Search Results: Titles starting with B from The Owl at the Bridge

NY, R. H. Russell, MDCCCCI [1901].. Hard Cover. With Illustrations by the Author. 'Arranged and Printed by the Wayside Department of The University Press, Cambridge, U.S.A.' 'The Walpole Series.' x, [1], 184 p., illus.; 16 cm. Gilbert's first literary work, first published in two series, 1869 & 1873. 45 silly verse ballads. 'List while the poet trolls / Of Mr. Clayton Hooper,/ Who had a cure of souls/ At Spiffon-extra-Sooper.' Bound in grey paper-covered boards stamped in white; grey spine gone but stitching & cloth intact; ink owner's name; good. 28442

Philadelphia, Porter & Coates [no date, 1870's?]. Hard Cover. xi, 13- 222 p., illus.; 19 cm. Gilbert's first literary work, first published in two series, 1869 & 1873. 45 silly verse ballads. Stock# 39,572. Good, bound in gilded green cloth, worn, spine faded.

Hudson Hills Press, NY & Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans [c2003]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Essays by Dan Cameron, Estill Curtis Pennington, David S. Rubin. Foreword by Jay Weigel. ix, 110 p., index, 65 color illus., 21 b/w text figures; 26 cm. "...fascinating work of a figurative artist whose meticulously detailed paintings and sculptural assemblages present icons of popular culture as well as everyday people from Louisiana's diverse populations. With magical realist imagery, his work combines religious figures, pop-culture artifacts, environmental concerns, social issues, and the iconic stars of Hollywood's golden age and contemporary rock 'n' roll." includes Chronology and Selected Bibliography. Color pictorial dj; fine. Gift quality. stock#34512.

Amherst, U. Mass. Press, 1978. Hard Cover. 3 p. l., 82 p.; 26 cm. Translated by Robert Bagg. "More idiomatic than previous versions, this new translation captures the interplay of menace, innuendo, and blunt power of the original. Translated with stage production specifically in mind, the language is vigorously poetic with simple, driving rhythms written in free, strongly accented verse." Vg/vg. Stock#101269.

London : Oxford university press, H. Milford, 1928. Hard Cover. xix, 292 p : illus. (incl. music) 76 pl. (incl. front., ports., plans, facsims.) on 39 l., 2 fold. geneal. tab ; 23 cm. First edition of a standard biography. "Authorities and abbreviations": p. [xv]-xix. Stock# 44,549. Vg/ no dj.

London : J.M. Dent, 1983. Hard Cover. xiv, 290 p., [12] p. of plates : illus., music, ports., index, 22.5 cm. Master Musicians Series. Good general survey of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750. "List of works": p. 231-253. Bibliography: p. 264-267. Stock# 44,543. Vg / dj vg.

London: Allen & Unwin, 1959. Hard Cover. xiv, 514 p., [26] p. of plates, illus., ports., facsims., map, music, indexes; 24 cm. "Index of compositions by members of the Bach family": p. [506]-514. Bibliography: p. 490-495. Stock#44541. Good+ / dj good+.

New York : W.W. Norton and Co., 1945.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 431 p., illus. 24 cm. This is a fundamental book on Johann Sebastian Bach that has since been revised and reprinted a number of times. Bibliographical notes p. 408-419. Stock# 44,455. Good+ / no dj.

Kassel & NY, Bärenreiter, 1963-1973. Contents: Band I: Schriftstücke von der Hand Johann Sebastian Bachs. Vorgelegt und erläutert von Werner Neumann und Hans-Joachim Schulze. Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Band II: Fremdschriftliche und gedruckte Dokumente zur Lebensgeschichte Johann Sebastian Bachs, 1685-1750. Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Vorgelegt und erläutert von Werner Neumann und Hans-Joachim Schulze. Band III: Dokumente zum Nachwirken Bachs, 1750-1800 vorgelegt und erläutert von Hans-Joachim Schulze. Hard Cover. Three volumes (of four): 288; xxxvi, 575, [1]; xxxv, 750 pages; illustrations, portraits, plates, music, facsimiles, indices; 25 cm. Very Good in clear plastic dust jackets. Single volume $50 PLEASE SO INDICATE WHEN ORDERING. Stock#44178/house.

Dovehouse Editions, Ottawa / Binghamton, NY, 1993. Barnabe Riche Society Publications BR2. Hard Cover. Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, Volume 109. 153 p.; 22.5 cm. Fifteen 'fabliaux' about the tribulations of marriage in middle-class Elizabethan life. The ruses of women to trick their husbands and to keep them in subjection. A classic in the controversy over women. Brown cloth; new from publisher. stock#102004x.

Dovehouse, Ottawa; Binghamton, NY, 1993. Barnabe Riche Society Publ. BR2. Medieval & Renaissance Texts Vol. 109. Soft Cover. 153 p.; 21.5 cm. Fifteen 'fabliaux' about the tribulations of marriage in middle-class Elizabethan life. The ruses of women to trick their husbands and to keep them in subjection. A classic in the controversy over women. Color pictorial paper; new from publisher. stock#102004x.

NY, Crowell [1970]. Hard Cover. 341 p., illus., facsims., music, portraits; 23.5 cm. Seven generations of Bachs were organists and cantors. Bibliography: p. 315-325. Stock#44550. Vg / dj good+.

London, Oxford University Press, 1932.. First Edition. Hard Cover. xv, 250 p. illus., plates, port., music, tables, 23 cm. "Bach's usage and characterization of his instruments is the major theme of these pages. Of all the Masters whose art has continuing and unabated vogue, he especially spoke through voices silent in the modern orchestra. Some cannot certainly be identified... " "References and abbreviations": p. [xiii]-xx. Stock# 44,547. Vg, uncut / no dj.

N.Y., Bell, [1973]. Hard Cover. 1 p.l., 130 p., illus., 21 cm. "Why does a games thas has been popular with ancient Persians, Greeks, and Romans, thousands of years ago still have appeal?" First published in 1930. Stock# 34,817. Vg/ dj vg.

Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1967]. Includes An appeal to all that doubt or disbelieve the truths of the Gospel, whether they be deists, Arians, Socinians, or nominal Christians, by W. Law; Siris; a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water, and divers other subjects, by G. Berkeley; Observations on man, his frame, his duty, and his expectations, by D. Hartley; The theory of moral sentiments, by A. Smith; An essay on original genius, by W. Duff; The light of nature pursued, by A. Tucker; A new system; or, An analysis of antient mythology, by J. Bryant; Enquiry concerning political justice and its influence on morals and happiness, by W. Godwin. "Scholarly Library Edition/ MLA Book Club." Hard Cover. xxvii, 221 pages; 21 cm. Vg/ no dj. Stock#36879.

Century [c1987]. series: The Century Lives & Letters. Soft Cover. x, 385 p., index; 21.5 cm. "Edith Wharton's reflection on her own rich and varied past: writing and travelling, family, friends and literary acquaintances... a vivid and revealing picture of the changing literary world of late nineteenth century / early twentieth century Europe and America, and the fashions in Athens, Paris, Florence, New York and London before the First World War." Color pictorial stiff-paper covers; minor wear; VG+. stock#40902.

'First American Edition'. Five short stories: Badger on the Barge, Reicker, The Egg-Man, Jakey, The Topiary Garden. "Janni Howker shows a rare understanding of the delicate, complex relationship between the young and the old." Hardcover. 201 pages; 21.5 cm. Color pictorial dj slightly scuffed along bottom edge; VG. stock#102253/h.

N.Y., Prentice Hall, [1983]. Soft Cover. 304 p. 25.5 cm. Folding map. 'More than 200 color photographs and detailed maps.' Gift inscription on title-page. Stock #100,618. Vg/paperback. Austria Travel

Originally published: Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1924. Expanded edition of this classic treatise. Chapters include A Topography of Mediaeval Baghdad; Complete History & Plan of the Great Metropolis of the Abbasid Caliphs; Foundation of Baghdad; City of Mansur; Canals of Western Baghdad; Kufah Highroad & the Karkh Suburb; Canals of Karkh; Quarters of the Lower Harbour; Quarter of the Basrah Gate; Swari Quarter & the Trench of Tahir; Harbiyah Quarter; Quarters of the Muhawwal Gate; Baratha, Muhawwal, & the Kazimayn; Eastern Baghdad in General; Rusafah; Shammasiyah Quarter; Mukharrim Quarter; Buyid Palaces; Palaces of the Caliphs; Palace Gates & Adjoining Quarters; Quarters North of the Palaces; Quarters East & South of the Palaces; Recapitulation & Authorities: Early Period; ...Middle Period; ...Final Period. Bibliography, pages [xxv]-xxviii. Hard Cover. xxxi, 381 pages, folding map, plans (part folding), index, 23.5 cm. Fine, new from publisher, in shrinkwrap / no dust jacket as issued. Stock#42085/h.

D. Van Nostrand [c1951]. 'Second Edition'. Hard Cover. Includes The Boat (Fitting Out; Planning the Cruise); Sailing Routes and Instructions; The Berry Islands; Grand Bahama Island; Nassau, New Providence Island and Adjacent Cays; Eleuthera; Andros; The Exuma Cays; Galliot Cut to Great Exuma; Cat Island (& 20 other locations); Crooked Island (& 5+ other locations); The Pilot's Pleasures (Shooting & Fishing, Flats Fishing, Trolling, Reef Fishing, Bahama Cooking (incl. recipes)). 168 p., plates, maps (1 folding); 26 cm.; blue cloth covers stamped in black & gold; covers scuffed, spine faded, ink owner's name; good+. 30395.