Search Results: Titles starting with I from John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1989. 10th. Very Good. Paperback. Tenth printing. Some light creasing and rubbing to edges. Old price sticker on title page. Interior is toned otherwise clean and clear.

Vinegia (Venice): Nicolo di Aristotile detto Zoppino, 1525. Very Good. Bound in period vellum with title and intricate symbol on spine. Covers have moderate and common aging to vellum. Partially separated from binding and some loose pages; all pages present - there is a jump in pages from LVII to LXI but text appears complete and same issue with other copies currently/recently available. Some minor spotting inside. Contains 30 engravings including allegorical scenes surrounding title page, intricate capital lettering in text, image on final page, and 27 images related to the dialogue throughout. Type is all in italics except where names are in capital characters. Comprising the works of Lucian, this is the first Italian translation. Comes with a cardboard slipcase for stability in shipping. Pages: 488 Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 1¼.

New York: The Literary Guild, Inc, 1936. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition in original jacket in protective sheet. Unclipped and unpriced jacket with the image of a passport in orange on the cover and black and ornage lettering to front and spine. Some toning, chipping at edges, and stain to front. Orange cloth over boards with gilded lettering on front and spine. General soiling to edges. Top stain. Map endpapers and signture of former owner on ffep. The interior is lightly toned, otherwise it is clean and clear.  Pages: (14) 332     Dimensions: 9½ x 6¾ x 1½ .

Venetia (Venice): Gio: Battista Combi, 1625. Later Edition. Very Good. A very good 1625 Italian edition of this work on Medieval and Renaissance iconography and Hieroglyphics with hundres of engravings (288 icon images + title plates, end plates, capital letters, and more). Valeriano was a Renaissance scholar and humanist and this is one of his most influential works which was inspired by the then contemporaneous rediscovery of a work related to Hieroglyphics by Horapollo. The majority of this book was first published in Latin in 1556. A second edition of the book included two additional sections authored by, Celio Augustino Curione, who mimicked Valeriano's style to ensure continuity of the text. The two works together are represented here. The first Italian edition was published in 1604. This book is in good condition and has been relatively recently rebound in a handmade flexible cardboard with new end papers. The title page contains some repairs to tears in the edges. The name, Pippi, was… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1958. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition, first printing of this travel adventure novel. In original unclipped jacket in protective sheet. Some minor chipping at corners and at head/tail of spine, all very small. Toning to the spine. Red cloth over boards with gilded lettering on the spine. Solid and square. Former owner signature on ffep. Interior is lightly and evenly toned, otherwise it is clean and clear.  Pages: 208     Dimensions: 7½ x 5 x ¾ .

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1969. Book Club Edition. Very Good. First American Edition stated on copyright page, dust jacket stated Book Club Edition. In original, unclipped, dust jacket in mylar with some rubbing. Red cloth over boards with blue and silver lettering. Bookplate on ffep. Interior is clean and clear.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1943. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 'First Printing' stated on copyright page. In original, clipped, jacket with old tape repairs on verso including some reinforcement and a colored repair to a chip at the top of the spine; general rubbing, and some creasing - the illustration remains bright and clear with no toning to the spine. Bound in blue cloth over boards with green lettering and a green label with the blue cloth showing for lettering on the spine. 'A Story Press Book' in green on the front. Some fading at the edges, gently pushes to head and tail of spine, a crease along the spine; presents and sits square, but a little loose [minor]. Ink inscription on ffep, page 320, and a short one on the rear free end paper; otherwise the interior is bright and clear. Contains five short novels: 'I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes,' 'Last Night,' 'Three O'Clock,' 'Nightmare,' 'Papa Benjamin.' A rare book in any condition.  Pages: 320     Dimensions: 7½ x 5¼… Read More

Toronto: Bantam Books, 1984. Later Edition. Fair. Written with William Novak. Ex-Library with stamps and card holder. In original, unclipped, dust jacket with genera wear; jacket is glued to covers. Overall in good+ condition. Interior clean and clear. As is.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. 1st. Very Good. Black cloth over boards with illustration of author signature in gilt. Author, title, and printer in paint on the spine. All boards and pages attached. Pages are all clean and light tanning.No dust jacket.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. First U.K. Edition. Very Good/Very Good. In original unclipped (13/6 net) jacket in protective sheet. Wear to edges of the jacket, sunning to the spine, a line on front, and some spotting to fold-ins and verso. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilded lettering to the spine. Clean and square. Some soiling and toning to edges, minor. The interior is lightly toned, otherwise very clean and clear.  Pages: 223 (1)     Dimensions: 7½ x 5 x 1.

New York: The Modern Library, 1962. Later Printing. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Boardman Robinson. A Modern Library Giant. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. In original, clipped, jacket in protective sheet with some creasing, closed tears, and chipping; overall still very good condition and bright. Bound in red cloth over boards with device on front and gilded lettering with blue on the spine. Minor scuff on front and along lower edge. Front free and rear free endpapers are adhered partially to pastedowns. The interior is clean, clear, and crisp.  Pages: (6) 586     Dimensions: 8¼ x 5¾ x 1½.

New York: The Modern Library, 1935. Later Printing. Good. Illustrated by Boardman Robinson. A Modern Library Giant. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. No jacket. Bound in grey cloth over boards with device on front and black labels with gilded lettering on the spine. General wear, cocked, rubbing, and some fraying to covers. The interior is toned, all text and images are clear, the binding is very good.  Pages: (6) 586      Dimensions: 8¼ x 5¾ x 1½.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1931. 1st. Good. Orange cloth over boards, no dust jacket. Title and author on front cover. Author, title, and publisher on spine. Spine sun faded. Stains to back cover. Long fore edge deckled. Interior lightly toned with some marginal spots and stains.

New York: The Modern Library, 1965. 3rd Thus. Very Good+. Translated by Ennis Rees. Third or later printing with a reset title page and binding from 1963-1967. In original, clipped, dust jacket in mylar with rubbing, creases, and chipping at edges and a a large scratch to front. Green cloth over boards with debossed device on front and gilded lettering on spine. Stamp on ffep. Internally very lightly toned, otherwise clean and clear. Near fine.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1973. 1st. Very Good-. A Beetle Bailey book. Paperback. General wear including creasing to covers, a short tear at tail of spine. Interior is toned, otherwise clean and clear.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition in original, unclipped ($2.50), jacket in protective sheet. Jacket with toning to spine and rear, and light creasing with short closed tears at edges.Bound in green cloth over boards with debossed border around front and gilded lettering on front and spine. One corner bumped, else solidly bound with a very slight lean. Deckled long edge. The interior is lightly and evenly toned, and is otherwise clean and clear with no inscriptions or bookplates.  Pages: (6) 321     Dimensions: 7½ x 5½ x 1½  .

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1931. First. Good. First edition. No jacket. Black cloth over boards with a rubbed silver stamp on front and silver on spine. Book shows wear and some fraying. Interior is lightly toned, otherwise clean and clear. A good readable copy. Pages: (14) 769 (1)   Dimensions: 8¼ x 5¾ x 1¾ .

New York: The Modern Library, 1992. Later Printing. As New/As New. Later printing of this Modern Library edition (eighth printing). In original unclipped jacket in protective sheet. Grey cloth over boards with debossed device on front and gilding on spine. Interior is clean, clear, and crisp. Pages: (20) 410 (2)     Dimensions: 7½ x 5 x 1¼.

New York: The Modern Library, 1939. 2nd or later. Very Good/Good+. Later printing from The Modern Library based on binding. In original, clipped, jacket in mylar with some chipping, rubbing, and creasing to jacket. Red cloth over boards with debossed device on front and gilded lettering on spine. Slight rubbing to edges of covers and gentle fraying at lower corners. The interior is clean and clear.  Pages: (8) 343   Dimensions: 7¼ x 5 x ¾ .

Venice: Aedibus Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri (Aldine Press), 1528. Fine. A rare Aldine edition of this work which includes the Dream of Scipio, from Book VI of Cicero's De Republica, and is the most well known exceprt as it survivded in its entirety. It was Macrobe's commentary on this Dream that enabled Cicero's text to be more broadly read and carry on through the Medieval period. Illustrated with 8 diagrams in black in the text, aligning with the ideas of Macrobe who recommended the use of images to transmit knowledge. Includes a map of the world showing a neo-Platonic view, dividing the world into five distinct zone one of which is the fictitious southern Antipodes. Overall, the book is in Fine condition with a few spots on pages preceding the main text and some restoration on the first page, last page, and on leaf a2. Fine old binding of long grain green Morocco, five raised bands, golden lettering on spine, marbled paper guards, and gilded fore-edges. With contemporary marginalia in brown… Read More