Titles starting with I from Yellow House Books

Whitman, Racine, WI, 1929. First printing. Small octavo, 55 pages, with illustrations by Marie S. Frobisher; illustrated endpapers. From the author of Cowboys Rough and Ready, and Pirates Fierce and Bold. Despite the title, the stories in this book are sympathetic to the Indians and their plight. Generally VG, considering the book's fragility; covers bright, but rubbed along edges of spine and boards; inner hinges slightly cracked but book is still tightly bound. ... more information

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Thames & Hudson, London, 1968. 1st U.K. edition of a work originally published in Italy, translated into English by Diana Barran. From the dj flap: "The first serious study of the decorative arts during the period which saw probably the last great flowering of decoration for its own sake." The author traces the complex history of conflicting trends from Beardsley and Klimt to the Exposition, using many illustrations from the era. Of special interest is the attention paid to fashion. Qua... more information

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International Library of African Music, Transvaal, South Africa, 1978. First printing. A practical introduction to Labanotation, the technique invented by Rudolf Laban of perceiving, notating and analyzing dance movement. The techniques are presented for use by ethnologists, musicologists, anthropologists, folklorist s and others whose interests touch on the dance. Attractive 4-page flyer laid in. This copy INSCRIBED to David McAllester of Wesleyan University, "on whose suggestion this project ... more information

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Jonathan Cape, London, 1960. Second printing (first published 1954). A very attractive copy in dust jacket. Octavo, 253 pages bound in woven green cloth with burgandy lettering on spine and bird image on cover. Illustrated from drawings by Raymond Sheppard. VG+/VG+: Pages are slightly yellowed, light spotting to side and bottom page edges, but interior is clean and book appears to have been hardly used. Dust jacket has a mild crease at very top of spine, and some light rubbing to spine ends. Jonathan C... more information

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