BENTLEY, E. C.

Trent's Last Case

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, [c.1940s-50s]. Hardcover. E. C. Bentley's murder mystery is considered one of the first in the genre. With its plot twists and murky series of events, it proved to be very popular after making its appearance in 1913, and was made into several different movies. --- A compact, undated reprint edition, possibly published c.1940s-50s. In full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling; green topstain. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With a tear to cloth near tail of spine, otherwise a tightly-bound, clean, bright copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall ; 377 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 83928

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature

BERGEN, PHILIP

Old Boston in Early Photographs, 1850-1918: 174 Prints from the Collection of the Bostonian Society

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc, 1990. Softcover. ISBN: 0486261840. 19th and early 20th century Boston is depicted in this portfolio of 174 black & white photos. The pictures are accompanied by the text of Philip Bergen, librarian of The Bostonian Society. --- In stiff grey wraps with a representative Boston photo to cover. --- With slight creasing to covers, else an undamaged copy.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 116 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 85914

Keywords: 0486261840 >>American History & Politics >>Photography

BERGER, THOMAS

Changing the Past a Novel

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316091499. Very sharp copy of author's comedic novel. With prev owner's bookplate, front free endpaper. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. First edition with full number line, publisher's page. Dust jacket bears original $18.95 flap price, now in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 72470

Keywords: 0316091499

BERGER, THOMAS

Killing Time

New York: The Dial Press, 1967. BCE. Hardcover. A book club edition of Thomas Berger's novel, centered around an eccentric killer and his victims' daughter/sister, a police detective and his defense attorney. In full red cloth-covered boards and black dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy. Jacket with a little chafing to edges and a little rubbing; otherwise nice. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 79193

Keywords: >>Fiction

BERGER, THOMAS

Reinhart's Women

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0440074088. Stated first printing of Thomas Berger's novel, the fourth of his works featuring his Carlo Reinhart character. In this story, the author describes the interactions of Reinhart with the many women in his life. --- In black paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with author facsimile signature in gilt to cover, spine titling stamped in gilt. Jacket features Thomas Victor photographic portrait of the author to back flap. --- With faint strips of toning to cover edges, else a clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking additional damages. Unclipped, bright jacket with a few small tears to edges, protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (8), 295 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 31519

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BERGSON, HENRI

Creative Evolution (Modern Library #231. 1)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1955]. Hardcover. French philosopher Henri Bergson's notable work, in an English-language Modern Library reprint edition. The author argues for an evolutionary theory of orthogenesis, which is somewhat at odds with evolutionary theories of natural selection. In the authorized translation by Arthur Mitchell, with a foreword by Irwin Edman. Indexed. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / faded black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955, (though 1944 date appears in book). ML #231.1. --- With light chafing (could be chewing) to cover edges, else a well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked, though with slight age-toning to leaves. Price-clipped dust jacket with scuffing to extremities & light rubbing, otherwise intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xxv, 453 pages. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 88414

Keywords: >>Modern Library Editions >>Natural History

BERGSTRÖM, THEO

Stonehenge: A Picture Book

London: Bergström + Boyle Books, 1974. Softcover. ISBN: 0903767007. A pictorial guide to England's Stonehenge, a mysterious ancient grouping of stones which have been arranged in a circular pattern. With numerous black & white photos by Theo Bergström, some of which include views of tourists viewing the stones, and text by Lance Vatcher. Also with maps and drawings showing the layout and possible construction techniques used. --- A softcover with Bergström photo of Stonehenge to front panel. Unpaginated (about 50 pp.). --- A tightly-bound, sound copy though with minor rubbing to covers.; Square Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall. Very Good .

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Book number: 86244

Keywords: 0903767007

BERKELEY, GEORGE (AUTHOR); TURBAYNE, COLIN M. (EDITOR)

Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (the Library of Liberal Arts, Number Thirty-Nine)

New York: The Library of Liberal Arts / The Liberal Arts Press, 1954. Softcover. A softcover edition presenting Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley's fictitious discussion on the subject of materialism. Hylas represents the materialists (such as John Locke) and Philonous the immaterialists such as himself. --- In simple stiff grey wraps. A tightly-bound, sound copy but with a few stray inkings & pencilings.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; xxx, 113 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 85285

Keywords: >>Philosophy/Psychology/Thought

BERKOW, ROBERT (EDITOR-IN-CHIEF)

The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition

Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Merck Research Laboratories, 1997. Hardcover. ISBN: 0911910875. A Home Edition of the authoritative Merck Manual, which covers all manner of human diseases and maladies, written in easily-understood language for the layman. Includes plentiful tables, charts and illustrations. --- Bound in bright red glossy paper-covered boards. Volume wrapped in similar-looking jacket. --- An about-Fine copy: crisp, tightly-bound and bright. Unclipped ($29.95) jacket also very nice, but with mild rubbing to back panel; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxvi, 1509 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 86896

Keywords: 0911910875 >>Medical, Health, Personal Care >>Reference Books, Dictionaries, Translators

BERNBAUM, ERNEST

Guide Through the Romantic Movement

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1933. Hardcover. Stated third printing, August 1933. A guide to English authors who collectively are classed as "romanticists," likely written for the college student. The author examines the writings of Blake, Coleridge, Walter Scott, Shelley and many others. Volume I only in the five-volume "Anthology of Romanticism and Guide Through the Romantic Movement" series. --- In navy cloth with titling in gilt to cover and spine. --- Interior with plenty of inked and penciled notations, especially at front endpapers, and with the beginnings of a split at vicinity of title page (which doesn't affect the stability of the binding), else a sound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 480 pages. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 84715

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Writers, Writing & Literary Criticism

DE BERNIÈRES, LOUIS

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts: A Novel

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1991. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688111297. Stated first US edition, 1990, with full number line on copyright page. The first novel by Louis de Bernières is set in South America and is described on the flap as ".an intoxicating story of life, love and politics.". The author is perhaps best known for his "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (1994). --- In pale orange paper-covered boards backed in navy cloth, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with Raul Colón illustration to front panel. --- With dark smudges to textblock fore- and lower edges, and on p.191, else a tightly-bound, bright, sound copy. Unclipped jacket ($25) lacks damages worthy of mention, wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; [9], 10-363, [3] pages. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 88382

Keywords: 0688111297 South

BERNSTEIN, THEODORE; WAGNER, JANE (COLLABORATOR)

Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary

New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co, 1976. Hardcover. Stated Fourth printing, 1976 on copyright page. In full blue cloth-covered boards with decorations and titling in gilt on cover and spine. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Author's unusual book is ideal for those who can't quite recall the right word in the right situation, e.g.: 'what's that term for clear, transparent, etc.?' Answer: limpid. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 276 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 75149

Keywords: >>Books About Books and Words >>Reference Books, Dictionaries, Translators

BERRYMAN, JOHN

John Berryman: Selected Poems (American Poets Project #11)

Library of America, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN: 1931082693. A selection of poems by John Berryman, one in the publisher's American Poets Project series. Edited by Kevin Young. --- In green paper-covered boards; dust jacket in lavender and green. --- A clean, sound, firmly-bound copy but with inked notation to front free endpaper. Bright, unclipped jacket with slight rubbing, else nice.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall) ; 198 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 81982

Keywords: 1931082693 >>Poetry

BERTHRONG, DONALD J.

The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Ordeal: Reservation and Agency Life in the Indian Territory 1875-1907 (Volume 136 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series)

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. Softcover. ISBN: 0806124164. Once warfare ended in 1875 and with the depletion of buffalo herds, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes were forced to live on the reservations in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). There they suffered from lack of food and medical care. Donald Berthrong documents this trying time in both words and photos as well as three maps. --- In stiff black wraps with Roy Grinnell's "Before the Great Spirit" painting to cover. --- With prior owner's signature to first page, frequent inked notations within the text and with creases, a tear & rubbing to covers, else a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxii, 402 pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 85327

Keywords: 0806124164 >>History of Colorado & the Old West

BERUBE, MARGERY S. (DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL OPERATIONS)

The American Heritage Dictionary

New York: Dell Publishing Co, Inc, 1987. Hardcover. ISBN: 0440100682. A compact version of the popular American Heritage Dictionary. Though the publishers label this a "paperback," it is actually bound in hardcovers. Entries are often accompanied by illustrations. --- In blue hardcovers covered in clear gloss coating. Dimensions: 4.25 in. wide x 7 in. tall. --- With inked numeral 147 to top and bottom of textblock, some mild age-toning to leaves, else a sturdy, sound copy. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 880 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 71236

Keywords: 0440100682 >>Books About Books and Words >>Reference Books, Dictionaries, Translators