Search Results: Titles starting with I from The Book Shelf

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. 1st. Hardcover. 067941195x . Dustjacket has some light surface discoloration in a few small areas - protected in a Mylar sleeve. Book is in pristine condition, but a binder's error has a cloth strip on front cover that wasn't trimmed properly - see image. ; A departure for the author from his noted novels about Jewish families and this time writes about the horror of the Korean War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages .

Berkley Books. Near Fine. 1959. Paperback. Book is in pristine condition - of interest to collectors? ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 156 pages .

London: "The Studio" Limited. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper. ; Book is in Very Good condition. Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. "Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (12 May 1867 – 11 June 1956) was an Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist, printmaker, illustrator, and designer. Brangwyn was an artistic jack-of-all-trades. As well as paintings and drawings, he produced designs for stained glass, furniture, ceramics, table glassware, buildings and interiors, was a lithographer and woodcutter and was a book illustrator. It has been estimated that during his lifetime Brangwyn produced over 12,000 works." [Wikipedia]; Famous Water-Colour Painters Series; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Washington, D. C.: Preservation Press. Near Fine. 1989. 1st. Paperback. 0891331336 . Book is in excellent condition - would make a perfect gift for someone of any age! "This book is all about buildings - architecture - inside and out, tall and short, alone and in groups, old and new. Most of the activities in this book involve buildings that are old, because that is the special concern of the National Trust for Historic Preservation." ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 88 pages .

Maine: Self-Published. Very Good. 1985. Paperback. Very slight cover soiling. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. ; Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. Memoir of the author's life in Blue Hill, Maine beginning in 1945. No date, but assume 1985 was the year published. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 68 pages .

Dodge Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1910. Hardcover. Dustjacket has some edgewear - will protect it in a Mylar sleeve if requested. ; Book is in pristine condition, with a scarce dustjacket. Delightful turn-of-the-century (20th) poems about children. Enjoyable by all ages. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 147 pages .

New York: Bobbs-Merrill. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. 1st. Hardcover. Dustjacket has a couple of closed tears - protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - exception noted. The author set off "armed with a typewriter and camera, a sheaf of letters, a lively curiosity, an equally lively sense of humor and an engaging friendliness," to learn about Australia and its people and history. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 400 pages .

New York: Monacelli Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 1885254385 . Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition. Includes pop-ups and movable parts; die-cut components; some illustrations are tipped in. Includes essays by Gordon Burn and Stuart Morgan. An English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist. Created a foolproof technique for capturing the notice of the public and reviewers from the start of his work. Decaying carcasses horrified and drew museum guests, who perceived it as a challenge. Critics were likewise astounded, not so much by the work as by the exorbitant amounts demanded of it. The most prominent themes of his works revolve around death, rebirth, immortality and beauty. Very heavy book. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 334 pages .

Maine: Carillon Press. Very Good. 1990. Paperback. Book is in Very Good condition. The author lived and raised a family (home-schooled) in Brooksville, Maine. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages .

New York: Illuminating Engineering Society. Very Good+. 1968. 4th; 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page. ; Book is in excellent condition. This edition is a new and up-to-date version of the 1959 3rd edition - "new in nomenclature, subjects, size, and format - but still with the objective of providing essential informatiion on the light and lighting in a simple, condensed style." Heavy book. Because of weight or size of some books, additional postage may be required. We will notify you if it is necessary to charge you an additional amount. You will then have the option of cancelling the order. ; B&W Illustrations & Drawings & Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Atheneum. Very Good+. 1982. 1st. Hardcover. 0689309155 . Slight bow to the front board. ; Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page and on the half title page. Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. Popular Maine poet. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 53 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

New York: Counterpoint Publications. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. 1st. Hardcover. 9781582431543 . Signed by the author on the title page. The NPR radio host and nature writer "chronicles the people, geography, and wildlife of this remote and lovely place." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 270 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition - definitely a collector's copy. NOT a book club edition! Scarce copy in this edition and condition. "French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel." [Wikipedia] ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages .

Indiana: University of Notre Dame. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Slight edgewear to dustjacket and one closed tear - protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Book is in excellent condition. In the author's "most famous formulation of his philosophic position, Idealism and Naturalism in Gothic Art, he achieves a synthesis of art and intellect." use of primary sources, obscure, hard-to-locate material and 57 bibliographies and bibliographies of art historians and formulators of Gothic Art ideologies. 23 black and white and color plates. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 252 pages .

London: Charles T. Branford Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Slight musty smell from storage. ; Book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. The author incorporates ideas from a variety of specialists: architects, "the approach of symbolism," silversmith, weaver, machine embroidery, textile printer, and woodworker "to provide more detailed guidance on their individual specialities." Profusely illustrated with more than 240 drawings, diagrams and photographs. ; Color & B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages .

Jerry Rakusan. Good. 1982. Paperback. There is a dark stain to the lower corner of the spine that bleeds through for a couple of pages - does not affect the integrity of the book, nor the legibility of the text. Check marks (ticks) in red ink are noted throughout the text by previouos owner. Gnawing evidence to the lower outside front edge of book - does not affect the integrity of the book, nor the legibility of the text. ; A few stamps are tipped in. "Special Section Stamps Portraying Zeppelins, Wright Bros. , Lindbergh, Corcorde." ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 60 pages .

Tennessee: AASLH Press. Very Good+. 1981. Revised Edition. Paperback. 0910050503 . Book is in excellent condition. This work will "enable the reader to determine styles and identify architectural terms by comparing real buildings with the book's many photographs [214]. Details - roofs, porches, windows and so on - are illustrated." 16 page Index. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 118 pages .

Portland, Maine: T.B. Mosher. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1906. Softcover. Previous owner's name, neatly, at bottom edge of slipcase. A couple of tiny chips to edge of slipcase. ; Original slipcase. French-folded covers with gilt decorated boards; B&W Illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 51 pages .

New York: Dial Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0803740239 . Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Describes how a pencil may be used to draw cats, birds, fingers, orange trees, and other objects, in quantities from two to twelve, interrelated in a fanciful fashion. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Canada: Clarkson W. James, Printer. Good+. 1926. Paperback. Chips and closed tears to the spine. ; Ex-Library; B&W Illustrations, Photos, Maps, Tables, Graphs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 61 pages .