BENTLEY, PHYLLIS (INSCRIBED & SIGNED COPY)

FREEDOM, FAREWELL!

Macmillan, 1936, First Edition. 1936, 1st Edition. Hardcover . Hardback, 8vo, gilt on rust-brown cloth, 484 pages, VG+/no dj. Inscribed, SIGNED and dated (10/22/26) by author to Minneapolis Newspaperwoman. Also laid-in is note of thanks signed by author written on stationery of the Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis. Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 01511

Keywords: Literature Modern Firsts Signed

BENWARD, BRUCE (U. WISC.) & MAUREEN A. CARR (PENN. ST.)

SIGHTSINGING COMPLETE (5th Edition)

William C Brown, 6th printing of the 5th edition of 1991. 1991. (ISBN: 069705845X) Soft cover . Paperback, quarto in white plastic comb binding, xvii + 308 pages, Good or better. A little cover wear shows but it's not excessive. Appx 20 pages show writing either above and/or below the printed music of the exercises (numerical and do-re-mi notations, some pages light, some pages heavy). Melodies, Modulating, Rhythm, Intervals, Ensemble, etc. 2-pg Appendix of Italian and German musical terms translated into English. Good.

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Book number: 07063

Keywords: Music Instruction Voice Singing Sightreading 069705845x

BERG, PATTY [WITH MARSH SCHIEWE]; FOREWORD BY CAROL MANN; PREFACE BY KATHY WHITWORTH

INSIDE GOLF FOR WOMEN (Signed Copy)

Chicago, CBI (Contemporary Books), 1977. 1977, 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, appx 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches, xviii + [ii] + 86 pages, Near Fine in VG to VG+ dj (dj in mylar). DJ very minor wear at spine-ends and corners. Nice-looking book. Color photo dustjacket. Numerous b&w photos within - full-page and insets. Inscribed to a Patty Berg Golf Classic supporter and SIGNED by the author on the FFEP. Includes long list of Berg's championships and achievements. Indexed. Berg began playing competitively in 1933. Three-time Woman Athlete of the Year, member of the Golf Hall of Fame. Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 03227

Keywords: Golf Women's Sports Signed Minnesota

BERG, CLAYTON L. "MIKE" & PAUL PRETIZ

Spontaneous Combustion - Grass-Roots Christianity, Latin American Style

Pasadena, California, U.S.A. Pasadena, California, William Carey Library, 1996. 1996, 1st Edition. Soft cover . Trade-sized softcover, appx 6x9 inches, 296 pages, VG. Light kinks to corners of front cover. Twenty or so pages in the first half of the book have relatively minor yellow highlighting or notations in ballpoint. The reference is not to "real" spontaneous combustion, but the conflagration of belief, you might say - or so it seems. Includes one map, tables of statistics, Glossary, Bibliography & Index. Very Good.

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Book number: 03239

Keywords: Evangelical Religion Catholicism Pentecostals Latin South America American Christianity Evangelism Folk

BERGAUST, ERIK

Rocket City U.S. A. - From Huntsville, Alabama, to the Moon (Signed Copy)

NY, Macmillan, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, appx 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, [viii] + 216 pages, Fine in Very Near Fine dj (dj in new protective mylar). Superb copy. Stated First Edition. Book and dj unread look and feel, entirely crisp and clean. Author has SIGNED ffep: "With Best Personal Wishes, Erik Bergaust." No other names, no other writing. DJ blurb (differs from the subtitle): The Story of Huntsville, Alabama, Home of the Big Boosters. List of Abbreviations, 16-page section of b&w photos on glossy stock, Index. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 06321

Keywords: Science Technology Space Exploration Nasa Military George C. Marshall Flight Center Signed

BERGEE, LEE K.

Guest of the Emperor - The Personal Story of Frank O. Promnitz, U.S. Marine Corps (Signed x 2)

High Ridge, Missouri, Four Freedoms Press, 1987. 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, octavo, appx 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches, 250 pages, Very Near Fine in VG+ dj (dj in new protective mylar). Book itself very close to being flawless with only a couple of reading smudges late in the book (one fore-edge thumb smudge & one very light top corner smudge). DJ clean and bright, one tiny edge split bottom edge front panel + one very short closed edge tear top edge back panel o/w not much for general wear showing at all. Front free endpaper SIGNED neatly and boldly by both the author Lee Bergee and the subject of the book Frank O. Promnitz. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 246

Keywords: World War Two Wwii Military Pow Prisoner-of-War Philippines Bataan Corregidor Crimes Trial Trial Signed

BERGER, DIANE; PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRITZ VON DER SCHULENBURG

THE DINING ROOM (Inscribed Copy)

NY, Abbeville, 1993.. (ISBN: 1558595554) Hardcover with dust jacket. Oblong hardback, small quarto, appx 7 3/4 x 10 inches 19.5 x 26 cm), 147 pages, Fine in Very Near Fine dj (dj now in protective mylar). Nearly flawless in all regards incl dj. Tight binding, clean endpapers, immaculate interior. Author Berger's small/neat/warm dated & personalized inscription top left corner tp. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author.

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Book number: 07162

Keywords: Interior Design Decorating Decoration Decor Signed 1558595554

BERNADAC, MARIE-LAURE

LOUISE BOURGEOIS

Paris-New York, Flammarion, 1996.. (ISBN: 2080136003) Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, 10 1/2 inch square quarto (27 cm), 192 pages, Near Fine in VG+ to Near Fine dj (dj now in protective mylar). Book itself entirely sound and clean with only a hint of bumping corners & ends + dustjacket very mild signs of same (no splits or tears). "This definitive work brings together her works, from early sketches and paintings to her most recent sculptures and installations," 25-pg Biography at the rear w/ numerous photos (by decade, starting 1910-1920) + Selected Bibliography incl Filmography. Priority and International will require additional shipping charges. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 07138

Keywords: Modern Art Monograph Sculpture 2080136003

BERNARD, FRANçOISE

LES RECETTES FACILES DE FRANÇOISE BERNARD

Hachette, c. 1965/1987.. Hardcover . Hardback, thick octavo, appx 6 x 8 1/2 inches (15.3 x 21.8 cm), glossy white background covers with yellow/red/blue thin-striped tablecloth pattern + red & blue titling, pp [viii], 750, [x], Very Near Fine/no dj. Tight, square binding & almost no signs at all of any wear or use including very clean inside and out, no names, no writing. Text in the French language with two-color red & black printing throughout text. Full-page b&w photo of the author. Appx 16 full-color inserts (printed both sides) scattered throughout that show finished preparations, food presentations. Yellow place-marker sewn into the binding. Near Fine.

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Book number: 06810

Keywords: Cooking Cookbooks Food Recipes Foreign Langauge French

BERNER, ANNIKA HESSNER

THE PROFOTO BOOK OF FLASH

Stockholm, Profoto, 1988.. (ISBN: 9179703046) Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, appx 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (21.5 x 27.5 cm), glossy dj black titling on stark b&w background, Fine in VG dj (dj now in protective mylar). Book itself is flawless. DJ (interior flaps solid white, unprinted) very clean with one short closed tear (1.5 cm) top edge front panel at the spine fold with a light 1.5 cm fold crease associated with the tear, all of which detracts very little and no additional flaws. Interior illustrated with 4/c photos and a few multii-color graphs and diagrams. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 06913

Keywords: Photography Cameras Lighting Photographic Equipment Technique 9179703046

BERTELLI, ANTONIO DE PáDUA; ORLANDO CHESINI OMETTO, EDITOR

O PARAÍSO DAS ESPÉCIES VIVAS PANTANAL DO MATO GROSSO

São Paulo, Cerifa Editora, 1984. 1984. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, appx 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (nearly 21.75 x 28.75 cm), 337 pages, Near Fine in VG+ dj (dj now in protective mylar). Tight binding & very clean inside and out including endpapers. DJ entirely intact, no tears. Printed in two-column format. Numerous illustrations include many photos in both b&w and in color. Vocabulário Lingüístico, Bibliografia, Índice de nomes. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 05537

Keywords: Natural History Wildlife South America Brazil Brasil Foreign Language Portuguese

BERTON, PIERRE

Klondike - The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush (Signed Copy)

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, c. 1958. 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket. CP states Reprinted Four Times. TP states 1959. Hardback, octavo, 6 x 8 1/2 inches (15. x 21.75 cm), pp [viii], viii, 457, [i], xix, [iii], VG+ in G dj (dj now in protective mylar). Gently well-read book, but dj shows the wear. Book itself solid & clean with square corners & hinges intact. B&W photo-illustrated endpapers, and author has signed this copy by writing his name in the snow ffep. No other writing, marks or bookplates. DJ loose-fitting, moderately worn (mostly at spine ends & along folds). Very Good/Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 01435

Keywords: Canada Canadian History Yukon Territory Miners Mining Prospecting Signed

BESKOW, ELSA

WOODY, HAZEL AND LITTLE PIP [OCKE, NUTTA OCH PILLERILL]

Edinburgh, Floris Books, 1990, First English Language Edition (?). 1990. (ISBN: 0863151094) Hardcover . Hardback, quarto, appx 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches, brown cloth backed (gilt titles) glossy illustrated boards, 32 pages, VG+ to Near Fine/no dj. Lower corners very lighty bumped. Streak or two can be seen in the back cover gloss when light reflects at the right angle. Small, very light wrinkle lower edge of both last page and RFEP. Generally speaking, close to being as new. Originally published in 1939 in Sweden (?) as OCKE, NUTTA OCH PILLERILL. Very Good.

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Book number: 831

Keywords: Children's Illustrated 0863151094

BEST, ERNEST E.

Christian Faith and Cultural Crisis - The Japanese Case (Inscribed Presentation Copy)

Leiden, Brill, 1966. 1966. Hardcover . Hardback, octavo, gilt titling on light yellow-green cloth covers, xv + 199 pages, VG/no dj. Inscribed by author on FFEP: "to Cxxxxx Hxxxxx in gratitude for many kindnesses. Ernest Best." Corners bumped (top corner evidence within), slight amount of noticeable cover soil, very tiny fraying nick at top edge of front cover. Interior very clean. Includes background history of Christian presence in Japan + Japanese political and economic developments. Very Good. Inscribed by Author.

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Book number: 364

Keywords: Religion & Philosophy East Asian Studies Regional Interest Japan Signed

BETHERS, RAY; ILLUSTRATED WITH DIAGRAMS BY THE AUTHOR + PHOTOGRAPHS

THE MAGIC OF OIL (Signed Copy)

NY, Aladdin Books, 1949. 1949, 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Assumed First Edition (no additional printings). Hardback, octavo, appx 7 x 8 3/4 inches, 48 pages, VG+ in G- dj (dj in mylar). Author Bethers (1902-1973), a listed artist, has SIGNED the book by lettering his name across the center of the FFEP. Previous owner has signed his name and date (June 1962) neatly beneath this in ballpoint near lower left corner of FFEP. Otherwise book is sound and clean with only light wear to corners and spine-ends. Book covers (paper-covered boards with a cloth backstrip) feature 2 different full-bleed b&w photos front and back. Dustjacket has a 4" to 5" tear to the front panel down from the head of spine which is mostly closed, but has a chip missing near the end of the tear. Otherwise, the dj has a little additional tattering + light soil to the back panel. (Unlike the front panel of dj which repeats the book's front cover illustration, the back panel of dj does not repeat the illustration on the book's back cover, but instead features a detailed biography of the author with his photo in an inset). Title is scarce, as well as are any books signed by this author/illlustrator. Bethers was with the Navy in WWII and developed a naval recognition technique used in CAN YOU NAME THEM? There are 23 full-page photographs throughout the book, with photographer credits noted at the rear (along with the various property rights of Sinclair, Standard Oil, Arabian American Oil Company, etc.). Very Good/Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 03291

Keywords: Petroleum Industry Oil Energy Signed