Search Results: Titles starting with B from Borg Antiquarian

Boston Toronto: Little, Brown & Company, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. George Salter. 8vo, beige cloth with blue label & blue and gold lines on spine, Mylar-protected lettered and pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with drawing by George Salter, [viii] + 439 pages. Novel about a hi-society lady in New York. Though well known for his "Mr. Moto" spy series which were made into movies starring Peter Lorie during the 1930's, John Philips Marquand (1893-1960) was also a distinguished novelist who treated American society (often the upper classes) with sensitivity, respect, and satire. Thus, he won a Pulitzer for The Late George Apley in 1938. Other crime novels included Ming Yellow (1935); Don't Ask Questions (1941); Repent in Haste (1945, L: 1949); and It's Loaded, Mr. Bauer (1949); Stopover: Tokyo (1957). The author's literary novels included: The Unspeakable Gentleman (1922); The Black Cargo (1925); Waring Hill (1930); THE LATE GEORGE APLEY (1937) for… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1922. First Edition, First Issue. Decorative cloth. Very Good/None. 8vo (7 5/8" x 5 1/4" x 1 1/2"), dark blue cloth with black lettering on orange rectilinear "labels" on spine and front cover, [6] + 401 pages + [6] ADS. Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. <br /> <br /> Lewis is best known for his novels Main Street (1920), BABBITT (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).<br /> <br /> Babbitt explores the moral challenges faced by a typical hard-working American businessman from a Midwestern town who had Conservative middle-class values. The name "Babbitt" became synonymous with narrow-minded bigotry. More successful than Main Street, Babbitt "established Lewis as a major American author"--Pastore,… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo, tourquoise quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over gold boards, frontispiece oval B&W photo of Cain, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped), 312 pages. James Mallahan Cain (1892 - 1977) was an American author associated with the hardboiled crime fiction and the roman noir. His crime novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), and Double Indemnity (1936, 1943) became classic movies. <br/> <br/> Uncommon title in this edition and condition. Collects several fascinating and thrilling stories by Cain. <br/> <br/> Fine/VG copy. Tight, bright cloth. The striking period dust jacket (price-clipped) is bright with light soil evident on its rear panel. No previous owner or remainder marks.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, bright blue cloth with silver lettering & silver-stamped cartoons of cupid on front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of woman bandaging a man designed by Osbert Lancaster, 186 pages. Sir P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse KBE (1881 - 1975) was an English author who was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His early novels were mostly school stories, but he later switched to comic fiction, creating several regular and amusing characters. They include jolly gentleman of leisure, Bertie Wooster, and his sagacious valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner.--Wiki SUPERIOR CONDITION! Very bright, tight, and clean copy. Remainder stamp on bottom.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. Tall 8vo, maroon quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, archiival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depiciting the back of a blond woman's head; 273, [274] pages + [4] A Note About the Author + [2] A Note on the Type. Anne Tyler (born 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-four novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), The Accidental Tourist (1985), and Breathing Lessons (1988). All three were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Breathing Lessons won the prize in 1989. <br /> She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.<br /> <br /> Tight, bright, clean copy. Dust jacket is bright and clean with a bit of edgewear along its top. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. No remainder marks.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, maroon quarter cloth with black lettering on spine over light blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a truck and mobile home in front of the Lincoln memorial, 244 pages. Gar Anthony Haywood is an American author of crime fiction. Fear Of The Dark (1988) won the Shamus Award for best first Private Investigator novel. It also spawned a long-running series that featured the hardboiled protagonist Aaron Gunner. BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST deals with the Loudermilk family who have been enjoying their retirement when their son is charged with murder--causing them to desperately find the real murderer. Follows up on GOING NOWHERE FAST, a humorous crime novel. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects!

New York: Crown, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo, black quarter cloth with bold gilt lettering on spine over ivory boards, archival mylar-protected cartoon dust jacket (unclipped) with image of Spiro Agnew beside a bag of money by Tom Bachtell, x + 291 pages + [3] About the Authors. The Fall of President Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew as a Prequil to current political events by brilliant MSNBC political pundit Rachel Maddow and award-winning journalist Michael Yarvitz.<br /> <br /> SUPERIOR COPY of a book also available on podcast and soon to be a movie documentary. No previous owner or remainder marks.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2013. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo, off-white cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) by Desert Isle, 83 pages. Daniel James Abraham (born 1969), pen names M. L. N. Hanover and James S. A. Corey, is an American novelist, comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer. A frequent collaborator of George R. R. Martin, Abraham has adapted several of Martin's novels into comic books and graphic novels, such as A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, and has contributed to Martin's Wild Cards universe. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. No remainder marks.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Artzebasheff. INSCRIBED by the Author on the front free endpaper plus an AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED COPY of "THE LANDING" (2 sheets, 8 1/2" x 11" on Hotel Gotham stationery) SIGNED by the Poet and inscribed "For Harriet," [to whom the book was also presented]; 8vo (9" x 6"), colorful pictorial dust jacket with geometrical patterns by Boris Arzebasheff (publisher's tapered dj flaps with price of $2.00) , [viii] + 123 pages in a light red buckram slipcase. AMS Poem laid in. Padraic Colum (1881 - 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival. Three of his books for children were awarded retrospective citations for the Newbery Honor and one earned a Caldecott medal. "'Balloon' is the first play to based on modern philosophical ideas.… Read More

New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1999. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Pictorial boards. Fine. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Signed by the illustrators Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher on the title page; small quarto (9 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 1"); publisher's original purple & gold-accented boards with inset color photo of Bambi as a faun on front cover; Foreword by John Galsworthy, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher with glossy color double-spread frontispiece of Bambi & his mother + 16 full-page color plates of deer & woodland creatures + color endpapers expanding the scope of the cover art; 185 pages + [186] About the Illustrators + [4] double-spread artwork. ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S CLASSIC by Felix Salten (1869 - 1945) SIGNED BY BOTH ILLUSTRATORS. <br /> <br /> BAMBI was first published in America in 1928 by Simon & Schuster just before the market crashed and Great Depression began! This splendidly… Read More

San Francisco: aunt lute books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. 12mo (7 1/4" x 5 1/4"), gray cloth with red lettering on spine, Introduction by Patriicia Holt, archival mylar-protected decorative photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with images of Alice Walker on front and rear, xii + 105 pages. Laid in is a SIGNED photo postcard of much younger Alice Walker. Alice Walker (born 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist. She wrote the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple (1982), which won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Walker also wrote the novels Meridian (1976) and The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970), among other works. <br/><br/>BANNED prints two short stories and an excerpt from The Color Purple that had been removed from testing material used by the Board of Education of California. Related documents and letters have been printed in the Appendices. Patricia Holt's Intro… Read More

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1922. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo, green cloth, 11+ sepia-toned photographic illustrations, 312 pages. Scarce and important study. Introduction by Sir James Frazier, famous and highly respected author of The Golden Bough. Light green cloth boards (rubbed; a few light spots; corners bumped), pages with deckle edges (some unopened; a few opened roughly). Spine gilt lettering very good.

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur Press, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected blue photographic dust jacket (unclipped) by Y. Okhura, 302 pages. Don Bruns is an award-winning novelist, songwriter, musician and ad exec. He is the author of the Lesser and Moore mysteries, and the Mick Sever Caribbean mystery series which includes BARBADOS HEAT. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy in a comparable, sharp dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder marks.

New York London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Syngapore: A Lisa Drew Book / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos. SIGNED by the Author on her bookplate, thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over purple boards with facsimile author's signature on front cover, illustrated with glossy B&W and color family or related photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with color photo of Mrs. Bush taken by Carol Powers, mauve endpapers, x, [xi-xii] + 575 pages. Barbara Bush (née Pierce; 1925 - 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was the second lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Among her six children are George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd… Read More

First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Robert Byrd. INSCRIBED by the Illustrator Robert Byrd on the title page with an ORIGINAL SKETCH, 4to (9 3/8" x 11 1/4"), glossy pictorial boards by Byrd, profusely illustrated with full-color art by Byrd, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) reproducing cover art, red endpapers, 48 pages. Robert John Byrd (born 1942) is an American author, art teacher in Philadelphia, and illustrator. Byrd has written and illustrated five picture books on Leonardo da Vinci. He has also illustrated books for other authors, including Jack Stokes, Robert Kraus, Bruce Kraus, Laura Amy Schlitz, Kathleen Krull, Marilyn Jager Adams, and Paula Fox.<br/> <br/> EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION with EXTRA-ILLUSTRATION! No remainder markings.

New York Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo, black cloth with white lettering on spine, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) with a black background designed by SKA Associates, [vi] +312 pages. BARBARY SHORE was Norman Mailer's second published novel, written after Mailer's great success with his 1948 debut The Naked and the Dead. It concerns a protagonist who rents a room in a Brooklyn boarding house with the intention of writing a novel. Wounded during World War II, he is an amnesiac, and much of his past is a secret to himself. <br/><br/>Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and political activist. His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948 and brought him renown. His best-known work is often considered to be The Executioner's Song (1979) winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Mailer's Armies of the Night… Read More

New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi: Scribner, 2016. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Small Quarto (9 5/8" x 6 1/2" x 2 1/4"), black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over off-white boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped_ with tree being cut and topped, Robin's-egg blue endpapers, xii, [xiii-xiv] + 717 pages + [5] Genealogical Tables. Weight: 2 lbs. 6 oz. Edna Ann Proulx (born 1935 and of French-Canadian & English roots)--aka "Annie Proulx"--is an award-winning American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Her first novel, Postcards (1992) won the 1993 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction. <br /> <br /> Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won the Pulitzer Prize and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. It was made into a film in 2001. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" became an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning motion picture… Read More

New York: Crown Business, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Good +. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, red quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting smiling Cathie Black, gray endpapers, 290 pages. Cathleen "Cathie" Black (born 1944) was previously chair of Hearst Magazines, a division of Hearst Corporation, where she was also president for 15 years. Hearst Magazines publishes major magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, ELLE and O, The Oprah Magazine. Cathie has also had a close relationship with Oprah. Cathy is also the author of BASIC BLACK and is a former president and publisher of USA Today.<br/> <br/> The book provides useful and important guidance from a Very Successful Woman. Note the reviews on the dj's back panel. The inscription reads: "Laura, Here's to ad sales! Cathie Black."<br/>… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1980. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo, red cloth with black lettering on spine, illustrated with 8 pages of glossy B&W photographs, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with the logo of the submarine, 251 pages. SUPERIOR CONDITION internally: tight, bright, clean. A few small chips to the top and bottom of the dj spine. EXCITING illustrated narrative about a great WW II sub! Clean, tight, bright copy; dust jacket has very slight soil on rear panel and a bit of fraying at extremities.

Burbank, CA: DC Comics, 2017. First Illustrated Edition. Pictorial wrappers. New/New. Pencils by Andy Kubert Inks by Klaus Janson, Colors by Brad Anderson Letters by Clem Robins. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7" x 7/8"); glossy pictorial red-black boards with white lettering on spine and front cover; co-written by Brian Azzarello and dramatically enhanced pictorially by Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson (illustrator), Brad Anderson and Alex Sinclair, archival polyester-protected gossy pictorial dust jacket (unclipped); black endpapers, [376] pages. Weight: 2.1 Lbs. New copy in New dj. Just removed from the original shrink wrap. No marks by previous owners or remaindering.<br/> <br/> In DARK KNIGHT III- THE MASTER RACE! (1986), Frank Miller introduced his iconic take on Batman. The setting is after the apparent destruction of Lex Luthor but seeming death of Batman himself. Three decades after BATMAN- THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Miller has returned with a third chapter and graphic novel sequel… Read More