Search Results: Authors starting with I from Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

1592. Antwerp, Ortelius, [c.1592]. Original hand-coloured engraving. Plate Size: 49.6 cm x 37.6 cm. Sheet Size: 57.8 cm x 45.6 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Clean and crisp impression. Some slight creases along edges. Very minor, barely visible, tears to lower edges. [Hernando Abb. S. 139; Imagens 11; Broecke 25.3; Koeman III, 6000:31/b. - 3. Zustand (from 4) with "Estrecho de Gibraltar"]. Border with longitudinal and latitudinal information. A beautifully detailed map of the Kingdom of Spain, with the smaller provincial and historical kingdoms - Galitia, Asturias, Biscaia, Navarra, Aragonia, Catalonia, Castilia Nova and Vetus, Valencia, Murcia, Granada, and Andaluzia - also delineated, as is Portugal. The Balearic Islands are also included. In the top right corner the French cities of Montpellier and Marseille can be seen. The Barbary Coast of North Africa lies to the lower section of the map. Relief shown pictorially with rivers, mountains and significant towns and cities depicted.… Read More

1994. Tokyo, Ko¯dansha, 1994. 21.5 cm x 15.1 cm. 541 pages. Original Tankobon Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector's Mylar. Fine/as new condition. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

1825. Erste Ausgabe. Berlin, Druckerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1825. Quarto (22 cm x 26.5 cm). 32 Seiten (Seiten 137 - 169 des Jahrgangsbandes 1822-1823). Moderne Broschur mit eingebundener Originalabhandlung. Sehr guter Zustand bis auf kleinere Läsuren der ersten 12 Seiten (reparierter Riss im Rand (Text nicht betroffen). Es handelt sich hier um die seltene, originale Erstausgabe der Publikation. Extrahiert aus dem Sammelband der Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Der originalen Publikation wurde eine Replika des Reihentitels vorgebunden. [Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Aus den Jahren 1822 und 1823]. [Ideler behandelt in der Publikation auch die Plejaden] Christian Ludwig Ideler (* 21. September 1766 in Groß Breese bei Perleberg; † 10. August 1846 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Astronom. Ab 1794 war er Königlicher Astronom und Berechner der Landeskalender. 1806 wurde er zum korrespondierenden… Read More

1973. Chicago, The Swallow Press, 1973. 16 x 24 cm. 375 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear to the edges of the dustjacket. David Ignatow (February 7, 1914 – November 17, 1997) was an American poet. David Ignatow was born in Brooklyn on February 7, 1914, and spent most of his life in the New York City area. He died on November 17, 1997, at his home in East Hampton, New York. His papers are held at University of California, San Diego. Ignatow began his professional career as a businessman. After committing wholly to poetry, Ignatow worked as an editor of American Poetry Review, Analytic, Beloit Poetry Journal, and Chelsea Magazine, and as poetry editor of The Nation. He taught at the New School for Social Research, the University of Kentucky, the University of Kansas, Vassar College, York College, City University of New York, New York University, and Columbia University. He was president of the… Read More

1968. First edition. Middleton, Wesleyan University Press, 1968. 15 cm x 20,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. Contains among others the following poems: Prologue; The Boss; In Absentia; The Inheritance; Epitaph; Nourish the Crops; The Moon; Self-Employed; The Exchange; Envoi; Nice Guy; The Bagel; Rescue the Dead; A Suit for Marriage; Notes for a Lecture; Love in a Zoo; Sediment; For Your Fear etc.

1872. Erste Ausgabe. Wien, Verlag der G.J.Manz'schen Buchhandlung, 1872. Octavo. VI, 100 Seiten. Hardcover / Private Ganzleinenbindung des fruehen 20.Jahrhunderts. Sehr guter Zustand mit einigen staerkeren Stockflecken auf dem Titelblatt aber nur wenige Stockfleckchen im Text. Mit der gedruckten Widmung an Auguste von Littrow. Extrem selten ! / Extremely rare, first edition of Ihering's most important publication. Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering (also Ihering) (22 August 1818 – 17 September 1892) was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book 'Der Kampf ums Recht' (The Struggle for Law), as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historical school of law. Jhering was born in Aurich, Kingdom of Hanover. He entered the University of Heidelberg in 1836 and, after the fashion of German students, visited successively Göttingen, Munich, and Berlin. Of all his teachers, only Georg Friedrich Puchta appears to have influenced him. After graduating as a doctor juris,… Read More

1873. Dritte, revidirte Auflage. Vier Bände (komplett). Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel, 1873. Octavo. XIV, 361, X, 308, XXIII, 676, X, 354 Seiten. Hardcover / Sehr dekorative, rote Hablederbindungen des 19.Jahrhunderts mit reicher Rueckenvergoldung. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz wenigen Stockfleckchen. Exemplar des Juristen Otto Gauss, mit seinem Namenszug und Datierung auf 1875 auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Mit der gedruckten Widmung: "Dem Andenken des grossen Meisters Georg Friedrich Puchta". Caspar Rudolph Ritter von Jhering (also Ihering) (22 August 1818 – 17 September 1892) was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book 'Der Kampf ums Recht' (The Struggle for Law), as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historical school of law. Jhering was born in Aurich, Kingdom of Hanover. He entered the University of Heidelberg in 1836 and, after the fashion of German students, visited successively Göttingen, Munich, and Berlin. Of all his teachers, only Georg Friedrich… Read More

1993. London and New York, Kegan Paul International, 1993. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. VII, 166 pages. Cover illustration on dustjacket of The Buddha entering into Nirvana (Japanese early 20th century, artist unknown). Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Chapters include: Buddhist Studies over the Himalayan Hills / A Far Eastern Hermeneutic Criterion / 'A Lotus in the Sun' - An Aspect of the Soka Gakkai in Japan / etc.

2003. Woodstock / New York, The Overlook Press, 2003. 8°. 96 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

1848. Original First Edition. Dublin / London / Derby, James McGlashan / Simpkin, Marshall & Co. / Richardson and Sons, 1848. Octavo. Folded Frontispiece, X, 111 pages with 21 plates (original Lithographs often large folding). Hardcover / Original publisher's cloth, embossed with gilt lettering to cover. Excellent condition of one of the rarest books on the History of irish commercial fishing and suggestions for professionalizing irish fishing industry in the 19th century. This book comes from the library of irish engineer William Le Fanu, with his bookplate to the pastedown and a stamp "Board of Public Works" to the dedication-page. The books interior with all the lithographic illustrations in very good condition. Occasional foxing only. Extremely rare; very scarce publication ! This is a superior example of this book; with all illustrations in place and in excellent condition. Includes for example the following illustrations: 1. Frontispiece: Spearing the Basking Shark or Sun Fish (West Coast of… Read More

1888. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1888. Octavo. 221, [2] pages [illustrations supplémentaires incluses] / Inter-leaved with some uncalled for, additional illustrations on street-cries and information (interleaved newspaper clipping from 19th century france ("Un Flaneur"/"La derniere ravaudeuse"). Brochure originaux imprimés dans une reliure privée du 19e siècle à couverture rigide / Reliure peinte avec illustration de "marchand de poisson". / Original printed wrappers in private 19th-century Hardcover / Quarter pigskin-binding over marbled paper-covered boards with spine titled in ink and ink-illustration of "marchand de poisson" to lower spine. De la bibliothèque de l'architecte français Maurice Nalet / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Exlibris / Bookplate of french architect Maurice Nalet to pastedown. Very interesting, over-complete publication on street sellers and marketeers in Paris, showing at least two illustrations on mobile coffee-shops (Marchand de cafe /… Read More

1950. Stuttgart / Frankfurt, Prof.Karl Rössing / Der Goldene Brunnen / Bauersche Gießerei, 1950-1957. Octavo. 9 Briefe, davon einige auch umseitig oder zweiseitig. Zusammen 14 Seiten auf 10 Blatt plus eine Tuschzeichnung und Probedruck des Titelholzschnitts. Das fertige Buch in original Hardcover im Schuber. Sehr guter Zustand. Bedeutende Dokumentation zur Buchproduktion und enger Zusammenarbeit zwischen Illustrator. Karl Rössing (* 25. September 1897 in Gmunden, Österreich; † 19. August 1987 in Wels) war ein österreichischer Maler, Graphiker und Buchillustrator. Er schuf vor allem Holzstiche (1917 bis 1950), Linolschnitte und Holztafeldrucke (1950 bis ca. 1983) sowie Ölgemälde und Bildzeichnungen (1981 bis 1987). Rössing verarbeitete unter anderem Tendenzen des Surrealismus (Montage) und der Neuen Sachlichkeit (Form) und nahm Anregungen aus Film und Literatur auf. (Wikipedia)

1851. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. Plate Size: 31.5 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Beautifully bordered map of northern India, from Cambay to Chittagong and Aracan in the Bay of Bengal. The political subdivisions are colourfully included marking out independent Nepal and Bhutan. The regions of Jemer, Malwa, Allahabade and Assam can also be seen on the map along with the names of many towns and cities, The regions rivers, including the Ganges, are shown and relief is depicted with hachuring. John Tallis (7 November 1817 – 3 June 1876) was an English cartographic publisher. His company, John Tallis and Company, published views, maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business… Read More

1851. London & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Engraved by J. Rogers. Plate Size: 34.5 cm x 34 cm. Sheet Size: 27.2 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Published in the Illustrated Atlas, And Modern History Of The World Geographical, Political, Commercial & Statistical, Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. Beautifully bordered and fascinating double map of the overland route between Britain and India. The upper map shows Europe and the links - both land and sea - running from England through to Alexandria, Egypt. The routes are; the 'Mail Steam Packet Route,' which runs around Gibraltar through Malta and onto Egypt; the 'Marseilles Overland Route' that runs across France, to Marseilles and onto Alexandria via Malta and; the 'German Overland Route' that runs through across Belgium, Germany before reaching Trieste and then onto the… Read More

1851. London, & New York, John Tallis & Company, 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by A.H. Wray and Engraved by J.H. Kernot. Plate Size: 31.8 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.2 cm x 27.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Beautiful map of the southern Indian subcontinent, from Sinde at the mouth of the Indus Estuary in the north down through Gujerat, Bejapor and Mysore and down into the Carnatic region in the south. Hydrabad and Circars border the Bay of Bengal. Ceylon is also included in the map as are the Laccadive and Maldive islands in the Indian Ocean. Relief is depicting with hachuring. The major cities such as Bombay, Sernigapatam, and Madras are shown, as are the rivers - including the Godavery and Beema rivers. This was an India dominated by the East India Company, the British joint-stock company that came to rule large areas of India with its private armies, exercising military power and… Read More

1650. Amsterdam, Blaeu, [c.1650]. Original hand-coloured engraving. Plate Size: 48.9 cm x 37.1 Sheet Size: 53.5 cm x 45.3 cm. Original map. Good+ condition only. Some browning evident. Very minor tear barely noticeable to lower edge at center fold. Minor open tear to top left corner of sheet. Still a collectible version of this map. Centre fold as issued. Map orientated with north pointing to the right. Latin text on reverse. [Parry, Cartography of the East Indian Islands, plate 4.20]. Border with longitudinal and latitudinal information. Beautifully detailed map of the Maluku Islands or the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. The islands were known as the Spice Islands contain five islands of Volcanic origin (Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Makian and Bacan) and were highly prized for being the only source of nutmeg, cloves and mace. Islands identified on map are Machian, Timor/Motir, Pottebackers Eylandy, Tidoro, Miterra, Ternate and Haerij. Top section of map has inset box (8.8 cm x 9 cm) showing… Read More

1987. Dublin, Gill and Macmillan, 1987. 22 cm. [xi], 251 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of an irish university lecturer and council man, including a newspaper-clipping related to the topic. Name of preowner on endpaper. Including: Power and the Catholic Church in Irish Social, Political and Economic Life / The constitutional referendum on abortion (1983) / The divorce referendum (1986) / The religious Behaviour of Irish Catholics / etc.

1998. Second edition. Dublin, University College Dublin Press, 1998. 24 cm. vii, 312 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of an irish university lecturer and council man, with several remarkable newspaper-clippings related to irish politics, constitution and History. Includes: The Religious Habitus of Irish Catholics / Church Organisation and Control / Power and the Catholic Church in Irish Social, Political and Economic Life etc. etc. This publication is an explanation of how the Catholic Church came to hold such a powerful position in Irish society, and the factors central to the decline in the Church's monopoly on morality.

2000. Dublin, UCD Press, 2000. 24.2cm x 16cm. 198 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket in collector's mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for Example: Understanding Religion and Politics: Tom Inglis/ Patterns of Change in European Religion: Grace Davie/ The Catholic Church and Democracy in Modern Europe: Andrzej Flis/ Irish Civil Society: From Church to Media Domination: Tom Inglis/ Protestants in a Catholic State- A Silent Minority in Ireland: Stephen Mennell, Mitchell Elliott, Paul Stokes, Aoife Rickard and Ellen O'Mally-Dunlop/ State, Church and Local Response: The Fall and Rise of a Greek Catholic Parish in Socialist Poland: Rosa Lehmann/ The Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Dynamics of Social Idenity in Polish Society: Zdzislaw Mach/ The Mainline Churches as a Counterbalance to the State: The Church of England in the Thatcher Period and the Catholic Church in Poland under the Communist Regime: Katarzyna Gilarek/ Religion in… Read More

2004. Dublin, O'Brien, 2004. 20 cm. 266 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.