Authors starting with B from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

New York John B. Bacheider 1870 Hardcover First Edition Good+ [Textblock Fine]. No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear, small chip at tail, moderate chip at head, ownership signature at ffep, mis-fold creases in fold-out engraving, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, brown endpages, fascimile handwritten letters, fold-out keyed engraving. 8vo. 94pp. Illus (b/w plates). Index. Bachelder created this key to his renowned work to identify al... more information

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Paris, London, New York, etc., nd [circa 1900-1920]. First Printing(s). Hardcover. Light shelf.edge wear, light soiling and page wear, some page trimming effects some plates, minor toning at endpages, owner bookplate at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, red cloth spine, black leather label, gilt lettering, French marbled paper boards. fo. np. Illus. (hand-colored plates). 130 plates bound together (not always in proper order with two cover wraps and text descriptions pages bound in [orig... more information

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Cambridge, MA The MIT Press 1986 Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in Fine DJ. Ownership signature at front pastedown, very minor ghost from laid in clipping at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Beige cloth boards, green ink lettering, beige endpages. 8vo. xiii, 405pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given bookÕ... more information

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Leipzig Karl Baedeker 1909 Limp Cloth Boards Fourth Edition Very Good+. No DJ as Issued Very minor shelf wear, rear map shows creased folds, light black ink "S" at top of text block near spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, ad/map endpages, red and black silk ribbons bound in, fold out maps, bound in pocket in rear board (with large map) all edges marbled. 16mo. cxxvi, 447pp. Illus. (b/w plate). Color and b/w maps. Index. This volu... more information

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Leipzig, Germany Karl Baedeker 1901 Hardcover. First Edition Thus Good+ in Limp Boards. Light shelf wear, ex-libris (marking at spine, "withdrawn" stamps, etc.), chip at bottom tip of ffep, rfep free at hinge but present, light fraying at head and heel, small, closed split at head, touch of dust staining at top of text block, owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, marbled text block edges, map rear endpages. 12mo. xxxviii, 450pp. Floorplans. Col... more information

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New York United Artists 1978 Original Wraps First Edition Thus Near Fine. No DJ as Issued Very minor edge wear, some minor creasing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Bagged collection of various releases for the film including Production/Story Notes, Bibliographies, Cast List, Press Release, etc. and included fifteen stills from the film. Directed by Bryan Forbes, based on a novel by Enid Bagnold and starring Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, etc. A hand... more information

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New York Automobile Quarterly 1967 Hardcover First Edition Fine. No DJ, as Issued Tight, bright and unmarred. No DJ, as issued. Black cloth boards, embossed, gilt. 114pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Fold-out poster (Le Pur-Sang Bugatti) intact. The Connoissseur's Magazine of Motoring Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow. Articles include Bugatti (8 various articles, it was a Bugatti-focused issue), Cadillac Eldorado 1967, Goldsworthy Gurney, Syd Mead's Concept cars, Chrysler, Jaguar XK 120 / 427 Cobra 1... more information

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New Castle, Del. Oak Knoll Press 2000 Hardcover First Edition Thus Fine in Fine DJ. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering patterned endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 332pp plus np plates (approx. 360pp). Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Index. Richly illustrated and very well researched. Arguably the most complete work to date on Hunter and his work. A very handsome copy.... more information

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Hallowell, ME: Hallowell Register Press, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, tips gently bumped, boards very lightly toned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Light grey boards, gilt lettering, decorative endpages, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 52pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Interestingly, while on the title page, the author is "H.K. Baker", on the front board it is "G.K. Baker". Overall, a handsome copy of this rather scarce work. ... more information

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Caldwell, ID Caxton 1974 Hardcover First Edition Thus Near Fine in Very Good- DJ Very minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing, small closed tear at rear, minor foxing at rear, else bright and clean. 4to. xiv, 170pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Charts. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Overall, a rather handsome copy of this well-known classic... more information

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New York Scribner October 1993 Hardcover Later Printing Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows first hint of age yellowing at edges, else Fine. Blue boards, white cloth spine, gilt. 519pp. 24 cm. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Inscribed by author. Inscriptions to film producer owner reads, "In the hopes you singlehandedly can improve moviedom's manners." ... more information

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Hadley, MA: The Gehenna Press, 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. Traycase tight and clean. Quarterbound, black leather spine, black textured paste paper over boards, gilt lettering, bound in/tipped in etchings, tissue guards. Traycase in red cloth, three black leather labels, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 4to. np [approx. 24pp text plus etchings]. Illus. (color and b/w engravings). Limited numbered edition, this being 15 of 50 within complete run of 325. Etchings and c... more information

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London Macmillan 1894 Hardcover First American Edition Very Good+. No DJ as Issued Minor shelf wear, spine very lightly toned, crease on ffep, prior owner signature on ffep, light foxing at fore and rear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements. 8vo. ix, 300pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. A handsome copy of this classic in geriatric cardiology, relatively uncommon thus.... more information

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West Chester, PA Schiffer Publishing 1991 Glossy Pictorial Wraps First Edition Fine in Wraps Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 4to. 157pp. Illus. (color plates.) Bibliography. Index. Very nice images, covering nearly all aspects of "cowboy collectibles." A solid reference volume. A pristine copy.... more information

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Portland, ME Bailey & Noyes 1863 Hardcover First Edition Good+ (Textblock Fine). No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear, fraying at head/heel, minor soiling to boards, through at tips, gentle bump at fore-edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements, beige endpages, fold-out map. 8vo. 368pp. Two maps included: one double page, one large fold-out. Though reprinted relatively recently, the original editions are quite uncommon...scarce with the map... more information

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Philadephia, PA Lippincott 1933 Hardcover Book Club Edition Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, "price" clipped, spine lightly sunned, else bright and clean. Faux-buckram drive, yellow ink lettering. 8vo. 344pp. Overall, a very presentable copy in a rather uncommon DJ.... more information

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New York Lippincott 1934 Hardcover First Edition Thus (presumed) Fair [Textblock Very Good]. No DJ. Moderate shelf/edge wear, corners bumped, fraying at head, heel and tips, light even soiling to boards, light toning at preliminaries and text block edges, ownership marks at pastedowns, several leaves show fold-overs, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 8vo. 341pp. Stamps at pastedowns show this to have been from the library of the U.S.S. Putnam (DD 757). A ship that saw storied action in WWII, she had a ... more information

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Sagaponack, NY Sagapress 1985 Original Wraps First Edition Near Fine in Wraps. Very minimal shelf/edge wear, hint of foxing in at fore-edge (non-penetrating) else tight, bright and unmarred. Glossy color pictorial wraps. 8vo. 215pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. In this handsome book Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959) takes her rightful place as one of America's greatest landscape architects. (from flap) A near pristine copy of this exceptional biography.... more information

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Los Angles, CA 20th Century Fox 1981 Original Wraps First Edition Thus Very Good+ (contents Near Fine). No DJ as Issued Light shelf/edge wear to wraps, very minor rubbing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Promotional folder containing various inserts on the film including Production Information Guide (including Production Notes, Cast List, etc.) and includes fourteen stills from the film (with descriptive text). Written and directed by Anne Bancroft and starring Anne Bancroft... more information

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New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1952 Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in Very Good- DJ Light shelf/edge wear, first few pages show soft crease at lower corner, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, several subtle water spots, several small, closed tears, small chip, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, blue cloth boards, red, beige and blue ink lettering, color frontispiece. 8vo. 335pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

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