Search Results: Titles starting with B from the booksniffer

Pelican Books England, 1938 A much collected and sought after Pelican Original. It sets out to explain the special allure of the dance. With photographs and beautiful drawings by Kay Ambrose. The pulp paper stock is embrowned of course, but this is an exceptionally clean collectable of the world first printing of this infectious guide to all things ballet. No names, no bent down corners, no annotations. Clean crisp cover. This is in a remarkable condition for its age. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.

Thames & Hudson LONDON, 2013 Superb unread copy of the hardback first edition. As new book in a protected as new jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

BBC London, 1929 Extremely rare to find a copy of the 1929 BBC Handbook with a great Art Deco colour jacket. Admittedly this is a damaged jacket; but there is enough of it to be worth protecting, and this is now safe inside a mylar sleeve. The book itself is in superb condition, Near Fine, and with no names, annotations or turned over corners. It is packed with fascinating articles and wonderful ads. This is of major interest to collectors of these handbooks. Great social history, too.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

BBC Publications, 1951 As with all the BBC Handbooks, this is redolent of its time, and provides invaluable printed detail to the broadcasting world of the 50s. Superb jacket, with front and back photographs. Jacket is protected. Binding is clean and tight. There is a neat former owner's signature and date, no annotations, no bent corners. Many wonderful black and white photographs. At the back of the book are some astonishing statistics. This is an extremely collectable copy. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

BBC Superb rare jacket, with some chips and tears but essentially complete and now protected. A very scarce copy in its jacket.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

A very rare and damaged jacket, but at least is mostly complete. This end of the war issue is rarely found in its jacket so this protected but fragile example is a splendid collectable.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Allen & Unwin London, 1950 A book that disappeared and was resurrected in the pages of the great little literary magazine, Slightly Foxed. If you found your interest in this book aroused by that article HERE IS THE BOOK. A neat first edition hardback from 1950, in a very decent unclipped jacket, which is now protected. Utterly beguiling! And quite rare as a decent collectable first edition hardback. As the great Burl Ives said, 'Every man should try one. They grow on you.'. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Penguin, 1951 In a collectable condition. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor. One of the celebrated series of orchestral scores published by Penguin and presented in a beautiful livery.. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Penguin Scores 23, 1954 Considering its age this is a near perfect copy. The PENGUIN SCORES were presented in an attractive landscape format with a stiff card cover. They are certainly an attractive way for anyone to collect today. A useful biographical note by W McNaught is followed by an introduction by Gordon Jacobs. Superb cover design is another reason these scores are collected.. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Franklin Library USA, 1980 FIRST EDITION specially printed for members of the FIRST EDITION club at Franklin. It was issued for subscribers only; this full leather edition pre-dates the trade hardcover. Hubbed spine, full leather, gilt text block edges, silk page marker; this beautiful edition is of an heirloom quality, and this is a supreme novel by Oates. It has a special introduction by her. Fabulous collectable.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New.

Allen Lane London, 2013 Unread first hardback printing with Benjamin Britten's autographed note loose laid. This biography has been highly praised and it will surely remain the benchmark in Britten studies. Issued during the Britten Centenary year, it is copiously illustrated. Enclosed is an extremely rare note on a headed notecard featuring the Britten address, The Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It has an opening in BB's writing which reads 'Dear Miss Collis,' followed by a typed message "Thank you very much indeed for your good wishes for my birthday" and then a further handwritten addition which says 'and the most interesting Clodd-Crabbe which I'm sorry to say I didn't know. I look forward to reading it. Yours sincerely, Benjamin Britten' - which makes this a unique copy of this book. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.

Easton Press USA Published as an edition limited to advance ordering by this wonderful specialist press. This is in the series called 100 Greates Books Ever Written. FULL LEATHER. Gilt edged text block. Special lithographs and line drawings by Lynd Ward. This has moire patterned silk endpapers, and smyth sewn sections - the book is not merely glued together. It is especially produced by craftsmen to order. This level of book production results in an heirloom quality designed to last for many centuries.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New.

FOLIO London, 1991 Slipcased first FOLIO edition thus, with numerous photographs, and looking new and unread. Slipcase sturdy and slightly marked.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New.

Faber & Faber London, 1965 First edition. Collects fifteen stories by John Collier, Roald Dahl, William Sansom, Elizabeth Bowen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham, Mann Rubin, H. G. Wells, Dorothy Sayers, Aldous Huxley, Davis Grubb, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury and more. These are all excellent mostly macabre tales or dark suspense. A first edition hardback in a protected unclipped jacket.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Folio London, 2000 Burgundy cloth, hardback book, in unread NEW condition inside a perfect burgundy slipcase box. 318 pages; text and illustrations are in fabulous condition. Second printing, but NEW & UNREAD. Heirloom quality, typeset in Monotype Walbaum at The Folio Society, printed on Fineblade Smooth ACID PROOF paper at The Bath Press, Bath and bound by them in printed Buckram. A simply gorgeous celebration of a national treasure.. Hardcover. New.

DULAU & Company London, 1927 A slightly and inevitably aged copy of this rare issue. Only 550 copies were printed. The paper has slightly tanned. The grey cover boards are not damaged, all corners are square. The black cloth spine is gilt titled, as is the front cover board, which is also indented. A handsome small volume of considerable interest to bibliophiles. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

PS Publishing England, 2003 Superb production from PS, and it almost equals this superb collection of original novellas from this wonderful writer. Signed and numbered, 23 of only 200 copies. Signed by the author and the writer of the introduction, Lucius Shepard. Sparkling stuff. Smart slipcase. Long sold out, this is a winner. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Mysterious Bookshop New York Limited to 200 signed and numbered copies, this glorious work is a bibliography of first editions of mystery fiction set in the world of books. Written by the award-winning mystery expert and editor Otto Penzler it covers every title published between 1849-2000 that falls into this bibliomystery sub-genre. In addition to notes of issue on all points and dates, it also has plot descriptions, and includes 130 full-color photographs of rare or especially interesting dust jackets and covers. This is a must for collectors, booksellers, and scholars of mystery fiction. It is also a delight for collectors who appreciate careful book productions. INDISPENSABLE! Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.

National Film Theatre, 1959 This is an extremely rare collectable for fans of William Wyler, Charlton Helston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons etc. More than just a programme this 28-page large-format publication has a useful look at Wyler's career, along with a complete list of his works. Many photographs and articles attest to the great Director and his stars. VERY SCARCE INDEED. This is complete and in close to Fine condition.. Soft cover. Near Fine.

MOMA Museum, Manhattan, 1999 Quite a scarce collectable catalogue, issued to coincide with the exhibition 'A NEW ACQUISITION IN CONTEXT' which was shown in 1999. A small square format softcover catalogue showing a series of the artist's works in context with the times they were created. This is now a scarce item and very few copies are available.. Soft cover. Very Good.