Search Results: Titles starting with B from Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA

London: John Camden Hotten, 1869. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 222p. A green gilt cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn and corners a bit bumped. Cover stained and spine darkened. Spotty stains in table of contents. 1" closed tear in margin of p. 211. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A collection of humorous poetry by W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911), best known for the operas he produced with Arthur Sullivan. Illustrated by the author. Gilt foredges.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Hardcover. Good. 222p. A green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn; cloth splitting along the back edge of the spine, though the binding is still tight. Gilt title on front cover has dulled with age. Crease in front endpaper and faint, spotty stains on rear endpaper. Early owner's gift inscription on a blank front endpaper, and discoloration in gutter of pages 58-59 where a small leaf was pressed. Otherwise, text clean. Silly poems by W.S. Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame) featuring his own cartoon illustrations. This is an undated 19th-century edition; the owner's inscription is dated 1870.

New York: Random House, Inc, 1940. Hardcover. 40p. A hardcover book bound in pictorial boards. Very good condition. Edges and corners lightly rubbed. Owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise, main pages clean and binding tight. Classic illustrated Christmas story for children featuring Babar the Elephant. Translated by Merle Haas.

New York: Random House, Inc, 1940. First American Edition. Hardcover. 40p. A hardcover book bound in laminated pictorial boards. Very good condition. The lamination is peeling away from the spine. Foxing in the margins throughout. The binding is secure and there are no ownership marks inside. The first American edition of this Christmas story featuring Babar the Elephant. Translated by Merle Haas.

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. 40p. A 1/4 navy blue cloth hardcover book with illustrated boards. Very good condition; the edges and corners are rubbed, and there is an owner's bookplate inside the front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. An early vintage printing of this classic children's story, translated by Merle Haas. The original title was ZEPHIR'S HOLIDAYS.

New York: Random House, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An oversize hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. A few tiny dent on the top edge of the cover; otherwise, interior clean and binding tight. The jacket is lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny closed tears and light creases. The front flap is price-clipped. Otherwise intact. A very nice copy overall. The first edition of this classic children's book from the Babar the Elephant series. Translated by M. Jean Craig. Measures approx. 12.25" x 8.5

New York: Random House, 1965. Hardcover. Fair. A large hardcover book in acceptable condition. Dark smoke stains on spine and edges. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. Vintage children's book featuring Babar the Elephant.

New York: Random House. Hardcover. Fair. 40p. Ex-library. A large hardcover book in good reading condition. Dark staining in crevice between front cover and spine, and on inner edge of back cover. Lighter stains on endpapers. Card pocket on rear endpaper and adhesive residue on front and back pastedowns. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. Clearly used but sturdy. Vintage children's book featuring Babar the Elephant. This edition appears to be from around the 1970s.

New York: Random House, Inc, 1949. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 40p. Oversize. A hardcover book with a blue cloth spine and pictorial boards. Good condition overall. Edges of boards rubbed, most heavily at the corners. Bottom of spine is quite worn; a few small slits and nicks in the cloth further up the spine. Dampstaining at top and bottom edges, seeping into the gutter and causing a few pages to start tearing. However, the pages remain securely enough attached for reading purposes and, apart from some age-toning, are clean. The first American edition of this Babar the Elephant book, now regarded as controversial due to its depiction of African natives. This is the true first American printing; this title is not listed on the copyright page under "Other Babar Books." Measures approx. 14.5" x 10.25

London: Hutchinson, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As New. 323p. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. A Chief Inspector Wexford mystery novel. This copy is signed by Rendell on the title page.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1965. Phoenix Books edition (Second edition). Paperback. Fair. 153p plus illustrations. Ex-library softcover book in original binding. Spine toned and worn at the top. Label on spine, owner's signature inside, stamp on title page, and sticker in back. Otherwise a clean, tight book in good reading condition. Translations of ancient cuneiform tablets telling Babylonian creation myths.

New York: Lentilhon & Co, 1900. Hardcover. 40p. A soiled white cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Edges and corners worn. Front hinge cracked and repaired with clear tape; rear hinge cracking but all pages and covers remain attached. Baby name, birthdate, and baptism filled in on page 3. Remainder of text clean. A turn-of-the-century baby album. Alternating pages are blank for filling in with memories and keepsakes; remaining pages feature rhymes, prompts, and illustrations.

New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc, 1953. Paperback. Very Good. 159p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Edges barely rubbed; spine still flat, and corners are square. Pages lightly tanned with age, but otherwise clean and tight. Avon Books #513.

NY: Signet Books, 1957. First edition. Paperback original. Softcover. A fine copy. The screenplay for the film illustrated with stills from the movie.

New York: New American Library, 1957. 1st Signet printing. Paperback. Very Good. 127p. A softcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed and pages mildly tanned; otherwise clean and tight, and spine flat. Signet Books S1385. A tie-in with the 1953 film; illustrated with a section of black and white stills.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. John Huehnergarth. 256p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is in excellent shape, apart from a few tiny flecks of paper stuck to the front cover. Text clean and binding tight. The dustjacket is mildly edgeworn and rubbed, and the spine is slightly faded. A very nice copy overall. A scarce work, this is a woman's account of starting her own baby formula company. Illustrated by John Huehnergarth. Comes with a printed card from the publisher presenting this copy for review.

San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1992. Paperback. As New. 195p. A softcover book in fine condition.

New York: The Paulist Press, 1919. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 119p. A golden-brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Faint sticker residue on spine, and corners barely rubbed. Bookplate residue on front endpaper. A few old convent stamps and owner's inscription inside, but text is clean and binding tight. A scarce Catholic book exploring unity with Christ through the Sacred Heart.

Cincinnati: St. Francis Book Shop, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Leather. Fair. 574p. Ex-library. A flexible hardcover book bound in bonded black leather. Good reading condition. Call number on spine and seminary library stamps inside. Corners of cover bent at the tips. Scattered pencil marks in margins, but most text unmarked, and binding tight. A scarce Catholic book explaining the sacrament of Confession, including a chapter on the problem of scrupulosity and reflections on the Ten Commandments.

New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1932. Hardcover. Fair. 260p. Ex-library, original cloth. A hardcover book in good condition. Edges rubbed and faint crinkle down the middle of the spine. Call number on spine and seminary stamps inside. Small notation on front pastedown. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight.