Search Results: Titles starting with I from Friendly Used Books

Kristiana: Det Norske Aktieforlag, 1901. Second Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Norwegian language. Bound in pale green beveled cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. Andet oplag (second edition), stated. 228 pages. Decorated endpapers; all edges marbled. Bookplate of Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid, binding square. A clean, tight copy. Collector's condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Napoli: Alfredo Guida, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, very good,tight, and unmarked. Some mild foxing to some pages.

Norway: Bjorgvin A/S Lunde & Co. Forlag, 1929. Hardcover. Fine. Beautifully bound in decorated green cloth with gilt cover lettering and design. Gilt spine lettering. Marbled designed endpapers. Very clean and bright. Unmarked. 1929 date on the title page

Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. Clean and bright, unmarked.

Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Book Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in blue with gilt cover lettering and tree/mountain motif. Gilt spine lettering. Prior owner bookplate Herman Gimmestad present on the inside of the front cover. Below that, is attached a small piece of stationary showing just the signature of the translator Joseph Alexis, with the typed notation 'Secretary -Treasurer' below the signature. Joseph Alexis was the secretary-treasurer for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. and the prior owner apparently clipped this name from the end of a letter from the Society. Hinges tight. Text unmarked.

New York: William Morrow, 2000. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in two-tone gray boards; 403 pages. Stated first edition with the full number line present. Signed (without inscription) on the title page, otherwise unmarked. Just a hint of edgewear to the book; the dust wrapper has a touch of wear at the corners only. It is not price-clipped. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. The author's fourth novel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Avon Book Company MMM No. 31, 1945. First Edition (NAP). . Soft cover. Very Good. Digest size softcover. Murder Mystery Monthly No. 31, 1945. First edition. Six short stories; 128 pages. Advertising for other titles on both panels of the rear cover. Paper toned as usual. Cover shows light creasing, slight edgewear, tiny surface chip at the head of the spine. Clean, tight and unmarked, and fitted with a mylar sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Kristiania: Folkebladets Forlag, 1895. Full Leather. Very Good-/No Jacket. Lithographs, Woodcuts. Norwegian language. Bound in full blindstamped dark brown leather with titles and decorations stamped in gilt and red. Spine in five compartments. Evidently volume five (femte bind) in the full set, but volume two (anden afdelsing) in this particular portion of it; the previous volume must cover the history of Norway up to 1660. Profusely illustrated with lithographs and woodcuts, with a number of color plates, some folding. Decorated endpapers. Paginated from p.1073 to p.2206. Once the property of Professor of Scandinavian Languages at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) Rasmus B. Anderson. The front pastedown carries the gift bookplate from Anderson to the State Historical Scoiety of Wisconsin. It was later deaccessioned and sold in November 1944 (to Norwegian-American collector Herman Gimmestad, although this volume uncharacteristically does not carry his bookplate, but does come from his… Read More

New York: Doubleday/A Perfect Crime Book, 1991 Shifty Lou Anderson. Bound in charcoal boards backed with black cloth; spine titles stamped in gilt. First edition (stated), with the full number line present. Unread copy. No wear, no flaws to book or wrapper. A clean, tight, unmarked copy.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Small hardcover with decorated cover. Tightly bound with just a hint of wear. Inscribed and signed by the compiler, Neville Hilditch " To cousin Beatrice/ in fond remembrance of her visit to London/ from/ Neville/June, 1950".

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. This is 'In School and Out' by Oliver Optic and published by Lee & Shepard as one of the 'Woodville Stories'. Title page date is 1866. Bound in green cloth with blind stamped cover design and gilt lettering on spine. Hinges are tight. Small 1/4 inch drop on the closed text block

U.S.A.: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. very good condition hardcover, clean and unmarked. Hinges tight. Clean and bright dust jacket with very small touch of wear at head of spine.

New York and Depew: Gould Coupler Company - Electrical Department. Soft cover. Very Good-. Diagrams and Artwork. Original brown wraps, printed in red. 29 pages. Illustrated with photo-like artwork of the various electical components and wiring diagrams. Undated, but pre-1925, as there is no mention of the Symington Company, with merged with Gould at that date. Railroad car lighting system, likely for use on a caboose. The card covers show shallow chips at the edges of the yapp binding, with a couple of short tape repairs on the cover versos, and there are five holes punched at the left edge, for insertion into a binder. This may be original, but could also be post-publication. The title page has an inked stamp indicating that this volume was once in "Messick's Library", but is otherwise unmarked. A clean, bright copy, with no foxing or other text damage. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

The Guiford Press, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. fine condition softcover, clean and bright

Washington: American Psychological Association, 1993. Third Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Bound in wheat cloth with spine titles stamped in black. Third printing, with the number line beginning with 3. A fine copy in a dust wrapper with just a hint of edgewear and faint rubbing to the rear panel (no rips, chips or clips). Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: American Institute of Physics, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Charts & Graphs. Bound in sea-green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1984 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 1179 pages. Near fine hardcover book, clean and bright, unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Bound in gray cloth with titles stamped in blue. 270 pages. Early printing lacking the title page date necessary for first edition status. The pastedown carries the name of Henry R. Taylor of 1048 Oakdale, Chicago and 54 Salem St., Andover. The Chicago address is for the famed terra-cotta house of Henry Rohkam, built in 1887. The address also has a coach house, which Taylor may have rented in the 1920's. The cloth shows mild edgewear and soil, with the lower corners just through. Hinges solid; binding square. It is unusual to be able to trace a book to an historic address. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall