Basbanes, Nicholas A. A Gently Madness. Bibliophile, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. Photo available. New York. Henry Holt. 2002. 250 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 224262 |
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Baud, Elizabeth. Die Quellen der Gesundmachung. Photo available. Lahr. Ernst Kaufmann. nd. c. 1880. 192 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 229243 |
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Baum, L. Frank L. Frank Baum: 15 Books in 1. The Original "Oz" Series. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz. Photo available. np. Shoes and Shis and Sealing Wax. 2006. 827 pps. Folio. Soft cover. First edition thus. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (very light wear to corners).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 216431 |
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Baum, L. Frank & Michael Patrick Hearn (ed). The Annotated Wizard of Oz. Photo available. New York. Clarkson N. Potter. 2000. 384 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 215504 |
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Baum, L. Frank & Michael Patrick Hearn (ed). The Annotated Wizard of Oz. Photo available. New York. Clarkson N. Potter. 2000. 396 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 227027 |
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Baum, L. Frank. Sky Island. Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Faires. Photo available. Chicago. The Reilly & Lee Co. c. 1978. 188 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. Orange cloth. First edition thus. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Fine (owner name on end paper) copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 215134 |
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Beach, Rex. Oh, Shoot! 1921. First ed. Confessions of an Agitated Sportsman. Photo available. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1921. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (spine faded, owner inscription on end paper).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 232063 |
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Beahm, George. Stephen King Country. The Illustrated Guide to the Sites and Sights that Inspired the Modern Master of Horror. Photo available. Philadelphia. Running Press. 1999. 144 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 217064 |
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Bear, Donald. Prelude. Signed by the author. (A Novelette). Photo available. Santa Barbara. Pacific Coast Publishing Co. 1943. 52 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author. "Seasons Greetings 1943" with portrait of Esther and Donald Bear, card laid in. Signed "Donald Bear 1943". Fine copy in fine (very light sunning to edges) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 214458 |
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Beardsley, Aubrey and John Glassco. The Story of Venus and Tannhauser. Photo available. New York. Book of the Month. 1995. 140 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 118722 |
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Becker, Alida (ed) T.R.R. Tolkien et al. A Tolkien Treasury. Photo available. Philadelphia. Courage Books. 1989. 192 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated in black, white and color by Michael Green & Tim Kirk. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (very light shelf wear).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 222339 |
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Beigelman, Paul (ed). Commentaries on Two Hundred & Fifty Books from Our Private Collection. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. Los Angeles. Self published. 1996. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Inscribed "To Morey and Jan - With affection and appreciation for many years of friendship. Paul and Irene." Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in glassine wrapper.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 185587 |
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Bell, Quentin. Virginia Woolf. A Biography. Photo available. New York. Quality Paperback. 1992. 314 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 225496 |
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Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward. 2000-1887. Inscribed by the author's wife and Daughter. Photo available. Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1926. 337 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Early reprint. Inscribed by the author's wife and daughter "With the best wishes of Emma S. Bellamy and Marion Bellamy". Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (Fred Rivers inscription on end paper).
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 195946 |
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Benchley, Robert. Chips Off the Old Benchley. Photo available. New York. Harper Brothers. 1949. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated by Gluyas Williams. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 172579 |
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Benson, Jackson. Wallace Stegner. His Life and Work. Photo available. New York. Viking Press. 1996. 472 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 121841 |
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Bentfey, Christopher & Jerome Liebling et al. The Dickinsons of Amherst. Photo available. Hanover. University Press of New England. 2001. 209 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $95 |
Book ID: 213813 |
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Berger, Leon. The War Criminal. A Novel. Photo available. Toronto. ECW Press. 2001. 214 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 193967 |
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Bergreen, Laurence. James Agee. A Life. Photo available. New York. E.P. Dutton. 1984. Octavo. Hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 150588 |
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Berlandt, Herman. Man, Are You Listening? Inscribed by the author. Photo available. Berkeley. Poets' Commune Publications. nd. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Inscribed by the author. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 110149 |
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Bernstein, Carl. The Secret Man. The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat. Signed by the author. Photo available. Norwalk. The Easton Press. 2005. 249 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Dark brown leather. All edges gilt. Satin end papers. First edition thus. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Certificate of authenticity signed by Berstein bound in, leaflet laid in. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $95 |
Book ID: 228017 |
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Bierce, Ambrose & J.C. Suares. The Devil's Dictionary. Photo available. New York. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1979. 161 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated by J.C. Suares. Very scarce in this condition. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 222890 |
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Bierce, Ambrose & Lawrence Suhre. The Devil's Dictionary. Photo available. Owings Mills. Stemmer House. 1979. 161 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated by Ferebe Streett. Very scarce in this condition. Important reference work. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 227252 |
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Bierce, Ambrose. The Devil's Dictionary. Photo available. New York. Dover. nd. 145 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 104596 |
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Bierce, Ambrose. The Sardonic Humor of Ambrose Bierce. Photo available. New York. Dover. 1963. 232 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. Reprint. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 118723 |
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