Search Results: Authors starting with B from Certain Books, ABAA

Paris, France.: Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, 1912. 636 pages. Very warmly inscribed and signed on the half-title page, "A mon excellent camarade et bien aimable ami G. Claus souvenir affectieux H. Babinski." With a color portrait frontispiece of the author by Eugene Cadel. French text throughout and with a useful index. This is the second edition revised & greatly expanded of Babinski's classic culinary work; according to Cagle (57a in 'A Matter of Taste') the first edition was 314 pages. Text with culinary history, menus, recipes and remarks on best preparation methods and variations. Henri Joseph Severin Babinski (1855 - 1931) French-Polish mining engineer, author & gourmand, was the older brother of Joseph Babinski (1857 - 1932) an honored clinical neurologist and prolific medical author. Henri Babinski's career in mining sent him around the world, during which he became interested in the cuisines of various cultures and their eating habits. After his career, he returned to Paris where he supported… Read More

London England: Mitchell Beazley, 2003. 199 pages; illustrated in color, black & white throughout; content regarding the art of photography, building a collection, the photographic print, buying and selling photographs, displaying and caring for photographs; with a chronology of the art, glossary, key photographers, galleries & dealers, bibliography, useful index; volume approx. 9 3/4" x 11 1/4" approx. size; dustjacket over hardcover; light wear; volume & jacket in very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Venetiis: Typis Remondinianis, 1752. xxxii + 496 pages, with a few woodcut initial letters and tailpieces. The medical work of Giorgio Baglivi (1668 - 1707) an Armenio-Italian physician and scientist. This copy does not have the author's portrait; Pages 231-232 with woodcut figures; Dissertatio VI. De Anatome, Morfu, & essectibus Tarantulae section with map of coastal Italy, Golfo Di Venetia, Golfo di Taranto along with tarantula spiders. The Baglivi text followed by Joannis Dominic Santorini section at back, "I. De Structura & motu fibrae. II De Nutritione animali. III. De Haemorrhoidibus. V. De Catameniis." (numbered 'V.' on the half-title page, correctly as 'IV.' within the text.) The Santorini section also with two illustrations and tipped-in at page 462 is a piece of good quality writing paper, probably contemporary and with a partial watermark, with a short handwritten quote in Latin; this sheet with old fold lines as if from a note and with one quarter cut away. Title page with previous owner… Read More

West Islip, New York: Carl A. Starace, 1982. 25 pages; black and white illustrations throughout. Text with history of Long Island's Native American population "...a peaceable people occupying the island at the advent of the first Europeans...dwelt here since the mass eastward migration of their vast Delaware-Algonkian race, centuries before..." This is the Friends for Long Island's Heritage revised edition, of the 1959 original; permission of Carl A. Starace. Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" size; bright yellow illustrated paper wraps; light wear; in very good condition.. Revised and Enlarged Edition . Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1882. v + 152 pages; tipped-on as frontispiece is an albumen photograph of the author, not credited; poetic musings by Urania (Una) Locke Stoughton Bailey (1820-1882), American author; the material mostly of an inspirational, Christian nature; previous owner inscription on inner blank endpaper; first & last endpapers & paste-downs in a decorative floral print; bound in the original dark bevel-edged blue cloth, gilt cover & spine titles; cover with a gilt floral decorative motif and the spine with some small ornamentation as well; some tips, spine-ends and edge-wear to cloth, rubbing, in very good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

1930. A typed letter signed in ink by big band leader of the 1920s, 1930s Johnny Johnson, recommending Mr. Toor to a record store for a band release; "An M.C.A. Attraction Victor Records" at top of letterhead, with band title headline; back of letter with circular 'microphone' image with pictures of band members; soiling, split along old fold lines; good minus condition and good American big band historical ephemera.. Very Good.

Bangladesh: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1993. ii + 81 pages; cover notes the contents and that it is for Official Use Only of the IBRD, contents confidential; "...consists of summaries of studies prepared by the government of Bangladesh and its consultants over the period 1989 - 1993 relative to the environmental analysis and resettlement aspects of the Jamuna Bridge project; with recommendations on drainage, fisheries, wildlife and land use, mitigation plans on closing the northern intake of the Dhaleswari River; illustrated with maps & charts of aspects of the affected areas; original printed paper wrap covers; some light wear, soiling; previous owner pen note "Mr. Kakonge only - confidential" on cover; in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

43, Lothbury London: Swiss Bankverein, 1906. 22 + 24 pages; with this bank's report on its affairs; "...to be sure, the volcanic state of affairs in Russia, which might at any moment threaten a destructive eruption, as well as the Morocco difficulty, which still awaited a settlement, served as a warning at the commencement of the year for the continued exercise of moderation and caution..." with concern for the Protection & Free Trade issues, change of the Presidency in France, Austro-Hungarian crisis, Turko-Egyptian frontier question, the revolution in Cuba, native rising in Natal seemed to concern the company regarding financial planning and futures; reviews state of Stock Markets, Home Railway Securities, shipping stock, American railroads, more; back section on British Funds, Indian Government securities, corporation stock listings, charts, comparisons etc; buff brown paper wraps; 9 3/4" x 6 1/4" approx. size format; some edge, tips wear to binding; very good… Read More

Edinburgh & London: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. lxix + 384 pages; useful index; color and black and white illustrations by D.M. Reid-Henry and Roland Green; content including information on the history of Cyprus ornithology, topography and vegetation of Cyprus, a list of Recorders' of Cyprus Birds from 1336 to the present day 1958; prominent personalities in Cyprus ornithology, birds ringed on the continent and recovered in Cyprus and more; "First Published" stated on copyright page; endpaper with the bookplate of Dr. Bertel Bruun (1937 - 2011) Danish-American naturalist, international conservationist and neurologist, author of several birding guides; bound in the original publisher's sturdy polished green buckram cloth, gilt spine titles; a little fading to the spine, titles dulled; tips bumped, a little wear and rubbing to the boards; in very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Chicago New York: The Werner Company, 1895. 399 pages; black and white portrait of Webster frontis illustration. A life of Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852) American lawyer & statesman. "...Websters remarkable political, diplomatic, and legal careers were aided by his intellectual brilliance and personal magnetism. He contributed significantly to the concept of American nationality, to the idea of a perpetual Union, to perspectives on economic growth, to a modern legal system, and to the rising importance of the United States in foreign relations..." (Maurice G. Baxter in the ANB) by the American writer Joseph Banvard (1810 - 1887) "... many of his historical writings focus on such religious and spiritual lessons. His numerous publications on Daniel Webster, one of which designed for American youth, emphasize Websters religious conviction..." (Sara J. Ford in the ANB) This is the 1895 Werner Co. printing of the D. Lothrop & Co. original of 1875; front cover notes this as one of the Werner's School and… Read More

Los Angeles California: M. Rieder Publ., 1906. Undivided back postcard; used; cancellation 1906; some edge, tips wear; short closed edge-tear; good condition.. Good.

San Francisco: Author Published, 1969. (24) pages of poetry, from the sixties travel by the author to India, Nicosia, New York City, Jerusalem etc.; original stapled self-wrap covers, with a small black and white photograph of the author in Jerusalem on the cover; with a couple of black and white minimalistic drawings within; some edge, tips wear and aging, spottiness to wraps; good condition; interesting San Francisco late sixties poetic tradition material.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: MBA Publications, 2002. Limited edition # 504 of 1000; illustrated in black and white photography throughout; numbered and signed by Hunter Barnes and inscribed "For Nan" on the front endpaper. Also with a few black and white illustrations and decorations credited to David Lundquist Eagle Eye Studios. Approx. 10 1/4" size, square format; illustrated dustjacket over black hardcover boards; slight wear; in very good condition.. Signed by Photographer. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York, NY: Newsboy, 1890. Autograph, "...identical. With thanks Faithfully yrs Wilson Barrett" British actor & playwright (real name William Henry Barrett) (1846 - 1904) "...an astute manager and entrepreneur who appreciated the value of publicity, which many of his fellow managers saw as vulgar and self-aggrandizing. He was devoted to the fellow actors in his companies, assisting them with their stagecraft and caring for their welfare with unflagging paternalism just as he diligently developed the dramatic talents of such writers as Jones and Caine. Though he may have been despised and rejected by many critics, his religious plays undoubtedly attracted new audiences to the theatre and provided enduring subject matter for the cinema...." (Victor Emeljanow in the ODNB) Approx. 2" x 3 7/8" size; old fold lines; album mount paper on back; in very good condition. (With) A Newsboy New York albumen photo cabinet card, identified in the plate with the actor's name; approx. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" size overall; a… Read More

Providence RI: Livermore & Knight Printers Chromolithographic Trade Card for Stephen L. Bartlett, Boston & New York, Importer of Bendsdorf's Royal Dutch Cocoas and Chocolates; images shows a lawn "doll party" being interrupted by a little kitten; back of card describes the values and distinctions of this cocoa; slight edges, tips wear, overall, good condition.. 3 14" x 5 1/2" Size of Card.

Approx. 2 ½" x 3 ½" size; no identifier or date; uniform looks to be 1920s or so; appears to have the word 'Beverly' across chest; a little fade and wear; good condition and interesting early baseball.. Good.

Japan iv + 203 pages; preliminary page with list of the author's publications. Text in Japanese & simplified Ainu. Volume approx. 5" x 7" size; printed tan softcover with decorative line-drawing. Binding darkened, soiled; pages darkened; in good condition.. Soft Cover. Good.

Norman James Framed color photograph of the XXXI Super Bowl Champions Green Bay Packers; official NFL licensed souvenir publication; with all the championship years for Green Bay listed at bottom overall size 16" x 20"; good clear image, very good condition.. Very Good.

Oyster Bay Long Island, 1877. On lined paper, about 5" x 8" (with 3 blank integral pages as well); dated July 2nd 1877, regarding stud service, with notary signature & statement at bottom, pencilled receipt of payment from Fisher; light wear, old fold lines; very good condition and interesting Oyster Bay Long Island historical ephemera.. Very Good.

Long Island New York: William Longyear Pencil signed print of this Long Island historic landmark; black and white, image size 6 3/4" x 7 1/2", overall with margins 13 1/2" x 11 1/4", signed in pencil lower right corner; William Llowyn Longyear: Designer, Teacher, born in 1899, lived at Manhasset, LI; studied at Columbia & Pratt Institute; Member EAA, Art Dirs. Club; work at the Museum of Science & Industry, New York and Fortune Magazine; Author & Illustrator of 'Garden Pools', Taught at Pratt Institutue, Brooklyn (WWW in American Art 1999); no date or publisher, circa 1950's; light wear to edges of paper margins, one short (1/2") closed tear along bottom edge; a nice strong image, skillfully accomplished, suitable for framing; very good condition.. Very Good.