Search Results: Titles starting with B from Quaker Hill Books

London:, 1898. First Edition. 8vo. One of 800 copies on handmade paper. White lined-backed cinnamon cloth in a later cloth slipcase. Binding lightly soiled. (Mason 371).. Original White Cloth Gilt,. Good.

New YorkNew York: Appleton, 1858 Orig. Tan Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With 30 engaging illus by Herrick, and a folding chart. Original tan cloth stamped in blind, a good copy,lightly foxed and rubbed with a small chip missing at top of spine. First edition. "This is a fascinating and entertaining account of the organization of New York banks and the duties of the various officers. There's also a vivid description of the clearing-house system. Anecdotal conversations abound and the illustrations are very revealing. The history of the great panic of 1857 is portrayed. The author was a well-known merchant of New York City - Larned, The Literature of American History, 2856. Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators, 830a. A valuable book, being probably ther best over-all description of bank operation at the middle of the century. The author was long a recognized authority on American bank administration-- Larson 1736..

New YorkNew York: Harper & Brothers, 1866 Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition, First Issue with "hnndred" on copyright page. Full purple cloth, blindstamped monogram covers. Cloth faded to tan on spine/edges. Some light soiling, tiny spine chipped on crown and foot, corners showing. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. BAL 13673..

New York:: Macmillan,, 1907. First Trade Edition, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LONDON on the front free endpaper: " Dear Joe Wharton: In remembrance of all your patient kindness, which at last resulted in the two splendid deer-heads that now adorn my walls. Sincerely yours, Jack London, Glen Ellen, Calif. Feb. 28, 1913. Original pictorial woven tan cloth with red lettering, 242pp + ads. Small photo of London pasted to frontispiece recto. Small tear to leading edge of that page, some very light soiling. A wonderful book with a terrific London autograph.. By the Author.. First Edition Presentation Copy.. Original Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo..

London 1709 Second Edition 1/2 morocco. Moderately browned and lightly foxed, binding soiled - Very Good 4to., 344, Original calf boards nicely rebound in tan morocco..

New York and London,: Harpers,, 1903. Players edition, illustrated with scenes and characters from the play. Green cloth. Near fine. Photographs. 8vo., Original bright green cloth with elaborate turn of the century theatrical designs and a photograph of Ben Hur under the title; extensively decorated in gold, red and green, t.e.g.. Pictorial Green Cloth. Excellent. 8vo..

Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and On the Great Plains. Comprising "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and "The Wilderness Hunter" New York and London: G.P. Putnams Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, 1899.With 55 illustrations by Remington, Frost, Beard, and others. "Midway through Roosevelts third term [in the New York State Assembly] in 1884, his wife died after giving birth to a daughter. He immersed himself in legislative matters to the end of the session, then sought solace on his ranch in western Dakotaa land of vast silent spaces, a place of grim beauty For a while the 25-year-old widower considered a life of ranching, hunting, and writing" (ANB). Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, published in 1885, was written during this Dakota sojourn. The Wilderness Hunter was first published in 1893. Wheelock, 7. A lovely, strong and clean copy in a contemporay 3/4 morocoo binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 99563

Salem:Salem:: Essex Institute. 1925 Original Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. Professionally rebacked; moderate wear and some minor soiling..

Dial Press. New York, 1964. First Edition. orig. cloth. Very good., Original. 8vo., Dust wrapper rubbed, creased with a few small chipps..

London:London:: Hurst and Blackett, 1867 Full Brown Morocco Gilt. Fine. First Edition. 2 Volumes. 8vo. Extra-illustrated. This deluxe edtion contains colored frontispieces and is profusely illustrated throughout both volumes with steel engravings, portraits etc. Beautifully bound by Bayntun in full brown morocco with gilt decorations on covers and spine in six compartments also designed and lettered in gold. A wonderful set on English law and barristers..

New York:: Scribner,, 1916. Original articles in verse and prose with literary contributions by Hardy, James, Yeats, Conrad, Cocteau and an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Beautifully illustrated by Bakst, Beerbohm, Sargent etc. Some soiling and rubbing to borads, corners bumped, some minor scuffing to rear board. A lovely copy of this important and scarce work.. First Edition. Gray Cloth. Very Good. 4to..

New York, 1833. Full calf. Very Good. Spine dry and cracked. 8vo..

London & Edinburgh:: W&R Chambers,, 1878. "....including anecdote, biography, history, curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character. Profusely illustrated throughout both volumes. Magnificently bound in 3/4 dark blue morocco by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool. Spine designed with gilt flourishes and ornaments. Red morocco labels with gold lettering, all edges marbled as are the endpapers. Pp. (iv) 832 & (II) 840.. 3/4 Blue Morocco Gilt. Near Fine. 4to.. 2 Volumes..

John and H.L. Hunt. London: 1824. First edition. Orig.boards. Excellent - Some old wear and minor rubbing to edges. 8vo., Small circular red ownership handstamps at a few leaves including title pages..

London:, 1880. This magnificent set contains a profusion of lovely woodcut text illustrations. Beautifully bound by Henry Young & Sons, Liverpool.in 3/4 polished blue calf, spines in six compartments decorated in gilt with red morocco labels. Some very light rubbing otherwise a gorgeous set.. 3/4 Blue Polished Calf. Near Fine. 4to.. 2 Volumes.

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1913. Portrait; map. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ELIZABETH CUTER "With untold good wishes for Miss Jordan from Elizabeth B. Custer, New York 1913." Also written above the inscription in her hand: "Motto on General Custer's Spanish Sword/ Do not draw me without cause/Do not sheath me without honor." Original blue cloth, pictorial gilt boards. Elizabeth Jordan was a noted author, journalist and outspoken advocate of women's suffrage. She was a editor at Harper's Bazaar and her close friends included Mark Twain and Oliver Wendel Holmes. Some light soiling on the spine otherwise a very bright and beautiful copy. Original book plate of Elizabeth Jordan on front pastedown.. Presentation Copy. Near Fine. 8vo..

New York:: Taplinger Publishing Co.,, 1973. FROM THE LIBRARY OF FILM LEGEND MARLON BRANDO with his notations, underlinings drawings and doodles etc. in red pen throughout the book. Including a paperback copy of The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D. also profusely notated by Brando in red pen and pencil.. First Edition. Excellent/Excellent.

Columbia, S. C.:: The State Col,, 1924. Frontispiece portrait of Bragg, 544pp.. A highly praised account of one of the Confederacy's foremost generals. The text includes many quotations from General Bragg's wartime letters and documents. Original beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. In immaculate condition. Previous owner's small bookplate on the front pastedown.. First Edition. Beige Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. 8vo..

London: Edmund Gibson., 1695. Engraved portrait and 50 double-page and folding maps by Robert Morden; double-column text, 9 plates of coins and antiquities; numerous engraved illustrations and woodcut initials in the text. Recent morocco gilt spine over contemporary boards. Minor soiling and some very light dampstsains and foxing. A beautiful clean and sound copy. (Wing C359); (Chubb CXIII);(Skelton 117). Full Contemporary Calf. Excellent. Folio.

London:: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman,, 1832. pp. xxvi, [2]list of plates & errata, 498, [1 leaf]ad; xi, [1]list of plates, 296; xii, [358]. [last volume unpaginated & printed in double columns). with half-titles in Vol. II-III. engraved frontis. portrait, 11 maps & plans (9 engraved - 1 folding, 2 lithographed), & 19 plates (1 engraving, 5 aquatints, & 13 lithographs - 1 folding). 3 tables on 4 sheets (3 engraved). Contents exceedingly clean, some very light, scattered foxing to one map, tissue guards in tact. A very important work showing the determination of the boundaries between the United States and Lower Canada, and New Brunswick and Maine, and the preparation of a large scale map of Lower Canada.. First Edition, Second Printing. Contemporary Green Morocco. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3 Volumes in 2..