Search Results: Authors starting with B from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

Circa 1920 pamphlet as pictured. This is an original printing, not a reproduction. Ex-library with the only marking a sticker on the front cover. The Mohawk Trail began as a Native American trade route which connected Atlantic tribes with tribes in Upstate New York and beyond. It followed the Millers River, Deerfield River and crossed the Hoosac Range, in the area that is now northwestern Massachusetts. Today the Mohawk Trail is a part of Routes 2 and 2A. Binding is intact. Brown covers with black and red printing are rubbed with small (1/4 inch) tears at head and tail of spine. Pages are lightly mottled but otherwise clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON4

1959 hardcover as pictured. A collection of Irish stories of the supernatural based on country beliefs, traditions and folk tales. Included are The Celtic Twilight, The Secret Rose, Stories Of Red Hanahan, Rosa Alchemica, The Tables Of The Law, The Adoration Of The Magi and Per Amica Silentia Lunae. Binding is firm. Quarter bound in green and black cloth with gold stamping. Boards show light edge wear and fading at edges with gently bumped corners. Owner's bookplate on FEP. Text appears clean and unmarked. About 20 pages of text are wrinkled at the upper corner. Dust jacket is rubbed and worn at edges. DJ is clipped but original price remains. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1849 hardcover as pictured. The title on the spine indicates both volume 1 and 2 are contained in this single volume. However the text appears to include only volume 1. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards are blind stamped with a design on front and back and gold stamped title on spine. Boards are soiled, faded and worn with fraying and top of spine and bumped frayed corners. Text is tanned and lightly mottled but unmarked. Text block is lightly rippled. Engraving of author has telegraphed through preceding pages. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sO O2

1930 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards are rubbed and soiled with slight fraying at head and tail of spine and corners. Edge of text block is stained. Text itself is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Includes natural history and commercial exploitation of many fur bearing animals. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1906 hardcover as pictured. A detailed portrait of the Connecticut River with many b&w photographs and an extensive index. This is an ex-library copy that has been rebound in library fashion. Binding is firm. Red buckram boards are soiled and faded. Linen reinforced hinges. Tissue guarded frontispiece page is partially detached. Text is lightly tanned but appears unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Serbian heroic ballads translated into English verse. 1913 hardcover. Decorative gold stamped to front and spine, top page edge gilt. Some wear at edges.Your purchase helps support our small village library. C [O2]

Limited edition of fifty copies, this copy if number six. Published by Harper & Brothers in 1930. Printed on Vidalon Velin. Jacketed hardback, jacket as shown with this listing is faded, foxed and mottled with chips and small tears. Quarter binding. cover is mottled and faded. Signed by author on signature page in the front matter. Personal dedication of first free endpaper to the author's aunt. Edges aged, head and tail bands, firm binding. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O-N4)

1897 Baedcker Guide to Czarist Russia as pictured. Text is in French. Binding is intact. Both front and rear hinges are cracked and FFEP has detached. Embossed red cloth boards with gold stamping are soiled and rubbed with fraying at head of spine and hinges, marbled edges. Spine is faded. Owner's bookplate inside front cover and name on detached FFEP. Text is tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes 36 illustrations and maps. Initial map has a small tear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON4

Original published in Italy by Editoriale Jaca Book spa, Milan. This edition published by MIT Press in 1988. Jacketed hardback, jacket as shown with this listing is rubbed, scuffed and chipped, cloth cover also as shown. Binding is firm and text appears unmarked. Previous owner namee on front endpaper. Your purchase helsp our small public library. pi (AR oversized)

1982 hardcover as pictured. This is a compilation of pre 1800 marriage records extracted from various Connecticut localities. Towns listed include New Haven, Ashford, Brooklyn, Hadam, Stonington,Norfolk, Montville, Redding, Pomfret, East Haddam, Millington, Saybrook, Washington, Madison North and Woodstock. Binding is firm. Plum cloth boards with gold stamping are clean with minimal shelf wear. Text is clean. A number of entries have had corrections or additions from a previous owner. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Borzio Book published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1953. Advance reading copy of James Baldwin's first novel issued before publication of the hardcover first edition. Considered to be semi-autobiographical and tells the story of a depression-era Harlem teenager. The cover art used on the advance copies was rejected by the author and replaced for the first printing. Cover as shown with this listing is rubbed and scuffed. Edges are aged and slightly soiled, binding is firm. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (B3)

c1932 hardcover as pictured. A psychological approach to Pauline theology. Binding is firm. Quarter bound in blue cloth and light blue paper with paste on label. Permanent marker writing on spine. Boards are discolored at top and bottom and show significant edge wear and bumped lower corners. Owner's name on FFEP. Text is lightly tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is discolored and faded with writing on spine and many small tears and chips with a large piece missing at front. Your purchase helps support our small village library. a
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1960 hardcover as pictured. Bettina Ballard's memoir of her time as Vogue's Paris editor during the years betwen the World Wars I and II and then later in New York. The glamorous tale includes anecdotes about a cast of characters including Coco Chanel, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Christian Dior and others.Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with purple stamping are faded at edges but show only light edge wear. Endpapers lightly tanned. Text appears clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed and scuffed with a number of small chips and tears. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OE1

1993 three volume hardcover set in slipcase as pictured. Bindings firm. Boards and dust jackets clean with only slight shelf wear. Upper front corner of Sabine's Notebook is lightly bumped. Texts clean and unmarked. Lower front corner of slipcase bumped. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (AR)

1969 hardcover as pictured. This book addresses many forms of deep sea and fresh water hunting of fish and shellfish, including a section on underwater photography. This copy is ex-library with typical markings. It is somewhat worn but remains very readable. Binding is firm. Gray and blue cloth boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled with slight edge wear. Front hinge partially cracked. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes many b&w photographs. Dust jacket is complete and protected in mylar sleeve. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2002 softcover as pictured. A very nice compendium of art deco buildings in major cities across the United States with many color photographs and accompanying text. Includes an extensive bibliography. Signed by Michael Kinerk and Dennis Wilhelm on title page. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show minimal shelf wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Paper cover is gold with white lettering and has very slight creasing at corners. Text is in French. Your purchase helps support our small village library. c

Copyright 2016. Paperback, cover as shown with this listing. 6" x 9", 108pp. Binding firm, would be listed as new but for minor shelf wear. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

1914 hardcover as pictured. This is an interesting look at rules governing high school teachers, officials and students in the early 20th century. Binding is intact. Brown cloth boards with black stamping are scuffed with some edge wear and a small tear at front fore edge. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2012 softcover as pictured. A literary whodunit with an unusual ending. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Text clean and unmarked. would be as very good except for slight shelf wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR