Titles starting with B from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

London:: Macmillan,. 1917.. Hardcover. with 350 illustrations by the author. Fine binding, with three quarter red brown calf and red cloth covers. Gilt title at spine with 6 compartments, raised bands, and floral motifs inside gilt borders. Cloth is slightly sunned at top one quarter inch of front cover. Corners are gently rubbed and the first gilt "B" in the title is chipped at its base. Internally, purple marbled end papers, pages toned, and inscription from the Westminster School at ffep. 8vo,... more information

New York:: Random House,. 1975.. Hardcover. Signed by the author at the title page. Tall 4to, unpaginated, color illus throughout. Yellow pictorial boards with title in red on yellow at front cover and in green on pale yellow spine. Covers are somewhat dusty and rubbed at top and base of spine. Internally, two small date stamps at illustrated ffep, o/w very good, bright and clean. ... more information

New York and Akron:: Anderson & Stoner,. 1908.. Cloth. 4to, 81/2 by 11", 14 pages (unpaginated). Decorative cloth children's book with small girl in rocking chair reading a book at front cover, and child in tub at back cover, and hand stitched cloth spine. Covers slt dusty; internally very good. Color illustrations throughout, with an illustration for each letter of the alphabet (with an illustration for the letter R "radish" of a row of carrots); also, with arabic and roman numeral... more information

New York:: McLoughlin Bros.,. 1879.. First American edition. Hardcover. A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses * The Music of the Earliest Masters. Square 8vo, 54pp, color frontis, color illus at borders, throughout. Decorative printed boards with title in tan on brown at front cover; no title at brown cloth spine. Covers are dusty and rubbed; almost detached; internally hinges cracked and loose signatures. Charming illustrated children's songs, including "The Mulberry Bush", "Three Blind ... more information

Ross, M.I. Back of Time. Harper & Bros, NY 1932, 1st edition. 271pp, b&w ills in text. Blue cloth, vgc. An older juvenile literature book, based on a natural history exploring expedition through Australia, from Melbourne to the Cape York peninsula. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Not in Miller & McCartney; Not in Muir. ... more information

London:: G.W. Bacon & Co,. nd, ca. 1890.. Folding map printed in color, in it's original cloth over boards, printed title label. 12mo with guide (27pp.), and 8pp alphabetical and complete index. Three insets of Durban, Port Elizabeth & Cape Town. 66 x 49 cm. Last date mentioned in the text is 1887. Colophon G.W. Bacon & Co, Ltd. 127 Strand, London. Very good condition. ... more information

London:: Longmans, Green, and Co.,. 1888.. Very good. Small 8vo, 410 pp, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout, ads (ii). Edited by the Duke of Beaufort. Orange boards with half black buckram covers. Gilt title on black spine. Front cover marked along bottom edge. A good source on rugby ("football"), including History, The School Games, The Rugby Union Game, The Association Game, and Football As A Sport. Some light fox spotting, mostly on front free papers, including title page, o/w clean. ... more information

Early Christmas card, mounted with an albumen photo of Balmain & Sydney Harbor from the Botanical Gardens. Mounted on dark green stiff card akin to stereocards, with three masted tall ship in the harbor. Text in gilt, gilt beveled edge. Photo 6 x 3 1/2" on card 6 1/2 x 4 1/4". Late 1860's. ... more information

Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum. Ca. 1960 pamphlet describing museum exhibits. 8vo, 33pp, sepia illus. throughout. Pp wrps slt. marked, good+. ... more information

Warren, Robert Penn. Band Of Angels. Random House, NY. 1955. 1st edition. 8vo. 375pp. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has some rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine as well as along the edge tips. Neat POI on dedication page. ... more information

Chicago:: A.F. Keller & Co.,. 1890.. Second edition. Paperback. 8vo , pamphlet, (6) 9-97pp, 7pp ads. Orig. gray papered wraps, title in black. With a piece of blue "safety paper" inserted between p. 8/9, a sample of Mt. Holly Paper Company's "safety paper" on blue stock. There is also an example of fine Bank note engraving tipped in between p 72/73 OCLC: 79958794 cites 1 copy, with no location or publishing date. Topics include the bank burglar; forgers, check and draft raise... more information

When issued in 1800, William Birch's prints of Philadelphia formed the 1st series of views of any American city. As such they are of great historical importance. The superior quality of the engraving nicely suggests a charming view of Philadelphia life at the time, when it was a prominent city in the Western Hemisphere. Second (1804) or Third Edition, 1809.11 x 9 1/2" & margins, watermarked paper, black & white, as issued, very good condition. ... more information

Rep. No. 460. 8vo, 571pp, orig. full tan calf, gilt rules & label on spine, some foxing, a nice copy overall. ... more information

Congress. House of Representatives, April 13, 1830. 8vo pamphlet, 32pp, 2 folding charts, clean. ... more information

24th Congress, 1st Session, HR no. 800. 8vo pamphlet, 103pp, disbound. Some red underlining. ... more information

Paris:. 1920.. Print. Art decco. Man and Woman drinking at a bar. Lithograph print with pouchoir color, an intensive process that uses stencils to apply the vibrant color. 7 1/4 x 9 1/2". The "Gazette du Bon Ton" was a leading fashion magazine published from 1912 to 1925, the highlight of which were 10 colored plates in each issue. The magazine signed exclusive contracts with seven of Paris's top couture houses (Cheruit, Doeuillet, Doucet, Paquin, Poiret, Redfern, and Worth) so that... more information

London:: Duckworth And Co.,. 1912.. First edition. Good. 8vo, 203pp, ads (xl). b&w illus throughout, complete, folding color map inside front cover. Original blue cloth covers with gilt title on front cover and on spine. Spine is sunned and chipped at top, no dj. Internally, scattered fox spotting, and pages toned. This reference work covers history, facts and statistics on economy, geography, political life, tourism, and agriculture of the island. ... more information

New York:: New York University Press,. 1925.. First edition. Very good. 8vo, 140 pp, appendices i - iv, bibliography and index. Blue cloth cover with faded title on spine. Spine rubbed at top and bottom; corners slightly rubbed. Inside pages slightly darkened, esp. first page of bibliography. Very slight fox spotting. ... more information

London:: Chapman and Hall.. Second edition. Hardcover. Executed in lithotint under the superintendence of Mr. Harding. From drawings by J D Harding, G Cattermole, S Prout, W Muller, J Holland and other eminent artists. Second edition, with no date. A breaker volume. Folio, all edges gilt, unpaginated. Dark brown stamped covers with gilt title (Baronial Halls) at spine. Spine has 6 compartments and raised bands. Covers are dusty and quite rubbed at edges and corners; small strip of leather partially detache... more information

London:: Joseph Masters,. 1848.. First edition. Very good. Small 8vo, 220pp, b&w frontis, b&w illus throughout. Dark green stamped cloth cover with decorative gilt title; no title on spine. Owner's signature, Robert W. Weir, who was a Hudson River artist and instructor at West Point, on ffep. Spine has small crack at top; interior is evenly toned, with no fox spotting. ... more information