Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bluebird Books

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1934. Hardcover. A 1934 reprint of the 1915 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition presenting, per Donald Armstrong Ross, the ". . .only major philosophical work in English. . ." by Francis Bacon (1561-1626). The author explores aspects of learning and scientific advancement. Includes an introduction by G. W. Kitchin. Entry 719 in the Everyman's Library Philosophy & Theology series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with full black cloth-covered boards and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover, 'E' and 'L' on Ravilious shells to endpapers, and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Good+ copy, with cover corner bump & corresponding creases to leaves, chafing to spine ends and soiling to covers, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy though with… Read More

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Leather. A deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library offering three principal writings by the English polymath Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Bacon is perhaps best remembered for his advocacy of science based on observation of actual natural events. This edition illustrated with drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. Issued as part of the publisher's collection, the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Great Books of the Western World. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full burgundy bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt with additional decorations to covers in dark grey. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Red silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A Near Fine copy… Read More

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. 1916 reprints of the 1911 issuances. A 2-volume Everyman's Library set presenting writings on literary topics by England's Walter Bagehot (1826-77). A journalist, economist and businessman, Bagehot examined the life and work of notable British authors such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Shelley, Browning and many others, with a few additional essays on politics and economics. With an introduction by George Sampson. Each volume with with its own index. Numbers 520 & 521 in Everyman's Library "Essays and Belles Lettres" series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In 'flatback' binding style 1, full orange cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front covers, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers… Read More

London / New York: Phaidon Press. Near Fine. 2001. Softcover. 0714834637 . A softcover portfolio presenting paintings and a biography of Holland's Johannes Vermeer of Delft (1632-75). With 85 illustrations, 48 of which are in color. An entry in publisher's Phaidon Colour Library series. --- In stiff purple wraps with small reproductions of Vermeer paintings to front and back covers. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy with just a bit of scratching to covers, otherwise lacking apparent damages.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 128 pages .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. Reprint copy. In full blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering on cover & spine. Interior a bit yellowed but lacking interior markings, etc. Jacket cover features illustration of robed woman; has some chipping, spine fading and small tears along edges. DJ in removable archival mylar protector. ; Small 8vo 7-1/2" - 8" tall; 316 pages .

La Quinta, California: Desert Springs Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. 0972757252 . Scrumptious recipes are borrowed from the many fine restaurants of the Coachella Valley in the vicinity of Palm Springs, California. Each recipe is accompanied with a dazzling color photo. --- In brown paper-covered boards with white titling on front and back covers. Jacket with a montage of photos of the recipes on back cover. --- About Fine: a clean, bright, firm copy lacking lacking damages worthy of mention. Similar jacket, but with retailer's back cover sticker.; Square Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 104 pages .

New York: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0670804045 . Sequel to author's memoir of his childhood when he was evacuated from Britain to the US during WWII; this volume is about his return after the war to England. In tan half cloth and brown paperboard. Clean, bright & tight; unmarked interior. Dust wrapper is lightly scuffed & w/priceclipped flap, in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. A first edition (so determined by Scribner 'A-369[c]' on copyright page) of Carlos Baker's hefty, comprehensive biography of the novelist Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). Baker, an academic, worked on this book for seven years in order to provide the reader with a true picture of the man whose life has generated numerous myths and half-truths. With four sections of plates bearing black & white photos and paintings of people and scenes described in the book. Back matter includes copious end notes and index. --- Bound in full blue cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt to cover & spine. Jacket features Henry Strater painted portrait of Hemingway to front panel. --- A well-preserved, tightly-bound, unmarked copy, though with mild chafing to cover edges and one slightly rounded cover corner. Price-clipped dust jacket with scratches and chafing to extremities, but… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. George Pierce Baker traces the advancement of William Shakespeare in the world of English theatre. With numerous plates showing buildings, scenes and playhouses, as well as several maps including a fold out color map of London in 1588. --- In dark green ribbed cloth with gilt-stamped Shakespeare coat of arms to front cover; titling in gilt to spine and top edge gilt. --- With prior owner's signatures to front free endpaper and to title page, chafing to cloth at spine head, dampstains to cloth at tail of spine, and with a 5-inch tear to the color map of London, else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; x, 329, (4, ads) pages .

San Marino, California: The Huntington Library. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. Stated second edition, enlarged and revised by R. R. Wark. A catalogue of mostly religious paintings & drawings by the English poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). With descriptions of the works, including information on past outside exhibitions, other versions and reproductions. With 38 plates, displaying Blake's works in black & white as held at the library. --- In grey paper-covered boards backed in light blue cloth, with one of Blake's artworks reproduced on cover. --- With reddish dampstains to front panel, sunning to back, otherwise an unmarked, sound, tightly-bound copy.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 55, 38 plates pages .

Sydney: Mynah / Random House Australia Pty Ltd.. Near Fine. 2006. Softcover. 174166036X . A massive softcover atlas, with plenty of detailed, full-color maps. Also dotted throughout with eye-catching color photos and "Fact Files" on the various nations and cities of the world. A CD-ROM is included in pocket at rear of book. --- In stiff pictorial wraps with integral flaps. --- An excellent copy: clean, tightly-bound, bright but with reading crease to spine. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Folio - 13 to 23 in. tall; xxii, 618 pages .

Englewood, Colorado: Westcliffe Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover. 1565791177 . A walking tour of the Coors Field neighborhood in Lower Downtown Denver, along with a history of baseball in Denver. With plenty of black & white photos and a fold-out map of the neighborhood. Signed by both authors on title page. --- A softcover copy, in stiff wraps with composite image of ballplayers and the city to front panel. --- An excellent copy, lacking damages but with "Autographed Copy" sticker to cover.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 176 pages; Signed by Author .

Palo Alto, California: American West Publishing Company. Near Fine. 1972. Hardcover. 0910118264 . The fascinating history and stunning beauty of the Desert Southwest is showcased in this deluxe edition. With plenty of color and black & white photos, as well as maps of the region. --- In mustard buckram boards backed in brown leatherette, w/gilt-stamped spine titling; sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Volume housed in brown leatherette-covered slipcase. --- A clean, bright copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Slipcase with very minor soiling, else undamaged.; Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); 288 pages .

New York: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. In this work, the author paints a picture of everyday life in ancient Greece in order to help the modern reader understand the context in which such classicists as Homer or Aristophanes wrote their enduring works. With maps of Greece and the Aegean Sea at endpapers. With snippets of translated sections of various works scattered throughout. --- In maroon cloth-covered boards with spine titling and decorations in gilt. Jacket in lavender with image of seated lyre player to front panel. --- Interior with discreet pencilings to several leaves, else a clean, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket with small chips and tears to edges, light spine sunning; else intact and protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); ix, 321 pages .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library edition of James Baldwin's semi-autobiographical novel, which is set amidst Harlem's African-American community. This work was named to the Modern Library list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Includes illustrations by Jim Sharpe. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. An entry in publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet not present. --- Bound in full black bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Text presented on high-quality papers. Beige silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, newish and lacking apparent damages or… Read More

New York: Clarion Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0395843146 . First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. A young Korean-American girl struggles with her identity in this young adult story. In grey paper-covered boards w/titling in gilt on spine. Jacket with illustrations of the central character on the cover. --- A bright, clean copy without markings or other obvious damage. Jacket with small chips and tears along edges & retailer sticker back cover, orig. $14 flap price intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 123 pages .

New York: Galahad Books. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0883651009 . Extensively illustrated with photos, this work takes the reader through the transformation of America's railroads from coal-fired steam engines to diesels. With introduction by David P. Morgan and dozens of black & white photos. --- In grey paper-covered boards with spine titling in white. Jacket with photos from both the steam and diesel eras. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy. Unclipped jacket with chips, rubbing and small tears but intact and protected in removable archival mylar protector.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 296, (8) pages .

Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. Exceptionally nice copy of findings of Chicago meeting. Presented with many maps, charts and diagrams. Extensive footnotes and cross-references. In tight, clean condition & in full cloth navy covers. This is an actual book, not an insta-print one. ; 60675; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. Hardcover. Very appealing copy of adventure tale in compact Nelson Classics series edition. Undated, but likely issued mid-1950s; with inked presentation remarks endpaper dated 1958. In full dark red cloth covers w/gilt lettering, spine. No additional markings inside book. Dust jacket chipped and torn but mostly intact, and in removable mylar protector. ; The Nelson Classics; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1961]. Hardcover. Two of Honoré de Balzac's most admired novels from his "La Comédie humaine" series in a single Modern Library edition. With an introduction by E. K. Brown. 'Goriot' translated from the French by E.K. Brown, 'Grandet' by Dorothea Walter and John Watkins. --- In Toledano spine 8 / red cloth / gilt titling stamped on black cover & spine blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 403 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1961 (though 1950 date appears in book). ML #245.1. --- A very well-preserved copy: bright, tightly bound and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.95) with tears, chips, rubbing and sticker remnant to front panel, but mostly intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xvi, 496 pages .