Search Results: Authors starting with B from Barbara Bilson Books

London: Hutchinson, 1968. Bainbridge's second book, difficult to find in the British first edition. Very good++ (light spotting on top edges, light offset on first free endpaper) in very good+ dust jacket (lightly edgeworn and tanned). . 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: George Braziller, 1979. Very good (a few foxing spots on page edges) in very good dust jacket (wrinkle on inside fold). Previously published in Britain. Bainbridge builds this novel on a diary entry regarding Hitler's five months spent in Liverpool in 1912. 219 pages.. 1st American edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. Second printing ("B" on copyright page). Very good- book (worst defect is musty smell; some light foxing on page edges; text clean) in fair dust jacket (glossy coating has pulled away from paper backing in several places; heavy edgewear at spine; fully intact). Well researched. Many photographs. 697 pages including index.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Photographs.

New York: William Morrow, 1989. Very good (lightly spotted page edges) in near fine dust jacket (light edgewear along top) in clear protector. A second volume in Baker's autobiography (first was "Growing Up"). Covers the post world war II years and his rise as a journalist from newsboy to columnist. Extremely readable.351 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1946. Very good (browned pages from wartime paper quality, but NOT brittle; two downturned page corners; very clean and firm) in considerably edgeworn dust jacket especially around spine with small chip missing from middle of spine (now protected by clear cover to improve appearance and prevent further deterioration). Six plays chosen and translated by Alexander Bakshy to give an accurate impression of the state of drama in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Introduction by Bakshy. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1979. Very good (a few light foxing spots on page edges and on the last free endpaper; otherwise the pages are completely clean, and the book is in near fine condition) in heavy stock covers with picture of the skipper's wife on the front cover. Paperback book. Journal kept in part on board a Maine windjammer by a literate and irrepressible skipper's wife. . Paperback.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2007. Fine in soft covers. A well-illustrated, carefully researched study of the great Chicago fire, debunking the myth of Mrs. O'Leary's cow and critically examining the subsequent official investigation of the fire and its causes. 338 pages including index and annotated bibliography. This is a 2007 reprint of the book originally published in 2002. This reprint was for distribution to attendees at the 2007 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Illinois Land Title Association, and is signed by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover.

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1993. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Ten stories about the Magic Hare with Moser's terrific and often humorous watercolors. 49 pages, large format.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Barry Moser.

New York: Knopf, 2021. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, unmarked and pristine. The crazy story of the Forrest Fenn treasure hunt, complete with a cast of over-the-top treasure hunters, a real treasure worth over $1 million, and Forrest Fenn himself with his mysterious motives. 348 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1964. Very good (wrinkled lower spine edge) in very good- dust jacket (water stain on bottom 2 inches of spine; edgewear on top edge and corners, price- clipped). 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 format. A brief history of Canada beginning with its earliest occupants, the Eskimos and Indians, and on to modern times. 96 pages including index. Reading Level: appropriate for good 4th grade reader. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Cecile Gagnon.

Salem, OR: David & Judy Barker, Booksellers, 1984. Fine in heavy paper covers, in protective Brodart wrap. 40 pages. A checklist of all editions of Steinbeck's works, including suggested market prices. No doubt the more common editions--such as book clubs--have dropped in price, but this checklist still gives a very good indication of comparative values. . 1st Limited Edition. Soft Cover.

Socorro, New Mexico: New Mexico Tech, 1980. Very good (light edgewear) soft cover literary magazine. Includes short stories by Gordon Weaver, "Looking for the Lost Eden," and Howard Schwartz, "Three Hasidic Tales" (actually based on St Louis rather than Poland). 108 pages overall.. Soft Cover.

New York: Hyperion, 1999. SIGNED and dated (10-7-99) by author on title page. Fine (a tiny smudge on the back cover) in very fine dust jacket. Carlotta's whole gang is back: randy Roz upstairs, "little sister" Paolina (suddenly very grown-up at 14), and detective Mooney. A really good story. OK, OK, so this copy has been read--I couldn't resist it--and I got a dinky spot of chocalate chip on page 269.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. Near fine (slight edgewear at top and bottom of spine) in near fine dust jacket (very slight edgewear and rubbing). Gift condition. Good reading for people impacted by drought-year fires.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. Near fine (two pages have been turned down and still have the crease; green remainder stripe on top page edges, otherwise fine) in fine dust jacket. Yes, this is the Nevada Barr, author of the Anna Pigeon mystery series, writing here of her personal quest for faith but with the same flair for readable prose. 222 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

Burbank California: Hollywood Comics, 1992. Fine in soft cover. Number 3 in this series. Concerns an incident in WWI in France (Verdun). (You didn't know he was that old, did you?) George Lucas, the creator of the Indiana Jones movie series, is credited with the authorship of the story here. About 45 unnumbered pages.. Soft Cover. Illus. by Gray Morrow etal.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. SIGNED and dated by Barth on title page, 11/14/01. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

London: Cecil Palmer, 1927. INSCRIBED by author on title page and dated May 7th 1928. Very good (bumped lower spine edge and front lower corner; wear at upper corners and upper spine edge), no dust jacket. Many uncut pages.. Inscribed by author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover.

London: J.S. Virtue and Company, Ltd, 1888. Heavily illustrated with over 150 black and white engravings. Translated from the German by Bartley. 388 pages. Very good condition (edgewear, especially at spine; front and back hinges show some cracking of interior pastedowns, but book is still firm; clean interior). No dust jacket. A flattering picture of the Rhine and its peoples at some indeterminate past, certainly at least 1890s to judge by the dress. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Black and white illustrations.

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1941. SIGNED by author and Gluck on half-title page. Limited edition, #97 of 300 copies. Very good++ (lightly faded spine; offset to first free endpaper from typed ms laid in, titled "Topango Conference Song, June 25-29, 1944"). No dust jacket; we have covered the book with stiff archival plastic. This is a good example of Ward Ritchie Press books--clean, beautiful type, heavy paper, solid binding. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Nancy Lee Gluck.