Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA) (Over 2,700 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A functional Spanish-English / English-Spanish translator, presenting translations and pronunciation guides. Stated Revised Edition. Back matter includes geographical and Christian names in both languages, list of abbreviations. An entry in publisher's Junior Classic Series. --- In full dark red textured cloth-covered boards with titling in black on yellow cover and spine blocks; wrapped in similar-appearing dust jacket. --- A clean, firmly bound copy. Fair only jacket with tears, chips and some sunning to spine; protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 256, 215 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A charming children's story book in Thornton W. Burgess's series featuring various woodland creatures. In this installment, Unc' Billy Possum takes center stage. Sadly, only two of the original six black & white plates with Harrison Cady illustrations are present. An entry in publisher's "The Bedtime Story-Books" series. --- Formerly property of Boulder, Colorado's Mapleton Elementary School (which closed in 2003), with rubberstampings and rear pocket and lacking de-accession information. In full maroon cloth-covered boards with green book repair tape to spine and tips. Volume has no dust jacket. --- This well-worn item with no shortage of tears, markings and soiling to leaves; covers have been repaired with tape, back cover sticker and with hand-written spine titling.; Ex-Library; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 117 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. BCE. Book club edition. John Updike's intriguing novel of Africa is based on a mythical nation he calls "Kush" (which may be based on Chad) and makes for a very entertaining read. --- In green cloth-covered boards with author name and spine titling stamped in silver and gilt; yellow topstain. Jacket features Gene J. Puskar photographic portrait of Updike to back flap. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy but with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper. Jacket with large open tear near tail of spine, a fair bit of rubbing but remaining mostly intact and protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; 31458; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 299 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A collection of six plays by the American dramatist Lillian Hellman (1905-1984). Her plays debuted from the 1930s to the 1950s and met with much success, despite often tackling controversial themes. --- A softcover in brown wraps. --- With soiling to top edges of first few pages, somewhat tanned leaves and prior owner's signature to first page, else a sound, fully readable copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 494 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Three plays written by the acclaimed Eugene O'Neill, three times a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel laureate. With an introduction by Lionel Trilling. In variant dust jacket with images of ticket stubs from Broadway theatres. --- In Toledano spine 14 / violet cloth / silver spine titling / blindstamped front cover ml device / endpapers blank / jacket style o, verso is blank. Possibly published c.1969-1970, though 1964 date appears in book. ML #146.2. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy but with underlinings thoughout the introduction and highlighting to a sentence in the introduction, foxing to textblock edges and prior owner's signatures to endpapers. Price-clipped dust jacket with a hint of yellowing and spots of soiling to back panel & spine, but intact and in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xix, 260 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A presentation of four short works by Plato which define, per the back cover, ". . .the full range of Socrates' penetrating mind." Translated by Benjamin Jowett. --- In purple and tan wraps. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy though with mild sun-caused discoloration to cover & first page.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 138 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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.

Flexible cloth. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Virginia-born and Nebraska-raised, Willa Cather (1873-1947) often wrote of pioneer life in the West. "Death Comes for the Archbishop" is set in the Territory of New Mexico and concerns the first bishop and his vicar who are sent there to establish the Catholic Church in the new territory. This is a Modern Library reprint edition of Cather's novel, originally published in 1927. --- In Toledano spine 7 / reddish-brown balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover & spine titling & decorations / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1931-36 (though 1927 date appears in the book). ML #191.1. --- A Fair-only reading copy, with partially detached rear cover, dampstains to edges of covers and most leaves, near-complete dulling to spine titling and white spotting to cloth, else an intact, fully readable copy of this classic.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); [6], 303 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A charming children's story book in Thornton W. Burgess's series featuring various woodland creatures. In this installment, Bobby Coon takes center stage. Sadly, only four of the original six black & white plates with Harrison Cady illustrations are present. An entry in publisher's "The Bedtime Story-Books" series. --- Formerly property of Boulder, Colorado's Mapleton Elementary School (which closed in 2003), with rubberstampings, markings and front pocket and lacking de-accession information. Rebound in sturdy brown buckram boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- This well-worn item with some tears, markings and soiling to leaves, back cover & spine stickers but binding remains sturdy.; Ex-Library; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 117 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A Modern Library edition presenting an assortment of plays from the Elizabethan period: "Doctor Faustus" by Marlowe, "The Shoemaker's Holiday" by Dekker, "A Woman Killed with Kindness" by Heywood, "Volpone or the Fox" by Jonson, "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont and Fletcher, "The Duchess of Malfi" by Webster, "A New Way to Pay Old Debts" by Massinger and "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" by Ford. With an introduction by Esther Cloudman Dunn. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / faded green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1950-63 (1950 date appears in book). ML #94.2. --- With small tear to cloth at head of spine, general mild age-toning to cloth & dulling to cover gilding, else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xx, 721 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Salman Rushdie's seventh novel is semi-autobiographical and set in New York City. Presented in a scarce Modern Library softcover edition. --- In stiff wraps, with a dramatic photo of the Empire State Building to cover. --- A well-preserved copy: tightly-bound and lacking damages other than mild chafing to cover edges and a back cover sticker.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; (10), 259 pages.

Trade Paper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Volume 10 in the author's highly popular Aubrey/Maturin series may be the most famous, having been made into a fantastic motion picture starring Russell Crowe, who is pictured on the cover of this movie tie-in edition. A clean, firm, bright copy but with just a touch of cover rubbing.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 406 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A very nice reprint edition of the enduring novel by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), set on the moors of the author's native England and which first appeared in serial form in 1878. An entry in publisher's "Universal Library" series. --- In soft-to-the-touch full tan cloth with gilt-stamped titling inside black spine block, black topstain and green endpapers. Volume has no dust jacket. Undated, possibly published c.1930s-40s. --- An excellent copy, but with oval soiled spot to back cover; otherwise clean, tightly-bound and unmarked.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 470 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. A Modern Library edition offering Oliver Goldsmith's famous "The Vicar of Wakefield" as well as a sampling of his poetry, plays and essays. Edited, with notes and an introduction by Frederick W. Hilles. --- In Toledano spine 8 / grey cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 393 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1960 (though 1955 date appears in book). ML #291.1. --- With acidic stains to pp. 476-77, dampstains to cloth, penciled tick marks to table of contents and dulling to cover & spine gilding; interior otherwise unmarked and volume is tightly bound. Unclipped dust jacket with some fading to cover and rubbing, chips & small tears to edges but overall intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xxv, 580 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Biamonte, Daniel (illustrator). First Edition. Author's novel in a decent copy; in full white cloth covers; spine cocked. Interior clean and bright. Dust jacket w/smudge frt cover; priceclip flap; toned spine whereupon front and back combine to form complete image. DJ features antlered animals & Freddy [presumably] artwork by Daniel Biamonte. In removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 245 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition. Per the jacket flap, this novel is "Breathtaking in its suspense and beauty. . .". --- In full rust paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket in yellow. --- A bright, firm, unmarked copy but with gift inscription to flypage & bumped lower cover corners. Price-clipped dust jacket with slight edge creasing, otherwise bright.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 206 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A fictionalized story of a man who remembers his time as a boy with his French grandmother in Russia. The author, born in Russia, emigrated to France. Rendered into English from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. --- A softcover, in wraps with colorful cover illustration by Robert Gantt Steele. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy but with a shallow crease to cover and retailer's back cover sticker.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; (12), 241 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A history of Colorado, from prehistoric times through the late 20th Century. With extensive endnotes and index. --- A firm, bright, intact copy but with highlighting throughout. ; The Pruett Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 431 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A profile of each of the three American generals who led the Allied effort in World War II in Europe. Includes a section of black & white plates. --- A firm, clean copy but with a little cover soiling. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Hemingway's gripping novelette is the ultimate saga of the sea, and one man's refusal to yield to its power. It is offered here in a softcover edition. --- With prior owner's signature to inside of front cover, and creases to corner of back cover, otherwise a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 128 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. BCE. ".searching and incisive portrait of contemporary German society" in a good, clean, bright copy. In black half cloth and black paperboard covers. Book and dust jacket clean, bright and sharp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 478 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Second printing. The family of William F. Buckley, Sr. is profiled here. Much of the emphasis is on the many accomplishments of William F. Buckley, Jr. and his brother, James Buckley. --- In mustard paper-covered boards with black cloth back. Jacket with Alfred Eisenstadt b&w photo of Mrs. William F. Buckley Sr. and 7 of her children. --- A clean, firm, unmarked copy but with a nick to cover edge. Bright jacket with small tears along edges & retailer's back cover sticker, price-clipped flap. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 365 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. A softcover edition of Jane Smiley's novel, which is described on the back flap as ". . .a riveting suspense story about the emotional aftermath of murder." --- In wraps with images of a nighttime city skyline and a doorway on front panel. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy but with light tanning to leaves and slight curling to cover corners. ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 307 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Trade Edition. A stated first trade edition (following a special Franklin Library issuance) of author's novel, which is centered around a young reporter's investigation of the murder of a northern Florida sheriff. --- In dark blue paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with spine titling in gilt. Dust jacket with a tropical scene and photographic portrait of the author on front and back. --- A Near Fine copy but with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper and small remainder mark to lower textblock edge, else bright, newish and lacking damages. Unclipped jacket bright and undamaged.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 307 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. An examination of essential elements, principles, and styles of the writing of poetry, with plenty of examples by notable poets. This work was written with the student in mind. --- Trade paperback edition, with simple black covers. --- A previous owner has left inked notes and underlinings on perhaps as many as 12 leaves, and with minor creases to covers; otherwise a clean, firm copy.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall) ; xv, 463 pages.

Trade Paper. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Third softcover printing of work which was first written in 1946. In a clean copy but with prev. owner's inked name on title page. Textblock firm, covers rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 333 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An account of the Third Crusade in the 12th Century, in which the English King Richard the Lionhearted led Christian forces against the Muslim forces under Saladin in battles for Jerusalem. With two sections of black & white illustrations and maps. --- A clean, firm copy though with a little soiling to covers.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xxi, 410 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. [Genealogy] A listing of "approximately 5,000 family associations across the United States". Arranged alphabetically by surname, with names and addresses of organizations or family groups. Alternate spellings are grouped together. Ideal for genealogical, heir, family tree, or surname research.--- A firm, clean, bright copy; but with previous owner's rubberstamping on first page. ; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 318 pages.

Plastic comb binding. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Members of the University of Colorado University Women's Club tested and wrote the recipes in this volume. Wide variety of foods and recipes; with color photos at each chapter heading. With minor soiling at edges and crossed-through ownership information, inside front cover; otherwise interior unmarked and clean. ; 1.2 x 9 x 6.6 Inches; 404 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A collection of 8 classic horror stories by the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, M. R. James, Washington Irving and others. Edited and with an introduction by Charles Keeping. --- In softcover, with ghostly images on the covers. A clean, sturdy, newish copy lacking notable damages.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 142 pages.