Search Results: Authors starting with B from Greystone Books

London: Michael Joseph, 1984. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. Profusely illustrated by D J Watkins-Pitchford ('BB'). Fragrant mists glaze distant woods, the swallows are preparing for their migration, and the winter visitors have not yet arrived. It is autumn, that time for reflection and contemplation - and BB, in his personal Indian Summer, records his own vivid impressions of summer's end. Tiniest of bruising to top two corners of hardback covers; else a near fine copy copy, in a near fine d/w, of the first edition, first printing. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by D J Watkins-Pitchford.

Taunton, Somerset: Workbox Enterprises, 1991. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial covers. SIGNED BY AUDREY BABINGTON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. There is a bookplate on the front paste-down; else a fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY EDITOR, AUDREY BABINGTON. . Signed by Editor, Audrey Babington. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/No Dustwrapper.

Durrington: Pitch Publishing, 2015. Fine/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NEIL BACK. Signing reads,'To ---/Not all good players/play for Bath!/Neil Back'. Illustrated with photographs. The autobiography of rugby player Neil Back. With 'Statistics And Honours' and Bibliography. D/w has short edge tear (8mm); else a fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NEIL BACK, D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Neil Back. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Very Good Plus.

Havana, Illinois, USA: Privately Published, 2012. Fine. First edition. Ring bound paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription in pencil on page 7. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings by David Alan Badger. 112pp. A local history/recipe book of Peoria, Illinois, USA. Historical information by Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation and the Peoria Historical Society. Recipes provided by Peoria area restaurants and citizens. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Ring-bound Paperback. Fine. Illus. by David Alan Badger.

Leipzig: Baedeker, 1907. VG+/Good. Twenty-second edition in original buff coloured printed d/w. Limp red cloth covers, lettered gilt on spine and front cover. Profusely illustrated with 69 maps, 18 plans and 11 panoramas (as called for). A travellers guide to Switzerland. With Index. The first map before the title-page has an 8 cms closed tear; d/w has short edge tears, with small losses to head and tail of spine, along edges and corners of the d/w; d/w has '5/- net' handwritten to head of spine; else a very good plus copy, in a SCARCE good d/w, of a 1907 twenty-second edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Twenty-Second Edition. Limp Cloth Covers. Very Good Plus/Good.

London: Royal Institute Of International Affairs, 1945. Good. First separate edition. Pamphlet. 28pp. Reprinted from the February and March 1945 issues of the Bulletin of Internal News. Written by Judex, which is a pseudonym for Marcel de Baer. He was a Belgian who was a member of the War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, and involved in the prelude to those trials. De Baer writes in this publication, 'The punishment of 'war criminals' is the subject of much discussion; to obtain a clear view of this question it is, however, necessary to consider separately, in respect of their punishment, each one of the categories of acts to which the expression 'war crimes' has been indiscriminately applied'. On the front cover alongside the author name Judex has been written 'M de Baer'; covers have spotting, browning and dusting; else a good copy of a SCARCE first separate edition.. First Separate Edition. Pamphlet. Good.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1975. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w (although front flap is price clipped there is a Dobson price sticker on front flap of £3-95). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on front endpaper, signing reads 'Bob Bagnall'. A collection of six linked stories exploring the nature of the space/time fourth dimension. Pictorial d/w design by Richard Weaver. A near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Prasanthi Nilayam, India: Sri Sathya Sai Towers Hotels Pvt Ltd VG+/VG. Paperback in d/w. SIGNED BY DAVID BAILEY, AND PAHOSA AND SHRI SULTY SAI; as follows, 'Sai Ram/David Bailey', and 'To Swami/My Greatest Friend/Pahosa', and 'With Blessings/Shri Sulty Sai'. xxi,130pp. Illustrated with photographs. The healing of David Bailey. This is an illuminating book for all those who are in search of truth and those who want to get out of this life of misery and turmoil and find solace in the love of God. With Bibliography. D/w has short (9mm) edge tear to rear panel; else a very good plus copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by David Bailey, Pahosa And Shri Sultry Sai. First Edition. Paperback With D/W. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

Eton, Windsor: Shakespeare Head Press, 1961. Fine/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. A collection of poetry. D/w lightly dusted with light age-tanning to spine; else a fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing. . First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.

London: Bantam Press, 2000. Fine/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY EDITOR, PAUL BAILEY. Inscription reads, 'for Jane /with love from/Paul/October 2000'. Illustrated with photographs. 'You are a male person, I presume?' sneered the clerk of the court when Quentin Crisp was brought to trial on a charge of soliciting. Crisp successfully defended himself by arguing that if he had wanted to engage in clandestine sexhe would hardly have set out to make himself so conspicuous. 'The Stately Homo' presents a multifaceted portrait of this unique, and uniquely amusing, character, with contributions from friends, admirers and critics. With contributions from Andrew Barrow, Clive Fisher, Ronald Harwood, Simon Hattenstone, Philip Hensher, John Hurt, James Kirkup, Adam Mars-Jones, George Melly, Patrick O'Connor, Harold Pinter, Paul Robinson. A fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 2003. NrF/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PAUL BAILEY, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with line-drawings. The memoir of British novelist Paul Bailey (born 1937); of the sixeen year period of being a dog owner. Non-authorial gift inscription on half-title page; minor bruising to head and tail of spine; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Paul Bailey. First Edition, First Printing. Harback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2004. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. ix,159pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. An insightful reflection into the nature of God. The journey with the friends of Jesus as they go from Galilee to Jerusalem three years later. Nick Baines has been serving as Bishop of Leeds since 2014, having previously been Bishop of Bradford from 2011 to 2014 and Bishop of Croydon from 2003 to 2011. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, NICK BAINES.. Signed by Author, Nick Baines. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.

Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1972. Fine/VG. 1972 Facsimile printing of first Blackwood edition published in 1910, unabridged, retaining the original imprints. Illustrated with original portraits. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, !st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812-1860) was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India, Governor-General in india. A fine copy in original publisher's clear cellophane d/w; d/w has tears and is rubbed and is now additionally protected in clear acetate d/w.. Facsimile Edition, First Edition Thus. Hardback. Fine/Very Good.

Trafford, 2007. Good. First edition, second printing (same year as first). Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. 293pp. A science-fiction novel involving Mac time-traveling to the time city of Loxeter, where six hundred years of living history are crammed impossibly into one medieval mess. In Loxeter he is very special - why? He wishes he knew. Some corner creasing and corner dusting to pages; some creasing to covers; some rubbing and small losses to head and tail of spine, and corners of the covers; else a good copy only of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. Good.

Trafford, 2007. NrF. First edition, second printing (same year as first). Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, STEPHEN BAIRD, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For ---/Stephen Baird 12-X-07'. 293pp. A science-fiction novel involving Mac time-traveling to the time city of Loxeter, where six hundred years of living history are crammed impossibly into one medieval mess. In Loxeter he is very special - why? He wishes he knew. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, Second Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

Lewes, Sussex: Book Guild, 2006. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. The FIRST volume of a series. Set in the East Midlands mining village of Knottsley, this novel tells the story of a mining family, the Frayers, in the hard times of 1929. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, highlighting or underlining.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire, England: Claregate College, 1978. VG. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BROWN, without dedication on front endpaper. Signing reads, 'Best Wishes/Douglas Brown'. 106pp. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings. Dr Douglas Baker, (1922-2011), was an English teacher, healer, scientist and pioneer in the esoteric field. Some light age-tanning and dusting to covers; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY DR DOUGLAS BROWN. . Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

London.: Witherby, 1939. VG+. First edition. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, TOGETHER WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER DATED 16 March 1940. Volume ten in Baker's 'The History of the English Novel' series. The book has chapters on Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Arnold Bennett, D H Lawrence, A Conan Doyle, H G Wells, and more. With Index. Minor sunning to spine; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ERNEST A BAKER TOGETHER WITH A LETER AND A PHOTOGRAPH.. Presentation Copy From The Author. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good Plus.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1996. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Profusely illustrated with 204 illustrations, 58 in colour. A well-researched and authoritative study of the kings and queens of Britain as depicted in cartoons and caricatures. With Index. Light and minor age tanning to edges of pages; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. VG/VG. First edition, second printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs. Joan Bakewell (born 1933) is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. With Index. Some age-tanning to edges of pages; some spotting to all edges; d/w has minor puckering to bottom edge of front panel; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Signed by Author, Joan Bakewell. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.