Search Results: Authors starting with B from International Bookshop

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1902. null Book Good null 45 pgs, 6 x 9", text with maps. 2nd edition. " Read at the annual meeting of The Franklin Institute, January 15th, 1902, and reprinted from the 'Journal of The Franklin Insititute' for March, 1902" Tanned paper cover is brittle with some chipped edges, but inside pgs intact and good. Buyer may request photos to further determine condition.. Paper. 3. Book.

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande: Laulan & Cie, 1981. Fine in good dust jacket. Book As New in Good jacket Privately Printed Groupe de Recherches Historiques et de Sauvetages Archeologiques de Castillonnais. Documents, b&w photos, origins, history of Castillon. As-new condition dark red cloth hardcover with gilt lettters, has protective clear acetate cover. 4-line gift inscription on front flyleaf, signed and stamped by Le Mairie de Castillon, 1981. Approx 8-1/4 x 11", 323 pgs. "Il a ete de cet ouvrage 1000 exemplaires dont cinq cents numerotes de 1 a 500. Les 25 premiers numeros ont ete reserves a la famille de la'auteur, les autres numeros de 26 a 500 ont ete attribues aux premiers souscipteurs dans l'ordre d'arrivee des souscriptions. Le tout constitue l'edition originale." Slightly hinged, cracked from backstrip bet pgs 312-313, but all pgs intact, clean, tight.. Hardcover. 5/3. Book.

Icon Editions-Harper & Row, 1982. -1 jacket Book Good. No Jacket null Zoning, mapping, urban renewal, planned communities, land-use strategies, standards for street furniture, lighting, signs, community participation, preservation movement, transportation. Greg hardcover 7-1/4 x 9-1/2", 260 pgs, no dust jacket. Slight occasional foxing, prev. price in ink top of flyleaf.. First Edition. Hardcover. 3. Book.

Boston: D. C. Heath & Co, 1904. null Book Good null Selections, edited, with introduction and notes by Arthur Beatty for study or teaching of Tennyson's poem. 191 pgs, approx 4-3/4 x 6-1/2", prev. owners's name in pencil on flyleaf.. Hardcover. 3. Book.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. null Book Good null Approx 9 x 9-3/4" and 143 pgs of B&W photos, diagrams, text about windmills, mainly in the UK.. Pictorial Cover. 3. Book.

Tallinn, Estonia: Eesti Raamat, 1977. -1 jacket Book Fair. No Jacket null Hardcover about Australian and New Zealand. Gift inscription on 1st blank inside page. Colorful pictorial cover and other b&w photos inside with text in Estonian.. Pictorial Cover. 2. Book.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970. Study undertaken to accompany the great exhibition of Indian Chintz from the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, held in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum 1970. History, trade, making of chintz, catalogue, merchants, many illustrations with descriptions and notes, on high quality paper.. Paper. Very Good. Book.

UK: Amber Lane Press, 1999. null Book Good Play "In 1688 the British writer and playwright published her ' true history' called 'Oroonoko: or 'The Royal Slave'. It tells the story of an African prince, tricked into slavery and transported to the Birtish colony of Surinam in South America. Biyi Bandele (Nigerian-born, London-based writer) has written a witty, thought-provoking play that is at once a celebration of Aphra Behn's humanist vision, a bold and irreverent re-interpretation of the 300 year-old classic and a tragic lover story that resonates with passion." Occasional black underlining, otherwise very clean, tight.. Paper. 3. Book.

Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1975. null Book Good null A few pen notes and prev. owner's name inside. Second edition. Textbook in French.. Paper. 3. Book.

NY: A.A.Wyn Inc., 1950. Robert Benchley at his hilarious best in words and pictures. Approx 7 x 10". Includes: How to Sleep, How to Train a Dog, The Romance of Digestion, The Courtship of the Newt, No News is Good News, How to be a Detective . Text and stills from famous short B&W films.. Paper. Fair. Book.

Milano: Virgilio Editore, 1984. null Book Very Good null II Edizione. Edizioni del Circolo Filologico Milanese. 239 pgs. "Fonetica, morfologia, sintassi, metrica, svolte, in parallelo, in grafia classica e moderna, con campioni antologici comparati, una sintesi di storia del dialetto milanese dalle origini ad oggi...". Trade Paperback. 4. Book.

Burbank, California, U.S.A.: Unique Pubns, 1986. "... prescribes a program to develop and integrate the body and mind. Included is a discussion of Taoist sexual control, static and dynamic posturing, internal and external massage or kneading, meditation, respiratory exercises, and acupressure." Some tan stains along right pg edges.. Paper. Good. Book.

Carbondale, CO: Cassiquiare Press, 1995. A Man's Journey to a New Civilization "....tells of one man's hunger to break free fromour civilization's self-created limitations and enter into the unimaginable fullness of life.". Trade Paperback. Very Good. Book.

Paris: L'Arche, 1992. null Book Good null "Le feuille d'olivier n'est-elle pas connaissance sous forme d'image? " Texte francais. B&W photos.. Paper. 3. Book.

Milano: Electa, 1997. null Book Good null Vivid color plates, descriptions and guide to scultpture, paintings and history of the palace, Piazza San Marco, Venice. Quality glossy paper, tight and clean, but some text and descriptions are yellow highlighted.. Paper. 3. Book.

University Park, PA: Penn State University, 1981. null Book Good Privately Printed Catalog of exhibit of women's fashion at Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, June 28-Sept 13, 1981. Catalog entries by the collector. 42 pgs. with B&W photos of women's fashion by designers Schiaparelli, Liberty of London, Molyneux, Fortuny, Chanel, Lanvin, Erte, etc.. Paper. 3. Book.

Wakefield, MA: Pride Publications, 1971. null Book Fair null Biographies and legends of the New England Indians. 77 pgs, white booklet stapled at left. Vol. 1 of New England Historical Series. Massasoit, Masconomo, Poquanum, Nanepashemet, Capt John Smith, Jaqques Cartier and more. White cover with sepia drawing of Indian man, small tear in cover and some discoloration from handling.. Paper. 2. Illus. by Neary, Robert J.. Book.

NY: Permabooks, 1953. null Book Fair null Vintage paperback. "Within a few days Fraser found himself involved in the simmering decadence of an old and wicked city...in love not with one Roman woman but with two, ". Mass Market Paperback. 2. Book.

NY: Crown, 1945. null Book Good null Stories, ballads, and traditions of the people. Jesse James, Yarns and Tall Tales, Paul Bunyan, Witch Stories, Sidewalk rhymes of NY, Hobo and Jailhouse Songs, Tough Yarns, and more Botkin was 'in charge of the Archive of American Folk Song of the Library of Congress'. Reasonable condition for age, slightly yellowed pgs, black hardcover but backstrip is faded, thick 932 pgs.. Hardcover. 3. Book.

Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1999. null Book Very Good null A path toward clarity and peace. Kwan Yin's illuminating wisdom, meditations, chants, and prayers... Paper. 4. Book.