Search Results: Titles starting with I from Renaissance Books

Auckland: Multimedia Investments. Very Good with no dust jacket. (2004). First Edition. Softcover. 0476009359 . No signatures.; 144 pages. Page dimensions: 210 x 147mm. "After turning himself in on arrival at Auckland Airport, Ahmed Zaoui was asked by the new Customs officer whether he was a member of the Armed Islamic Group, (Group Islamique Armé, GIA). His pronunciation of F-I-S [Front Islamique du Salut] was mistaken as 'yes', and this is perhaps the root of his troubles in New Zealand." - page 54. .

Wellington: Silver Owl Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0959797971 . No signatures. Bookseller's price sticker to rear wrapper. Some rubbing to ends of spine. ; [vi], 194 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Page dimensions: 205mm x 153mm. "The long, hot adolescence of a Catholic lad growing up in God-bothered, over-regulated, late-50s New Zealand, when the only excitement was the All Blacks brought to a frenetic radio life by The Screaming Skull." - from the wrapper blurb. ; 8vo .

Scranton: International Textbook Company / International Correspondence Schools. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1911). Hardcover. Some dampstains to margins of board.; vi, 56, 61, [1], 52, 67, [1], 84, 37, [1], 45, [1], 37, [1], 45, [1], [2], [46 (questions and answers)], (vii-xix Index), [1 (blank)] pages + double-page plates. Numerous in-text illustrations. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 223 x 143mm. Each section paginated individually. Copyright dates for the 7 sections are: 1902; 1898, 1899; 1911; 1902; 1902; 1902; 1902. Mining textbook, number 228 in the series "I.C.S. Reference Library." .

Auckland: Printed by the Auckland Service Printery [...] for John A. Lee. Good with no dust jacket. [1940]. First Edition. Softcover. Rubbing and some foxing and staining to covers. Vertical crease to all leaves. ; 35, [1] pages. Printed blue paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 180 x 123mm. Subtitled: "In which Mr. Lee described the course of events which culminated in his expulsion from the Labour Party at Easter, 1940, and in his determination to form the Democratic Party." [Reference: Bagnall L342] .

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag. Good with no dust jacket. (1924). Hardcover. Bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper. Moderate surface damage to rear pastedown. Rear hinge broken. ; 377, [3], pages + frontis. Cloth boards with gilt lettering. Paper illustration laid down on front board. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 228mm x 150mm. Swedish translation of the American author's book, "To Lhasa In Disguise: A Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet." ; 8vo .

Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1963). First Edition. Hardcover. Some staining to margins of dust-jacket. Fading to dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; This copy inscribed by George Nepia on front endpaper "Kia Ora / Geo. Nepia". 207, [1 (blank)] pages + plates. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 137mm. .

Waiuku: Printed by W. J. Deed Printing. Very Good with no dust jacket. (2009). First Edition. Softcover. 0473154722 . 3-205, [1 (blank)] pages. Page dimensions: 294 x 208mm. Colour and black-and-white photographic illustrations. Autobiography of a New Zealander. Includes several chapters on service in the Pacific during World War Two. Folding map of Pacific Islands has marked sections of anti-submarine patorls, searches, and rescue work, in the region from New Guinea in the west, Nauru in the north, the New Hebrides in the south, and Tonga in the east. .

Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing to ends of spine. A couple of pen numbers written at top edge of front free endpaper. Some fading to dust wrapper spine. No tears. ; 328 pages + plates. Brown papered boards. Page dimensions: 212 x 134mm. Includes a 5 page bibliography. The title comes from an entry made by Captain James Cook in his journal in 1769. Selected contents: Lieutenant James Cook; Marion du Fresne; Early Contact; Tribal Movements at 1800; The Boyd and its Aftermath; Kororareka; Disorder and Confusion; Chaos; Climax; Stagnation; War.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. No tears in dust wrapper.; 328 pages + plates. Brown papered boards. Page dimensions: 212 x 134mm. Includes a 5 page bibliography. The title comes from an entry made by Captain James Cook in his journal in 1769. Selected contents: Lieutenant James Cook; Marion du Fresne; Early Contact; Tribal Movements at 1800; The Boyd and its Aftermath; Kororareka; Disorder and Confusion; Chaos; Climax; Stagnation; War.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Te One, Chatham Islands: Chatham Islands Education Centennial Committee. Good with no dust jacket. (1985). First Edition. Softcover. Creasing to wrappers. Some staining to endpapers. Rusting to staples. ; Uncommon. Printed card wrappers, stapled. Illustrated. New Zealand regional history, Chatham Islands. ; 8vo .

Firenze [Florence]: G. Barbèra. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1888. Hardcover. Rubbing to spine and edges of boards. Previous owner's pencil signature on title page. ; 1888 reprint. xv, [1], 548 pages. Lovely half-calf binding with marbled pastepaper boards. Lettering piece in centre of spine with spine bands on either side. Gilt tooled decoration to spine. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Autobiographical memoir. Text in Italian. Massimo D'Azeglio (1798-1866) "was a Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter. He was Prime Minister of Sardinia for almost three years, until his rival Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour succeeded him. D'Azeglio was a moderate liberal who hoped for a federal union between Italian states." - Wikipedia entry accessed June 2019. .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times And Witness Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Softcover. Previous owner's names on inside of front cover. Some dampstains throughout. With printed slip pasted in: "With Sir George Fenwick's Compliments." Two small holed punched through inner margins.; 61, [3] pages + plates. Card covers with blue lettering on front cover. Page dimensions: 163mm x 105mm. Selected contents: Early Botanists: Period 1769 - 1840 - Banks, Solander, Cunningham, Dieffenback, Hooker, Colenso, Bidwell, Forster, Richard, Raoul, Sinclair; Cape Maria Van Diemen, Te Reinga, Spirits Bay, and Parengarenga. .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times And Witness Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Softcover. Ex-library, General Assembly Library, New Zealand. Nicely rebound in green cloth boards with red leather lettering piece on spine. Gilt library stamp on spine, and blind-stamped library stamp on front board. Spine titled in gilt: "FENWICK - ROMANCE OF THE FLORA OF N. Z." ; This copy with printed compliments slip tipped in "With Sir George Fenwick's Compliments". 61, [3] pages + plates. Rebound in cloth boards, original wrappers not present. Page dimensions: 160mm x 103mm. Selected contents: Early Botanists: Period 1769 - 1840 - Banks, Solander, Cunningham, Dieffenback, Hooker, Colenso, Bidwell, Forster, Richard, Raoul, Sinclair; Cape Maria Van Diemen, Te Reinga, Spirits Bay, and Parengarenga. Inscribed by the author on the front wrapper. .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times And Witness Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Softcover. No signatures. Staples rusted. Front gutter broken. A couple of 1/2" x 1/8" chips at head of spine. Creasing to bottom corner of wrapper. Some creasing and marking to wrappers. ; 61 pages + plates. Card wrappers. Page dimensions: 164mm x 104mm. Selected contents: Early Botanists: Period 1769 - 1840 - Banks, Solander, Cunningham, Dieffenback, Hooker, Colenso, Bidwell, Forster, Richard, Raoul, Sinclair; Cape Maria Van Diemen, Te Reinga, Spirits Bay, and Parengarenga. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

Dunedin: Otago Daily Times And Witness Co. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition. Softcover. A couple of marks to rear wrapper. Some spotting to page edges. ; 61 pages + plates. Card wrappers. Page dimensions: 164mm x 104mm. Selected contents: Early Botanists: Period 1769 - 1840 - Banks, Solander, Cunningham, Dieffenback, Hooker, Colenso, Bidwell, Forster, Richard, Raoul, Sinclair; Cape Maria Van Diemen, Te Reinga, Spirits Bay, and Parengarenga. Inscribed by the author on the front wrapper.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Fair with no dust jacket. (1945). First Edition. Hardcover. Some splitting to cloth along joints. Hinges broken. Spine worn. Previous owner's signature.; 224 pages. Maroon cloth boards with white lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 185 x 122mm. A novel. Crime fiction. .

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1959). Hardcover. No signatures. Small tears and chips at corners of dust-jacket and ends of dust-jacket spine. Fading to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 1959 reprint of a title first published in 1950. [viii], 216 pages + frontispiece + plates. Grey illustrated boards. Page dimensions: 216 x 136mm. "Hermannsburg, the home of the artist Albert Namatjria and of other well-known aboriginal painters, became Groom's headquarters, and from there he made numerous expeditions into wilder and more inaccessible regions." - from dust-jacket blurb. .

Auckland: Auckland University Pess. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 019647910X . 1974 edition of a title originally published in 1949. xix, [3], 273, [1 (blank)] pages. Beige boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 213 x 139mm. New Zealand writer. This edition edited and with an introduction by H. Winston Rhodes. .

London: Rider and Company. Good with no dust jacket. (1954). First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth frayed with 1/8" loss at ends of spine. Spine cloth dampstained and discoloured. Some foxing. ; xv, [1], 192 pages. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 213 x 136mm. Military history, World War Two. Chapter titles: The Great Adventure Begins; Eve and the Forbidden Knowledge; M.I. 5 as it really is; My first Real-Life Role; Monty and the Corps de Ballet; D-Day Dress Rehearsal; Military Picnic in Scotland; The Years Roll Back; The Unforgettable Interview; The Strangest Rehearsal on Record; A Fearful Dilemma; I Meet Hitler's Top Agents; Fantastic Talks with the Governor; I Meet More "Loyal Collaborators"; What to do with the body?; D-Day sets me free; Fantastic Flight Home; I escape arrest as a Deserter; The Aftermath. .

London: Macmillan and Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 1/2" tear to cloth at head of front joint. 1/8" tear to cloth at tail of spine. Moderate rubbing to cloth at corners of boards. Hinges intact. Some foxing to page edges.; xiv, (152) pages + 15 tipped-in plates (8 colour, the remaining 7 in various monochrome tints). Green cloth boards with gilt ibex illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 243 x 176mm. This copy has an undated contemporary inscription from the author's sister on the front endpaper "With every good wish for your happiness from the sister of the author who was a friend of your father's 35 years ago - Dorothy L. McBurney. Southbourne Amersham Hill High Wycombe". The author died at the age of 24. This volume contains 8 stories: The Scape-Goat; The Emerald of the Forest; The Ibex of Sha-Ping; Mountain Sprites; The Raiders; The Destroyers; Mountain Life at Close Quarters; The Spell of Laluni. "Bear with me,… Read More