Search Results: Authors starting with B from Shapero Rare Books

Printed by C. Hallmandell, Circa 1831. . Folio, 38 x 28 cm (15 x 11 inches) six humorous black & white prints of a fictional hog race, each with short title above and a line of commentary below, extremities of corners a little chipped and soiled, not affecting images, otherwise very bright indeed, publisher's printed wrappers, sewn (thread replaced), soiled, some creasing and chipping, else good. mba004 Humorous prints of a steeplechase in which the mounts are shown as hogs, one of the prints is dated 1831. A very rare collection intended for framing, hence the wide margins and lightly sewn wrappers. 'Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) (1789–1850). After travelling on the continent, and making many sketches and studies, he turned his attention to lithography, and in 1818 published at Somers Town 'Twenty-four Views of Italy,' drawn and lithographed by himself. Lithography, invented in Germany in 1796, was then little employed or understood in England. In order to learn the processes employed… Read More

Chicago, National Prohibitionist, 1941. . First edition, inscribed by the author; 8vo (19.5 x 13.5 cm); presentation inscription to front free endpaper recto; unclipped dustjacket, publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in blue, jacket spotted and frayed with minor loss to edges; x, 254pp. stock23 A reflection on electoral defeat by Roger Babson (1875-1967), an economist and temperance campaigner who stood unsuccessfully for the Prohibition Party in the US presidential election of 1940.Babson is better known for his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy. He had earlier founded the eponymous Babson's Reports, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. Inscribed by the author to the future chairman of the Prohibition Party Earl Dodge (1932-2007): 'Dedication. See Page 147 which shows what church people could do for us if we had a ticket which… Read More

Babson Park, Babson's Statistical Organization, Inc., [1938]. . Mail order booklet; (9 x 15.5 cm); 12ff. printed on recto only, each with perforated line for purchasing, loose brochure; original blue wrappers, stapled. stock23 A scarce mail order booklet for 'Books by Babson', the American economist and temperance campaigner who founded the eponymous Babson's Reports in 1904, one of the earliest investment newsletters in the USA. A prolific writer, Babson (1875-1967) authored nearly fifty books during his lifetime on themes ranging from the dangers facing Protestantism to his The Future Method of Inventing Money (1914), a frank insider account of the investment world dedicated to the premise that knowing when to buy is more important than knowing what to buy.

Circa 1947. . Black and white studio portrait signed and inscribed on the image 'For Barrie / Best to you / Lauren Bacall / Bogart', in green ink, half-length seated portrait, showing Bacall hugging her knees and looking down; 24 x 19 cm (9½ x 7½ ins) [together with]; Typed letter signed Louis Bromfield, to Barrie Tait (the dedicatee of the photograph), stating that he does not know when he will be back in New York. One side, single 4to sheet, 'Malabar Farm, Lucas, OH, 17 October 1947', with original envelope; mounted and framed. A unique collection bringing together a superb studio portrait of one of the great film stars of the twentieth century, accompanied by a letter from the prize-winning author on whose farm she was married.Lauren Bacall (1924-2014), the Hollywood film star, known for her distinctive voice, sultry looks, and acting talent, married Humphrey Bogart when she was 20 years old in 1945 at Bogart's friend Louis Bromfield's Ohio farm. This photographic image is from a well-known… Read More

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1844 . Octavo. Original dark green cloth, titles to spine gilt, decorative frames blocked in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, top edge untrimmed.

London, Printed for A. Millar in the Strand et al., 1753. . Second edition; 3 vols, folio (37 x 24 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown and blindstamp to front free endpaper and title of each vol., MS library mark in pen to rear endpaper vol. I, engraved frontispieces by Vertue, vignette titles in red and black; contemporary calf, ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 7 compartments, raised bands, tan title-pieces to 2nd, numbered in gilt direct to 3rd compartment, lozenge library labels to head and tails of spines, joints cracked but holding, occasional light spotting, otherwise a very handsome set; [12], xxxv, [3], 762; viii, [4], 614, [54]; xx, 750, [38]pp. A beautifully bound set of The Works of Francis Bacon edited by the poet David Mallet (d.1765), with an introductory life of the Elizabethan statesman and philosopher by the editor, which was admired by Fielding for its 'nervous manly style', and Gibbon who praised Mallet's 'vigorous sense' as a historian.'Vivid character sketches and spirited… Read More

Manchester, G.W. Bacon & Co., [1908]. . Colour lithograph map (94.5 x 121 cm), dissected into 24 sections and laid onto linen as issued; framed and glazed, overall size: 107 x 126 x 4.5 cm A large map of the world showing the British Empire at its height marked in pink. Insets record a wealth of additional detail, including the principal British steamship lines, a gazetteer of cities from across the world, with plans of towns including Adelaide, Auckland, Bombay, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Wellington, and insets for the Panama and Suez Canals, the two Poles, a Universal Time chart, and a large inset map of the British Isles. The top section is illustrated with 46 national flags and ensigns.

London, Masters, 1852. . First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [vi], [v]-xxiv, [ii](errata), 448; [iv], [iii]-xiv, [ii](errata), 426pp., half-titles, 17 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps printed on linen, illustrations in text, near contemporary crimson polished calf gilt, green morocco labels, spines slightly darked, a fine set. An exceptionally attractive example, handsomely bound as an Eton College leaving present soon after publication.George Badger, East India Company chaplain and Arabist, was sent by William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury, as delegate to the Eastern Churches, and more especially the Nestorians of Kurdistan in 1842 and again in 1850. Apart from his travels in Kurdistan the work contains accounts of visits to Antioch and the Black Sea. The Nestorians exercised a fascination for Anglicans in the nineteenth century from their having been virtually isolated from the rest of Christendom since the fifth century. Blackmer 62.

K. Baedeker, Coblenz 1853 . Fifth edition. xl, 374pp, coloured frontispiece, 6 maps and plans, a folding coloured panorama, 16 engraved views, stamp on title-page; publisher's old type red cloth gilt; an excellent copy. "Schweiz" was almost the longest series in German with thirty-nine editions from 1844 to 1937. The early editions included a coloured frontispiece with the coats of arms of the various Swiss Canton. The plans include Basel, Zurich, and Bern. This copy is the first of two issues of the fifth edition. The second issue was published a year later in 1854. Both are scarce. Hinrichsen D293a.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig. 1889 . Twenty-third edition. pp. xxviii, 479, 1, 38 maps, 11 plans, 11 panoramic views, previous booksellers label and ticket inside, map at rear torn; publisher's red cloth, faded in parts; overall a good copy. This edition contains colourful panoramas and was aimed at mountaineers and walkers. The Alps were becoming more and more popular. Hinrichsen D311

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1927. . Thirteenth edition; xxxv, [1], 612pp, 65 maps, 19 plans, 11 panoramas, previous owner's signature and stamp on front free endpaper; publisher's red cloth gilt, gilt lettering partly dulled, otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition of this title in English.Issued c.1928. Hinrichsen E54.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig 1930 . Sixth edition. pp. xxxii, 504, 43 maps, 42 plans and 5 floor plans; publisher's red cloth gilt, slightly worn along edges of the spine; a good solid copy. Last German edition of this title published.Issued c.1930 Hinrichsen D354.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig. . First edition, xl, 267pp, 16 maps, 11 plans, 8 coat of arms, 11 floor plans, publisher's red cloth gilt, good firm copy. This is the first and only edition of this title and shows Vienna and the Lower Danube as part of Greater Germany. Issued c.1943 Hinrichsen D199

Leipzig. Karl Baedeker, 1932 with supplement for 1937. . Twentieth edition. pp. lxiv, 550, 32 supplement bound at rear, 54 street appendix, 68 maps and plans, ink inscription on half title, 4pp "chemin de fer" for the International Exhibition tipped in loose; publisher's variant coarse-grained binding, original pictorial dust wrapper,some wear to the extremities; overall a fine copy. This particular volume contains the rare supplement for the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 with the 4pp "Chemin de fer". Very scarceIssued c.1937. Hinrichsen E114

Leipzig Karl Baedeker, 1910 . Eleventh edition. pp. xxx, 364, 36 maps and 45 plans; publisher's red cloth gilt, original buff coloured dust wrapper; a fine copy. Issued c.1910. Hinrichsen E42.

Karl Baedeker, Coblenz 1869 . Second edition, xxvi, 373 pp, 6 maps and 7 plans, small pressed flowers on pp. 239 and 364, original old style red cloth gilt, spine chipped and approx 1 cm missing at the bottom: otherwise a very good copy. Endpapers dated "May 1870". This volume contains the first description of Athens and Malta in an English Baedeker. Hinrichsen E169.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1876. . Seventeenth edition. xiv, [1], 440 pp, 29 maps, 36 plans and numerous floorplans, pencil inscription inside, inner hinges slightly loose, publisher's old type binding in red cloth gilt; a very good copy. A scarce edition covering North-eastern Germany. Plans include Berlin, Leipzig and Copenhagen.Endpapers dated " Juni 1876". Hinrichsen D108

Karl Baedeker, Leipsic 1894. . First edition. lxii, 254pp, 10 maps and 7 plans, (plan of Quebec p.37 stuck to text page - slight loss of text), "Brentano's price list" on front pastedown; publisher's red cloth gilt, slight wear to the spine; a good copy. The series on Canada was only published in English and there were only four editions. It was written by J.F. Muirhead who also wrote the companion volume on the United States. Scarce.Issued c.1894. Hinrichsen E263.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig. 1931. . First edition, xxxvi, 480 pp., with 82 maps and plans, some minor pencilling on endpapers; publisher's red cloth gilt, most of the original pictorial dust-wrapper, worn at edges (one flap torn completely but still present); otherwise a very good copy. First and only edition of this title in English. This volume covers a wide area including the Italian Riviera as well as the French.Issued c.1931. Hinrichsen E127.

Karl Baedeker, Leipzig, 1874. . Seventh edition. lxx, 390 pp, 8 maps and 23 plans, hinges re-inforced with tape, recased preserving publisher's old type red cloth gilt; overall a good copy. Endpapers dated "October 1874". Hinrichsen D361