Search Results: Authors starting with B from Knickerbocker Books

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: PercheAce Books, 1983. NEAR FINE. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Bound in stiff glossy paper wrapper with color photo on front. Wrapper and pages lightly toned along edges but other wise fine - no tears, chips or creases. Binding solid with no splits or cracks. Sparkling color photos of streetscapes revealing numbers 1 to 100. The Dutch photographer gathered the numbers from signage and "street objects" around the world - Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors; Club 84 in Rome, Italy; 62 from a watch repair shop in Mexico City; 77 from a German lottery sign; 30 from a nightclub in Anchorage. 8 x 8", 60 pages (unpaginated). First Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Baars, Paul (photographer).

Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1970. 1970 Limited Edition. This fine copy is hand-numbered #17 of 100 (limitation label pasted to leaf facing half title page). A deluxe, leather bound, facsimile of the 1679, second edition, of Badcock's classic work, followed by a second section, by John Reynolds of the Mint of the Tower of London, with tables showing how gold and silver could be brought up to the standard of purity then current, "...with Questions wrought by The Golden Rule: Also by Decimal Tables." FINE. A clean, tight copy, bound in russet Niger Morocco by Desmond Smith at the Irish University Press bindery. Gilt image of metal workers on front cover, gilt spine titling. Two very tiny rubs to the front cover leather - all else, cover and contents, fine. Binding tight. Book is enclosed in clamshell box covered in green cloth with gilt stamping on spine. Clamshell Box is in Good+ condition, green cloth over light-weight boards, gilt titled on spine, clean but worn along… Read More

Germany: Steidl, 2009. 2009 Edition. FINE - a never opened copy, still in publisher's shrink-wrap (visible in accompanying photograph). No bumps or wear. The book is bound in a hardcover of printed cloth, designed with a dark blue background, titled in white and with a decorative image of an eye in white, light blue and pink on the front panel. No dust jacket was issued. A selection of Bailey's photographs from 1962 to 2008. Mostly black & white, they feature influential directors, artists, fashion designers and musicians, including Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Yves Saint Laurent, John Huston and Ellsworth Kelly. 10-1/4 x 13-1/4". 188 pages with 3 color plates, 89 tritone plates.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued .

Harrison, NY: Harbor Hill Books, 1974. First Harbor Hill edition, 1974 printed on title page. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE price intact, film laminated dust jacket. A crisp, clean and firmly bound hardcover. Owner name on front free endpaper, small abrasions to pasted endpapers, otherwise internally fine. Large foldout map, bound into front of book, is fresh, unworn. Light brown hardcover, gilt lettered on spine, is clean, unworn. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Unclipped jacket is clean in fine, encased in a clear film lamination. A reissue of Charles Washington Baird's 1871 in-depth history, illustrated with 21 drawings and maps. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4"; xvi + 570 pages. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Hosier, Abram. Thick 8vo.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995. 1995 Edition. NEAR FINE in FINE dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy of this massive hardcover. Pages fresh and fine, bound in black hardcover titled in silver stamping on front and spine. Cover has light vertical crease to spine, not unusual for this thick book, but is otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Color pictorial jacket is bright and complete - no tears, creases or chips. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. A most comprehensive reference book,. illustrated with black and white photos. This U.S. Naval Institute edition is derived from "Flottes de Combat" edited by Bernard Prezelin. A D Baker III compiled this U.S. edition. 9 x 12-1/8"; 1053 text pages, including index. A heavy volume that will require additional postage for Priority or International mailing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Thick 4to.

New York: Facts on File, 1994. 1994 First Edition, First Printing with full number line. FINE in VERY GOOD+ dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fresh and fine. Black hardcover with gilt titled spine has bit of shelf-rub to bottom edge but is otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm and straight. Jacket is clean and complete - light edge wear, the spine a bit color faded, and a few light scuffs on back panel. From 850 BC to December 1991, this well-researched chronology presents a fascinating journey through mankind's attempts to fly, fly faster, fly better. Illustrated with B&W photos. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4"; ix + 549 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to.

Middletown, NY: Warren Historical Society / Whitlock Press, 1970 VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked and sturdily bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Paper cover is clean - lightly edge rubbed and there are light corner creases to the front cover. Price intact on rear cover. Correspondences between those at home and those at sea are supplemented with B&W photos and illustrations as well as 7 appendices. 5-3/4 x 9"; xix + 203 pages. First Edition Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Barre, MA: Barre Publishing Company, 1966. First Edition with 1966 printed on title page. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Hardcover of light blue cloth, gilt titled on spine. Front edge of pages slightly foxed, slight color fade to cloth at corners and spine ends, otherwise book is fine. Jacket is clean, front flap price clipped, crease to bottom front corner and spine a bit toned. Jacket is in a clear protector. A continuation of Bakers' studies of early North American vessels, begun with his "Colonial Vessels." 50 figures, including several diagrams. 6 x 9-1/8"; xiv + 174 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1903. 1903. GOOD+ hardcover. Lightly marked ex-library. Text pages near fine, in worn dark red cloth hardcover. Complete with 28 maps. Library bookplate on front free endpaper and some light marking in grease pencil to front free endpaper. Library markings to title and copyright page. Catalog label affixed to bottom of cover spine. No other markings, no card pocket or circulation slip. The book is printed on fine laid paper with rough cut edges. Text pages are crisp and fine. Cover, gilt lettered front and spine, is moderately rubbed and edgeworn - front hinge tender but intact, rear hinge endpaper cracked, but has a neat glue repair which has stabilized the hinge. The author defends U.S. rights against Canadian territorial claims, and states in his Introduction that the work was prepared with the object of "stating briefly but emphatically the title of the United States to a continuous, unbroken lisiere or strip of territory on the north west American… Read More

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002 2002 First Paperback Edition, with full number line. NEAR FINE. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tihgtly bound copy in pictorial paper cover - slightl edge rub with small crease to bottom front cover, no tears or chips, no creasing to spine. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; xi + 258 pages. First Edition Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2003. 2003 Stated First Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked copy, tightly bound in black cloth hardcover, titled in silver on spine, blind embossed title on front. Pages and cover are fresh and fine. Unclipped color pictorial hardcover is bright and clean. It has the red oval "Endangered!" sticker on the front panel. Jacket very slightly shelf rubbed but no scuffs, tears, chips or creases. Introduction and stunning color photos by Subhankar Banerjee, Foreword by Jimmy Carter, poem by Terry Tempest Williams and 6 essays. 11-1/4 x 11-1/4". 176 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Banerjee, Subhankar (Photographer).

Los Angeles, CA: Bugiganga Press, 1998. 1998. Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE softcover - a small, faint spot on front paper cover, minor light rubbing to back cover, otherwise a clean, fresh, unworn and tightly bound copy. With an Introduction by Steve Banks; short quote from William Blake; discography; reference guide; list of video performances; bibliography and short timeline of Joplin's life. The rest is left to Banks with his extraordinary photographs, reproduced in duotone. Boldly INSCRIBED in marker on first blank leaf (likely by Banks tho the signature is a simple scrawl) "For Kira, Keep on rockin' (signature) 5/2000. L.A.". 9 x 8" (oblong), unpaginated.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Small 4to.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1972. 1972 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A thorough, entertaining and generously illustrated history with black & white drawings, plans and photos. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages (including 3 fold-outs) are crisp and fine, bound in fine light tan cloth hardcover, titled in brown on spine. Slight wobble to front hinge, but hinge is intact and book is solid. Color jacket is clean and bright. Front flap price-clipped and the film lamination has several horizontal creases, probably mis-glued by the printer. 10 x 7-5/8" (oblong). 174 pages, including Index. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Small 4to.

Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1971. 1971 Stated First Edition. VERY GOOD in GOOD price-intact dust jacket. Owner name and dates neatly penned on half-title page. no other markings. Pages crisp and clean. Bound in gray hardcover, gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners lightly bumped, cover otherwise fine. Binding and hinges tight and firm. Unclipped jacket is moderately worn with shallow edge chips and short tears; rear panel scuffed and soiled. Jacket is in a clear protector. Illustrated with black and white photos, reproductions and maps. Endpapers printed with map of entire NYC wetland area. 7 x 10". xxiv +160 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Small 4to.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2005. 2005 First Edition, First printing with full printing number line. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE slipcase. (A jacket was not issued.) A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Creasing to cover at base of spine and a small bump to top corner of slipcase, all else fresh and pristine. An oversized volume, measuring 12 x 15-1/4", with more than 80 powerful celebrity portraits by the renowned photographer, Mark Seliger. The photos are beautifully reproduced in fine duotone printing. Subjects include Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liam Neeson, Willie Nelson, Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass and KiKi Smith. Text includes a conversation between Matthew Barney and Mark Seliger and a conversation between Lou Reed and Mark Seliger.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near FIne Slipcase. Illus. by Seliger, Mark (Photographer). Folio.

Charleston, WV: Education Foundation of West Virginia, Inc., 1954. Author inscribed 1954 First Edition. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Author inscribed on the front free endleaf, in blue ink, "To Ruth and Herman Morris - from the author. Dec. 21st, 1954. Benj. Barondess." He also wrote their names on the front of dust jacket. A crisp, clean, otherwise unmarked copy, tightly bound in a maroon hardcover, title gilt-stamped on spine and front. Jacket slightly soiled, minor edgewear, one short closed tear. Jacket is in a removable archival protector. Preface by David C. Mearns. Barondess was a charter member and vice president of the Civil War Round Table of New York. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4". ix + 156 pages including index. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: The Museim of Modern Art, 1942. First Printing, November 1942; ten thousand copies printed. NEAR FINE. An unusually well-preserved copy of this early Museum of Modern Art catalog. Clean, totally unmarked and well-bound in stiff printed wrappers. Pages clean and fine. Cover (wrapper) is printed in black with bold yellow and red type; it is clean, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips. Base of spine has small scuff marks and small scuff to rear bottom edge. Bottom outside corner of book has been lightly bumped with creasing to cover corners and soft creasing to bottom page corners resulting. All else fine. Binding intact and firm, no spine creasing, no splits or cracks. 7-1/2 x 10". 84 pages. First Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995. 1995 First Editon, printing unstated. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound hardcover. Pages fine. Blue cloth hardcover fresh and unworn. Dust jacket clean with slight wear to top edge, short closed tear at top of spine. Binding firm, hinges tight, boards and spine straight. 13 essays provide an early perspective into the applications of multimedia technology to cultural institutions such as museums, universities and corporate environments. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4". xvi + 262 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997. AUTHOR SIGNED. 1997 Stated First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+ in Near Fine, price intact dust jacket. Signed by Dave Barry in blue ink on half-title page. A clean, otherwise unmarked, tightly bound hardcover. Pages clean and fine, last page with small spot under text. Small, light damp mark to bottom of front and rear endpapers at hinges. Hardcover of red boards with bright yellow spine is clean and bright - slightly rubbed at base of spine. Unclipped jacket is clean and colorful; lightly edge rubbed but no tears or chips. Small damp mark at base of spine (noticeable on inverse of jacket) Binding and hinges tight, boards and spine straight. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 270 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Near Fine.

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1976 1976 Second Printing. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages and blue cloth hardcover fresh and fine. Dust jacket price-clipped and lightly waved - two short creases at top edge of front panel but otherwise jacket is clean with no tears or chips, protected in a clear overwrap. Binding tight. This title is part of the "Modern Literature & Monographs" series. A crtical evaluation that illuminates the complexitities beneath Frost's seemingly direct life and poetry. 4-3/4 x 8"; xi + 145 pages. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.