1941. BENNETT, Arnold. THE OLD WIVES TALE. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen. Oxford: for The Limited Editions Club at The University Press, 1941. Two Volumes. No. 1,140 of an edition limited to 1,500 copies signed by the illustrator. Large..... More
1920. BENNETT, Arthuc C. and Edmund Parsons. THE HISTORY OF THE FREE SCHOOL OF ANDOVER, Latterly Called the Andover Grammar School. With numerous illustrations. Tynhurst, Andover, Edmund Parsons, (c. 1920). First edition [?] presentation copy, inscribed by Bennett. 8vo., red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. Bookplate. Sun to spine..... More
1900. BENNETT, Frank M. THE MONITOR AND THE NAVY UNDER STEAM. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1900. Illustrated. Small 8vo., blue cloth, title gilt-stamped to spine and front board, front board gilt illustration. Ink ownership to front pastedown. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Sunning to..... More
1972. BENNETT, John. KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES: MORE POEMS ON MOBY DICK (WITH INSCRIBED TYPED MANUSCRIPT). De Pere, WI: St. Norbert Abbey Press, 1972. One of 1000 copies. Inscribed by the author on title page. 71 pp. Square 8vo., black cloth with illustrated paper cover label. Near fine, light wear to..... More
1910. DeBenneville, James S. SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei). Being the Story of the Lives and Adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the Warrior Monk. Yokohama: Published by the author, 1910. First edition, in two volumes. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in..... More
1894. BENSON, Margaret. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EMBRYOLOGY OF THE AMENTIFERA, - PART I. London: Printed for the Linnean Society by Taylor and Francis, February 1894. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series, Botany. Volume III, Part 10. 15pp. (pp. # 409-424). 6 plates. 4to., blue paper wrappers..... More
1822. BENTHAM, Jeremy. CHURCh-OF-ENGLANDISM AND ITS CATECHISM EXAMINED: preceded by strictures on the exclusionary system, as pursued in the national society's schools interspersed with parallel views of the English and Scottish established and non-established churches: and concluding with remidies proposed for abuses indicated: and an examination of the parliamentary system..... More
1880. BENTLEY, Robert and Henry Trimen. (illustrated by David Blair). MEDICINAL PLANTS BEING DESCRIPTIONS WITH ORIGINAL FIGURES OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANTS EMPLOYED IN MEDICINE AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHARACTERS, PROPERTIES, AND USES OF THEIR PARTS AND PRODUCTS OF MEDICINAL VALUE. 3 VOLS. (OF 4) London: J. & A. Churchill..... More
1854. BENTON, Thomas H. THIRTY YEARS' VIEW; OR, A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR THIRTY YEARS, FROM 1820 TO 1850. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. First Edition. Large 8vo., 2 Vols., 739pp. & 788pp. Three-quarter calf with marbled boards and edges. Red and brown labels with gilt-stamping..... More
1975. BENTOV, Mirtala. THOUGHT-FORMS. Sculptures [and] Poems. Translated by Sylvia Juran. Boston: Branden Press, (1975). Inscribed by the artist/poet. Oblong 8vo., illustrated paper wraps bound into brown cloth. Ex-library. Very good plus. More
1938. BENTWICH, Norman. FULFILMENT IN THE PROMISED LAND 1917-1937. London: Soncino Press, 1938. 8vo., blue cloth. Some sun to spine. Text is clean and tightly bound. Overall, a very good copy. Judaica. More
CHARLET. Beranger, P.J. OEUVRES COMPLETES, Nouvelle Edition revue par l'Auteur. Paris, Perrotin, 1847 (Volume II) and 1858 (Volume I). Octavo. Two volumes. xl,412; (ii)402pp. +(55)ff. Contains 54 fine full-page steel engravings from Johannot, Daubigny, Charlet, and others, each showing a central scene surrounded by narrative vignettes, often quite surreal and..... More
1925. BERCOVICI, Konrad. ON NEW SHORES. New York: The Century Co., 1925. 302 pp. 8vo., red cloth. Ex-library with Judaica collection bookplate, no other markings. Near Fine with light soil to top edge. Pictorial dust jacket in 4 colors; good with closed tears, 1" chip to top of spine partially..... More
1947. BERENSON, Bernardo. RISTUDIANDO TINTORETTO E TIZIANO. Venice: C. Ferrari, 1947. Estratto da Arte Veneta - Anno I - Gennaio-Marzo 1947- Numero 1. 36 pp. Folio, tan wrappers printed in black. B/w photo reproductions. Light soil and slight creasing to wrappers. Interior clean. In Italian. More
1951. BERENSTAIN, Stanley and Janice. BERENSTAINS' BABY BOOK. New York: Macmillan and Company, 1951. First edition of the first book written by this prolific writing team. 8vo., illustrated paper boards backed in cloth. Bottom edge is lightly rubbed yet very clean internally. Dustwrapper has light soil and minimal wear to..... More
1865. BERG, Otto, Dr. ANATOMISCHER ATLAS ZUR PHARMAZEUTISCHEN WAARENKUNDE IN ILLUSTRATIONEN AUF FUNFZIG IN KREIDEMANIER LITHOGRAPHIERTEN TAFELN. Berlin: Rudolph Gaetner, 1865. 50 black and white plates. Quarto, bound in 1/2 red leather, somewhat worn. Ex library, but a non-circulating copy, contains perforated and ink stamps, none on front of plates..... More
1901. BERGEN, R. Van. A BOY OF OLD JAPAN. Illustrated with Original Japanese Color Pictures. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1901. 8vo., yellow pictorial cloth; prelims. + 246 pp. + 8 plates. Some soiling at boards, wear to extremes; spots of foxing, weak hinges. Good. More
1933. BERGMAN, Sten. SPORT AND EXPLORATION IN THE FAR EAST; A Naturalist's Experiences in and around the Kurile Islands. London: Methuen & Co., (1933). Translated from the Swedish by Frederic Whyte. Thirty-two illustrations and a map. Bookseller's label to rfep. 8vo., orange cloth. Lean to spine. Cloth is discolored; worming..... More
LTD FE. BERRY, Wendell. NOVEMBER TWENTY SIX NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY THREE. Poem. Drawings by Ben Shahn. New York: George Braziller, 1964. First edition, limited. Signed by Berry at rear. Unpaginated. Oblong 8vo., white cloth stamped in black. Slight darkening of spine; faint soil to top corner of rear board. Interior..... More
1824. BERTHOLLET, C. L. & A. B., transl. by Andrew URE. ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF DYEING: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE ART OF BLEACHING BY OXYMURIATIC ACID, 2 volumes. London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, Simpkin & Marshall, R. Griffin & Co., Glasgow, and J. Cumming, Dublin, 1824. Second edition..... More
1876. BERTY, A., rev. L.-M. TISSERAND. TOPOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX PARIS: REGION DU BOURG SAINT-GERMAIN. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1876. Lacks p. 64, 100, 102-104, 264. xxviii + 423 pp. with missing pages as noted. 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Histoire Generale de Paris: Collection de Documents publiee..... More
1882. BERTY, A(dolphe), and L(azare)-M(aurice) TISSERAND. TOPOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX PARIS: REGION DU FAUBOURG SAINT-GERMAIN. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1882. Histoire generale de Paris, collection de documents publiee sous les auspices de l'Edilite parisienne. All 34 (i.e. 38) plates, including eighteen double plates and two foldouts, and 5 wood-engraved text illustrations..... More
1942. BESTON, Henry. THE ST. LAWRENCE. Illustrated by A. Y. Jackson. New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on half-title, with his signature below the inscription tipped in on a folded piece of paper. xi + [3] + 274 pp. 8vo., blue cloth..... More
1960. BETJEMAN, John. SUMMONED BY BELLS. London: John Murray, (1960). Advance uncorrected proofs. 8vo., olive wrappers. Slight sun, soil to wraps, spine just starting, with a small patch of dampstain at heel. First few leaves detached but present. About very good. More
