Search Results: Titles starting with B from Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

New York. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1983. Small Folio. Illustrated by drawings, foldouts, cutaways, diagrams and photographs. Drawings by Rikyu Watanabe. Great volume on this legendary airplane. Very Fine in Very Fine dustwrapper.

London. Macmillan and Company, Ltd. 1907. Bound by Riviere in 3/4 gilt ruled grain morocco and cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt tooled decorative fleural motif to spine. t.e.g. 12mo. Illustrated with monochrome drawing to title page. Rear cover slightly bowed. Pencil inscription to front free endsheet, else a Fine, tight, crisp copy.

Phildelphia. The Penn Publishing Company. 1924. Bound in gilt titled cloth covered boards with colour pictorial cover plate. 8vo. Illustrated with colour and monochrome plates by Hattie Longstreet. Lengthy ink inscription to ffep from the author. Small tear to lower end of spine. Light scuffing to covers. Corners bumped. Some mild soiling to prelims, else a Very Good copy.

Salem. The Marine Research Society. 1930. Bound in half gilt titled cloth and marbled boards. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. Thick 4to. This edition limited to 97 numbered copies of which this is number 68. Profusely illustrated with full page monochrome plates and detailed plans of clipper ships. A rare copy of this recognized authority on the clipper ship. The mildest of wear to head and tail pieces, else a Very Fine copy.Featured History.

New York. Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1971. Gilt titled grey cloth. Thick Square 4to. First Edition. Illustrated throughout by photographs, floor plans, elevations, contemporary engravings, etc. A Fine copy in Very Good dustwrapper.

New York. Sterling Publishing Co. 1991. Bound in gilt titled cloth over boards. 4to. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome drawings and photographs. A Very Fine copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper. As new.

New York. W.W. Norton & company. 1989. Cloth with gilt titled spine. Thick 8vo. First American Edition. Illustrated by photographs. Light soiling to edges, else Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.

16 Radio Telegrams including detailed Action Reports, Tactical Operation Commands, Battle Assessments, Damage Reports, etc. spanning the full duration of The Battle of Leyte Gulf, 24 October - 28 October 1944. Imprinted upon wartime, U.S. Communication Service (USS Hector - 20M Sets) yellow onionskin paper. 8" x 6.5". 7 designated "Secret- Urgent", 4 designated "Operational Priority-Secret", 2 designated "Priority-Secret", 1 designated "Top Secret-Operational Priority", 1 designated "Secret-Op-Op-Op",1 designated "Routine-Confidential". TRANSCRIBED DESPATCHES#24031510/24/44 06;14From: CTF 77-(Vice-Admiral Kinkaid--7th Fleet - King II Attack Force)Action: CTG 77.2 - (Rear-Admiral Olendorf - Bombardment & Fire Support Group)CTF 78 - (Rear Admiral Barbey - Northern Attack Force)CTF 79 - (Vice-Admiral Wilkinson - Southern Attack Force)CTG 77.3… Read More

London. David Bogue. (1844). Lavishly bound in sumptuous tri-gilt ruled full crimson calfskin. Gilt tooled fleurette motifs to corners of front and rear covers. Elaborate gilt ruled spine compartments with intensely ornate gilt tooled fleural vignettes. Gilt tooled raised bands. Decorative gilt tooled and titled morocco label. Elaborate and ornate paneled turn-ins. Marbled endsheets. a.e.g. 4to. (7.25" x 10.75"). The First Edition. Illustrated with ten full page illuminated steel plate engravings and further throughout by various wood engravings en texte. Elaborate multi-chromatic decorative borders to each page. A Fabulous production detailing the mid-Victorian Opera and Ballet, featuring plate engravings of notable singers, dancers and productions. With its high gloss engravings, whimsical en texte woodcuts and highly stylized colour page borders, this volume represents one of the finest examples of Victorian book design. Niles and Leslie V1-225; Moroda-1272. Some darkening and/or mild… Read More

London. Ward, Lock and Co. 1891. Bound in gilt titled pictorial cloth covered boards. Thick 8vo. Entirely New Edition Revised and Greatly Enlarged". Illustrated with various colour and monochrome plates (some full page). Some fading to covers and spine. Covers and spine well worn. Head and tail pieces mildly worn. Hinges starting. Corners bumped. Some mild foxing to edges. Prelims well foxed and further mild foxing throughout. A Very Good copy.

New York. The Macmillan Company 1907. Bound in pictorial decorated brown buckram 8vo. First Edition.This copy inscribed boldly in ink by Jack London to his Sister, Ida London Byrne and his Brother-In-Law Jack on the Front free endsheet In a strong,broad hand requiring the majority of the Front Free Endsheet, London writes :"Dear Ida & Jack- With love and lots off (sic) it from your brother, Jack London. Oakland, Calif. April 17,1907 " A most ironic spelling error ( "off for "of " )by one of history's great writers !Accompanying this volume is a postcard loosely laid-in. The front of the postcard is a photograph of Jack and Charmian London outside their home ( Wake Robin Lodge) in Glen Ellen.Portions of the rear of the card present old scrapbook adhesive remnants which obscure portions of the postmark and stamp as well as the address and message. Postmarked Oakland, January 1913 ( day obscured ) it is addressed to Mrs. Alice shade in San Francisco.… Read More

Secaucus. The Wellfleet Press. 1989. 4to. Illustrated with colour plates and various monochrome images. A concise history. Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.

San Francisco. Book Club of California. 1968. Bound in 1/2 cloth and decorated rice paper covered boards. Paper label to spine. 4to. 1 of 400 copies. Printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem. Illustrated with monochrome photographs and further with woodcut decorations by Shirley Barker. Very mild soiling to spine label, else a Very Fine copy.

Beirut. Folio's Press. 1994. Bound in gilt decorated purple cloth. Folio. Second revised edition. Illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome reproductions of picture postcards covering the period 1880-1930. A fabulous composite of the ancient city through a startling collection of vintage postcards. Quite scarce. Several corners ever so slightly bumped, else a Very Fine copy in a Very Good dustwrapper.

Santa Barbara. J.F. Rowny Press. 1932.

New York. Harry N. Abrams inc. (1973). Bound in pictorial gilt decorated red cloth. Thick oblong Folio. Illustrated throughout with tipped-in colour plates, further colour plates, fold-outs, monochrome drawings, page decorations by ben Shahn. The recognized authoritative catalogue raisonne of Shahn. One fold-out plate a bit creased. Otherwise a Very Fine copy in a like dustwrapper.

San Francisco. Book Club of California. 1984. Bound in gilt titled cloth over boards. 8vo. One of 600 copies. Printed at the Grace Hoper Press. Illustrated with monochrome photographs. A Very Fine copy in a Near Fine original wrapper.

Baltimore. 1943 8vo. 1st Edition. Illustrated from photographs and drawings. Very good in chipped Very Good dustwrapper.

New York. New Directions. 1945. 8vo. First American Edition. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.

Leipsic. Karl Baedeker. 1905 Bound in gilt titled red flexible boards. 12mo. The 2nd Edition. Illustrated with 6 maps and 18 plans (some folding). The mildest of rubbing to hinges. 1 corner very gently bumped. Mild marginal stain to lower corners throughout (really quite innocuous). Short fold seperation to one map which has been professionally repaired at verso. A Near Fine, extremely bright and crisp copy.