Search Results: Titles starting with I from Flamingo Books

In Vinegia appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari. Very Good. In Italian. 1557 Appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari (Venice, Italy), 6 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches tall full vellum bound; engraved title vignette, head- and tail-pieces, initials; 12, 188 pp., complete. A rare edition of the devotional classic, 'The Imitation of Christ,' here credited to Chancellor of Paris Jean Gerson (1363-1429), and edited by Remigio Nannini, also known as Remigio Fiorentino (1518-1580), Florence priest and theologian. Rubbing, sun-fading, staining and edgewear to vellum covers, which have a couple of small wormholes and remnants of a paper label to spine. Creasing and 1-inch closed tear to edge of front free-endpaper. Moderate staining to title page. Otherwise, apart from occasional minor staining or foxing to contents, a very good copy. OCLC records only two copies worldwide - one at Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve in Paris and one at the University of Illinois. ~KM2~ The Imitation of Christ was written by Catholic monk… Read More

Aurora News-Register, 1999-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1999 Family Heritage Institute of Hamilton County / Aurora News-Register (Aurora, Nebraska), 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches tall paperbound in color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, vi, 66 pp. Slight staining and rubbing to covers, with mild creasing to tips. Very slight creasing to the fore edge of front cover and first few pages. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~Y~ [1.0P] Recounts family stories from a half dozen residents of Hamilton County, in central Nebraska. Contents: Russel A. Warren, Irrigation in Hamilton County as I Remember It; Bobby Olive, Two Lads and the Orphan Train: The Story of Howard Hurd and Fred Swedenburg; Elton Elge: My Irrigation Story; Wayne Arthur Shaneyfelt, My Military Service During World War II / Cars I Have Owned / The Post Office Department and the USPS: Then and Now; Zandee Nelson, Special Buildings Around the Square; Robert Manley with Barbara Hruza, The… Read More

Wakesho Publishers. Very Good. 2010 signed first edition Wakesho Publishers (San Bernardino, Calif.), 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches tall trade paperback, 268 pp. Signed by author on title page. Minor rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy. ~UU~ Arriving in the United States with nothing as a refugee, Charles Mwumvaneza has labored for years to have his incredible story heard. An unusual survivor of the infamous Rwandan genocide of 1994, Charles was marked for death and persecuted by individuals on both sides of the country's civil war. Though he opposed the artificial division of his country by colonialists into fictitious "tribes", Charles nevertheless possessed features from both groups. As members of Rwanda's Tutsi minority were exterminated by the thousands, Charles' hometown became a killing field as he and his wife Jeanne were hunted and chased for weeks on end by armed militias, their home and family destroyed. Charles was forced to rely on unlikely allies,… Read More

Forrest Whitney. Good. 1992 Forrest Whitney (Topsham, Maine), 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches tall paperbound, viii, 127 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with two pairs of staple marks to the top margin of the front cover and blank front free-endpaper. Very slight 'cover curl' to th fore edge of the front cover. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce title. OCLC (No. 34453269) lists only one copy at institutions worldwide, at the University of California at Santa Barbara. ~SP23~ A former Seventh Day Adventist explains why he left the faith in which he was raised. Contents: Abbreviations; Introduction; The Sabbath; The Law; The Commandments; The Covenants; Adventist's Bible; Meats; Miscellaneous; Forgetfulness; Doctrines; Her Odd Remarks; Her Failed Prophecies; Various Contradictions; Good Advice; Characters; Confusion; To the Reader; References. The author, Forrest Haviland Whitney (1913 - 2003) lived for most of his life in Topsham, Maine.

Nathan Kite. Good. 1833 first edition thus, Nathan Kite (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches tall full leather bound, gilt lettered black leather label to spine, 211 pp. Very slight soiling and slight to moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a bit of bumping to all four tips. 1847 prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper, with soiling and an ink stain to the subsequent blank front free-endpaper. Light to moderate scattered foxing throughout. Otherwise, apart from a couple of pages with creased tips, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of this scarce early Philadelphia issue of a beloved Christian devotional work. OCLC (No. 11689841) locates only two copies of this imprint at institutions worldwide - one at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and one at the State University of New York at Buffalo. ~KM5~ [1.0P] An early American edition of the popular 1785 John Payne translation of the Imitation of Christ (Copinger, 'On the English Translations of the Imitatio… Read More

The Irvine Museum, 1996. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x9. 1996 Irvine Museum (Irvine, California)9 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches tall pale brown cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to front cover and spine, tan endpapers, copiously illustrated with color and black-and-white reproductions of artwork and photographs, 199 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers and the slightest bumping to the upper tip of the front cover. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP27~ [4.0P] A study of the impressionist movement throughout California from the mid-19th century to 1930. This volume was produced as a companion to a public television documentary series. Includes a history of the development of California art and biographies of 45 artists. 106… Read More

L. Curmer, 1858-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. 0x0x0. In French. Two volumes. 1856-58 first editions L. Curmer (Paris). Volume 1 (1856), 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 inches tall x 2 1/4 inches thick full red leather bound, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, gilt pattern to all board edges, two rows of gilt dentelles framing the pastedowns, all text within ornate chromolithographic borders, xii, 399, xiv. Volume 2 (1858), bound in conformity with Volume 1, 7 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches tall x 1-inch thick marbled paper-covered boards over red leather spine and tips, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, 23, 143, 51, [17], 16 pp. The covers of both volumes rubbed, stained and edgeworn, with a few abrasions, and fraying to tips. Volume 1 has moderate staining to the half title page, and a faded ink notation to the upper corner of the page. Faint library stamp to lower margin of frontispiece. Light creasing and 'Graf Bentheim' stamp to lower margin of the second title page. Same… Read More

Praeger, 1997-09-30. Hardcover. Very Good. 1997 Greenwood Press (Westport, Connecticut), 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall blue cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), silveer lettering to front cover and spine, xx, 200 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~P~ [2.0P] Best known as the author of such plays as A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is one of the most influential figures of modern drama. This book takes Ibsen as a case study for an exploration of early modernist theatre in theory and practice, in text and performance. Modern drama has its roots in the theatrical activity across Europe during the 1880s and 1890sthe period when Ibsen's plays were first being produced in England and France, often by avant-garde or experimental theatrical groups. This study focuses on four of Ibsen's plays and their reception in England and France in the 1890s, specifically in the context of cross-cultural… Read More

Caernorvon Press, 2001-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. 2001 signed first edition, Caernarvon Press (San Diego, CA), 7 x 8 1/2 inches tall stapled paperbound pamphlet, 14 pp. Signed by author, winner of San Diego Book Award for Poetry. Slight soiling to rear cover. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~C~

Simon & Schuster, 1996-06-03. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. [1996] signed first edition thus, Simon and Schuster (New York), 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, blue paper-covered boards over navy blue cloth spine, silver lettering to spine, 252 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers, with negligible bumping to the lower tips. Nicely signed by American adventure novelist and underwater explorer Clive Cussler (1931-2020) on the title page. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. This is a first printing (copyright page number line ending in 1) of the first American issue of this version with a new 1995 introduction, not the more common combination edition paired with his Dirk Pitt novel Mediterranean Caper. Scarce, especially signed. Authenticity of signature guaranteed in perpetuity. ~RR~ [2.0P] Just seventy-two hours ago,… Read More

Prestel, 2015-10-24. hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 6x0x9. 2015 Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada), 9 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches tall pale grey cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, white lettering to front cover and spine, blue endpapers, copiously illustrated with color reproductions of artwork, 159 pp. Very slight edgewear to to lower edge of the blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a near fine dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP40~ [3.0P] This generously illustrated book examines the most significant period in the work of Lawren Harris, who was central to defining a distinctive Canadian art in the 20th century. Sparse landscapes of Lake Superior’s northern shores, bold visions of the Rocky Mountains and haunting landscapes from the Eastern Arctic are hallmark themes of Lawren Harris’s paintings. He was a founding member of the renowned… Read More

BookSurge Publishing, 2004-06-23. Paperback. Good. 2004 signed and inscribed revised edition, BookSurge / Jim Hong (Fallbrook, California), 5 1/8 x 8 inches tall paperbound, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, ix, 197 pp. Minor rubbing and edgewear to covers, with minor creasing along the spine and a slight bit of 'cover curl' to the fore edge of the front cover. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author in the year of issue on the half title page. A couple of pages with very slight marginal staining. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon memoir and view of the history of manned flight. Not in OCLC ~X~

Presso Gio. Battista Combi, 1624-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. In Italian. Three scarce Catholic devotional works by Cesare Franciotti (1557-1627), from the same Italian printer, Giovanni Battista Combi (Venice), two published 1624 and one 1619, a pocket-sized volume, 2 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches tall full leather binding (recently rebound), gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, three engraved title pages, two full-page engravings of Christ on the cross, 108, 121, 248 pp. Minor rubbing to covers. Prior owner ink inscriptions to front free-endpaper, including one dated 1680. Otherwise, apart from occasional light staining or foxing, a very good copy of three scarce works. Franciotti, a priest in a holy order (I chierici regolari della Madre di Dio) in the Republic of Lucca on the central Italian peninsula, was the author of numerous works. The three bound together here are: (1) Il Peccatore A' Piedi Della Croce Su'l Monte Calvario, Cioe Meditazioni Sopra La Passione Di Nostro Signore [1624];… Read More

Barbera, Bianchi e Comp, 1858. Hardcover. Good. In Italian. 1858 Barbera, Bianchi e Comp. (Florence, Italy), 2 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches tall white leather bound, ornate gilt design and lettering to spine, ribbon marker sewn in, engraved frontispiece portrait of Machiavelli with tissue guard, xviii, 480 pp. Slight to moderate soiling to covers, with slight rubbing and edgewear. Pencil underlining and marginalia (erasable) throughout much of the first half of the book. Otherwise, a nice, complete copy of this uncommon Florence printing, in a sumptuous binding with a handsome shelf appearance. ~SP36~ [1.0P] A 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes. As a remarkable general theme, The Prince appears to take it for granted that immoral acts are justified if they can help achieve political glory. From Machiavelli's correspondence, a version appears to have… Read More

Mondadori, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. IN ITALIAN~ 1955 2nd edition, Arnoldo Mondadori Ediyore, 172pp., 4 x 7 1/4 inches tall, white/beige hardcover with beige over gilt lettering to front cover and spine. A handful of pages with edge chipping, not impacting text, and some browning of paper with the passage of a half century. Front covers has some staining at the top of copy. Otherwise, very good - clean & unmarked. ~K~

DE AGOSTINO, 1964-01-01. hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. In italian. 1964 Gorlich Editore (Milan, Italy), 9 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches tall green cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs, 35, 168 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, wild mild bumping to the lower tip of the front cover. Very slight soiling to blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a soiled, creased, chipped, worn and torn dust jacket which is nonetheless nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [5.0P] Venetian furniture of the eighteenth century, Volume 1 of a two-volume set. The text was mostly drawn from the notes of Giuseppe Morazzoni. Illustrated with tables, stands, statues, frames for mirrors… Read More

Grafiche Step Editrice, 2004. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x1x11. In Italian. 2004 Grafiche Step Editrice (Parma, Italy), 11 1/2 x 12 inches tall black cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, white lettering to front cover and spine, black endpapers, copiously illustrated with full color photographs and reproductions of artwork, 226 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers, with the mildest bit of bumping to the fore edge of the front board and lower tip of the rear board. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [5.0P] The definitive pictorial of the Ducal Palace in Sassuolo, a Baroque villa located in the town of Sassuolo, thirty minutes outside Modena, northern Italy. The palace, also known as 'Delizia' (delight) for its… Read More

Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, 1970-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. ~IN MALTESE~1970 Rare work by Franciscan Priest and Maltese religious author Fr. Guido Schembri, Ghaqda Biblikq Maltija (Malta), Stapled pamphlet, 40 pp., 5 x 7 inches tall white covers with green lettering to front cover. Covers soiled, especially front cover, with some foxing. Front tip is curled a tad. Inside, apart from age-toning to paper and minor foxing to the title page, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked..~SS~

s.n.], 1954-01-01. Very Good. 1954 (Taipei, Taiwan) bright red hardbound with gilt lettering to the front cover, 7 1/2 x 5 inches tall, 32 pp. Spine has dents and is has a closed tear to the bottom but all holds tight. Rear cover is rubbed. Slight fraying to spine caps. Covers edgeworn with staining and a couple of tiny chips from spine. The author, Patricia Meissner, was an American diplomat's daughter, model and poet. Apart from noted defects, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~~L~~

A.C. McClurg & Company, 1905. 4th edition. leather_bound. Like New. 0x0x0. 1905 fourth edition, A.C. McClurg and Co. (Chicago, Illinois), 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall 3/4 green leather spine and tips over gilt-ruled, marbled paper-covered boards, matching marbled endpapers, 468 pp. A fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a splendid binding. ~U~ [3.0P] The author here endeavored, by interweaving facts and fiction, to give his conception of the position and influence of Illinois among the sisterhood of states, as well as his estimate of events, and of those Illinoisans who were conspicuous actors in them, from 1850, when the Fugitive-slave law was enacted, to the opening of the Civil War.