Search Results: Titles starting with B from CraigsClassics

This is a vintage Baltimore Colts "1966 Colt Nite Lucky Number Program" for an event on Friday, July 29, 1966 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The program features Johnny Unitas at quarterback, Don Shula at head coach, and Chuck Noll at Defensive Coach. Double-sided. When folded, the program measures 5" tall x 2 1/2" wide; when un-folded, the program measures 5" tall x 10" wide.Condition:The program is in Very Good+ condition with no tears and only a small smudge on the front panel.

Nicely bound vintage copy of "THE BAB BALLADS" - With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W.S. Gilbert. 1924; The Macmillan Co.; London. This copy was bound by Zaehnsdorf in London and features a leather spine and corners, marbled covers, gilt top page edges, five raised bands on the spine and marbled end papers. The book is a collection of light verses with 350 comic illustrations by Gilbert.Condition:Light staining to the covers; chipping along the top edge of the spine; the upper-outer corner of the back cover is worn. Bright gilt top page edges. Ex-library copy with an ID code written at the bottom of the spine, a card sleeve affixed to the rear end paper, and a library label affixed to the front pastedown. Tight binding with no loose pages. The pages are lightly age-toned and mostly clean with only an occasional light stain and smudge found. Small tear at the outer edge of the title page. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

"The 'Bab' Ballads" - Much Sound and Little Sense by W.S. Gilbert. Circa 1890's (the book is undated, but the year 1895 is written on the front end paper); George Routledge and Sons; New York and London. The book features 215 illustrations by the author. Complete in one volume, including the "Bab Ballads" and "More Bab Ballads." The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" style in which the humor is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd.Condition:Clean front cover; some light staining to the back cover; the gilt lettering on the spine has mostly faded; the top and bottom edges of the spine are worn. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean with only a few random, light smudges; name/date (1895) written in pen on the front end paper; there is an ink stain at the top corner at the hinge between 2 front blank end papers. Overall the book is in very good condition.

"The 'Bab' Ballads" - Much Sound and Little Sense by W.S. Gilbert. Circa 1890's (the book is undated, but the year 1895 is written on the front end paper); George Routledge and Sons; New York and London. The book features 215 illustrations by the author. Complete in one volume, including the "Bab Ballads" and "More Bab Ballads." The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" style in which the humor is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd.Condition:Clean front cover; some light staining to the back cover; the gilt lettering on the spine has mostly faded; the top and bottom edges of the spine are worn. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean with only a few random, light smudges; name/date (1895) written in pen on the front end paper; there is an ink stain at the top corner at the hinge between 2 front blank end papers. Overall the book is in very good condition.

"THE BAB BALLADS" - With Which are Included Songs of a Savoyard by W.S. Gilbert. 1926; Macmillan and Co.; London. Profusely illustrated with 350 drawings by the author. Gilt top page edges. The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" style in which the humor is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd.Condition:Clean covers and spine. There are a couple pull tears to the cloth at the top of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The text pages are clean with no notable issues found. Both end papers have a heavily tanned rectangular outline over most of the page. The front end paper has an old inscription written in pen dated 1928. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

Nice condition antique copy of "THE BAB BALLADS - Much Sound and Little Sense" by W.S. Gilbert. Circa 1880's (there is no date of publication stated); Porter & Coates; Philadelphia. Richly illustrated with drawings throughout by the author. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The book is a collection of light, comical verses written in Gilbert's "topsy-turvy" style in which the humor is derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd.Condition:Clean covers and spine. There is a bit of mottling to the cloth at the bottom edge of the front cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only some very light foxing to the end papers. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.

This is a charming, antique collection of classic nursery rhymes, "THE BABY'S OPERA ~ A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses" with "the Music by the Earliest Masters." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Frederick Warne & Co.; London. The book is beautifully illustrated in color throughout by WALTER CRANE. There are 36 classic rhymes in all, including favorites such as Jack & Jill, The Mulberry Bush, Bo-Peep, Three Blind Mice, Dickory Dock, Little Jack Horner, Song of Sixpence, Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, etc. - please see the photos for the complete list of contents.

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Clean covers and spine. Some edge wear along the perimeter of the boards; worn corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Tiny cloth tears at the top edge of the spine. Clean interior with no issues found - the pages nearly appear unread. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

Antique copy of "The Bachelor's Own Book" - or, The Progress of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.), in the Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement - written and illustrated by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. Circa 1880's (there is no date of publication stated); David Bryce & Son; Glasgow. The book features 24 plates and an illustrated title page by Cruikshank. Decorative floral end papers. Bright gilt page edges on all sides. The book is a humorous commentary on the hypocrisy and misogyny of bachelor life in the 19th century. There is a full-page illustrated advertisement for "Cadbury's Cocoa Essence" at the back.Condition:Clean covers; there are a couple small, light stain spots near the top of the spine; bright gilt lettering on the front cover; sharp corners. Bright gilt page edges on all sides. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Mild foxing to the pages (though heavier on a front end paper and the illustrated title page)...otherwise the pages are clean with no writing or tears found. Overall the book is in very… Read More

This is a clean copy of "BARBARY SHORE" by Norman Mailer (author of "The Naked and the Dead") with its original dust jacket. 1951; Rinehart & Company; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $3.00 price intact on the front flap.From the dust jacket: "Only the author of The Naked and the Dead could have written this remarkable novel about our post-war world. There are only six principal characters in Barbary Shore - two women, three men, and a child. Yet out of their extraordinary relationships - to each other, to the world around them - Norman Mailer has extracted the dilemma of our times. A novel of action, it is also a novel of ideas, and the interplay evokes a gamut of comedy, of horror, of excitement, of tragedy whose bearing on our world is inescapable. To some, Barbary Shore will read like a fascinating mystery story, filled with the echoes, the whispers, the ghosts of a world on the brink of disaster. to others - in the vividness of its characters and their struggles - it will… Read More

"The Basil and Josephine Stories" by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD with its original dust jacket. 1973 1st edition, 1st printing; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. From the dust jacket: "This volume brings together for the first time two series of short stories which F. Scott Fitzgerald had intended to combine. The fourteen stories center on two main characters - Basil Duke Lee and Josephine Perry. The Basil series is clearly about Fitzgerald's own life, from eleven to seventeen; and Josephine is Basil's female counterpart. Two main themes run through the Basil and Josephine stories; social class, which Fitzgerald believed to be a psychological rather than an economic condition; and the effort to dominate life by sexual magnetism. Written for the Saturday Evening Post in the late Twenties and early Thirties, the stories are entertainment of a high order, conveying 'what it was like to grow up way back then and there.' Fitzgerald had thought that the two series, read together, would give the effect of a novel,… Read More

This is a vintage BOXING story, "The Battling Tramp" by Peter Woodruff - book No. 8 from the "Aldine Boxing Novels" series. Circa 1930's (likely 1932 from research, though no date of publication is stated); Aldine Publishing Company; London. Softcover.Condition:Clean front cover. Some very light soiling to the back cover. A bit of paper has chipped away at the top edge of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The lower-outer cover and page corners are very cleanly clipped. The pages are age-toned (though not brittle) and clean with no issues found. Light diagonal creases at the top half of the back cover. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

This is a terrific condition, vintage "BAY CIRCUIT MAP" of Boston and surrounding towns in color. Also included is the original storage envelope. Published in 1930 by The Trustees of Public Reservations in Boston, Massachusetts. The map specifically highlights "Points of Geological Interest in the Bay Circuit," "Points of Ornithological Interest in the Bay Circuit," and "Points of Historical and Antiquarian Interest in the Bay City Circuit." The map is large - it measures 36" tall x 26" wide.Condition:The map is in Fine condition with no issues found - it appears as-new. The storage envelope has a bit of light soiling on the covers.

This is an early copy of "BEAUTIFUL JOE" - An Autobiography by Marshall Saunders. 1903; The Judson Press; Philadelphia. This edition features a frontispiece portrait of Saunders and other full-page plates; there are decorative pieces at the beginning and end of the chapters. Told from the point of view of a dog, the book tells the true story of a dog ("Joe" from Ontario, who was the inspiration for the story) that has had a difficult puppyhood with many obstacles including a cruel owner. The first book to sell over one million copies in Canada, "Beautiful Joe" contributed to worldwide awareness of animal cruelty.Condition:Light soiling to the covers and spine; there is a small, white stain on the back cover. Sharp cover corners. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown with the webbing exposed resulting in the front cover being shaky. There is a 3/4" tear to the paper at the top of the hinge between the rear end paper and pastedown. The text pages are in excellent… Read More

This is a collection of essays on city life, "BELSHAZZAR COURT" - or, Village Life in New York City by Simeon Strunsky. 1914 1st edition, 1st printing (October); Henry Holt and Company; New York. There are two plates with smaller illustrations on them. The contents are as follows: Belshazzar Court; The Street; The Show; The Game; Night Life; Laurelmere in Peace and War; School; Harold and the Universe."We have been called a nation of villagers, and Mr. Strunsky in these sketches discourses in a friendly way on some of our village characteristics. He writes from the point of view of the man who has an uptown apartment, with rent just a trifle higher than he can afford, in Belshazzar Court, and who travels daily to his place of business in Park Row via the subway.""Few have the power or the inclination to see in the complexities of modern city life the simplicity and kindliness of human nature, essentially the same everywhere, but that is the chief charm of these essays."Condition:Clean front cover;… Read More

This is a handsome, antique copy of "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: A Book for the Young and the Old: For All." No author is cited. 1853; "Printed for the Author"; Cambridge. This copy has been beautifully re-bound in full leather with decorative gilt accents along the perimeter of the covers, and on the spine. Smaller book with 36 numbered pages - it measures 6 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" wide. Apparently to make the book more substantial (thicker), 16 blank pages have been bound in at the front, and 16 blank pages have been bound in at the back. Here are a few examples of the contents: A Tribute to the Memory of Franklin; Benjamin Franklin a Printer; Arriving at Moral Perfection; Franklin on Scandal, Intemperance, Virtue, Health, Riches; The Electrical Kite; Franklin a Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws; Death of Dr. Franklin, and more...please see the photos for the complete list.Condition:Rubbing to the leather along the edges of the covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There is a tear to… Read More

"The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story" - edited by Edward J. O'Brien. 1924 1st edition, 2nd printing (stated); Small, Maynard & Company; Boston. This is the first book published in the United States to contain a work by ERNEST HEMINGWAY (the short story "My Old Man"). Curiously, Hemingway's name was misspelled as "Hemenway" on the contents page, and on the 1st page of his story. The book is dedicated to Hemingway - the 1st printing also had the misspelling on the dedication page, though it has been corrected here in this 2nd printing.At the back of the book is a section titled "The Yearbook" that contains various literary categories - five of these categories list F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, as follows: Articles on the Short Story (x2); Index of Short Stories in Books (x2); Index of Short Stories.Condition:Clean front and back covers. Both the cloth and the lettering on the spine have partially faded. Tiny cloth tear at the bottom 2 cover corners. Tight binding with no… Read More

This is a very clean copy of "BIBLE LANDS ILLUSTRATED" - A Pictorial Handbook of the Antiquities and Modern Life of All the Sacred Countries by Henry Fish. 1876; American Publishing Company; Hartford, CT. The book is profusely illustrated with 600 engravings and maps. Gilt all edges. With "one thousand elucidated scripture texts, and two thousand indexed subjects." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. From the Preface:"A working book on the Bible Lands has long been wanted. Sunday-School teachers have wanted it; pastors and intelligent laymen have wanted it; families and children have wanted it. Books on the East abound; but they are either too voluminous and diffusive, or too limited to be of the widest utility. A convenient volume for ready reference to such places, things, events, customs and practices in the several Scripture countries as shall help to make intelligible and vivid Divine truth, must be admitted to be a felt need."Condition:Clean covers with no stains; the maroon… Read More

This is a large volume of children's classics, "The Big Book of Famous Stories." Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); published by Grosset & Dunlap. "Profusely illustrated in full color and black and white." Included are favorites such as A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Robinson Crusoe, A Child's Garden of Verses, Black Beauty, Adventures of a Brownie, Bible Stories for Children, The Man Without a Country, The Three Bears, The Little Lame Prince, Helen's Babies, and more.Condition:Clean front cover; light soiling to the spine; tanning to the back cover; shelf wear along the bottom edges of the boards; the top edge of the back cover has a few small dings/chips; wear to the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean and nearly appear unread with only a few random light smudges found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

"The Big Knockover" by DASHIELL HAMMETT (author of "The Maltese Falcon") with its original dust jacket. 1966 1st edition, 1st printing (stated); Random House; New York. The book is a collection of selected stories and short novels.From the dust jacket: "Hammett was the creator of the modern suspense novel, but he also wrote, in the twenties and early thirties, a great many stories and short novels. This vintage collection of nine of the best of these works - plus an unfinished novel, Tulip, which is radically different in style and purpose from anything he had written previously - has been chosen and edited by Lillian Hellmann. None of these selections has ever appeared in hardcover book form before. This superb collection opens with a moving and sympathetic personal memoir by Lillian Hellman, who was a closes friend of Mr. Hammett for almost thirty years."Condition:The book is in Fine condition and appears unread - clean both inside and out with no issues found. The dust jacket has some light… Read More

"Biographical and Critical Miscellanies" by William H. Prescott. 1859; Phillips, Sampson and Company. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled covers, marbled end papers and marbled page edges on all 3 sides. The book contains 14 essays on a variety of topics (including Sir Walter Scott, the Asylum for the Blind, Bancroft's United States, Cervantes) - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. With a frontispiece portrait of Prescott. Condition: Some rubbing to the marbled covers; corner wear; some scuffs to the leather at the corners and spine. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in terrific condition - clean and white with no notable condition flaws found. The 2 front end papers are attached along the bottom edge. Overall in very good condition.