Sicilian Roundabout
by Bonner, Eugene
New York: Coward-McCann, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This book was published in 1952, based on the author's visit to Sicily in 1950, shortly after World War II. According to the dust jacket, the author wanted to help correct the impression that Sicily was just a mass of rubble after the war. He points out that very few works of antiquity or historical importance were touched during the war. Bonner first spent a winter in Sicily prior to... Read More
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Are Our Moscow Reporters Giving Us the Facts About the USSR
by Bonosky, Phillip
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Near Fine hardcover with like yellow dustjacket. Crease to top edge of dj spine. Includes photographs. Russian History. RUS/12112.
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The Noblest Roman: A History of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers
by [Book Club of California] Kelly, Jerry and Misha Beletsky
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2016. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 105 of 300 copies, signed by both authors. "In this book we will endeavor to unravel some of the key elements of the story [of Bruce Rogers's Centaur typeface] and set the record straight. Examining the muddled origination of the design, the intellectual property issues involved, and the curious story of the font's recutting for machine composition, we hope to shed new light on the evolution of... Read More
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Book People: In Three Correspondences
by [Booksby Press] Sommerfeld, Todd
Parma, OH: Booksby Press, 2014. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. Letter I of 20 hand signed copies made for friends. The full edition was 170 copies. A record of email correspondence between the author and three different book sellers of miniature books. The exchanges are cordial and at times heart-warming. A second book is included within "What's in a Name." This one explains how the name "Booksby" came into being. Side-stapled in red paper wrappers with black... Read More
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Socialism and the Literary Artistry of William Morris
by Boos, Florence S. and Carole G. Silver (editors)
Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1990. Hardcover. New/New. Hardcover. A collection of 10 essays "representing a spectrum of critical approaches and topics, [these essays] explore the interconnections between Morris's political thought and his later writings. Although the occasion for this collection is the hundredth anniversary of the publication of the utopian romance 'News from Nowhere' (1891), these essays consider a variety of other works, ranging from socialist songs to theories of art" (jacket). New in black... Read More
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The Juvenilia of William Morris with a checklist and Unpublished Writings
by Boos, Florence S.
New York and London: The William Morris Society, 1983. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Includes 13 unpublished juvenile poems by William Morris, some of which are fragments. White paper wrapper with black title to spine and front panel. Pristine, tight interior. 90 pages. MOR/080415.
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Socialist Aesthetics & The Shadows of Amiens
by Boos, Florence S.
London: William Morris Society, 2011. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. A Kelmscott Lecture. 24 November 2007. In cream side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Includes 23 illustrations reproduced in black and white. 64 pages. MOR/080515.
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American Illustration 5
by Booth-Clibbon, Edward [editor], Roger Black (designer), Marshall Arisman (introduction)
New York: American Illustration Inc. / Harry N. Abrams, 1986. Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket. Hardcover. First edition. The definitive collection of the best work by nearly 200 American artists, created this past year for books, posters, magazines, newspapers, advertising and animation. Fine in yellow cloth boards with maroon title to spine. Clean interior with 290 illustrations of which 268 are in full color. Fine illustrated dust jacket with green marbled pattern and black title to spine. 295... Read More
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Friendship Forever - Keepsake
by [Bo Press] Pat Sweet, book artist
Riverdale CA: Bo Press, 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition (not numbered as issued) and signed by the book artist. Designed, printed, and bound by Pat Sweet. A Keepsake for the Miniature Book Society Conclave XXI held in Vancouver Canada. A joint effort between Pat Sweet, Jim and Elaine Brogan of the Red Dog Press, and Margaret Challenger, a lettering artist. It includes facts about Vancouver; although, most of the book focuses on Canada's wildflower stamps, with full... Read More
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The Parting Glass
by [Bo Press] Pat Sweet, book artist
Riverdale CA: Bo Press, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 10 copies (not numbered as issued) and signed by the book artist. Designed, printed, and bound by Pat Sweet. A Scottish traditional song, often sung after the parting of friends. "This old Scottish song goes back to 1770, at least in part. The song was rediscovered and made popular by the Clancy Brothers in 1959. The song is tremendously sad, and it's tempting to think of it... Read More
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The Duchess of Malfi
by [Bo Press] Webster, John; Pat Sweet, book artist
Riverside, CA: Bo Press Miniature Books, 2014. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition signed by the book artist, Pat Sweet. This handsome miniature book is the full text of The Duchess of Malfi, the dark and tragic drama considered one of the great plays of the English Renaissance. Written in 1612, it tells the story of the Duchess, a young widow, who yearns to marry her steward, Antonio, against the wishes of her powerful brothers. She marries him secretly... Read More
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Thirty Bindings of the History of the Bo Press
by [Bo Press Miniature Books] Sweet, Pat
Riverside, CA: Bo Press Miniature Books, 2021. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Small open edition, signed by the author. Issued earlier in 2021, the Bo Press Bibliography was bound in thirty different ways! This book documents each of the thirty bindings with a color image and descriptive text. Bound in white paper covered boards with fleur-de-lis pattern. Black paper title label to front board. Pristine. The endpapers are a photographic image of the artist's studio. Size: about 2.5 x 2... Read More
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
by [Bo Press] Joyce, Robert Dwyer; Pat Sweet, book artist
Riverside, CA: Bo Press Miniature Books, n.d.. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. A charming miniature book from this well-known private press. Pat Sweet is noted for her many and varied miniature books and objects. This poem is an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836-1883), a Limerick-born poet. The poem, first published in 1861, tells the story of an Irish rebel from County Wexford who leaves his lover behind to help fight against British colonial rule. The growth of... Read More
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A Calling Answered with Caring. A Tribute to Archbishop William D. Borders. Wednesday, March 1, 1989. Baltimore Convention Center
by [Borders, Archbishop William D.]
Baltimore: Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Thin black quarto. A keepsake from an event to celebrate the contributions of Archbishop Borders when he left the position. It was a large event held at the Convention Center involving a dinner, speech by the Governor (Schaffer), gifts, prayers, etc. Minor scuffing to wrappers but clean overall. Clean interior. Includes photographic illustrations. 104 pages. REL/072320.
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American Operetta: From H.M.S. Pinafore to Sweeney Todd
by Bordman, Gerald
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/illus. Music. MUS209041.
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Un lago, una civilta: Il Garda. 2 volumes
by Borelli, Giorgio
Banca Popolare di Verona, 1983. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jackets. Hardcover. A two volume set about Lake Garda and its people. The largest lake in Italy, it is at the base of the Alps and includes several small inhabited islands. Fine in blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spines and embossed emblems to front boards. Pristine interiors filled with black and white photographic illustrations. Blue dust jackets with white titles to spines and... Read More
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Uomini e Civilta Agraria in Territorio Veronese Volumes I and II
by Borelli, Giorgio [edited by]
Banca Popolare di Verona, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover. TWO VOLUME SET. Volume I is the 9th-17th centuries and Volume II is the 18th-20th centuries. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Minor rubbing to spine ends of both volumes and Light bumping to corners. Both volumes have a small bump to the bottom edge of the front board and a small and light scratch to the bottom edge of the text block. Very very slight,... Read More
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The History of the Execrable Irish Rebellion Trac'd from Many Preceding Acts, to the Grand Eruption the 23 of October 1641. And Thence Pursued to the Act of Settlement, 1662
by [Borlase, Edmund]
London: Robert Clavel, 1680. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A rather scarce book with an interesting history. Edmund Borlase (1620-1682) was an Anglo-Irish historian and physician. In 1676, Borlase published at London an octavo volume of 284 pages, with the following title: The Reduction of Ireland to the Crown of England; with the Governours since the Conquest by King Henry II, anno 1172 ; with some passages in their government. A brief account of the Rebellion, anno Dom. 1641.... Read More
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Handbuch der Pferdekunde: For Offiziere und Landwirte
by Born, L. and H. Muller
Berlin: Paul Parey, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in red cloth with gilt lettering and gilt emblam of horses on front board. Spine a bit faded, corners a bit rubbed. Equestrian. EQU6/03271.
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E.M. Forster. An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials
by Borrello, Alfred
Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with white title to spine. Pristine interior. Tight binding. 188 pages. BOB/112304.
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Flip-Flap-Tattoo of Daddy Devilthresher's Flail-Flings
by Bostelmann, Rudolph F. J.
New York: L. Biswurm & Co, 1889. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. VERY SCARCE. An eclectic collection of writings (mostly poetry) ranging in subject matter from the benefits of religion (prose piece) to fluffy poetry about aunts, flowers, ... and death to a naval battle in Denmark that happened in 1848 (prose) to a prose piece on strikes, somewhat comical letters from a father to his son, and more. Following is an excerpt from "Campaign-Song" dated 1888 - "Flip-flap!... Read More
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Composition: A Record of Seven Practical Shop Discussions Conducted by the Boston Club of Printing House Craftsmen, the Society of Printers and the Boston Typothetae
by Boston Club of Printing House Craftsmen, the Society of Printers and the Boston Typothetae
Official Stenographic Reports, 1925. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Size: quarto. Discussion topics include: composing room equiptment, importance of a composing room, creating and designing printing, typesetting machines, poster printing and wood engraving, practical talk to compositors, and make-up for color. Fine in navy blue cloth boards with white paper label to front cover and no title to the spine. Slight toning to margins of pages. Previous owner's name to front page. 172 pages. BOB/112816.
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Illustrirte Dorfzeitung des Lahrer Hinkenden Boten. VI Band
by Boten, Lahrer Hinkenden
Lahr: J.H. Gieger, 1868. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. (Illustrated Village Newpaper. Volume 6) Includes 52 issues bound together in one volume. Good in half leather with marbled paper covered boards. Boards are rubbed, front cover is detached, and leather spine panel is missing. Previous owner inscription to front endpage dated 22/3/69. First two pages are present but detached and have a few chips along the edges. Browning to margins of pages. Includes numerous illustrations. Some of the original yellow... Read More
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Mass Killing and Genocide in Croatia 1991/92: A Book of Evidence
by Botica, Covic, Judas, Pifat-Mrzlijak, Sakic; editors
Zagreb: Hrvatska Sveucilisna Naklada, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket. Black glossy paper covered boards with photo images. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Bears the personal stamp of Nobel Prize winner, Daniel Nathans. Interior is clean and bright. Eastern Europe. EEUR/6252.
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Chansons des Clochers-a-Jour suivies de Chansons en marge
by Botrel, Theodore
G. Ondet, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in modern rebinding, black cloth with gilt lettering. Original illustrated wraps bound in. Black and white photographs. Gift inscription on early blank. Music. MUS1/8240.
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