Publishers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2019. Hardcover. 1604338636 . Stated first printing. In this this hefty cookbook, chefs Sarasin and Viaud present recipes made from foods produced by local providers. Presented by seasons of the year, the topics range from seafoods to root crops. With bright color photos throughout. --- In wood-look brown paper-covered boards. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A bright, tightly-bound, unmarked, newish copy. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 303 pages .

New York: Soho Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1569471266 . Second Printing. A clean, bright, firm copy in excellent jacket w/orig. $23/$33.50 flap price intact. Prev. owner's name, front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .