371. 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.

372. [Baines, Thomas].

The Birds of South Africa Painted by Thomas Baines (1820 – 1875) – Comprising the complete collection of ninety plates executed by Thomas Baines, together with descriptions from the text of C.J.Andersson’s ‘Notes on the Birds of Damara Land and the adjacent Countries of South-West Africa’, with a biographical Essay by R.F.Kennedy. [Includes an excellent illustration of the Red-necked Falcon (Falco chiquera) – see image].

Limited Hand-Numbered Edition [No.404 of only 500]. Johannesburg, Winchester Press, 1975. Quarto (28.4 cm wide x 33.5 cm high). Frontispiece-Portrait of Thomas Baines (see image), 204 pages with 90 colourful illustrations / plates. Original Hardcover with glassine jacket in original slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. A wonderful and now rare publication in excellent condition.

373. [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.

374. Baker, Christopher / Henry, Tom.

The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue.

London, National Gallery Publications, 1995. 26 cm x 29 cm. XXIV, 790 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

375. 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.

376. 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.

377. 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.

378. 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)

379. 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.

380. 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.