Search Results: Authors starting with B from excermice

1943. Paperback. Book is solid with no rips, marks, or folds to pages. There is age or sunlight-related yellowing around three sides of each page, extending inward about a half inch from the edges. This fading does not extend far enough to mar the images, luckily. Cover is intact but has mild general age-related wear along the edges and corners.

Phaidon Press, 1947. Hardcover. Both Volumes. Catalog: Book and dust jacket are fairly solid; jacket shows some general discoloration from age, but is free of rips or creases except for a 1/4" split near top of binding. 1947 Edition. Prints: Book is solid with no rips, marks, or folds to its clean pages and tight binding. Dust jacket has a small amount of general handling wear, and two rips (lower right corner of front and top edge of spine) plus general age-yellowing, especially along the spine.

1935. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Book is in solid shape, with with general foxing and handling wear.

1948. Hardcover. 1948 Ed. Book interior is in good shape, with clean pages free of marks, folds, or tears. Cover shows a a bit of general handling wear. No dust jacket.

Phaidon, 1952. Hardcover. Second Impression, 1953. Interior is clean with nearly-white pages (in the glossy section), only slightly yellowed pages (in the not glossy section) and no rips, bends, or marks. All plates firmly attached. Dust jacket is solid, with only the tiniest dings near corners, and is still wrapped in publisher's original protective translucent wax paper.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover. Interior is clean with tight binding; cover hows a little general handling wear. No dust jacket.

1975. Hardcover. Book is very good condition; nice white pages, sharp corners, tight binding, possibly unread. Dust jacket has noticeable fading on spine from light, and a few minor dings or wrinkles.

1965. Hardcover. Book is very good condition; nice white pages, sharp corners, tight binding. Dust jacket has a bit oh friction wear and a few very small wrinkles around the edges.

Oxford University Press, 1947. Hardcover. First edition book is in nice shape with very little handling wear. Interior pages are free of tears, marks, creases and are whiter than you'd expect from a 1947 book. No dust jacket. Main flaw is a noticeable spine discoloration from light exposure.

1956. Hardcover. This giant book is in great shape with no rips, marks, or folds to the pages. Binding is solid. Dust jacket is clean and shiny and free of wrinkles or tears, except for a sole 2” tear along the front bottom edge, probably from being placed in the slipcover carelessly. There is also some light-related fading along the spine. Plain grey slipcover shows some wear: noticeable spots and fading.

1950. Hardcover. Book interior is in very good condition; no rips, creases, or marks to pages. No dust jacket. Book spine has noticeable fading due to sunlight exposure. Cover shows minor handling wear.

1955. Hardcover. Both volumes in good condition; binding of Vol.1 is a little loose. Pages are clean, white, and supple. No dust jackets.

Dutton, Jan 1996. Hardcover. Apparently unread book is in nice shape with tight binding and no significant wear to pages. Dust jacket has no specific flaws of note, but shows general shelf / handling wear.

1989. Hardcover. Book is in nearly perfect condition. No flaws that I can detect. Dust jacket has one or two little insignificant dings (less than 1/8” and almost unnoticeable). Plastic “obi”-strip that wraps around book has average wear from being removed. Cardboard list of illustrations has a small wrinkle (no crease or tear). Outer box shows average minor shelf wear.

1974. Paperback. Paperback copy has a clean cover, tight binding, and unmarked pages. Possibly unread. However, the book is a little warped, as if left on an uneven surface with weight on top of it.

HarperCollins, Oct 2002. Paperback. Apparently unread book is in nice shape with tight binding and no significant wear to pages. Cover shows shows a small amount of handling wear, just enough to place this copy a notch or two under perfect.