Search Results: Authors starting with B from Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB

Paris: Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, circa 1890. One volume from the Oeuvres complètes de Ch. Baudelaire. Hardcover. Hexadecimo. 6.5 x 4 inches. 442 pp. Very Good. No dustjacket as issued. Bradel binding. Half -bound ebony glazed sheepskin with corners, inner edges double gilt ruled. Six spine panels, all gilt double-ruled, two with titles, four gilt-cornered with center element. Five raised bands with gilt-dotted accents. Marbled paper on boards. Top edge gilt. Deckled foredge. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Lightly edge-worn with tips rubbed through. Binding tight. Text block clean, slightly age toned, with occasional foxing. Language: French.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Gold Medal book s1218. Mass market paperback. Duodecimo. 7 x 4.25 inches. 144 pp. Good+ in illustrated wraps. Light shelfwear, moderately canted. Minor chips to head and tail of spine, also to upper leading corner of front wrap. Light remnant of marker along top edge. Pages age-toned, otherwise clean and unmarked. Overall good copy of this scarce, collectible classic.

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1971. First Edition. Second Printing. Hardcover. Square octavo. 9 x 8.75 inches. 96 pp, plus photos. Very Good- / Good+. Original unclipped dust jacket with photograph on upper panel. Price of $6.95 on front flap. Publisher's original cream-colored cloth on boards. Spine lettering gilt stamped on black field. Black & white photographic frontispiece and 48 full-page black & white photographic illustrations by Ralph Eugene (Gene) Meatyard. Case age-toned with foxing. Previous owners name and date inked on half-title page, else internally unmarked. Light foxing on text block edges and scattered throughout. Dust jacket soiled, stained, and edge-worn, with several small closed tears and minor loss at spine ends and front tips. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover. Freedman A17.2.

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1971. First Edition. Second Printing. Hardcover. Square octavo. 9 x 8.75 inches. 96 pp, plus photos. Very Good+ / Very Good-. Signed by Berry on half title. Association copy from the Estate of Robert F. Sexton, M.D. Laid-in card with gift inscription from Rena and John Jacob Niles. Dr. Sexton's wife, Nancy Sexton, née Niles, was a niece of John Jacob Niles, the composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads, known as the "Dean of American Balladeers." Original price-clipped dust jacket with photograph on front panel. Publisher's original cream-colored cloth over board. Spine lettering gilt stamped on black field. Black & white photographic frontispiece and 48 full-page black & white photographic illustrations by Ralph Eugene (Gene) Meatyard. Case slightly age toned. Internally bright and unmarked. Dust jacket lightly edge-worn with minor loss at rear upper tip, one small closed tear to lower front panel, light toning to spine and edges, creasing… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1967. First Edition, Second Printing. Flat signed by author on front free endpaper. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 550 pp. Near Fine / Very Good. Yellow-brown cloth over board, with brown and green stamping to spine. Orange endpapers. Tan dust jacket with illustration printed in brown, green, and white. Binding sound and square. Tips sharp. Interior clean and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket shows three small closed tears, one near lower leading corner of rear panel, one at upper edge of real panel, and one near upper leading corner of front panel. Creasing to head and heel of spine. Light chipping to head of spine, top edge of front panel, and both upper tips. Spine and edges rubbed and toned. Dust jacket now in removeable archival protective cover. Freedman A5.

Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1960. First Edition, First Printing (stated). Hardcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 204 pp. Near Fine / Good. Black cloth over board, with white stamping to spine. Publisher's black topstain. Leading edge deckled. Illustrated endpapers. White dust jacket printed in black. Binding tight. Tips sharp. Slight lean. Interior clean and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket toned and with material loss at head of spine. Two closed one-inch tears to front panel, clumsily repaired with tape. Chipping to top edges and tips. Several small stains. Spine and edges rubbed and browned. Dust jacket now in removeable archival cover. Author's first work. Freedman A1.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First Edition, Second Printing (letter line BCDE on copyright page). Hardcover. Tall duodecimo. 7-3/8 x 4-3/8 inches. 53 pp. Near Fine / Very Good. Publisher's teal cloth over board. Spine stamped with particulars in silver. ISBN-10 stamped in silver at lower right corner of back board. Cream endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket shows $4.95 on front flap. Photo of author on rear flap. Very light wear to tips and spine ends, else Fine. Interior clean, bright, and unmarked. Dust jacket mildly rubbed with light toning and creasing to edges. Miniscule closed tear at upper edge of rear panel. Now in protective archival sleeve. Wendell Berry's fifth book of poetry. Very scarce in hardcover. Freedman A21b.

Norwich, CT: Henry Bill Publishing Co., 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.75 x 6.5 inches. Two volumes: xiii, [2], 646; xiv, [2], 724 pp. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Bound in full natural calf on board. Four raised bands with red & black title panels. Gilt titles and ruling on spine. Marbled edges. Fold-out map in back of Volume I. Both volumes have frontis with tissue guards, plus 11 steel portraits with TGs complete. Extensive edge wear, rubbing, scraping, scuffing and fraying to boards. Tips rubbed through. Damage to Volume II front endpapers. Creasing to fold-out map. Volume II rear hinge cracked through 6 inches from heel up, albeit cords holding. Previous clumsy masking tape "repair" to rear inner hinge.

Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, 9.25 x 12 inches. ix, 149 pp. Indexed. Fine / Very Good plus. Burgundy cloth over board. Gilt stamping to spine. Teal endpapers. Profusely illustrated with photographs in b/w and color. Color plates. Contemporary photography by Marsh Davis. Signed on front endpaper by all three authors and the photographer. Includes catalog of buildings, with architects and ownership history, along Indianapolis's landmark Meridian Street from 40th street to Westfield Boulevard. Index of addresses. Binding sound. Tips sharp. Interior unmarked. Unclipped illustrated dustjacket. Back panel has slight edgewear, some creasing along top with two small closed tears, and rubbing near head of spine. Now in archival sleeve.

Sheffield, England: J.W. Northend Ltd., 1968. First reprint of the 1912 original. Quarto. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original dark blue cloth on board, gilt debossed lettering and decoration to spine, gilt debossed paneling and coat of arms to front board. Original sand-colored, unclipped 10-guinea printed dustjacket. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and engravings. Frontis, xiii, 539 pp. Index. Bright, tight and clean. No internal markings. Very slight bumps to leading corners of both boards, else Fine. Dust jacket shows light chipping at foot of spine and tips, creasing along edges, and scattered staining to front face. Price sticker affixed over 10-guinea price. Sticker ghost near tail of spine. Now in removable protective archival cover.

Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1901. Hardcover. Thick small quarto. 10 x 7.5 inches. lxxviii, 555, [1] pp, including appendix and index. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Publisher's navy blue satin cloth over beveled-edge boards. Gilt stamping on spine. Five black and white facsimiles of the manuscript, including frontispiece. Five black and white portrait plates, tissue guards intact. Spine color rich with brilliant gilt stamping. Some soiling to boards. Case lightly edge worn. Tips worn and bumped. Inner hinge cracked between front free endpaper and frontispiece, else binding strong and tight. Pages lightly toned. Clean and unmarked throughout. Howes B703.

New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 12.5 x 9.25 inches. xxi, 265 pp. Near Fine / Near Fine. Published for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Sewn binding. Full blue cloth over board. Gilt-stamped spine lettering. 212 illustrations in color and black & white. Extensive bibliography and sources at rear. Slight bump to lower leading corner of both boards. Dust jacket bumped at corresponding corners and lightly rubbed. Text block unmarked, tight, and clean. Protected in original thin white cardboard slipcase.

New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 12.5 x 9.25 inches. xi, 276 pp. Fine / Fine. Sewn binding. Full blue cloth over board. Gilt-stamped spine lettering. Illustrations in color and black & white. Part I: Materials. Part II: Paint Manufacture and Application. Appendices. Notes. References to Illustrations. Sources and Abbreviations Used in Notes. General Index. Geographical Index. Uncut foldout of 48 color samples at end of book. Protected in original thin white cardboard slipcase.

New York: Macmillan, 1965. First Edition, Seventh Printing (stated). Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 415 pp. Near Fine / Good+. Unclipped first state dust jacket showing original price of $5.95. Red buckram over board, spine lettered in gilt and black. Fore edge deckled, top edge stained red. Publisher's number "51732" black stamped at lower right of back cover with same on dust jacket back panel. Dust jacket front and back panels feature b/w Harlem street scenes by photographer Leroy McLucas, with title and author's name in red script on front panel. Very slight rubbing at tips and spine ends. Text block tight and square, pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket mildly sunned with spine faded; some chipping at spine ends, as well as at top leading corners top, front and back; slight edge creasing; three quarter inch closed tear on front panel near head of spine, as well as half inch closed tear at top leading corner. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: Henry Holt, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 248 pp. Fine / Fine. Stated first edition showing full number line. Dust jacket intact with price of $16.95 at top of front flap and "0387" at bottom. Quarter bound black cloth over grey paper on board, stamped silver lettering to spine. Text block square and tight; interior pristine. Dust jacket has small soft crease along top edge of front panel, else Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1970. First Editions thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Very Good / Very Good. Nelson Doubleday Book Club Editions, the complete series in six volumes. Dust jacket art by Frank Frazetta and Richard Corben. Interior illustrations by Frank Frazetta. 1: A Princess of Mars (179 pp); 2: The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars (336 pp); 3: Thuvia, Maid of Mars/The Chessmen of Mars (341 pp); 4: The Master Mind of Mars/A Fighting Man of Mars (348 pp); 5: Swords of Mars/Synthetic Men of Mars (345 pp); and 6: Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars (314 pp). Volumes 1-5, textured vinyl on board. Volume 6, paper on board. Each book has minor shelfwear to upper and lower spines of dustjackets, some creasing and rubbing evident. A Princess of Mars canted. Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars slightly canted. Previous owner's name inked on fpep and some foxing along upper edge of Llana of Gathol/John Carter of Mars. A Princess of Mars has 1cm chip to upper corner of dust jacket at spine.… Read More