Search Results: Authors starting with B from Black Paw Books

Delhi: Daya Publishing House, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1985 facsmile reprint of 1889 edition. Octavo, 239 pages. Black cloth. From private collection. Binding shows some white scuffs and a few minor dings. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight. Dust jacket shows light wear and soiling.

Glasgow: David Bryce, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 239 pp. Green cloth. From private collection. Binding is a little soiled. Some leaves remain unopened.

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 318 pp. Decorative green cloth. Black & white illustrations throughout. French-language archaeology guide.

Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1912. original folded map. Very Good. Two original folded maps related to rice production by C. Bachmann: "Verbreitung und Intesitaet des Reisbaus auf der Erde" and "Verbreitung und Intesitaet des Reisbaus in Asien" (Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1912). Global map is approximately 12 inches tall x 18.5 inches wide; that of Asia, 15 inches tall x 18.5 inches wide. Both maps remain clean and unmarked.

Cairo: Imprimerie de la Bibliotheque Egyptienne, 1947. Softcover. Very Good. Arabic language work on Plato's theory of ideas.by noted Egyptian existentialist philosopher, Abdel Rahman Badawi. Arabic language work. Octavo. In card stock wraps. From private collection. Wraps are agetoned. Many leaves remain unopened.

The Cider Press, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. Collection of stories based on the author's experiences living in Scituate, Massachusetts. (Baily was born in 1916.) Quarto, 224 single-sided pages. In wraps (softcover). Edges of book block show a little soiling from shelf wear.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce biographical work by British historian and author, H.G. Baker. This book explores the life of James Brydges, who was a prominent English landowner, aristocrat, and patron of the arts in the early 18th century. Tall octavo (24.5 cm tall).493 pp. Black cloth. From private collection. Bottom corner of front board gently bumped. Name and address printed on ffep. Prelims show a little foxing.

Islamabad: Institute of Islamic History, Culture and Civilization, Islamic University, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Quarto, 515 pp. Brown cloth. From historian Frederick A. Hagar's sizeable collection of books on the British Raj and the history of South Asia. South Asian printing with typical production standards. Cover shows some creasing and rubbing. Minor dampstain to upper corner of book block. Scarce.

Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1912. original folded map. Original folded map entitled Die geographische Gliederung by Ewald Banse (Dr. A. Petermanns Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt, 1912). Map is approximately 10.5 inches tall x 18 inches wide. Scale: 1:100,000,000. 12 colors. German geography map attempts to divide the earth into anthro-geographic regions. Clean, unmarked map.

Washington, DC: National Science Foundation, 1961. Softcover. Good. Exhaustive review of the important stages in the development of ferrous and nonferrous metals in the Soviet Union Topics include ferrous, nonferrous, rare and noble metals, rolling and tube-rolling industries, forging and stamping, foundry practice, powder metallurgy, and the production of light and heavy nonferrous metals and heat-resistant alloys. Quarto (270 x 215 mm), 996 pp. Deaccessioned library copy with usual stamps and markings. All said, a solid reading and reference copy.

Yale University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto, 365 pp. Illus. in color. Black cloth. From private collection. Pages clean and bright; binding, tight. Dust jacket shows light rubbing, and is protected in archival mylar.

Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 1997. Hardcover. Good+/Very Good. Octavo, 455 pp. Black cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Top corner of approximately 30 pp. bumped. Pages remain clean and unmarked. In like dust jacket.

Chicago and New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, n.d.. Hardcover. Good+. Uncommon work provides an introduction to Ainu culture, including their history, religion, beliefs, and customs. It includes information on the Ainu language, traditional crafts, hunting and fishing practices, and otherr aspects of Ainu culture. No publication date. Octavo, 336 pp. With 80 illustrations. Light red cloth. Binding is soiled with splash stain on front board and darkening to spine. Wear along spine ends. Back hinge starting.

New York: Random House, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Fava, Rita. 12mo (7 1/2" tall). 415 pp. Green paper-covered boards. From private collection. Very faint dampstain to bottom edge of front pastedown and ffep. Lack dust jacket.

Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Colliery Engineer Co, 1900. Softcover. Very Good. Offprint. 6 3/4" tall. 30 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show a little foxing.

Topeka, Kansas: The Environmental Research Foundation, 1967. Paperback. Very Good. Pioneering study of human movement behaviors in architectural environments. Dr. Bechtel is currently Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Arizona in Tucson and Editor of the journal Environment and Behavior. Quarto, 117 single-side pages. Photocopied work in comb binding. Wraps show a little wear to punch-holes.

New York: Catherine Viviano Gallery, 1959. Softcover. Very Good. Catalogue presents works by German sculptor Max Beckmann, best remembered for his depiction of human figures in dramatic and dynamic poses. (Many of his sculptures featured multiple figures in complex compositions, with twisting and interlocking forms that convey a sense of intense emotion and tension.) Catalogue includes black & white photos of the sculptures featured in this 1959 exhibition. Oblong octavo, [12] pp. Stapled wraps. Minor sticker mark on front. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Davis Museum and Cultural Center, 2004. Softcover. Very Good. Folio (12" tall). 309 pp. In card stock wraps. From private collection.

Ocean Springs, Mississippi: Ocean Springs Rotary Club, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good+. Uncommon book provides a visual history of Ocean Springs, a small town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The postcards portray life in the town during that period, including its natural beauty, architecture, businesses, and social events. Quarto, unpaginated. 159 postcards with captions + bibliography, black & white map of town, and assorted black & white and sepia-colored photos.

Hamburg: Aug. Crazn, n.d.. Hardcover. Fair. Clavierauszug mit italienischem und deutschem Texte." Oblong octavo, 161 pp. Quarter bound leather with brown cloth. Binding heavily worn with tears to leather and cloth. 19th Century "Lese-Institut" label on front pastedown. Ffep and front flyleaf are missing. Several pages show notations in pencil (in German). Last pages is creased.