Search Results: Authors starting with B from Shapero Rare Books

Printed by C. Hallmandell, Circa 1831. . Folio, 38 x 28 cm (15 x 11 inches) six humorous black & white prints of a fictional hog race, each with short title above and a line of commentary below, extremities of corners a little chipped and soiled, not affecting images, otherwise very bright indeed, publisher's printed wrappers, sewn (thread replaced), soiled, some creasing and chipping, else good. mba004 Humorous prints of a steeplechase in which the mounts are shown as hogs, one of the prints is dated 1831. A very rare collection intended for framing, hence the wide margins and lightly sewn wrappers. 'Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) (1789–1850). After travelling on the continent, and making many sketches and studies, he turned his attention to lithography, and in 1818 published at Somers Town 'Twenty-four Views of Italy,' drawn and lithographed by himself. Lithography, invented in Germany in 1796, was then little employed or understood in England. In order to learn the processes employed… Read More

Babson Park, Babson's Statistical Organization, Inc., [1938]. . Mail order booklet; (9 x 15.5 cm); 12ff. printed on recto only, each with perforated line for purchasing, loose brochure; original blue wrappers, stapled. stock23 A scarce mail order booklet for 'Books by Babson', the American economist and temperance campaigner who founded the eponymous Babson's Reports in 1904, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. A prolific writer, Babson (1875-1967) authored nearly fifty books during his lifetime on themes ranging from the dangers facing Protestantism to his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy.

Chicago, National Prohibitionist, 1941. . First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm); presentation inscription to front free endpaper recto; unclipped dustjacket, publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in blue, jacket spotted and frayed with minor loss to edges; x, 254pp. stock23 A reflection on electoral defeat by Roger Babson (1875-1967), an economist and temperance campaigner who stood unsuccessfully for the Prohibition Party in the US presidential election of 1940.Babson is better known for his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy. He had earlier founded the eponymous Babson's Reports, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. Inscribed by the author to the future chairman of the Prohibition Party Earl Dodge (1932-2007): 'Dedication. See Page 147 which shows what church people could do for us if we had a ticket which… Read More

Circa 1947. . Black and white studio portrait signed and inscribed on the image 'For Barrie / Best to you / Lauren Bacall / Bogart', in green ink, half-length seated portrait, showing Bacall hugging her knees and looking down; 24 x 19 cm (9½ x 7½ ins) [together with]; Typed letter signed Louis Bromfield, to Barrie Tait (the dedicatee of the photograph), stating that he does not know when he will be back in New York. One side, single 4to sheet, 'Malabar Farm, Lucas, OH, 17 October 1947', with original envelope; mounted and framed. A unique collection bringing together a superb studio portrait of one of the great film stars of the twentieth century, accompanied by a letter from the prize-winning author on whose farm she was married.Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), the Hollywood film star, known for her distinctive voice, sultry looks, and acting talent, married Humphrey Bogart when she was 20 years old in 1945 at Bogart's friend Louis Bromfield's Ohio farm. This photographic image is from a well-known… Read More

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1844 . Octavo. Original dark green cloth, titles to spine gilt, decorative frames blocked in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, top edge untrimmed.

London, Printed for A. Millar in the Strand et al., 1753. . Second edition; 3 vols, folio (37 x 24 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown and blindstamp to front free endpaper and title of each vol., MS library mark in pen to rear endpaper vol. I, engraved frontispieces by Vertue, vignette titles in red and black; contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 7 compartments, raised bands, tan title-pieces to 2nd, numbered in gilt direct to 3rd compartment, lozenge library labels to head and tails of spines, joints cracked but holding, occasional light spotting, otherwise a very handsome set; [12], xxxv, [3], 762; viii, [4], 614, [54]; xx, 750, [38]pp. A beautifully bound set of The Works of Francis Bacon edited by the poet David Mallet (d.1765), with an introductory life of the Elizabethan statesman and philosopher by the editor, which was admired by Fielding for its 'nervous manly style', and Gibbon who praised Mallet's 'vigorous sense' as a historian.'Vivid character sketches and spirited… Read More

Manchester, G.W. Bacon & Co., [1908]. . Colour lithograph map (94.5 x 121 cm), dissected into 24 sections and laid onto linen as issued; framed and glazed, overall size: 107 x 126 x 4.5 cm A large map of the world showing the British Empire at its height marked in pink. Insets record a wealth of additional detail, including the principal British steamship lines, a gazetteer of cities from across the world, with plans of towns including Adelaide, Auckland, Bombay, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Wellington, and insets for the Panama and Suez Canals, the two Poles, a Universal Time chart, and a large inset map of the British Isles. The top section is illustrated with 46 national flags and ensigns.

London, Masters, 1852. . First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [vi], [v]-xxiv, [ii](errata), 448; [iv], [iii]-xiv, [ii](errata), 426pp., half-titles, 17 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps printed on linen, illustrations in text, near contemporary crimson polished calf gilt, green morocco labels, spines slightly darked, a fine set. An exceptionally attractive example, handsomely bound as an Eton College leaving present soon after publication.George Badger, East India Company chaplain and Arabist, was sent by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, as delegate to the Eastern Churches, and more especially the Nestorians of Kurdistan in 1842 and again in 1850. Apart from his travels in Kurdistan the work contains accounts of visits to Antioch and the Black Sea. The Nestorians exercised a fascination for Anglicans in the nineteenth century from their having been virtually isolated from the rest of Christendom since the fifth century. Blackmer 62.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1929 . Twelfth edition. lxiv, 518pp, 86 maps and plans and 2 panoramas, writing in red biro on endpapers, bookseller's label on endpapers; publisher's variant red cloth gilt, gilt lettering dull as usual, original pictorial dust-wrapper, slightly torn and worn in parts; a very good copy. Last English edition of this title. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had disintegrated after World War I and this volume covers a much smaller area than previous editions. Parts of Hungary and Czechoslovakia are still included.Issued c.1934. Hinrichsen E59

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1931. . Twentieth edition. lx, 490 pp, 54pp street appendix, 32pp exhibition supplement dated 1937 inserted loose at rear, 19 maps, 44 plans and floor plans, ink signature on endpaper and on front cover of supplement; publisher's original variant coarse-grained binding, gilt lettering, worn along edges; overall a very good copy. This copy contains the supplement for the Paris International Exhibition of 1937 which is often lacking from volumes. This was the last edition of this title published. Endpapers dated "Mai 1937". Hinrichsen D348.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1914. . First edition, lxiv, 590pp, 40 maps, 78 plans; publisher's original variant coarse-grained red cloth gilt; a near mint copy. The first and only English edition of this title and the most comprehensive volume on Russia.Poland and Finland are included as well as excursions to Tehran and Peking via the Trans-Siberian Railway. This book was divided into eight sections covering 1. Poland and Warsaw; 2. Western Russia (Baltic Provinces); 3. St Petersburg and Environs; 4. Grand Duchy of Finland; 5. Central and Northern Russia; 6. Southern Russia; 7. The Caucasus; 8. Teheran, Railways in Asiatic Russia. These sections were designed to be detached and carried separately. This copy has the rare publisher's slip which informs the owner about detaching the sections. This copy was issued in c. 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II. Hinrichsen E244.

Coblenz Karl Baedeker 1871 . Second edition. pp x, 302, 4 maps and 14 plans, publisher's old type red cloth binding, gilt lettered, small white label on lower board; overall a very good copy. This series was first published in 1859 as " L Hollande et La Belgique" and then it changed to Belgique et Hollande in 1862 and continued until 1928.Town plans include Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels and Utrecht. Several of the maps are coloured. Endpapers dated "Mai 1871". Scarce. Hinrichsen F76

K. Baedeker, Koblenz [and] A Baedeker, Rotterdam 1843 . Fourth edition. pp. Li, 397, 12 engraved views, lacks the map of the Rhine in two sections at rear, 8 town plans, some minor offsetting onto the text, pages browned of the pages; publisher's original yellow biedermeier boards, worn and rubbed ; a fair cpy. Professor Klein is still mentioned as the author on the title-page and on the spine. Town plans include Dusseldorf, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Mainz, Coblence, Bonn, Cologne, Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) These early editions in the yellow Biedermeier boards are all very scarce. Hinrichsen D3

Charles Baedeker, Coblentz 1846 . First edition. pp. xxiv, 309, 8 plans and one general map in two parts at the rear; bound in the publisher's original yellow pictorial biedermeier boards, slightly bumped and worn at corners; overall an excellent copy. This rare early Baedeker was translated by Professor Klein from the fifth German edition published in the same year and was the second French title to be published by Baedeker. The first was published in 1832 under the title " Voyage du Rhin de Mayence a Cologne." However this is considered to be the first true French Baedeker as much of the guide had been re-written. Baedeker had also introduced more town plans which include Cologne and Strassbourg. This copy is bound in the attractive yellow pictorial bindings known as Biedermeier, the period 1815-1848 is often (in German-speaking countries) referred to as the Biedermeier period in art and especially with reference to a style of furniture. The architectural and landscape designs on these bindings… Read More

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1914 . First edition. lxiv, 590pp, 40 maps and 78 plans, front map re-affixed, map detached on page 270 ( re-affixed on p.277) previous bookseller's label on endpapers, publisher's original red cloth, spine faded and worn; otherwise a good copy. The first and only English edition of this title and the most comprehensive volume on Russia. Poland and Finland are included as well as excursions to Tehran and Peking via the Trans-Siberian Railway. Issued c.1914. Hinrichsen E244.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1902 . Twelfth edition. x, 204pp, 4 maps, 4 plans, 15 floor-plans, front free endpaper lacking; overall a good copy. Issued c.1902 Hinrichsen D211

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig. 1907 . Third edition. lxiv, 331pp, 13 maps and 12 plans, lacks half-title; publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy. First mention of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (incorporated in 1903), as yet only partly constructed; the section on Alaska has been enlarged from the previous edition. Issued c.1911. Hinrichsen E265.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1931 . Thirty-first edition. lxviii, 482pp, 34 maps, 22 plans, 12 floor plans and 2 panoramas, previous owner's ink inscription inside on front free endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt; a very good copy with gilt lettering bright. Last edition published in this series. Issued c.1931. Hinrichsen D94

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1909 . Fourth edition. cii, 724 pp, 33 maps and 48 plans, ISBN barcode label pasted down on front free endpaper, ink signature on title-page and endpapers; publisher's red cloth gilt; overall a very good copy. Last and most comprehensive edition in the series. Issued c. 1909. Hinrichsen E262.

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1906. . Sixth edition, pp lxvi, 606, 22 maps, 58 plans and one panorama, ink inscriptions on endpapers and half title; publisher's red cloth gilt, a little worn at edges; a very good copy. This title was written by Baedeker's English editor J.F. Muirhead who eventually started his own series of guidebooks. The section on Scotland has been condensed as Baedeker planned to produce a separate guide ( never published). Issued c.1908. Hinrichsen E220.