Search Results: Authors starting with A from Imperial Books and Collectibles

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886-01-01. Antique Map. Fine. Original antique colored map of Modern Rome from the Encyclopaedia Britannica - 9th Edition, Volume XX Plate VIII (1886), by Charles Scribner's Sons, the authorized publisher in the United States. Map drawn by W.& A.K. Johnston. In fine condition. Verso blank. Plate clean and unmarked. Folded center line. Plate dimensions by 9.5" H - 13.25" W. Suitable for framing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923-01-01. Paperback. Fair. Original brown stiff paper wraps (3.25" H x 5.5" W) in original fair slipcase. Spine edge detached and wraps show some creasing and lettering. Front inside cover and FFEP have writing; contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Slipcase has moderate edgewear and shelfwear including tear along taped edge. 240 pp. Index. Description and colored drawings of bird on each page. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Rome: Il Polittico, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. Index. Unpaginated. Text in Italian. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Barnes & Noble Books, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. VG black boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for stamp of previous owner on 1/2 title page. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 138 pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

London: Cassellnd Co, 1912. Very Goood. Original blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt lettering on cover and along spine; small nick along spine. Binding and hinges secure but shaken; webbing showing at endpapers. Contents clean and unmarked except some spotting on outer edge and owner bookplate on inside cover from library of Philippe de Vilmorin, a famed botanist. No dust jacket. 282 pp. featuring 34 b/w illustrations. 4 color plates and three foldouts. Second Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Avenel, 1985. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. VG red boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; smooth along edges; MYLAR covered. 469pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

New York: D. Appleton, 18778-01-01. Engraving. Good. J. Levasseur. Antique Steel Engraving entitled "The Water Bearer" engraved by J. Levasseur from a painting by A. A. E. Herbert from The Art Journal for 1876 published by D. Appleton & Co. Plate Dimensions 10" H x 7.25" W. on art paper with dimensions of 12.25" x 9.5". Verso blank. Light tideline along edge impacting plate. No tears or chips. Good condition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. hardcover. Very Good. Very good blue boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 73pp. Cover lightly soiled. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Houghton Mifflin, 1914. hardcover. Good. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by Author. Good green boards with gilt lettering on cover. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for author's inscription on FFEP. No dust jacket. 38pp. 8 x 4.5" Leather stripe on spine an inch of front and back cover; leather is missing on spine showing webbing. Bumped corner. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Saint James Publishing, 2007-04-16. paperback. New. 8x5x1. New stiff glossy paper wraps; smooth edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. New in original shrinkwrap. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Saint James Publishing, 2012. paperback. New. 9x6x2. New stiff glossy paper wraps; edges smooth. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. No reader's crease. New in original shrinkwrap. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co, 1872. hardcover. Acceptable. Acceptable leather boards with faded gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square, but covered is detached. Contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 573pp. Fancy marbled boards with leather corners and leather spine. Title gilt stamped on spine that is coming detached at the top 1/2 inch, and has wear. Marbled page edge. Tissued title page and engraved image. Illustrated. Twelfth edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Voigtlander, 1911. hardcover. Used: Very Good. 0x0x0. Very Good wheat boards with brown lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 892 pages. VG Marshall Fields Slipcase provided. Web showing in front gutter. Corners bumped. Red page edge. Text in German. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Clarendon Press, 1957-01-01. 2nd Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Original VG green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along spine; light rubbing along edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for owner blacked out signature on front inside cover and scattered pen underlining throughout. Good dust jacket price clipped; moderate rubbing some small chips along edges. 186pp. Index. Second Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Suttgar, Verlag von Steiner Und Pfeiffer, no date. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6. Circa 1906. Very good gold boards with black lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for inscription on note page dated April 8, 1906. Gilt page edges. No dust jacket. 180pp. Text in German. Maroon ribbon. Includes bookmark from publisher. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

New American Library, 1963. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 211pp. Index. Cover lightly soiled. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Saalfield Co, 1910. Hardcover. Good. Good brown boards with red faded lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name on FFEP No dust jacket. 247pp. Pages browning from age. Cover worn including chipping on spine, corners bumped, light stain on top page edge. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Allan Wingate, 1971. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG dark blue boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges, 1 small closed tear. 191pp. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

SHOE AND LEATHER WEEKLY,, 1912. Hardcover. Good. Good brown nubby boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight; Contents clean and unmarked. Tear on Forward page. No dust jacket. 247pp. plus glossary and ads. Printed 1912. Crush and wear to head and tail of spine. Foxing on page edges. Bumped corners. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Munich, Germany: Markt and Technic, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth covered boards (11.25" H x 8.25" W); edges crisp. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for gift inscription on half title page. Illustrated endpapers. VG dust jacket has no clips, chips or tears. Light rubbing along edges. 172pp. Richly illustrated. First edition All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.