Search Results: Titles starting with I from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

Antwerp: Casperii Gevartii, 1645. [Original Woodcut]. An original leaf with color woodcut of Wencelaus IV (1361-1419) from the book, "Icones imperatorvm romanorvm, ex priscis numismatibus ad viuum delineatae, & breui narratione historica." Sheet size approx: 13.5 x 9.5 inches; image size approx: 6.75 inch circumference. Verso with text. Wenceslaus IV (1361-1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Bohemia and Wenceslaus the Idle, was the son of Emperor Charles IV and became King of Bohemia in 1363, aged only two. He was elected as King of Germany in 1376 by the actions of his father, who passed away in 1378, making Wenceslaus sole ruler of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire. A clean, bright impression, loose and unmatted. Very Good. Print.

University of Wisconsin-Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1973. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 127 pp., illustrated with 22 plates. A clean, tight copy Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 215 pp., with appendices and index. When and for what reasons history ceased to be considered literature and began to be treated scientifically is the much-debated subject of this inquiry into the origins of modern historical thought (from the jacket). A clean, tight copy in an unclipped jacket. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo.

New York: Chelsea Publishing Company, 1948. Red cloth (hard cover), gilt titles. 152 pages. Ergebnisse Der Mathematik Und Ihrer Grenzgebiete Herausgegeben Von Der Schriftleitung Des Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Vierter Band III. German text. A clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. Cloth. Fine.

Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005. Blue cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, (11.75 x 10 inches). First Edition with "1" on publisher's number line. 216 pages; color illustrations. Reveals the working process behind the creation of the first handwritten and illuminated bible since the invention of the printing press. A clean, tight copy in collector fine condition. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Donald Jackson. Folio.

New York: Hastings House, 1978. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 198 pages, including List of Plates and Bibliography; illustrated w/ 104 b&w and color plates. This well-researched work provides a complete history of the German toy. Closed tear to dj front panel, else a clean, bright and tight copy Size: Quarto. First American Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Atheneum, 1971. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 370 pp., with notes, biography and index. Map endpapers, frontis portraits of The Empress Eugenie and Emperor Napoleon III. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo.

New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 192 pp., with notes and index, color illustrations. This work stands as a paradigmatic study of gender issues in art, challenging traditional art historical thinking and applying feminsist critques to the art, literature, and philosophy of the nineteenth century, as well as to the art history twentieth century. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Large Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. Two volumes, complete. Original red cloth, gilt titles, gilt and black embossed vignettes to spines and front boards, map pictorial endpapers, (9 x 6.25 inches). True First Edition, proceeding the more common American Edition of the same year. Printed by William Clowes adn Sons, London. xv, 472. Two Volumes. Volume 1: xv, 529 pages; illustrated frontispiece portrait of Stanley and his officers, 15 full-page plates, plus numerous in-text illustrations, 1 large fold-out map, appendix, and index. Volume 2: xv, 472 pages; illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Stanley, 23 full-page plates, and numerious in-text illustrations, 1 large fold-out map, 1 small fold-out map, 1 full-page map, 4 appendices, and index. Henry Morton Stanley was the most successful and famous of all the Victorian era African explorers. This is his account of his Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886-1889. It was Stanley's final African adventure and the last of the… Read More

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1986. Green cloth (hard-cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 127 pages; w/ 101 illustrations, 63 in color. Photographs and preface by David Finn. A clean, tight copy Size: Quarto. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1992. Full black leather, gilt titles and decoration to spine and boards, hubbed spines, archivial paper, moire silk endpapers and pagemarker, all edges gilt, unopened in publisher's original shrinkwrap, (9.25 x 6.25 inches). Collecter's Edition from The Library of Great Lives. 414 pages. An exceptionally clean, tight copy, unopened in original publisher's shrinkwrap, as new condition. Collector's Edition. Leather. As New. Octavo.

1881. [Original Etching]. Charles Philip Slocombe (English, 1832-1895). "In Summer Woods" is an original 19th century hand-pulled copper plate etching on laid paper of a sunlit woodland scene. Signed and dated in the plate lower right, "C.P. Slocombe 1881." Sheet size: 13.5 x 9.5 inches; plate size: 10 x 8 inches. C.P. Slocombe was an accomplished 19th century English painter and etcher from Hampstead, London. He was from a family of distinquished artists including his brothers Frederick and Edward. Charles specialised in rustic landscapes and country scenes. The subtle, muted tones captured in his "In Summer Woods" are indicative of his artistic craftsmanship. Excellent condition with crisp strike and sharp lines. Unframed, loose and unmounted. Fine. Print.

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1963. Quarter green linen over blue boards (hardcover), gilt embossed title on spine and front board, housed in publisher's slipcase with original glassine jacket, (10.5 x 7 inches). First Edition/First Printing. 459 pages, plus list of contributors; frontis portrait. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Abba Hillel Silver on half-title page in blue marker. Abba Hillel Silver was a famous Zionist leader who played a central role in the establishment of the state of Isreal. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in lightly worn slipcase, the fragile glassine wrapper is age toned and chipped. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Tall Octavo.

London: Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited Blue cloth (hard cover), gilt title and decorations, top edge gilt. 384 pages; illustrated including tissue protected frontispiece. Undated, circa 1890's (publishe's code at rear states "2 M-D-6/9." School Prize certificate awarded to Francis D. MacGregor and signed by A. H. Waller, Head Master, dated 1899 on front fly. Rubbed and shaken with typical page toning Size: Octavo. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Frank Feller.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1907. Two volumes, complete. Orange cloth, gilt titles, embossed elephants on front boards, title page printed in red and black, (9.75 x 7 inches). First English Language Edition. 716 pages, plus publisher's adverts; illustrated with over 300 photographic studies direct from the author's negatives, taken by day and night; plus other illustrations including tissue-protected frontis portrait of author. Translated by Frederic Whyte. An important early work of the fauna of the African continent. Showing some light expected general wear to exterior, internally clean and bright. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Tall Octavo.

New York: Avon Twilight Books, 1999. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dustjacket, gilt title, (9.5 x 6.5 inches), 422 pages. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED by author on title page. The tenth Inspector Banks novel by the acclaimed author. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in like unclipped jacket, collector fine condition. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo.

Washington DC: Counterpoint, 1995. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 192 pages, w/ chronology and exhibition checklist; 90 illustrations, including 60 color plates. The author explores the development of the artists and the vital roles played by Stieglitz and Phillips in the development of 20th century American art. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Folio. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 288 pp., with 346 illustrations, 236 in color. A stunning visual history of the Art Deco style linked by commentaries of leading experts from London and New York. A clean, tight copy Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493. [Incunabula Leaf]. Original Nuremberg Chronicle leaf (two pages) from the first (Latin) edition printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1493. Folio (approx 17 x 12 inches); printed in gothic type. Recto decorated with the highly desirable original woodcut illustration of The Creation of Adam (image size approx 8.75 x 8.75 inches); verso depicts Heaven and signs of Zodiac (image size approx 10.75 x 8.75 inches). The woodcut illustrations for this edition were executed by Michael Wolgemut and Willhelm Pleydemwurff. A desirable and scarce example from one of the most important books of the 15th century. Some worming to margin edge, with light wear, upper edge trimmed. Loose, unmatted and suitable for framing. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Pleydenwurff and Wohlgemut. Folio.

Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493. [Incunabula Leaf]. Original Nuremberg Chronicle leaf (two pages) from the first (Latin) edition printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1493. Folio (approx 17 x 12 inches); printed in gothic type. Recto decorated with the desirable original woodcut illustration of The Work of the Fifth Day of Creation (image size approx 8.75 x 8.75 inches); verso depicts Fourth Day of Creation (image size approx 8.75 x 8.75 inches). The woodcut illustrations for this edition were executed by Michael Wolgemut and Willhelm Pleydemwurff. A desirable and scarce example from one of the most important books of the 15th century. Some worming to margin edge, with light wear, upper edge trimmed. Loose, unmatted and suitable for framing. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Pleydenwurff and Wohlgemut. Folio.