‎Guittoneau ben‎

‎Gazzara Ben Van Vechten Carl‎

‎Portrait photograph of Ben Gazzara as "Brick" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF seated in robe clutching a drink crutches in background‎

‎New York 1955. Variant of the print published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35 x 22 cm. approx 14 x 8-3/4 inches. Fine. Verso docketed in ink giving the name of the sitter date of the photograph and Van Vechten's reference to negative and print "II-NN-15". Variant of the print published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35 x 22 cm. approx 14 x 8-3/4 inches. Gazzara as the Original 'Brick'. The original production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF directed by Elia Kazan opened on March 28 1955. His portrayal of 'Brick' Maggie's alcoholic husband launched his career. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 218862

‎McClary Ben Harris Editor‎

‎Washington Irving and the House of Murray: Geoffrey Crayon Charms The British 1817-1856‎

‎Knoxville Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press 1969. First Edition. First Printing Fine in bright orange cloth covered boards with a gilt on black spine label. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 242 pages including an index bibliography and appendices. Illustrated with earlier works of art. University of Tennessee Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB27183

‎Surfing Finney Ben Rudolph‎

‎Six Articles on Surfing History‎

‎vp vd. 8vo. FINE. 8vo. 1. Surfing in Ancient Hawaii. By Ben R. Finney. Offprint from Journal of Polynesian Society. Extract from Vol 68 No. 4 December 1959. Wellington NZ<br/>2.Bulletin de la Societe des Etude Océaniennes. Nos. 127 & 128<br/>3. Surfboarding in Ocerania: Its Pre-European Distribution<br/>4. The Surfing Community: Contrasting Values.By Ben Finney. 4pp. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 245898

‎Williams Ben Ames‎

‎The Happy End‎

‎New York: The Derrydale Press 1939. Limited First Edition of 1939. Near fine in 1/4 off-white buckram and blue-gray cloth covered boards with gilt text on a black leather title box on the spine and with gilt text stamped on the front board. Without a dust jacket as issued. One of the "original" Derrydale printings of which only 1250 copies were produced. This copy is identified as number 609 on the copyright page. 240 pages with black and white illustrations by Churchill Ettinger. A collection of nine short stories about hunting and fishing with a forward by Kenneth Roberts. The Derrydale Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB22697

‎Beardsley Aubrey Jonson Ben‎

‎Volpone: or The Foxe. With a critical essay on the author by Vincent O'Sullivan together with an eulogy of the artist by Robert Ross‎

‎London: Leonard Smithers 1898. One of 1000 copies on Art Paper this copy un-numbered. Frontispiece five initial letters and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley. 1 vols. 4to. Original blue cloth blocked in gilt with Beardsley designs on upper and lower covers one corner bumped and light wear to extremities else fine and attractive. One of 1000 copies on Art Paper this copy un-numbered. Frontispiece five initial letters and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley. 1 vols. 4to. Beardsley's Last Book. Beardsley had intended a series of 24 drawings for Jonson's Venetian comedy but died before completing it at the age of 26. Leonard Smithers unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 17992

‎Stern Adolf Abraham Isaac ben Jonah Prim Rabin‎

‎Sefer Rashe Tevot. Handbuch der Hebraischen Abbreviaturen‎

‎Sighetul-Marmatiei Romania: Tipografia A. Kaufman 1926. First Edition. viii. 272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth backed boards. Shaken acidic paper somewhat toned and brittle. Good plus. Rare. First Edition. viii. 272 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Scholarly aid to understanding common and uncommon Hebrew abbrevations compiled by Abraham Isaac ben Jonah Stern principal rabbi of Orastie Translyvania. Tipografia A. Kaufman unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 62435

‎Jonson Ben‎

‎The Works of Ben Jonson in Nine Volumes. With Notes Critical and Explanatory and a Biographical Memoir by W. Gifford‎

‎London: Printed for G. and W. Nicol.by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland-row St. James 1816. With portrait frontispiece in volume One. 9 vols. Royal 8vo 24.2 x 15 cm. Bound in near contemporary purple pebbled cloth with paper labels on spines. Very Good. With portrait frontispiece in volume One. 9 vols. Royal 8vo 24.2 x 15 cm. UNCUT. Printed for G. and W. Nicol...by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland-row, St. James unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 58689

‎Truman Ben C.‎

‎THE FIELD OF HONOR: Being A Complete and Comprehensive History of Duelling In All Countries. The Judicial Duel of Europe the Private Duel of the Civilized World and Specific Descriptions of All the Noted Hostile Meetings in Europe and America. Signed and inscribed by Ben C. Truman.‎

‎New York NY: Fords Howard & Hurlbert 1884. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 599 pages of text including an index. Rebound in red cloth with the original red cloth backstrip and front cover cloth laid-down. Small red numbers stamped on the front endpaper which is also signed and inscribed by the author "To my friend Coleman from the author signed Ben C. Truman". The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Fords, Howard, & Hurlbert Hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 019197

‎Lieberman J. Ben‎

‎TYPE AND TYPEFACES‎

‎New Rochelle: The Myriade Press 1978. cloth dust jacket. 4to. cloth dust jacket. 142 pages. This is the second edition of a good introductory practical and comprehensive book for beginners who want to learn about the history of type typefounding and typefaces. Twenty-five chapters cover subjects such as how and why typefaces are different fifteen great inventions behind typefaces classifying type choosing type and the practical problems of identifying type plus what to do when you have become familiar with type. This work is a great place to begin when one wants to start studying the printed word and working with printing and type. <BR><br /> Lieberman also includes informative and interesting historical<BR><br /> information covering the more specific aspects of the printed word in "The 15 Great Inventions Behind Our Typefaces" which describe the inventions of the book small letters silent reading printing typefaces roman type true type design numbers mechanized type production the type family evocative printing the Typorama cold type and the possible reinvention of the alphabet. Distributed by Oak Knoll Press. The Myriade Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 47017

‎Jonson Ben‎

‎Blest be the hour wherein I bought the book.‎

‎Minneapolis: Coffee House Press 1996. 8.5" x 11" poetry excerpt printed in 2 colors for Barnes & Noble for the 1996 Holiday Season. <br/><br/> Coffee House Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 54867

‎Lieberman J. Ben‎

‎The Liberty Bell on the Kelmscott Goudy Press.With an Introduction by Jack Walsdorf and an afterword by Jethro K. Lieberman. And the Story of the John DePol wood engraving of this famous press‎

‎Council Bluffs: Yellow Barn Press 1996. Edition limited to 215 copies this the bookbinder Greg Campbell's copy Campbell-Logan Bindery and out-of-series; tall 8vo pp. vii 1 22 1; vignette title page printed in red and black 1 folding facsimile 1 wood-engraved illustration depicting the Kelmscott/Goudy press floriated initials chapter headings printed in red throughout; a fine copy in original blue cloth-backed blue patterned paper-covered boards printed paper label on spine. The journey of Albion No. 6551--the press that helped to print the Kelmscott Chaucer--through 100 years eight owners and two continents. <br/><br/> Yellow Barn Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 50957

‎Thomas Homer G. ie. Ben Hecht i. e.‎

‎The prodigal virgin . Illustrated by Jack Merd‎

‎Dijon i.e. New York 1935. Edition limited to 700 numbered copies this no. 253; small folio pp. 176; illustrated title page 6 duotone plates of a decidedly pornographic nature plus other illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers with glassine and publisher's box; slight chipping of the glassine else near fine. <br/><br/> unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 49343

‎Bar'am Ben Yossef No'am ed‎

‎Brides and betrothals: Jewish wedding rituals in Afghanistan‎

‎Jerusalem: Israel Museum 1998. First English-language edition 4to pp. 136; plain and color text illustrations; original red pictorial wrappers; about fine. Originally published in Hebrew in 1997. <br/><br/> Israel Museum unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 45537

‎Jonson Ben Francis Beamont and John Fletcher‎

‎Lyrics of Ben Jonson Beaumont and Fletcher. Edited by John Masefield‎

‎London: E. Grant Richards 1906. 16mo pp. xvii 3 170 1; publisher's full vellum soiling yapp edges double leather ties t.e.g.; spine darkened; contemporary gift inscription on ffep else very good and sound. Vol. IV of the publisher's Chapbooks. <br/><br/> E. Grant Richards hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 42593

‎Movie Source Book Williams Ben Ames‎

‎Leave Her To Heaven Signed‎

‎Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1944. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. Very good copy of this novel made into the film of the same name starring Jean Tierney Cornell Wilde and Vincent Price. First edition presumed with the following points noted: 1 Date of 1944 printed both on the title page and the copyright page 2 Red cloth stamped in black 3 No mention of it being a wartime edition. 4 No mention of later printings. Book measures approx. seven and three quarters by five and one quarter inches wide. This copy SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Quite scarce thus. This book has a prior owner name and date of 1944 written on the front endpaper. Lacking the rare dustwrapper. Some small scuffs to cloth covers. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 13498

‎JONSON BEN‎

‎The English grammar made by Ben Jonson for the benefit of all strangers out of the observation of the English language now spoken and in use. With a prefatory note by Strickland Gibson M.A. Bodleian Library‎

‎London: Lanston Monotype Corp 1928. Small 8vo pp. vi-viii 93-96; folding type specimen at the back yapp edges; fine in original art-vellum decorated in blind glassine jacket and publisher's marbled slipcase. Nicely printed throughout in Baldo italic and Polyphilus roman on laid paper. A verbatim reprint of the original edition of 1640 with variant readings from the imperfect 1692 edition. This copy with a presentation in pencil on the flyleaf from the president of the Langston Monotype Co. dated 1928. <br/><br/> Lanston Monotype Corp hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 15412

‎Shahn Ben‎

‎Sweet was the song the Virgin sung‎

‎New York: Museum of Modern Art 1956. Edition limited to 275 copies drawn and lettered by Ben Shahn printed on Italian hand-made paper by Edward E. Katz; oblong 32mo 3" x 5" pp. 32; musical notation and illustrations throughout by the artist; handsewn in original sheepskin; this is copy 130 numbered and signed by Shahn; contained in the original gold foil box with thong closure; box a little worn else fine. <br/><br/> Museum of Modern Art unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 27007

‎Ben Philip L. ed.‎

‎Seminole Gold: Fifty Years of Sports at Florida State. Foreword by Talbot ‘Sandy’ D’Alemberte and Dave Hart Jr. With a Special Perspective from Bobby Bowden.‎

‎Marietta Ga.: Longstreet Press 1996. 1st edition. Folio boards hardcover 160 pp. Color photos b&w photos. Former-owner inscription; otherwise Near-Fine in a slightly chipped dust jacket. Longstreet Press, 1996. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : m1413

‎Yagoda Ben.‎

‎About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made.‎

‎New York: Scribner 2000. Octavo blue backed white boards hardcover 478 pp. Fine As New in like As New dust jacket. Illustrated. “About town written with all the authority and elegance such a subject demands tells an endlessly fascinating story of how a tiny humor magazine founded in the Jazz Age on champagne vapors grew into a literary enterprise of epic proportion. Ben Yagoda is the first author to make extensive use of the New Yorker’s archives.At his disposal are thousands of smoking guns -- three thousand boxes of correspondence interoffice memos and edited manuscripts and galleys. Illuminated by interviews with more than fifty people including the late Jospeh Mitchell William Steig Roger Angell Calvin Trillin Pauline Kael John Updike and Ann Beattie About Town penetrates the inner workings of the New Yorker as no other book has done.To read this remarkable book.is to read an intimate biography of one of this century’s most enduring and important institutions.†Scribner, [2000]. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 30389s

‎Burbridge Ben‎

‎Gorilla: Tracking and Capturing the Ape-Man of Africa‎

‎New York/London: The Century Co. Very Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. illustrated cloth; no dust jacket a touch of wear to all corners some age-toning to edges of text block bookplate of Hollywood writer-producer Carey Wilson on front pastedown; small tear in fore-edge of title page. B&W photographs endpaper maps A photo-illustrated account by a Florida-based real estate mogul-cum-great white hunter and sometime filmmaker of an expedition/safari he made into the Congo in 1924/25 with two purposes: 1 to capture a number of gorillas for placement in various zoos; and b to take motion picture footage along the way. As a film director Burbridge per IMdB has exactly two credits: THE GORILLA HUNT 1926 the film that resulted from this particular safari and KIDNAPPING GORILLAS 1934. The former has been noted as the first such film to actually be shot in Africa as opposed to say Griffith Park although it's always a good idea to take such claims with a grain of salt. As a "documentary filmmaker's narrative" however the book is somewhat lacking; although the author makes intermittent references to "setting up the camera and taking some pictures" he's obviously far less interested in discussing or even thinking about his cinematic aesthetic than he is in a finding the gorillas and b shooting a bunch of other animals on the way to the gorillas. Oh and dealing with the "natives" with a typical white-man-among-the-savages attitude. The photographs that illustrate the book in fact are almost evenly divided between shots of animal carcasses and photos of the various indigenous peoples he encounters along the way as well as those in his own safari-party which altogether was about 125 people. If you can get past the slaughter and the racism the book has a fair amount of both ethnographic and zoological interest particularly when Burbridge actually does reach gorilla country and has some interesting observations to make about the animals' behavior. Admittedly he's no Dian Fossey but still. In the end according to a report in the New York Times the expedition brought four young gorillas out of the jungle: two died on the return journey one was delivered as contracted to a zoo in Antwerp and the fourth dubbed "Miss Congo" was brought back to New York and eventually ended up living on Burbridge's brother's farm in Florida; she was purportedly the first gorilla in human captivity and as such was both a public curiosity and a subject for serious scientific inquiry. . The Century Co. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 24200

‎KATCHOR Ben‎

‎The Jew of New York‎

‎NY: Pantheon Books. 1999. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Pantheon Books paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 703835

‎GREEN BEN.‎

‎Ben Green Tales.‎

‎Flagstaff: Northland Press 1974. FIRST EDITION. Four volumes boxed. A limited edition of 1250 numbered sets signed by the author. A fine set. <br/><br/> Northland Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 27215

‎HECHT BEN.‎

‎A Jew in Love.‎

‎New York: Covici-Friede 1931. FIRST EDITION. The scarce first issue book with page 305/306 integral and with 34 lines of text on page 306. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket bright and crisp with only the most minor of edgewear. <br/><br/> Covici-Friede unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 24930

‎WHITAKER Ben ed‎

‎The Fourth World: Victims of Group Oppression‎

‎New York: Schocken 1973. hardcover. very good/very good. Eight Reports from the Field Work of The Minority Rights Group. Introduction by Milovan Djilas and Philip Mason. Frontis. 342pp. 8vo black cloth d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. New York: Schocken Books 1973. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Schocken unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 129857 ISBN : 0805234829 9780805234824

‎Slonik Benjamin Aaron ben Abraham‎

‎Mitsvot nashim melamdah. Precetti d'esser imparati dalle donne Hebree‎

‎Disbound quarto; 15 x 23 cm; xii 56 pages; worn and soiled; blindstamp of Chicago Theological Seminary on title page.<br /><i>Seder Mitzvot Nashim</i> The Order of Women's Precepts by Benjamin Aaron ben Abraham Slonik of Grodno c. 1550–c. 1619 translated into Italian by Jacob ben Elhanan Heilbronn in 1614; this copy printed in Venice 1710. <br /><br />A practical and fairly sympathetic guide to women's ritual obligation first published in Yiddish in Cracow 1577 in Italian in Padua 1616. This was probably the most popular of the rabbinical guides to a woman's three ritual obligations: 1 the taking of a piece of dough before baking bread 2 the lighting of lights on the eve of the Sabbath and festivals and 3 observing the various rules of ritual purity during and after menstruation. It went through numerous editions in Yiddish and Italian through 1750. OCLC locates ten copies of this edition.<br /> Gioanni de'Paoli. Nella Stamparia Bragadina books‎

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