Search Results: Titles starting with B from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

John Murray, London, 1967. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Very Good. Book An excellent copy of the first U.K. publication (first published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1965). From the front flap: The book "is the first comprehensive, yet non-technical and highly readable introduction in English to the past and present of the region .... Its stress is on the continuum of religious and cultural aspects, often ignored by journalists and conventional histories, which profoundly affect North Africa." The end papers have a map of the region. There are three internal maps: Christian North Africa and Roman Empire about A.D. 400, Moslem North Africa and the Middle East and European Colonization. Includes a glossary of Arabic terms. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 368 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. Corners straight, but… Read More

Random House, New York, 1949. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good+ Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Theodor Seuss Geisel. Book This is an early printing of the Caldecott Honor book for 1950. The list of 14 books on the rear flap is roughly in reverse order of publication and starts with Yerle the Turtle. The two "Beginning Reader" books includes The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. They were both published in 1958, suggesting a 1958 or 1959 printing for this book. Size: Between 11"-13" - Quatro (4to). 48 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and bright. There are single small light red marks on the first, second, fourth and sixth pages (growing smaller and lighter) and light brown marks at the bottom margin of pages eight and nine. Hardbound in glossy paper over boards. The corners are sharp, but are worn at the tips (the bottom corners are worn to the board). The spine is worn at the head and foot with a 1/4 inch tear at the head and 1/2 inch tear at the foot, both on the rear fold.… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1912. Note that the date is the year of the original publication by A.C. McClurg. This Grosset & Dunlap reprint would have come a few years later. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/Poor. Illustrator: P.V.E. Ivory. After he was established as a pulp writer, Seltzer also became an early screenwriter, credited with 15 screenplays for Westerns from 1917 to 1927 and one more in 1936. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 311 pages. Hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with the title on the front cover and spine in black.The text block is slightly shaken. The pages have toned with age. The dust jacket features a great piece of lurid pulp art (which is repeated in the glossy frontis with the text "Eleanor's pulses leaped in terror . . . repulsive passion lay naked in his eyes." Whew! There is an extensive catalog of the company's "list of Copyright Fiction" printed on the reverse, which "includes nearly all the great… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1945. 8th printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a collectible copy of an early printing of the second Little Golden Book bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is an 8th printing in January 1945. The back cover is Style #2.2 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #19. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. One page ("Someone's been tasting my porridge!" page from The Three Bears) was bound in slightly crooked, so it has some wear where the page went about 1/16" beyond the bottom page edge for about 2" from the spine. Solid blue spine over paper-covered heavy cardboard covers. There are small (1/4") tears at the head and foot of the front paper cover adjoining the spine also affecting the title page. The corners are sharp and there is no shelf wear or… Read More

Thomas Dunne Books, New York, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Signed by Author. Fine HB in VG+ DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Signed by author on title page above his name. Stated First Edition. 372 p.; 25 cm. Black textured paper over boards with bright green foil title on spine. No wear; in "As New" condition. Text block is tight, bright and clean. DJ has very minor shefl wear at bottom of spine which doesn't show up in cover. Green "Autographed Copy" sticker on front panel of DJ shows some rubbing, which is why DJ is rated VG+, rather than Fine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 372 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Suspense; United States; Modern; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0312310188. ISBN/EAN: 9780312310189. Main Picture: DuBois, Brendan. Betrayed (Signed; First Edition) (New York: 2003) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket with an inset showing the author's… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG- DJ, protected by mylar cover. The front flap of the dust jacket lists to this title & the list at back only goes to the previous title. However, Axe's guide lists this wartime grade "poor" paper with plain frontispiece as second state (Axe Format III), so probably a later printing using the same plates and dust jacket as the 1942 first state. Green textured paper over boards w/black title on cover & spine; blue "house" scene eps. Corners sharp w/slight shelf wear. DJ has chipping at top of spine and front fold The book has some of the "old book" smell to it, which I am trying to get cleaned up by airing the book out Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 220 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: JUVENILE FICTION; Mysteries & Detective Stories; United States; 1940s; Teens & Young Adult. .… Read More

The Grizzly, Little Press in the Pines, Big Bear Lake: CA, 1949. First. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG- staple-bound book, signed by the author on the title page. 79 p.: ill.; Map on inside covers; 21 cm. Stated First Printing, June 1949. Cover is stapled; worn along the spine; top staple beginning to separate from the cover. Name of P/O written in pen at the top of the front cover. Contents are tight and clean; paper a bit tanned from age. Wood grained illustrated cover has title and pictures of a bear and a "'49er miner." History of Big Bear Valley, California. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 79 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 482. .

Rinehart & Company, New York, 1952. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Bernard Safran (dust jacket). Book VG HB in VG- DJ, now protected by archival Mylar cover. 249 p.; 20 cm. Dark grey textured paper over boards with gilt and black title on spine. Novel of the conflict between large landowners and small ranchers in the Wyoming Powder River country during the blizzard of 1888. Presumed first edition. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but the paper is worn through at the tips of the corners and is flaking off at the bottom of the spine. VG- unclipped DJ has some chipping at the tops and bottoms of the folds and spine. The top corner of the free front end paper is torn out (c. 1" x 1"). Illustrator: Bernard Safran (dust jacket). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Westerns; United… Read More

[Chok Anarkli], [Lahore, Pakistan], 1957. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Book For the Lynd Ward completist, as was the previous owner -- Dan Burne Jones who sought to collect all editions of books written and illustrated by Ward. This is his copy of the Pakistani printing of Ward's 1953 Caldecott Metal award-winning book, published through Franklin Publications in New York. WorldCat shows only two holdings: The Library of Congress and the New York Public Library. According to the Library of Congress' description of its Franklin Book Program Collection, "Franklin assisted developing countries in the creation, production, distribution, and use of books and other educational materials. Its efforts were based on the premise that through wider and improved education, underdeveloped nations could better utilize their human resources to help eliminate hunger, poverty, overpopulation, and economic paralysis." As an indication of the effort to… Read More

Craneshaw publishers, Flushing, MI, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed (1994) copy presented to Detroit-area automotive journalist Dan Ross, "a friend and a great auto writer." Laid in note on Gustin's Buick notepaper transmitting the copy. Mustard-colored cloth over boards w/brown illustration & title on cover & title on spine. No shelfwear. Text block is tight, bright and, other that inscription on FEP, unmarked. Unclipped DJ is uncoated, so is a little dirty along the front fold, but otherwise "as new." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Business; United States; 1980s; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 867. .

Ruralist Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Keller, an 1835 graduate of Gettysburg College who died in 1848 at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. The introduction was written by the school's second president, Samuel Sprecher. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 382 pages. Text block is tight and bright. Re-bound in black buckram over boards with bright gold title on the spine. Corners are sharp; no shelf wear. Heavy foxing of the frontis portrait of Keller, title page and first page of the Preface, but only an occasional spot through the rest of the text block. This book is from the personal library of Lloyd T. Sprinkle, founder of Sprinkle Publications, which specialized in reprint editions of early religious books. He has written his name and put his "Ex Libris" stamp at the top of the front free end paper. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity… Read More

Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book Inscribed by Author. VG+ HB with no DJ. Inscribed and signed by Usmani on front end paper ("With Best Regards to/[name]/S'Field Endocrine Internal/A.M. Usmani/6/20/03"). Illustrated cover with reversed title on spine (green on blue). Corners sharp; covers show some rubbing. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 425 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; Laboratory Medicine; United States; Modern; Medicine & Health. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0824707257. ISBN/EAN: 9780824707255. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 795. . 9780824707255

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, IN, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Book An early work by Roberts while he was still writing for the Saturday Evening Post and one that he came to regret for its positive treatment of Italian Fascism, arguing it was a more "beneficial" movement than its "perversion" in Hitler's National Socialism. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). Item Type: Book. Text block is bright, unmarked and tight, though the hinges are slightly shaken. Bound in black textured cloth with faded gilt title on spine and brighter gilt title and fasces (axe bound with sticks), which was a ancient Roman symbol adopted by Mussolini . No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's signature in pencil on the front free endpaper. Deckled edges (rough cut). One page of the text has been ripped in half across the middle of the page, though both pieces are present. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Fascism; United States; 1920s;… Read More

AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN, 2005. First. Trade Paperback. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine Trade PB, inscribed by the author on the FEP: "2006/To [recipients]/HAPPY READING/Jim" viii, 317 p.; 23 cm. Only defect is a slight bend to the lower corner of the front cover. Spine uncreased. In unread condition. From the back cover: "A new chief Executive James L. (Scot) MacDonald of Scottish ancestry, and the son of a blacksmith, is brought in and it is his leadership that turns" a bankrupt company around. The author is a member of Clan Elliott USA. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 317 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 142088820X. ISBN/EAN: 9781420888201. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 322. . 9781420888201

St. Martin's Minotaur, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. Book Signed by Author. Collectible signed First Edition of the winner of the 2003 Shamus Award. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 339 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in black cloth over boards with the title in bright silver on the spine. The corners are sharp and have minimal shelf wear, although the bottom corner of the front cover has had a bump. No tears or chipping to the dust jacket, although the foil-like printing of the design shows some wear from rubbing on the shelf. There is a 2 1/2" scratch at the bottom quarter of the rear panel. The jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0312203845. ISBN/EAN: 9780312203849. Main Picture: James W. Hall, Blackwater Sound (Signed; First Edition) (New York: 2002) -… Read More

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1988. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Fine Condition. Book A volume in the Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces series. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 241 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked; book appears to never have been read. Black imitation Leather (Leatherette with no bound-in ribbon marker) over boards with bright gilt and red title and decoration on spine and red diamond and gilt frames on the front and back cover with a gilt horse standing on the book on the front cover. All edges gilt - bright, rich condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mysteries; United States; 1980s; Main Picture: Dick Francis, Blood Sport (Franklin Library, 1988) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: Dick Francis, Blood Sport (Franklin Library, 1988) - Rear cover and spine. Picture 3: Dick Francis, Blood Sport (Franklin Library, 1988) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 4: Dick Francis, Blood Sport (Franklin Library, 1988) -… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG+ HB in G+ DJ protected in archival clear polyester cover. #25 in the series. Green cloth with blue title and vignette on the cover and title on the spine. Corners are sharp. Contents are tight and clean. Gift inscription dated 1940 on inside front cover. Unclipped DJ has crease toward bottom of front panel; edge wear with a little chipping at bottom of spine. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 250 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: JUVENILE FICTION; Readers / Chapter Books; Children. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 211. .

The Golden Press, Lakewood, CO, 1949. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+ Condition/Fair. Book An Ex-Library copy from the limited edition of 1500 copies of this reprint, which was the first done since the original publication in 1863. Described on the dust jacket as "the True Account of the Apache Canon Fight and the Battle of La Glorieta Pass wherein the Mountain Men of Colorado and Their Gallant Enemies, The Texans of Sibley's Brigade, Met in Bloody Conflict to Determine the Destiny of the Entire West." From the introduction by western novelist William MacLeod Raine: "The re-issuance of this book is, in my opinion, the most important publication of the year amongst those which tell of the turbulent Rocky Mountain country and its salty first citizens." He writes, "The true importance of the campaign between the Coloradans and the Texans goes far beyond a local effect. It was one of the decisive struggles of the Civil War. If Sibley's seasoned Texas… Read More

Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, IL, 1977. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . Fine HB in Fine DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. xii, 252 p.; 24 cm. Red cloth over boards with bright gold title on black field on both front cover and spine. Corners sharp; no shelf wear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ has fading to spine. In "as new" condition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 252 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: SOCIAL SCIENCE; Criminology; United States; 1970s; Law & Criminal Studies. . ISBN: 039803687X. ISBN/EAN: 9780398036874. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 759. . 9780398036874

Privately Published, Sharon, CT, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Book An alphabetical compilation of vital records for Sharon taken, according to the preface, from "the first twenty books of land record in the Town Hall vault." Additional entries came from "the records of the Congregational church, the first church founded in Sharon," as well as the records of weddings from the lists kept by several ministers. Most of the listings are births and marriages since "very few deaths are recorded in either the land or church record books." Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 143 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages have toned with age. Hardbound in black textured cloth over boards with embossed rules and device on the front cover. Title in bright gilt on the spine. No foxing in this copy. Page edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United… Read More