Search Results: Authors starting with I from Books of the World

New York: Doubleday / Main Street Books, August 1992. Trade Paperback. August 1992. Full number line. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. 246 pages. More than 500 photographs and illustrations anchor this guide to social dancing that offers easy, step-by-step instructions for most popular ballroom dances: the waltz, fox-trot, tango, cha-cha, polka, and many others.

New York: Random House, April 1997. Hardcover. First Edition (stated), second printing per number line. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Rubbing and edge and corner wear. Remainder mark to top edge. Not clipped. 333 pages. A thriller about a reporter who dances too closely with his sources in the CIA.

New York: Simon and Schuster, October 1974. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Red cloth over boards with blue illustration to front board and blue lettering to spine. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Slight spine tilt. Edgewear to jacket with three 1/2-inch tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 224 pages. 8.5 x 11.5 x 0.75 inches.

London: National Portrait Gallery, July 1974. Printed at Barnardo School of Printing. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Small scuff to rear cover and spine slightly faded, otherwise As New. A photographic album with images of destitute children rescued by Dr. Barnardo based on exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery, London July-November 1974. Essay "The Camera and Dr. Barnardo" by Valerie Lloyd. Introduction "A Man of Tender Violence" by Gillian Wagner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 40 pages. Stiff paper wrappers. 8vo.

Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps / Trails Illustrated, 1994. Map, folding. Color. Printed on both sides on waterproof/tearproof plastic. Sheet 65 x 95 cm., folded to 23 x 11 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. As New. Not from a library.

Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps / Trails Illustrated, 1996. Map, folding. Color. Printed on both sides on waterproof/tearproof plastic. Sheet 65 x 94 cm., folded to 23 x 11 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. As New. Not from a library.

Evergreen, Colorado: National Geographic Maps / Trails Illustrated, 1994. Map, folding. Color. Printed on both sides on waterproof/tearproof plastic. Sheet 65 x 96 cm., folded to 23 x 11 cm. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by contours and soundings. As New. Not from a library.

London: Aurum Press, August 1992. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to jacket spine, otherwise clean and bright. Slight edgewear at spine ends and corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated with more than 200 color illustrations.

Maplewood, New Jersey: Hammond World Atlas Corp, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Good jacket. Not from a library. 511 pages. 9.5 x 12.5 x 1.3 inches. Heavy book: Extra charges for expedited or international shipping.

New York: Condé Nast Publications. Digest-size Magazine. July - August 1980. First Edition. Very Good. Dean Ing's novella Anasazi first appeared in print when it was serialized in two parts in the July and August 1980 issues of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact magazine with cover art (July) by Broeck Steadman. Also includes "The Cloak and the Staff" by Gordon R. Dickson, winner of the 1981 Hugo A ward for Best Novelette. This is the second story in Dickson's Shane Evert series.

London: Lorenz Books, June 1999. Hardcover. Pictorial covers. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight. Covers clean. Corner wear. Not from a library. 256 pages. A practical cook's bible of the breads of the world: where they come from, their characteristics and how to make them.

Amherst, New York: Prometheus, November 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight fading. Light reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxii + 365 pages. First published in 1892, this autobiography of the great naturalist, compiled and edited by his son Francis, offers fascinating glimpses into the mind and personal experiences of the man whose discoveries have had such a profound influence on science, philosophy, and the modern world view. In the first half of the book Darwin reminisces about his early life, his family and upbringing, and his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle, during which he made the many observations that were later to prove so critical to his formulation of evolutionary theory. The second half is devoted mainly to the Origin of Species: its foundations, development, the writing and publication process, its varied critical reception, and the gradual acceptance and… Read More

Toronto & New York: Bantam, September 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Bantam Classic. With an introduction by John Gross. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight with a slight crease. Cover clean and bright with light crease along front hinge. Sharp corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 416 pages. One of the greatest autobiographical novels of the twentieth century. The story of an artist as a young man, his powerful relationship with his possessive mother, his passionate love affair, and his intense liaison with a married woman. England's Derbyshire springs to life with both is sooty mining villages and deep green pastures, a setting as full of contrasts as the deep emotions that rule this remarkable.

New York: Bantam Classics, January 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine lightly creased. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxiv + 360 pages.
Lady Chatterly's Lover became notorious for its story of the physical and emotional relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. In 1959, Grove Press published an unexpurgated version of the book. The U.S. Post Office confiscated copies sent through the mail. Grove Press sued the Postmaster of New York City and won, and won again on federal appeal. This edition contains: the full and unexpurgated text of the third manuscript version, first published privately by Giusepp Orioli, in Florence in 1928; Archibald MacLeish's 1959 letter on the plan to publish the book; Mark Schorer's comprehensive and informative introduction; and extracts from the historic United States District Court decision that removed the… Read More

New York: Dell, April 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Dell 1921. Fourth Dell printing, June 1965. With an introduction by "John Blaize" (John Collard). Very Good+. Interior tanned, but unmarked. Spine square and tight with a slight crease at front hinge. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 159 pages. One of two non-fiction books Fleming wrote. An account of attempts by the International Diamond Security Organisation (IDSO) to shut down diamond smuggling from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Portuguese West Africa, the Gold Coast and Tanganyika.

New York: New American Library / Signet Classic, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Text unmarked. Prior owner name inside front cover. Spine straight but creased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 158 pages. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing journey into the savage heart of Africa and the saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense.

New York: Crescent, August 1981. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full Number line (h g f e d c b a). Glossy pictorial boards in pictorial jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Sewn binding. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight. Covers and jacket clean and bright. Very slight wear to bottom edge, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 125 pages. Photographs of Prince Charles' and Lady Diana's wedding and courtship accompanied by a description of the ceremony and its associated festivities.

London: Virago Press, 1982. Trade Paperback. Fifth Edition. Very Good. Pages tanned but unmarked. Spine creased and lightly curved. Reading wear to covers. Corners sharp. Not from a library. xxvi + 741 pages. Originally published: London : Macmillan, 1897. With new introduction.
Mary Kingsley's story is remarkable. In the 1890s, Kingsley decides she should travel in "the tropics" and sets off for the west coast of Central Africa. She travels as a scientist, collecting fish specimens, and finances her travels by trading along the way--but mostly she travels for the love of adventure and to satisfy an appetite for the unknown. "Travels in West Africa" is a treasure trove of information about Atlantic-coast Central Africa in the late 1800s. The last third of "Travels in West Africa" consists of three long chapters on fetish customs. Her depiction of their impact on everyday life and on funeral customs is enlightening. She delves into the afterlife beliefs of the peoples she encountered. But beyond its… Read More

Lanham, MD: University Press of America and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, August 1986. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Foxing to cover and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 78 pages.

London: Angus and Robertson, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and sound. Light edgewear to jacket, spine and edge faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 143 pages. Coffee-table book with 61 gorgeous mostly two-page color photographs of Australia, including 5 panoramic foldouts. Introduction by Australian conservationist Harry Butler.