Baird Bil (50 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. A VG or better souvenir program book. 9" x 12". 48 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Worn with minor edge tears. This hardcover edition of "The Art of the Puppet" by Bil Baird is in good condition, with a dust jacket that shows signs of wear and minor edge tears. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean and unmarked. Despite the wear, the dust jacket's colorful design is still visually appealing, making it a charming addition to any bookshelf.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Very good condition. Minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Mylar cover on dust jacket, taped to book. Slight bumping to hardcover corners. Clean pages and tight binding. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First thus; First Printing. Covers have minor wear to corners, edges, crown, and heel. Fading at front and endmatter, ink inscription on FFEP, interior else clean, tight, and unmarked. DJ has minor rubbing, minor wear to edges. Unclipped. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 251 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good to Very Good. Oversize title. Expedited shipping will cost extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. The book is in great condition! The dust jacket has some surface rubbing, edgewear, and creases. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing from Bonanza Books. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Endpapers are sunned. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with one closed tear at bottom of spine, a tape repair on reverse side at top of spine, light edgewear, and a water stain at top and bottom of reverse side. With color photographs illustrating the history of puppeteering throughout the world. 4to. 251 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Boards (HB) in very good + condition with only former owner's name and small address label inside front cover. Color photographs throughout showing the history of puppets as well as Baird's own work. William Britton "Bil" Baird was an American puppeteer of the mid- and late 20th century. In a career that spanned over 60 years, he and his puppets performed for millions of adults and children. One of his better known creations was Charlemane the lion. 251 pages with picture credits and index. Zanger, Arie De (illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good Hardcover with dustjacket, some wear to edges.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Used-Very Good/Used-Very Good. New York: Bonanza Books. Used-Very Good/Used-Very Good. 1973. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 251 pp. . Color, B&W Photographs (illustrator).

First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover vg in vg jacket; minor softening to jacket edges, lite rubbing/fading to edges of boards and pageblock else a tight square unmarked copy in clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Small chip to corner. Some doddles and markings through out.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. THE ART OF THE PUPPET, Bil Baird, hardcover with unclipped dust jacket (price never printed), first edition, first printing, profusely illustrated (color and B/W), 1973. BOOK CONDITION: fine. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. Not a library book nor remainder. The red boards are in near fine condition (lightly bumped spine). The dust jacket is in near fine condition (lightly crinkled top edge). 11 ¾ x 9 ½, 251 pages, 44 ounces. XX [From the dust jacket back and inner flaps] A master puppeteer tells the remarkable history of mankind's most intriguing theater entertainment, the puppet show. Richly illustrated with a world-wide collection of paintings and photographs, 72 pages in color. XX Everywhere, in every age, one of mankind's favorite forms of theater entertainment has been the puppet show. Here Bil Baird, a master puppeteer of our time, recounts the history of his art, from its remotest yesterday to its bright and promising tomorrow. Along the way, he examines the famous and outrageous Mr. Punch, the raucous Karaghioz, the noble knights of the Orlando legend, the lovely shadow plays of Asia, the unique Bunraku puppets of Japan, and the exciting developments in today's puppetry around the world. XX Bil Baird has been a puppeteer since the age of seven. He was an early associate of the great Tony Sarg. Since then, for the past 31 years, he has run his own show. For theaters, night clubs, films, and TV, he has created a puppet and marionette population of some 2,000 characters, ranging in size from seven inches to 125 feet (for Macy parade balloons). He has been a cruising ambassador of puppetry for the State Department in India, Russia, Afghanistan, and Nepal. His home is a six-story workshop, film studio, and warehouse in New York City. His wife Cora, a former actress and Martha Graham dancer and an accomplished puppeteer, is his working partner. They met during the production of Orson Welles' Dr. Faustus, for which Bil created puppets of the Seven Deadly Sins, and Cora was all their voices.…

Hardback. Reprint edition. Very Good condition book with some fade to edges of interior front and back pastedowns and endpapers in a Very Good condition dustjacket with slight fade to spine, minor rubs and creases around its edges. Red pen remainder dot to bottom of book otherwise a Tight, sound, unmarked copy. …

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 251 pps. Gilt titles: frt. & sp. Frontis. Illust/ w/ colour & b/w photos, drawings, prints & facsim. docs. Red cloth bds. Glossy heavy paper stock. DJ has a few stains & tears. Lower edge of inside dj, damp stained. P/o stamp on r.p.d.p. E.p.s. age-toned around the edges. Interior leaves are clean and tight. Glossy illustrated tour of the world of marionettes. Includes index.…

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, 251 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs. price clipped dust jacket shows standard wear. Clean, tight copy. Bil Baird, a master puppeteer of our time, recounts the history of his art, from its remotest yesterday to its bright and promising tomorrow. Along the way, he examines the famous and outrageous Mr. Punch, the raucous Karaghioz, the noble knights of the Orlando legend, the lovely shadow plays of Asia, the unique Bunraku puppets of Japan, and the exciting developments in today's puppetry around the world. To which we would like to add: There has never been any book to compare with this one. It remains the classic text on the history of puppetry around the world. It has dozens of amazing photographs, and a very lucid text written by one of the great master puppeteers of our time. Record # 609475.…

hardcover. 251 S. Leinen, guter Zustand, good condition, english. mit zahlreichen Farb- und Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1500.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Good. Woman's Day, Inc., 1951. 4to. 136pp. B/W and color photos, plates and text figures. Good book. Moderate edgewear. Slight dampstaining to the covers. Chipping to the upper corner of the first few pages. Covers and pages age toned. In polypropylene bag. Inquire if you need further information.…

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition thus. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 252 pps.

TAPA DURA. Condition: Usado. Dust Jacket Condition: Bueno. TELA CON SOBRECUBIERTA, BUEN ESTADO.