381. Bain, F.W.

The Descent of the Sun. A Cycle of Birth. Translated from the Original Manuscript.

Second Edition. Oxford, James Parker & Co., 1903. Duodecimo [12 cm x 17,8 cm]. Frontispiece-Illustration of the Moon (with tissue-guard), XVI, 106 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

382. Bain, F.W.

The Descent of the Sun – A Cycle of Birth.

London, James Parker and Co., 1903. 23.2cm x 17.7cm. XIV, 108 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear and some foxing. Tear to endpaper. Rare ! Early illustration of the moon.

383. [Bairnsfather, Bruce] Holt, Tonie and Valmai.

In Search of the Better ‘Ole. The Life and the Works and the Collectables of Bruce Bairnsfather.

First Edition. Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1985. 20.5cm x 26.5cm. 255 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

384. Baker, Christopher (Editor).

Painting the World. Compiled by Christopher Baker to accompany the BBC TV series Painting the World.

London, BBC Educational Developments, 1994. 21 cm x 24 cm. 64 pages. With many colour illustrations throughout the book. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

385. Baker, David.

The Shape of Wars to Come. The Hidden Facts Behind the Arms Race in Space.

Reprint of First Edition of September 1981. Cambridge, Patrick Stephens, 1981. 21 cm x 24 cm. 177 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

386. Baker, Geoffrey / Funaro, Bruno.

Motels.

Fifth Printing. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1963. Folio. 264 pages with numerous illustrations and photographs of Motels in California, Texas, Arizona, Florida, etc. Hardcover / Original, orange publisher’s cloth WITHOUT the original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Hinge slightly shaky. Name of preowner on titlepage.

387. Baker, Herschel.

The Race of Time. Three Lectures on Renaissance Historiography.

First Edition. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1967. 23cm x 14.5cm. 110 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. (Alexander lectures at the University of Toronto)

388. Baker, Samuel W. Baker.

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs. With Illustrations and Maps.

4th Edition. London, Macmillan & Co., 1871. 13.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, XIX, 413 pages. 24 illustrations from original sketches by Sir S.W. Baker on indivdual plates. Map of Nile Basin as frontispiece. Fold-out colour map near front showing routes of ‘Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia.’ Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine. Black tooled borders and design on front board. Deckled top and fore- edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Light tanning and occasional minor foxing throughout. Interior unmarked. Binding firm and solid and textblock square and tight.

389. Baldick, Chris.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms.

Oxford / New York, Oxford University Press, 1990. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. IX, 246 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing to end papers, pastedowns and edges only. Internal pages clean and bright.

390. Baldry, A. L.

The Wallace Collection at Hertford House.

London, Goupil & Co., 1904. 22.5 cm x 30.2 cm. 302 pages. With black & white illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier !

391. Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin.

This Torch of Freedom. Speeches and Addresses. By the Right Honourable Stanley Baldwin.

Third Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1937]. Octavo. 318 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare, original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The dustjacket shows a portrait-photograph of Baldwin by Vandyk. Stunning condition with only minor signs of wear.

392. Balfour, Graham. / [Stevenson, Robert Louis].

The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson.

London, Methuen and Co., 1906. 15 cm x 20 cm. XI, 451 pages. Portrait and Map included. Original hardcover. Good condition with signs of external wear. Page edges worn and stained. Staining and brown spotting on some pages. Wear and slight tearing on spine. Otherwise clean inside. Three paper clippings glued on inside cover of book, dated October 26th 1912

393. Ball, W. Valentine.

The Law of Libel as affecting Newspapers and Journalists.

London, Stevens and Sons, 1912. Octavo. XIII, 165 pages. Original Hardcover (original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine). Bumped corners. Slightly damaged spine. Good condition with some signs of external wear. From the library of irish independent politician and solicitor Jasper Travers Wolfe of Skibbereen. Name of Jasper Wolfe on front free endpaper.

394. Ball, W. Valentine / [Jasper Travers Wolfe].

The Law of Libel as affecting Newspapers and Journalists.

London, Stevens and Sons, 1912. Octavo. XIII, 165 pages. Original Hardcover (original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine). Bumped corners. Slightly damaged spine. Good condition with some signs of external wear. From the library of irish independent politician and solicitor Jasper Travers Wolfe of Skibbereen. Name of Jasper Wolfe on front free endpaper.

395. [Ballet] Sotheby’s.

Ballet and Theatre Material and Related Reference Books. Illustrated Catalogue. Date of Sale Thursday, 4th March 1982.

London, Sotheby Parke Bernet and Co, 1982. 18cm x 24.5cm. 192 unnumbered pages. Original Softcover. Good condition only with some stronger signs of wear. Includes the pricelist of estimates loosely inserted.

396. Bally, A.W.

Atlas of Seismic Stratigraphy – Volume I / Volum II / Volume III (bound in two Volumes).

Three Volumes bound in two (complete set). Tulsa (Oklahoma), The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1987. Oblong – Elephant-Folio (61 cm wide x 28,5 cm high). Softcover – Spiralbinders. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the Reference – library of Geologist David (Dave) Naylor.

397. Bally, A.W.

Seismic Expression of Structural Styles Atlas – I / II / III.

Three Volumes (complete set). Tulsa (Oklahoma), The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1983. Oblong – Elephant-Folio (61 cm wide x 28,5 cm high). Softcover – Spiralbinders. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the Reference – library of Geologist David (Dave) Naylor.

398. Balsamo, Luigi / Bellettini, Pierangelo.

La Bibliofilia – Rivista di storia del libro e di bibliografia diretta da Luigi Balsamo – Volume CI (1999) – Disp. III.

Firenze, Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki, 1999. 4°. pages 239 – 393. Original Softcover. Very good + condition. Italian edition.

399. Balth, Carel.

Perception of the line.

Number 479 of 400 copies. Vreeland, Carel Blaith, 1975. 25 cm x 22,5 cm. 82 pages. Original Softcover. From the library of dutch fashion designer Frans Molenaar. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

400. Baltimore.

Baltimore and the Islands (Sherkin and Cape Clear) – A Tourist Pamphlet with local Information.

Baltimore, c. 2006. Octavo. 72 pages with advertising and articles about the region of Roaringwater Bay. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.