Search Results: Authors starting with I from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Bantan Books, 1994. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Reprint. Later printing. Hardcover in price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in fine dustjacket.. Hardcover. Fair/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dell, 1967. Mass Market paperback. 191pp., A new kind of reader with parallel English translation that increases your conversational ability, accelerates your reading and retention, elevates your vocabulary level, develops your use of present day idioms. Paper is age toned and there is mild soiling to a few leaves, in margins only. A serviceable, tightly bound good reading copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Germany Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto bound in red buckram, two volumes bound as one, with gold lettering in Arabic on spine and a small label (Nadim) on upper spine. Text in German and Arabic. Page numbers not in sequence, albeit over 600 pages en toto. Vol. I Den Text Enthaltend [Readings of the Manuscripts on Which the Text is Based]; Vol II Mit Anmerkungen Herausgegeben [Edited with Annotations]. The author , Gustav Flugel died before the work was published, it was completed by Johannes Roediger and August Mueller. Originally published by F.C.W. Vogel in Leipzig, 1871, the present volume bears no publisher's information. Title page of Vol. II indicates the book was published with the support of the Deutsche Morgenlandische Gesellschaft [German Oriental Society]. This copy is a reprint edition, date unknown. Ibn al-Nadim (d. ca 995) compiled an important compendium of knowledge and literature pertaining to tenth-century Islam.… Read More

Shimla / Calcutta: Indian Institute of Advanced Study / Rddhi-India, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, brown cloth in publisher's non clipped dust-jacket. 87 pages. Bibliography, Index. Translated from the original Arabic with commentaries by S. Maqbul Ahmad. First edition. Contains two selections: Roads and Kingdoms and An Account of China and India. No previous ownership marks. Small publisher's price sticker on lower front inside dust-jacket flap and small publisher's label lower inside cover. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: The Heritage Press, 1957. Hardcover, large quarto in green cloth, in slipcase. 315 pages, plus Introduction ans Appendix. Translated, with an Introduction, by William and Charles Archer. Illustrated by Per Krohg. No previous ownership marks. Moderate darkening to cloth spine, else fine, in intact, lightly scuffed box. Good+ in a good+ slipcase. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover, bound in full pebbled brown leather, heavily decorated in 22 karat gold. All edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers and silk ribbon marker bound-in. Limited edition. Illustrated by Christine Duke. Translated by Eva Le Gallienne First printing by the Franklin Library. The six plays included in this book are: A Doll's House; Ghosts; An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Hedda Gabler; and The Master Builder. Genuine leather and quality craftsmanship combine to make this, the earliest rendition of the Great Book series by Franklin, still the best modern example of these classics. Of the three binding styles offered by Franklin Library, this is the de luxe edition. A near flawless copy, great shelf appearance. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, attractive copy. Gilt on fore-edge shows very mild blemished, else book is new. Very fine.. Included is the original 22 page pamphlet available only to original subscribers… Read More

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1943. Terra cotta cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated with line drawings. Includes sections on block printing, silk screenimg, bookbinding metal and wood working, etc. Very good.. Third Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. Large trade paperback. 128 pages. Illustrated with numerous captioned vintage photographs. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A title in the Images of America series. Appears unread and as new, a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine. . Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1984. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto paperback, prefect bound in stiff black card covers with large French Flaps. 131 pages. Profusely illustrated with full page color photographs presenting all manner of design motifs. Third printing. "Shows how Japanese tools, food, furniture, clothing, ornaments, tableware, electronic equipment, toys, and landscapes incorporate the four seasons in their designs." No previous ownership marks. Small remainder stripe on bottom edge and lower fore-edge corner shows slight bump. A tight, clean, and internally unmarked copy. Near very good. .

Springfield, Illinois: Templegate Publishers, 1992. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 151 pages. Notes, Sources & Abbreviations, Special Terms, Timetable. Translated from the German by Jane Wilde. Published in German under the title Wem Gehort Jesus in Munich, 1989. This is the first American edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, appears unread and like new. Fine. .

J.M. Dent & Co., 1991. Trade paperback. 483pp., Translated by J.M.D. Meiklejohn; introduction by A.D. Lindsay. Everyman edition. No previous ownership marks. Pages lightly age toned at margins. A square, clean copy with no underlinging, highlighting or other marking. No spine crease. Very good.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Kibo Foundation / National Museum of Wales, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto paperback, perfect bound. 80 pages. Glossary. Exhibition catalog profusely illustrated with color, and some black and white, photographs. First edition. In addition to a foreword and an essay by the authors on Japanese ceramics of the Meiji period, there are chapters devoted specifically to porcelain and earthenware. A section at the rear provides a pictorial reference to the signatures of the artists represented in the exhibition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new. Near fine. .

Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, dark green cloth boldly lettered in gold, in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 111 pages. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with color photographs by Tom Jenkins. First edition. A catalog of some of the finest pieces from the John R. Young collection of Japanese decorative objet d'art pieces from the Meiji period, divided into three sections: metalwork, cloisonne, and Shibayama lacquer. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery Inc, 1976. Book. Near Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto in blue covers, staple bound. 28 pages. Portrait sketch of Edward Gorey on cover by Tom b> Loom. Illustrated with artwork from Gorey's books. Original catalog of books for sale by the Gotham Book Mart. In addition to works by Gorey this catalog includes books with his illustrations and books with dust-jackets featuring his art, plus foreign edition and other items of note. Blue covers toned, most heavily at spine. Interior pages are supple and clean, with no previous ownership marks. A sound, square copy with no tears or creases. Near very good. Scarce. .

New York: Minotaur Books, 2010. Large softbound volume. 328pp., Advance Readers' Edition. Pictorical printed wrappers. Originally published in Iceland in 1999, this is the first English translation, advanced proof copy of the author's first stand-alone thriller. Uncorrected proof, paperback. An uncirculated copy, no previous ownership marks. An unread, clean, square copy. Near fine. . Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pudney & Russell, Publishers, 1859. Hardcover, oroginal coarse grained pebbled cloth, blindstamped on front and rear covers, with gilt decoration on spine largely faded. 472pp., engraved title and printed title page, plus frontis piece. Contemporary owner's signature. "A series of letters of Adina, a jewess of Alexandria supposed to be sojourning in Jerusalem in the days of Herod, addressed to her father, a wealthy Jew in Egypt." Slightly shaken, though hinges still strong and all pages are firmly attached. Mild foxing throughout. A good copy.. New Edition. Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mason, Ohio: South-Western Thomson Learning, 2003. Laminated large format hardcover. 520pp., plus Apendicies. Latest edition of this text, published 2005, [copyright 2003]. No name, no highlighting, no writing of any kind save our penciled id number and price. A near as new copy, never used. Postage for prioity mail delivery may be more than standard prices quoted due to weight.. Second Printing. Laminated Hardcover. Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Londion: The Companion Book Club, 1972. Hardcover, brown faux leather with spine decorated in gold. 284pp., Illustrated map endpapers. First editon thus. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. Attractive binding. Fine.. Faux Leather. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Annapolis, MD,: United States Naval Institute, 1958. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in gold. 240pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition. The Japanese authors of this absorbing account were with the Naval Special Attack Force (Kamikaze) from its inception until its dissolution at the end of the war. Roger Pineau is a United States Naval Reserve Officer, who served in World War II. A sound, clean copy, with top edge stained black. Former owenrs has mounted original front and rear panels of dust-jakcet to paper backing and housed them in protectibe mylar covers. Title printed on spine in ded. Blurb from dust-jacket flap mounted onto front free endpaper. A professional endeavor, both attractive and utilitarian. A good+ copy in an interesting dust-wrapper--also in good+ or better condition. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Purchase, NY: Bernard C. Harris Pub., 2003. Hardcover, dark blue buckram lettered in gold. 636pp., Contains 65,000 names and contact information. An as new copy in excellent condition.. First Edition. Buckram. As New/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.