Search Results: Titles starting with B from Bird's Books

London: King Penguin Books, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. R. B. Talbot Kelly . King Penguin K24. Slim hardback 32pp with 24 coloured plates, 2 black and white illustrations in text. Pictorial card covers. Some shelf wear, surface of spine absent. A description of gulls, petrels etc, with coloured plates by R. B. Talbot Kelly. Cover design by Enid Marx. Contemporary gift inscription dated 1945 on front pastedown.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue paper covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Front board faded. 230pp. From a private library with a stamp on the front end paper & title page. Excellent condition inside. A treatise on aspects of American life and culture during the early 20th century. Some of the comments seem quite accurate even now.

Cambridge: University Press Cambridge, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 211pp of ballads and poems chronologically ordered, starting with one on Boadicea A.D. 61, through King Canute, Robin Hood, Chevy Chase, Flodden Field, Cromwell and many more, ending in 1854 with the Charge of the Light Brigade. Followed with notes on the historical relevance, context and glossary. While the title indicates that these cover just English history, several include Scotland and the borders. Some damp staining and bend to rear board.

London : Hurst & Blackett, 1922. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good . 8vo, navy boards with paper title label on spine and front cover. Undated circa 1922 presumed first UK edition. 254pp. Previous owner’s pictorial bookplate on front pastedown. Occasional age toning on endpapers and inside, crack to hinge at front free endpaper. Generally in very good / good condition. A selection of witty short stories and a play. Elizabeth Bibesco was the daughter of a Prime Minister and married a Romanian prince; an author and a socialite, her work drew on her experiences in European high society, finally dying in Romania during the second World War.

William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1899. Very Good/No Jacket. Library rebound in brown cloth with gilt tiles.8vo xxvii + 692pp with foldout map at rear, frontis piece & 40 other monochrome plates. Ex library reference with bookplate to front pastedown, stamps on endpapers & library numbers on reverse of title page. otherwise no obvious markings, insides lovely & clean, tightly bound. A comprehensive history of Balmerino in Fife and the abbey. This covers everything from the prehistoric through romans & picts, Celtic monasteries in Fife, scots, danes , anglo-saxons and normans etc. History & foundation of the abbey & monks and their daily life. History of the protestant ministers and people, and also of the landed proprietors. Finally there's a chapter of miscellaneous matters covering all manner of local things. Also the geology, botany and topography of the… Read More

London: Barbizon House, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is no. 494. Signed and dedicated by editor to Col. Walter Brown on limitation page. 75pp illustrated with 38 tipped in sepia plates. Library rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles, library name and number. Ex reference library with single stamp on upper edge, endpapers, first and last page, library number handwritten on limitation page. Library and presentation bookplate on front pastedown and endpaper. The inner book is clean and the plates are generally in very good condition. Works by Daumier, Corot, Millet, Diaz, Daubigny, Dupre, Rousseau, Boudin, Monet, Rodin, Maris, Stevens, Gainsborough, Brabazon, Sargent, Raeburn, Rossetti, Cameron, Turner etc.

V & A Publishing, London, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. V & A Publishing, London, 2009. 1st Edition . Very Good/Fine. Approx 11.5 '' tall by 10.5'' wide, 372pp & lavishly illustrated throughout. This is in fine condition, the only blot on the landscape is the removal of a bookplate/sticker (?) from the front endpaper (see pic). The rest of the book is in mint condition. This covers artistic style, the world of the baroque artist, performance arts, ecclesiastical, palaces etc. The spread of the style & it's influence in the royal courts of Europe. Also covers the style all over the world from Goa & the Philippines in the east to Central & South America in the west.

Yale University Library, 1974. Softcover. Very good. 4to, illustrated card covers. 111pp, frontis and illustrated by 44 plates. Previous owner’s name on front endpaper.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1911. 1st Edition . Good. First Edition, 8vo, original grey cloth binding with worn leather label on spine, titles & vignette in black on front cover. Upper edge gilt. Viii + 1266pp. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, stamp on title page (see pictures), single blind stamp on first, last & title page, number on spine. No other obvious library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Arlington Books, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 8vo, Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with red titles on spine. Jacket slightly sunned on spine, otherwise in very good condition. Lovely and clean inside, slight age toning on endpapers. 149pp. ‘..a moving and deeply disturbing book, but one that is full of truth and refreshing good humour..’ An account of the author’s time serving in WW1, starting when he was only 16 years of age.

George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, London, 1910. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, London, 1910. 3rd Edition . Good/No Jacket. 9.25'' tall by 8.5''. Bound in blue cloth with leather spine & corners with gilt titles. Bindings rubbed at edges & corners, some wear to boards (see pictures). Title page of vol I has a small tear & has been folded. Vol III has a water stain to the first few pages, also a couple of small tears. Vol IV, V & VI have water damage to the front cover, first couple of pages have been folded. Vol VI also has evidence of water to the base. Ex reference library with book number on spine & inside. Library name on front cover, pictorial bookplate to front pastedowns & stamps on endpapers, first & last pages. No other obvious library markings, inner books nice & clean. Vol I : Class A, Theology. B, Mythology and folklore. C, Philosophy (1910). Vol II : D, Society. E, Geography (1912). Vol III :… Read More

George Bell & Sons, Cambridge, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. George Bell & Sons, Cambridge, 1877. 1st Edition . Fair. First edition bound in brown cloth with embossed patterned border in black on covers, gilt titles on spine. Spine rubbed & torn at top, chips to binding on front. Xix + 419pp of verses, sayings & proverbs in Greek, French, Scots, German and English, with their translations into Latin or Greek. Includes extracts from Shakespeare, Milton, Pope Gothe, Longfellow, Wolfe, Browning, Burns & many others. Ex reference library with handwritten dedication on front endpapers dated 1878, single stamp on front endpaper, number on spine & pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown. No other obvious library markings. Inner book is clean & in good + condition.

Southside, Edinburgh, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Southside, Edinburgh, 1974. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 1st Edition with dust jacket in protective cover. 70pp. Ex reference library with bookplate & single stamp on front pastedown, one other stamp on half title page & handwritten number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings. The inner book is in near fine condition.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode , 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Historical, Social, and Literary Aspects of the Old and New Testaments. 8vo, burgandy cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Cream dust jacket with titles in black and red border. Xv + 208pp including index. Illustrated by 37 plates including frontispiece. In excellent condition, a few minor age spots to the upper edge and slight sunning / marking on the dust jacket. A series of essays by a number of respected authors on various subjects relating to the bible.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, original blue cloth with embossed titles on front and gilt titles on spine. Some marks on boards, wear, tear and chipping to spine. Previous owner's name W. N. Roper-Caldbeck dated December 1925 handwritten on front endpaper. It seems likely that this is William Noel Roper-Caldbeck who served in the British Army in the Second World War. 320pp with index, illustrated with 24 plates, included a tissue guarded frontispiece and 8 maps. Contents include: The Geography of the Himalayas, Stalking, Still Hunting, Black Bear, Burrhel, Gooral, Ibex, Kashmir Stag, Leopard, Marrkhor, Oorial, Ovis Ammon, Red Bear, Sambhur, Thar, Tibetan Antelope, General Hints on Shooting in the Himalayas, Outfit, Particulars of the Principal Himalayan States. A couple of the plates are loose and there is some chipping/ small tears to the edges off these, tear to the edges of a couple of pages. At the end of the book, on the rear endpaper and pastedown are the… Read More

Printed for the Society, New York, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Printed for the Society, New York, 1922. 1st Edition . Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Limited edition of 400 copies of which Vol 1 is 295 (initialed by author), Vol 2 is 291. Monochrome frontis illustrations. Cover blue cloth with Saltire shield design in silver, white label at spine with black titles, top edge gilt. Corneres a little bent on Vol 1. Vol 1: 400pp plus Appendices. Vol 2: 325pp including index. Ex library copies with numbers on spine, bookplate to front inside cover (vol 2) rear inside cover (vol 1). Handwritten no. inside otherwise no obvious library markings. Some marking to front of vol 1, otherwise nice and clean inside. ****** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 1854. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Blackie & Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh & London, 1854. Good/No Jacket. Complete in four volumes with a supplemental volume bound in 9 divisions. Approx 9 3/4'' tall in original brown cloth over board with gilt titles & thistle design on spine, blind embossing on front covers with gilt emblems of the universities as the centre design. 80 engraved portraits & 5 engraved views of the principal seats of learning (the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Aberdeen) in Scotland. 579 + 604 + 575 + 668pp. Comprehensive biographies of Scotsmen (& occasional woman) from St Patrick in AD 372 to the early/mid 1800's & also a chronological index. There is wear to the spines & corners bumped. Some foxing on plates, but generally quite clean inside. Ex reference library with presentation bookplate to front with letter from the presenter dated 1912 attached inside. Library bookplate… Read More

John Tweed, Glasgow, 1883. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. John Tweed, Glasgow, 1883. 1st Edition . Good. Over 10'' tall, original green cloth with gilt titles on spine & Glasgow's crest on front cover, top edge gilt. Some shelf wear, particularly to top of spine (see pictures). Spine cracked inside at front board. V + 381 + 52pp appendix & index. Frontispiece engraving with a few other illustrations throughout text. Ex reference library with bookplate & number on front pastedown, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, handwritten number on reverse of title page, occasional blind stamp within. No other obvious library markings. Inner book is generally clean & in very good condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Gay & Hancock, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Roland Green. 4to, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Blind stamped with design of bird in flight on front. 133pp illustrated with 12 tipped in, tissue guarded coloured plates, a further 8 black and white plates and 9 full page line illustrations. Contents include: Concerning Wings, The First Bird, The Sizes and Shapes of Wings and their relation to Flight, Modes of Flight, Courtship Flights, How to Tell Birds on the Wing, The Wings of Nestling Birds, Flightless Birds. Interestingly written with beautiful plates. Handwritten gift inscription on contents page and the same previous owner’s name on blind title page.***Over 1kg when packaged and may require extra overseas postage***

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo, tan cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 319pp with coloured frontispiece. Mark to the back cover as pictured, crack to binding at the contents page. Generally very good and clean inside, pages tanned. A tale of the rise and fall of the Antichrist. Scarce in this edition.