RESCUE MISSION
by BALL, John
NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1966. First Edition. Signed presentation from Pronzini on the front endpaper: “For Ron, Since Miller was a Ron Miller was a Chicago-based book collector of mystery and detective fiction, making a particular effort to get his copies autographed. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 211 pages. With the technical assistance of Lt. James C. Riley, USN.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d//j.
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AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED BY BALL AND ARNAZ
by BALL, Lucille
1966. BALL, Lucille. With Desi Arnaz. Autograph Document Signed. An original proxy (issued to Clyde Johnson) of 432 shares held in the Indian Wells Country Club, issued for Johnson to effectuate the following: execute an agreement for Ball and Arnaz over use of the local golf course and to grant the right of first refusal concerning properties adjacent to the Indian Wells Hotel. Dated March 23, 1966 and signed by both Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Ball and Arnaz... Read More
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THE EYE, THE HAND, THE MIND: 100 YEARS OF THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION
by BALL, Susan
NY/New Brunswick, NJ: The College Arts Association/ Rutgers University Press, 2011. First Edition. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 330 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j.
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OLD MAN GORIOT: [W. Somerset MAUGHAM]
by BALZAC, Honore de
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company;, 1949. First Edition. One of the publisher's ten greatest novels of the world. 8vo., black & red cloth in dust jacket; 232 pages. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Selected by W. Somerset Maugham.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); minor wear (price-clipped) d/j.
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COLLISION 2012: OBAMA VS. ROMNEY AND THE FUTURE OF ELECTIONS IN AMERICA
by BALZ, Dan
NY: Penguin Group;, 2012. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., blue & white cloth & boards in dust jacket; 381 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j.
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COME TO LAUGH: AFRICAN TRADITIONAL THEATRE IN GHANA
by BAME, Kwabena N.
NY: Lilian Barber Press, Inc, 1985. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bame on the title page: "Ms. Vivian Windlay, with compliments of the author, K.N. Bame." Vivian Windley was Professor Emerita at City College of the City University of New York. She travelled widely in Africa over 20 years. She conducted research, taught at the University of Ghana at Legon, lived in a small village, travelled around the country, and got to know the people and the culture. With... Read More
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FROM PILLAR TO POST
by BANGS, John Kendrick
Century, 1916. NEILL, Jno. R.. BANGS, John Kendrick. FROM PILAR TO POST. Illustrations by Jno. R. Neill. NY: Century, 1916. Sm. 8vo., decorative red cloth. First Edition. [BAL 807]. Signed Presentation from Bangs on front endpaper: "To..., this long delayed fulfillment of an ancient promise, from John Kendrick Bangs, Jan. 11, 1919." Fine. $100.00.
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SONGS OF CHEER
by BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK
Sherman French & Co, 1910. BANGS, John Kendrick. SONGS OF CHEER. Boston: Sherman French & Co., 1910. Sm. 8vo., cloth & decorative boards, top edge gilt. First Edition. [BAL 783]. Signed presentation from Bangs on front endpaper: "To Mrs. H.B. Davis, with many thanks for her gracious hospitality. John Kendrick Bangs. Dec. 12, 1910." Very Good. $125.00.
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THE WINTHROP FLEET OF 1630
by BANKS, Charles Edward
Houghton Mifflin, 1930. BANKS, Charles Edward. THE WINTHROP FLEET OF 1630. An Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and their English Homes from Original Authorities. Illustrated. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. Small quarto: cloth & boards. Signed, Limited Edition of 550 copies, of which 500 were for sale. With the personal bookplate of Henry Ward Banks Jr. (a relative?) on the front pastedown. Very Good (moderate wear, some darkening spine). $285.00.
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CASUALTIES
by BANKS, Lynne Reid
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 243 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j.
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BLACK IVORY
by BANKS, Polan
A.L. Burt Co, 1926. BANKS, Polan. BLACK IVORY. NY: A.L. Burt Co., [1926]. Small 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt. Reprint. Fourth Printing. Signed presentation by Banks on front endpaper: "For that gracious lady, Mrs. George Washington Cavanaugh, avec l'homage de Polan Banks. New York, February 24, 1930. (Sorry that the nicer Harper Edition is out of print). PB." Very Good. $50.00.
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MOSES IN MIDIAN AND OTHER VERSES
by BANNARD, Henry W.
Bedford: The Bedfordshire Times Publishing Co., Ltd., 1913. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bannard on the front endpaper: “With the Author’s best wishes to his Friend. Mrs. Doncaster. March 1913.” A mystery book to me, I have been unable to identify the author or find another copy of this book. With two other names written on the front pastedown. 12mo., brown cloth, stamped in gilt; 79 pages. Very Good (bit of wear & little discoloration covers, which are a... Read More
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SALUD! A SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNAL
by BANNING, Margeret Culkin
Harper and Brothers, 1941. BUSONI, Rafaelo. BANNING, Margaret Culkin. SALUD! A SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNAL. Drawings by Rafaelo Busoni. NY: Harper and Brothers, [1941]. 8vo, decorative cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Banning on the front endpaper: "For Mr. and Mrs. Spruille Braden with the kindest regards of the author. Margaret Culkin Banning. July, 1941." A nice asociation copy! Braden was the heir to Anaconda Copper and a Latin-American diplomat. Very Good. $50.00.
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THE SON THAT ROSE IN THE WEST.
by BANNON, Jim "Red Ryder
[Plano; Texas: The Devil's Hole Printery, no date]. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bannon on the front endpaper: “To Troy & Timmy, Best always Jim Bannon. Red Ryder.” 7/18/75.” James Shorttel Bannon [1911–1984) was an American actor and radio announcer. He was known for his work on the ”I Love a Mystery” and “Red Ryder” series during the 1940s and 1950s. Bannon is best known for being the last of four actors to portray the fictional cowboy Red Ryder... Read More
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WHITE AND COLOURED BEHAVIOR BRITISH PEOPLE TOWARDS COLOURED IMMIGRANTS
by BANTON, Michael
Jonathan Cape, 1959. BANTON, Michael. WHITE AND COLOURED. The Behaviour of British People Towards Coloured Immigrants. London: Jonathan Cape, [1959]. 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 223 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Banton on the front endpaper: "David & Elly, with this author's warmest regards." Inscribed to David Apner [1924-2010], who was a well-known American political scientist and sociologist at Yale University, and TO his wife. Eleanor. With Apner's personal bookplate on the front pastedown. Very Good (contents... Read More
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HOW TO LISTEN- HOW TO BE HEARD
by BANVILLE, Thomas G.
Nelson-Hall, 1978. BANVILLE, Thomas G. HOW TO LISTEN- HOW TO BE HEARD. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, [1978]. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; minor wear d/j. $20.00.
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ESSAY ON CHRISTIAN BAPTISM
by BAPTIST, W., Noel
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1850. First Edition. 8vo., embossed brown cloth, with gilt-tooled spine; 308 pages. Portrait Frontispiece.. Very Good (little wear cover, gilt on spine bright; some general foxing text).
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MAKE A MILLION
by BARASCH, Norman
Hart Stenographic Bureau, 1958. BARASCH, Norman. [With Carroll Moore]. MAKE A MILLION. [NY: Hart Stenographic Bureau], 1958. 4to., mimeographed sheets in brad-bound wraps, stamped in silver. An apparently unproduced screenplay. Good (stain to first several pages of text). $175.00.
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THE CAPTAIN AND HIS GENERAL
by BARCLAY, Olive Jennings
Vantage Press, 1956. BARCLAY, Olive Jennings. THE CAPTAIN AND HIS GENERAL. NY: Vantage Press, [1956]. 8vo., gray cloth in dust jacket; 154 pages. First Edition. A series of lengthy letters written to family during the author's 16 years of travel around the United States. Signed presentation from Barclay on the front endpaper: "Peggy Grove, Sincerely, Olive Jennings Barclay. Oct. 18- 56." Newspaper clipping of author's obituary laid in. Very Good (some browning along exterior gutter of front cover); small... Read More
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TRE TOSCANI: COLLODI FUCINI VAMBA
by BARGELLINI, Piero
Vallecchi Editore, 1952. BARGELLINI, Piero. TRE TOSCANI: COLLODI FUCINI VAMBA. Firenze: Vallecchi Editore, 1952. 12mo., original printed wraps bound in later library-style blue buckram cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bargellini on the half-title-page: "Allo signora Ida Schroeder. Coi saluti fiorenhui di Piero Bargellini." Near fine. $250.00.
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THE LIFE OF ALFRED DE MUSSET
by BARINE, Arvede
Edwin C. Hill Co, 1906. BARINE, Arvede. THE LIFE OF ALFRED DE MUSSET. Done into English by Charles Conner Hayden. [No place]: Edwin C. Hill Co., 1906. Sm. 4to., yellow buckram cloth, with paper spine label. Limited Edition of 850 numbered copies, this copy is unnumbered. Good (soiling & darking spine & edges, some wear spine label, text is clean). $25.00.
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CECIL SPENCER
by BARING, MAURICE
Heinemann, 1929. BARING, Maurice. CECIL SPENCER. London: Heinemann, [1929]. Small quarto: paper vellum. Signed, Limited Edition of 525 numbered copies. Very Good (small bookplate front pastedown). $45.00.
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THREE SHORT PLAYS
by BARKER, Granville
Little, 1917. BARKER, [Harley] Granville. THREE SHORT PLAYS. Boston: Little, Brown, 1917. Sm. 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket, teg. First American Edition. Uncommon in dust jacket. Near fine; some chipping & browning d/j. $25.00.
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FOREVERMORE: NUCLEAR WASTE IN AMERICA
by BARLETT, Donald L. [With James B. STEELE]
NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation, signed by both authors, on the front endpaper: “To Clara Gill, With very best wishes, Dan Barlett/ Jim Steele.” Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele are American investigative journalists and authors who often collaborate on stories. According to The Washington Journalism Review, they were a better investigative reporting team than even Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Together they have won two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine... Read More
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THAT WE MAY TREAD SAFELY
by BARLOW, Arthur G.
Tafelberg-Uitgewers, 1960. BARLOW, Arthur G. THAT WE MAY TREAD SAFELY. Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers, 1960. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Barlow was one of South Africa's most colorful political impresarios and a huge supporter of apartheid- one of the subjects of this book. Signed inscription by Barlow on the front endpaper: "With the compliments of the Author." Above the inscription, Rhodesian politician and Prime Minister Sir Roy Welensky has penned his name in ink. Welensky was an... Read More
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