Search Results: Authors starting with B from Barker Books & Vintage

Macmillan, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 12 printing 1958, very good maroon cloth hardcover shows heavy bumping to bottom corner of rear cover, gift inscription taking of majority of front endpaper and bit of bumping to bottom corners of pages as well, in a very good+ dust jacket (price at flap) that shows mild rubbing and edgewear including wrinkling to couple of corners. 252 pages. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this "..fresh and inspired version of the Gospels.

Doubleday & Company, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition inscribed by the author for Lillian on front endpaper, near fine blue cloth hardcover shows just a hint of shelf and trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a stain at front panel, light soil, and edgewear including a couple of short closed tears. 214 pages. Still a solid copy with inscription of this "imaginative book combining the unseen with the seen and the phenomenal with reality." Signed.

Macmillan, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First printing thus, near fine hardcover shows some light shelf and trace wear includign bit of pnecil shadow at top corner of half title, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows staining at top edge of rear panel and top portions of spine and rear flap, wrinkle extending length of front flap, soiling, and edge wear that includes closed tears. 163 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this popular work on flying from the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 3rd edition, very good red cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with gilt letter and decoration to cover and spien shows mild shelf wear and soil to covers including bumping to corners and spine tail, name at top of front endpaper, bit of soil at rear endpapers and some other mild trace wear. 432 pages followed by a couple pages of other title adverts. Still a solid copy of this bestseller from over a century ago.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition, very good + hardcover shows bumping to corners, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) with all corners clipped at inner flaps that shows exposure toning to spine mainly in dulling of yellow letter to title and author, mild rubbing and soil, and edgewear that includes bit of wrinkling along with small closed tears and tiny open chips. 306 pages. Still a solid copy in jacket of this work that collects stories and experiences from a lifetime by the noted writer and journalist.

Buchclub Ex Libris Zurich, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Two volume set, German language, near fine heavy cloth hardcovers show bit of foxing and soil at top cover edges of both volumes, else tight and clean, in very good + dust jackets that show mild edgewear with some wrinkling and tiny closed tears along with touch of foxing at top edge of inner flaps. Two volumes combine for 672 pages with a generous offering of black & whites. Still a pleasing two volume history of the Swiss from the Ice Age through the Second World War.

Scribner, 2007. First. Quarter cloth. Near fine/Near fine. First printing, near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing hardly a trace of wear. 285 pages. Nice copy.

Dutton, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of wear. Really nice copy of this effort from King writing as Bachman.

Prentice Hall-, 1946. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 6th printing 1949 of the 1946 revised edition, very good hardcover (no dust jacket) shows wear to covers including fraying at spine head and bumping to corners, along with light soil at page edges and some other light trace wear. 672 pages nicely illustrated in black & white. Still a tight and clean copy of this updated revised edition of the classic work on the fur industry.

University of Notre Dame Press, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover (no dust jacket) shows yellow highlighting throughout along with previous owner marks at front end paper and page 128, along with some other mild trace wear. Solid copy of this look at Rahner's work.

G. P. Putnam's sons, 1907. Hardcover. Good. 2nd printing, good + blue cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with pasted on illustration and gilt letter to cover and gilt letter to spine shows shelf wear that includes rubbing to cover edges, mild bumping to corners, light bit of rubbing and soil to covers, light soil at page edges, bookseller sticker at bottom of front pastedown, some spine lean, splitting at hinge of front blanks, along with some other light trace wear. 487 pages with black & whites. Still a pleasing copy of this history of the Connecticut River and its valley.

Easton Press, 1980. Collector's Edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Collector's edition is near fine with just a touch of shelf wear. 190 pages with blank Easton bookplate laid-in. Leather bound with gilt emboss, ribbon marker, page edges gilt, raised bands to spine and silk moire end papers. Remains an attractive copy of this installment in the Easton Press library of the 100 greatest books ever written.

Algonquin Books, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine in like jacket. 266 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this "powerful novel about family, memory, and the tradtitions that tear us apart and bring us together". From the author of the prize winning "The Hero's Walk

Riverbend Publishing, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover with glossy illustrated boards in near fine dust jacket with both showing just a touch of wear. 120 pages very nicely illustrated in color. Nice copy of this noted work that aims to help the fly fisherman find places to fish that aren't packed with other anglers.

Sutton Publishing, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, near fine hardcover with glossy illustrated boards (no dust jacket) shows just a touch of shelf and trace wear, else tight and clean.188 pages with maps, illustrations and index. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Battle Zone Normandy series edited by Simon Trew.

Sutton Publishing, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, near fine hardcover with glossy illustrated boards (no dust jacket) shows just a touch of shelf and trace wear, else tight and clean.188 pages with maps, illustrations and index. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Battle Zone Normandy series edited by Simon Trew.

Borden Publishing, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. No reference to later printing, very good + hardcover with a musty smell at least for now shows a faint stain at page fore edges and some other light trace wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a bit of exposure darkening along spine, mild rubbing and soil, and edgewear that includes closed tears and small open chips. 281 pages with black & whites. Solid copy in dust jacket of this work that tells the story of 60 years of Colt automatic pistols.

Routledge, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First American printing, near fien in like jacket with both showing just the mildest bit of trace wear. 243 pages with some illustrations. Good looking copy of this wotk that "..illustrates how certain corpses became highly charged political symbols during the course of the French Revolution

Beinfeld Publishing, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good, oversized hardcover (no dust jacket) shows light shelf wear including some bumping to bottom corners, bit of foxing at page edges and some foxing at title page and page opposite. 196 pages loaded with black & whites. Solid copy of this extensive look at the noted Parker Gun.

Bobbs-Merrill, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover shows mild bumping and rubbing at cover egdes and hint of soil at page edges, else tight and clean, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows exposuire toning to inner flaps along with touch of rubbing and edgewear. 339 pages. Still an attractive example of this work that features "over 200 tantalizing soup recipes for every occasion and time of year.